Explained: The US revisions to the trade deal factsheet, and how they affect India 🔍
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📆February 11, 2026 at 01:23PM
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Explained: The US revisions to the trade deal factsheet, and how they affect India
The US has softened its claims about the gains it had secured from India as part of the trade deal. The updated factsheet tempers the wording in one section from 'committed' to 'intends', removes the mention of 'certain pulses' from another section, and drops…
Tulbul Navigation Project: As J&K CM confirms revival efforts, will work finally resume after four decades? 🔍
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📆February 11, 2026 at 02:42PM
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Tulbul Navigation Project: As J&K CM confirms revival efforts, will work finally resume after four decades?
Also known as the “Wular Barrage”, the project began in 1984 but was halted after Pakistan’s objections under the Indus Waters Treaty and the eruption of militancy in the Valley in 1989
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Why a Budget proposal to roll back a century-old tax exemption has sparked anger among military veterans 🔍
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📆February 11, 2026 at 06:27PM
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Why a Budget proposal to roll back a century-old tax exemption has sparked anger among military veterans
Disability pensions for armed forces personnel have been fully exempt from income tax since 1922. The Budget, however, proposes to do away with the exemption for a certain category of retired personnel — those who did not have to leave the forces owing to…
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Can an MP and party spokesperson also be a special public prosecutor representing the State? 🔍
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📆February 11, 2026 at 06:46PM
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Can an MP and party spokesperson also be a special public prosecutor representing the State?
A Mumbai sessions court ruled that Ujjwal Nikam’s appointment as SPP was contractual and temporary in nature and did not constitute an “office of profit” under Article 102 of the Constitution
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Starmer is not in Epstein files, Trump is. Here’s why the UK leader almost lost his chair, while US President gets support 🔍
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📆February 11, 2026 at 07:08PM
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Starmer is not in Epstein files, Trump is. Here’s why the UK leader almost lost his chair, while US President gets support
The answer to the asymmetry of Epstein outrage lies in the nature of British polity, Starmer and Mandelson's reputations, and in the American political landscape.
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What to know about India’s pioneering national biobank for rare Lysosomal Storage Disorders 🔍
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📆February 11, 2026 at 07:11PM
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What to know about India’s pioneering national biobank for rare Lysosomal Storage Disorders
With the data of 530 patients from 28 institutions across 15 states, access to researchers to develop treatments adds to the existing knowledge base for the rarest of diseases
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What can you do if your name is deleted from the final SIR electoral roll? 🔍
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📆February 12, 2026 at 07:03AM
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What can you do if your name is deleted from the final SIR electoral roll?
Final SIR Voter List 2026 Released: Starting Saturday, the final electoral rolls of the Special Intensive Revision in 12 states and Union Territories will be published over the next few weeks
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Renewables to dominate India’s grid by 2070, but ‘structural challenges’ are slowing the pace 🔍
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Renewables to dominate India’s grid by 2070, but ‘structural challenges’ are slowing the pace
As coal’s role shrinks, nuclear power is expected to expand gradually, increasing its share from about 3% at present to 5-8% by 2070 under CPS, reflecting its growing role in displacing coal-based generation while providing carbon-free base-load power.
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‘Too Harvard-oriented’: Why Supreme Court is revisiting its guide on gender stereotypes 🔍
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‘Too Harvard-oriented’: Why Supreme Court is revisiting its guide on gender stereotypes
While the 2023 document was designed to help judges identify and avoid patriarchal language, CJI Surya Kant has found it to be overly academic and disconnected from ground realities
Memory loss, deportation, death: Why an expat’s death in Kochi has turned glare on police 🔍
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Memory loss, deportation, death: Why an expat’s death in Kochi has turned glare on police
In the 4 months since he first went missing, the High Court has heard the matter 25 times and issued 18 interim orders in the pending missing persons case related to his initial disappearance, with the role of police and other authorities coming under the…
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RBI plans to compensate victims of cyber fraud: What we know of the scheme so far 🔍
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📆February 12, 2026 at 12:08PM
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RBI plans to compensate victims of fraud transactions: What we know of the scheme so far
How much money will the victims of cyber transactions get? Which victims are eligible? Where will the money come from? We explain.
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Why Bangladesh elections are being accompanied by a national referendum 🔍
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📆February 12, 2026 at 12:57PM
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Why Bangladesh elections are being accompanied by a national referendum
This referendum is essentially a yes-or-no vote on the National Charter that was unveiled by the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government. Here is why it was introduced, and the reforms it proposes to bring.
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Why the Indian IT sector must course-correct amidst ‘SaaSpocalypse’ fears 🔍
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📆February 12, 2026 at 02:04PM
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Why the Indian IT sector must course-correct amidst ‘SaaSpocalypse’ fears
The question then is where does the IT services sector – a key driver of India’s economic growth in the last two decades – go from here, and what would the sector be able to bring to the table in an increasingly automated world?
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Expert Explains: Does Japanese PM Takaichi’s historical win deal a blow to ties with China? Why some in China say yes 🔍
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📆February 12, 2026 at 05:13PM
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Expert Explains: Does Japanese PM Takaichi’s historical win deal a blow to ties with China? Why some in China say yes
China had cause for concern the day Takaichi was elected as Japan’s first woman prime minister. With a stronger mandate, here is how the Asian neighbours may navigate their ties.
What is AgriStack, which FM Nirmala Sitharaman has termed as the ‘next UPI’? 🔍
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What is AgriStack, which FM Nirmala Sitharaman has termed as the ‘next UPI’?
The government aims to integrate AgriStack Registries with all its major agricultural schemes and services, including Direct Benefit Transfer and Minimum Support Price (MSP)-based procurement in a phased manner.
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How Tamil, Sanskrit and Prakrit names ended up on the walls of Egyptian Pharaohs’ tombs 🔍
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📆February 12, 2026 at 07:14PM
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How Tamil, Sanskrit and Prakrit names ended up on the walls of Egyptian Pharaohs’ tombs
For historians, the implications are immediate. They reveal how ancient traders from the subcontinent interacted with the world, with links to previous discoveries in India and elsewhere.
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Bhagwat says caste no bar for RSS chief, but all of them have been upper caste 🔍
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📆February 13, 2026 at 07:30AM
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Bhagwat says caste no bar for RSS chief, but all of them have been upper caste
While the RSS has a well-defined election process for its top executive post, that is the Sarkaryawah, there is no election for the Sarsanghchalak position. The sitting Sarsanghchalak has the prerogative to pick his successor
India AI applications stack – What the country can bring to the table 🔍
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📆February 13, 2026 at 08:00AM
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Experts Explain | India AI applications stack – What the country can bring to the table
Applications in health, agriculture, education, urban management, and disaster preparedness have shown promise. With the right support, many of these can scale to a pan-India market and potentially be bundled into an India AI Applications Stack
How Supreme Court stance on Aravalli definition stalls Haryana’s ambitious Jungle Safari project 🔍
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📆February 13, 2026 at 12:27PM
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How Supreme Court stance on Aravalli definition stalls Haryana’s ambitious Jungle Safari project
The Supreme Court made it clear that no activity affecting the Aravallis can proceed until there is a clear, expert-backed determination of what constitutes the 'Aravalli range'. This has put the brakes on Haryana's ambitious Jungle Safari project in Gurugram…
Explained: How the trifurcation of urban Hyderabad’s municipal body will work 🔍
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Explained: How the trifurcation of urban Hyderabad’s municipal body will work
While officials say the move will help in administrative ease, Hyderabad is not the first major Indian city to experiment with splitting its civic body.
Refurbished medical devices: Why India is set to see a slugfest between global and domestic manufacturers 🔍
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📆February 13, 2026 at 02:36PM
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Refurbished medical devices: Why India is set to see a slugfest between global and domestic manufacturers
While India has no dedicated regulatory pathway defining or governing such devices, it faces a dilemma between encouraging domestic industry players and ensuring affordable access to such equipment