Marriage as partnership: How a High Court verdict reframes ‘homemaker’ as a legally relevant role 🔍
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📆March 2, 2026 at 01:50PM
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Marriage as partnership: How a High Court verdict reframes ‘homemaker’ as a legally relevant role
The judgment treats homemaking not as dependency but as labour that shapes legal entitlements arising from marriage, including maintenance and financial support after separation.
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Why Goans are protesting against a ‘contentious’ land conversion law 🔍
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📆March 2, 2026 at 04:59PM
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Why Goans are protesting against a ‘contentious’ land conversion law
Section 39A of Goa’s Town and Country Planning Act allows the conversion of land, including green zones, to “settlement”, either on government directions or based on requests from private parties.
Farm sector larger than estimated, informal economy props up manufacturing: What India’s new GDP series reveals 🔍
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📆March 2, 2026 at 05:34PM
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Farm sector larger than estimated, informal economy props up manufacturing: What India’s new GDP series reveals
Unlike the 2015 exercise, economists are largely satisfied with the 2022-23 base year GDP series, with initial assessments ranging from “comprehensive”, “realistic and reliable”, and a “credibly executed upgrade”.
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As war comes to West Asia again, a look at how India has evacuated Indians abroad in times of crisis 🔍
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📆March 2, 2026 at 06:16PM
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As war comes to West Asia again, a look at how India has evacuated Indians abroad in times of crisis
Previous successful missions underscore hope. But India also confronts an unprecedented crisis: the sheer logistical feat of evacuation an estimated 10 million Indians amid a web of airspace closures because of the Iran war.
How Iran’s power pyramid came to be, with Supreme Leader at top 🔍
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📆March 3, 2026 at 06:01AM
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How Iran’s power pyramid came to be, with Supreme Leader at top
Post-1979 Iran was born from a mix of politics and religion, with processes built to ensure continuity. That being said, the system faces unprecedented challenges at present.
From Dubai airport to US jets, why key West Asia assets got caught in crossfire 🔍
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📆March 3, 2026 at 07:19AM
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From Dubai airport to US jets, why key West Asia assets got caught in crossfire
Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE have all been impacted, shattering the calm these countries have enjoyed so far, insulated from their volatile surroundings and emerging as a destination of choice for expats from around the world.
Iran strikes AWS infra: Why data centres have become a strategic war target 🔍
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📆March 3, 2026 at 12:43PM
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Iran strikes AWS infra: Why data centres have become a strategic war target
Traditionally, military operations targeted oil facilities, ports or power plants — assets that could cripple an opponent’s economy. But in the digital era, data centres and communications networks play a similar strategic role.
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War in West Asia: Why basmati rice exporters from Punjab and Haryana are in crisis 🔍
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📆March 3, 2026 at 01:27PM
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War in West Asia: Why basmati rice exporters from Punjab and Haryana are in crisis
Even though more than 83% of the basmati export target for FY 2025-26 has been met, geopolitical disruptions have affected payments, shipping routes, and financial certainty across key markets
How Bombay HC ruling on fee payment highlights Right to Education guarantee, its scope 🔍
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📆March 3, 2026 at 01:33PM
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How Bombay HC ruling on fee payment highlights Right to Education guarantee, its scope
The order separates the issue of recovery of dues from the continuation of schooling. Schools may recover fees in accordance with the statute; they cannot remove a child from elementary education as a method of enforcement
With El Mencho’s killing, understanding the rise and rise of Mexican drug cartels 🔍
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📆March 3, 2026 at 04:48PM
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With El Mencho’s killing, understanding the rise and rise of Mexican drug cartels
Mexican drug cartels have evolved into diversified and heavily armed, cross-border entities. A changing financial model, including diversified investments ranging from energy to avocados, played a role.
Iran war: The legality, or illegality, of killing a foreign leader, explained 🔍
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📆March 3, 2026 at 05:46PM
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Iran war: The legality, or illegality, of killing a foreign leader, explained
Iran war: Civilian officials with no military functions, like a health minister, are not lawful targets unless they are directly participating in hostilities. A civilian leader who commands a military force, like Khamenei or Trump, is a messier situation.
Before Iran, there was Iraq: What the 2003 US-led regime change left behind 🔍
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📆March 3, 2026 at 06:31PM
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Before Iran, there was Iraq: What the 2003 US-led regime change left behind
Two decades after regime change, Iraq stands as both a cautionary tale and a living polity still striving for coherence amid competing forces.
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West Asia war impact: Insurers jack up hull, cargo premiums, withdraw war risk cover 🔍
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📆March 3, 2026 at 07:21PM
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West Asia war impact: Insurers jack up hull, cargo premiums, withdraw war risk cover
Marine insurers said they are cancelling war risk cover for ships due to the conflict in Iran and the Gulf. Here's the likely impact for India.
Familiar foes: As war widens in West Asia, why Israel-Hezbollah conflict has regained focus 🔍
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📆March 4, 2026 at 06:00AM
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Familiar foes: As war widens in West Asia, why Israel-Hezbollah conflict has regained focus
Hezbollah is the crown jewel of Iran’s overseas military operations and once forced Israel to retreat from its territory in the 2000s. After Hamas’s October 7 attacks, Israel dealt a blow to the group’s top leadership.
‘Judiciary corruption’ row: How are new NCERT textbooks drafted and cleared? 🔍
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📆March 4, 2026 at 08:14AM
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‘Judiciary corruption’ row: How are new NCERT textbooks drafted and cleared?
The NCERT has a set of groups and committees that prepare and oversee new textbooks that are being developed in line with the National Education Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023.
When Israel and Iran were friends — and built a secret oil pipeline 🔍
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📆March 4, 2026 at 10:47AM
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When Israel and Iran were friends — and built a secret oil pipeline
A 254-km pipeline, built in the late 1960s, connected two Israeli ports and helped move Iranian oil until the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
War concerns, surging crude prices: Why stock markets are nosediving again 🔍
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📆March 4, 2026 at 11:39AM
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War concerns, surging crude prices: Why stock markets are nosediving again
All sectoral indices of both the NSE and BSE are in the red. Analysts say markets are heading into a period of heightened uncertainty amid the war.
Rupee below 92 against dollar: impact on inflation, economy; and silver lining for IT sector 🔍
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📆March 4, 2026 at 12:00PM
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Rupee below 92 against dollar: impact on inflation, economy; and silver lining for IT sector
Iran war: What began as a distant geopolitical confrontation is fast developing into a direct economic challenge for India. Here's how
IDFC First Bank Rs 590 crore fraud: From government accounts to jewellery shops, uncovering the trail of siphoned crores 🔍
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📆March 4, 2026 at 01:01PM
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IDFC First Bank Rs 590 crore fraud: From government accounts to jewellery shops, uncovering the trail of siphoned crores
The Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau said “this case requires sustained and in-depth interrogation of the accused to unearth the complete nexus of public servants, bank officials, private persons, actual beneficiaries”.
How West Bengal SIR played out differently from other states, what it means for rest of country 🔍
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📆March 4, 2026 at 02:11PM
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How West Bengal SIR played out differently from other states, what it means for rest of country
From process to outcome, here’s a look at how West Bengal’s electoral roll revision was different, and why it led to controversy.