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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📆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.
Iran warship sunk off Sri Lanka coast by US was returning from India. Here’s why it was in the country 🔍
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📆March 4, 2026 at 07:50PM
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Iran warship sunk off Sri Lanka coast by US was returning from India. Here’s why
The IRIS Dena, a Moudge-class frigate belonging to the Iranian Navy’s Southern Fleet, was operating roughly 40 nautical miles off the coastal city of Galle when it sounded a distress call at roughly 5:30 am local time.
Iran warship sunk near Sri Lanka: The naval drills it came to India to participate in 🔍
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📆March 4, 2026 at 09:12PM
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Iran warship sunk near Sri Lanka: The naval drills it came to India to participate in
Iranian frigate IRIS Dena had participated in the International Fleet Review and the multilateral exercise MILAN-2026.
Expert Explains | How thorium can power India’s 100 GWe by 2047 mission 🔍
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📆March 5, 2026 at 07:38AM
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Expert Explains | How thorium can power India’s 100 GWe by 2047 mission
India holds the world’s largest thorium reserves, and thorium use not only offers energy independence but also virtually eliminates proliferation risk
Personal details showing up in Google Search? This tool can help remove them 🔍
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📆March 5, 2026 at 11:48AM
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📆March 5, 2026 at 11:48AM
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Personal details showing up in Google Search? This tool can help remove them
While the feature does not erase personal information from the internet, it offers users a mechanism to manage how their data appears on one of the world’s most widely used search engines. Here's how the Google tool works.
Where Turkey stands in the Iran war: Complex ties with Tehran, simmering rivalry with Israel 🔍
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📆March 5, 2026 at 12:36PM
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Where Turkey stands in the Iran war: Complex ties with Tehran, simmering rivalry with Israel
Even as things continue to unfold in Iran, the stage looks set for the next chapter in the Turkish-Israeli contest.
President’s war powers: Who can take the US to war? What the American Constitution says 🔍
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📆March 5, 2026 at 01:27PM
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President’s war powers: Who can take the US to war? What the American Constitution says
US war powers explained: The Constitution gives Congress authority to declare war, but presidents wield commander-in-chief powers that have expanded through AUMFs and past conflicts.
How West Asia conflict has hit India’s rice exports, left thousands of containers stuck at ports 🔍
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📆March 5, 2026 at 02:10PM
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How West Asia conflict has hit India’s rice exports, left thousands of containers stuck at ports
The Gulf is one of the largest importers of Indian basmati, and shipments to West Asia typically rise during Ramadan. With around 3,000 rice containers stuck at the Kandla and Mundra ports, exporters have sought a port charge waiver.
War in West Asia: Why the US is again turning to the Kurds amid attacks on Iran 🔍
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📆March 5, 2026 at 03:38PM
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War in West Asia: Why the US is again turning to the Kurds amid attacks on Iran
Who are the Kurds, and why are some of them opposed to the Iranian regime? What is their association with the US? We explain.
What are ‘gravity bombs’, which the US is planning to shift to in Iran? 🔍
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📆March 5, 2026 at 07:46PM
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What are ‘gravity bombs’, which the US is planning to shift to in Iran?
US Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth announced that the US would be shifting to 'gravity bombs', marking a major tactical pivot in the ongoing campaign against Iran.
Explained: As Mount Abu becomes Abu Raj, the debate over renaming Rajasthan’s only hill station 🔍
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📆March 5, 2026 at 08:12PM
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Explained: As Mount Abu becomes Abu Raj, the debate over renaming Rajasthan’s only hill station
As many as 23 associations of hotels, traders, local businesses, caste outfits, etc., had protested and written to the CM, opposing the move.
Sinking of Iranian ship: The legal framework that governs maritime conflict 🔍
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📆March 6, 2026 at 07:00AM
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Was US legally right in sinking Iranian ship? What framework governing maritime conflict says
The sinking of the frigate, in which at least 80 sailors were killed, has widened the theatre of the war between US-Israel and Iran.
As China revises GDP target to lowest figure in 30-plus years, is the country tired of chasing growth? 🔍
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📆March 6, 2026 at 12:48PM
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As China revises GDP target to lowest figure in 30-plus years, is the country tired of chasing growth?
Exports and AI could offer solutions for a Chinese economy that continues to slow down in the face of multiple problems, ranging from weak domestic demand to high indebtedness.
Russian oil ‘waiver’ explained: How war in West Asia forced Trump’s hand, giving India short-term relief 🔍
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📆March 6, 2026 at 12:53PM
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Russian oil ‘waiver’ explained: How war in West Asia forced Trump’s hand, giving India short-term relief
With shipping via Strait of Hormuz restricted, international oil prices are spiking. Industry experts see the move as part of Donald Trump’s effort to prevent an additional and sustained spike, given the mid-term elections in the US later this year.