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.
West Bengal CM Mamata says she wasn’t consulted on Governor resignation. But does Centre need to discuss appointment? 🔍
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📆March 6, 2026 at 01:22PM
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West Bengal CM Mamata says she wasn’t consulted on Governor resignation. But does Centre need to discuss appointment?
There is no Constitutional requirement for the Union government to consult states before appointing governors. This does not mean there is no convention for consultations.
GDP: Why India is now further away from becoming a $5 trillion economy 🔍
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📆March 6, 2026 at 02:20PM
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GDP: Why India is now further away from becoming a $5 trillion economy
In this week's edition of 'GDP: Graphs, Data and Perspectives', Udit Misra writes that the updated base year for GDP calculations means a correction of estimates about the size of India's GDP, as well as the per capita income of its population.
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Karnataka’s Amogasidda Temple dispute: How revenue records helped SC decide who would conduct puja rituals 🔍
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📆March 6, 2026 at 02:30PM
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Karnataka’s Amogasidda Temple dispute: How revenue records helped SC decide who would conduct puja rituals
The top court noted that such records relating to temple lands can indicate longstanding possession, enjoyment of rights, and performance of temple services.
An Expert Explains | ‘Sri Lanka allowing Iranian vessel to dock does not mean it is siding with Iran’ 🔍
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📆March 6, 2026 at 05:57PM
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An Expert Explains | ‘Sri Lanka allowing Iranian vessel to dock does not mean it is siding with Iran’
The sinking of the IRIS Dena underscores the fact that navies do not fight like armies — deploying men, machines and ordnance across a line on the land — but engage wherever the enemy might be found, writes a senior retired Navy officer.
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EPFO okays auto-settlement for inoperative accounts with balance up to Rs 1,000: What are they, and the process 🔍
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📆March 6, 2026 at 07:05PM
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EPFO okays auto-settlement for inoperative accounts with balance up to Rs 1,000: What are they, and the process
The retirement fund body has carried out a KYC analysis of such inoperative accounts, as the pilot phase will see auto-settlement for only KYC and Aadhaar-seeded accounts.
How West Asia conflict may impact other core industries, beyond oil & gas 🔍
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📆March 7, 2026 at 05:01AM
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Explained: Not just oil and gas, the West Asia conflict is hitting core Indian industries
Sectors such as steel, fertilisers, cement and power transmission depend heavily on imports of essential raw materials from West Asia.
Challenges to China’s economy, noted in key policy meeting, and how they can be tackled 🔍
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📆March 7, 2026 at 06:40AM
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Challenges to China’s economy, noted in key policy meeting, and how they can be tackled
At the annual Two Sessions meeting in Beijing, Chinese policymakers acknowledged low consumption and excess production. But a lot more needs to be done to manage these issues.
From Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh, why calls for banning social media for kids are growing 🔍
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📆March 7, 2026 at 12:06PM
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From Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh, why calls for banning social media for kids are growing
Calls for banning social media use for children are gaining traction across the world, with the precedent set by a landmark Australian legislation that went into effect last year.
Explained: How anti-conversion laws passed by BJP state governments mirror each other 🔍
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📆March 7, 2026 at 12:27PM
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Explained: How anti-conversion laws passed by BJP state governments mirror each other
As the Maharashtra Cabinet clears the Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, a look at the structural similarities in anti-conversion laws across states: from definition to procedure to punishment.
Explained: Rastriya Swatantra Party, set to form next Nepal govt, and the ‘Balen effect’ 🔍
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📆March 7, 2026 at 03:03PM
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Explained: Rastriya Swatantra Party, set to form next Nepal govt, and the ‘Balen effect’
The Nepal election results show the Rastriya Swatantra Party leading in several seats. Rapper-turned-mayor Balen Shah is set to become the country's Prime Minister. What's behind the party's strong performance?
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Explained: How votes for Rajya Sabha elections are calculated 🔍
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📆March 7, 2026 at 05:03PM
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Explained: How votes for Rajya Sabha elections are calculated
Unlike Lok Sabha, whose members are directly elected by citizens aged 18 and above, Rajya Sabha members are elected by state Assembly members through the system of proportional representation by a single, transferable vote.
Explained: The rule changes reshaping Formula 1 in 2026 — new engines, smaller cars, no DRS 🔍
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📆March 7, 2026 at 07:18PM
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Explained: The rule changes reshaping Formula 1 in 2026 — new engines, smaller cars, no DRS
As the season-opener Australian Grand Prix gets underway on Sunday, here's a look at some of the most sweeping rule changes in the history of F1
Expert Explains | ‘RSP a party of progressive, smart people… would be very keen to partner with India’ 🔍
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📆March 7, 2026 at 07:56PM
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Expert Explains | ‘RSP a party of progressive, smart people… would be very keen to partner with India’
Ranjit Rae, former Ambassador to Nepal, speaks to The Indian Express about what the results of the Nepal parliamentary election signify, the way forward for the new Nepal government, and what India can expect in its relations with Nepal
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Protocol says CM should nominate a minister if unable to receive President 🔍
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📆March 8, 2026 at 04:30AM
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Protocol says CM should nominate a minister if unable to receive President
There are several instances where chief ministers were missing from the official reception of the President, Vice-President and Prime Minister, but West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not nominating even a minister to receive President Droupadi Murmu…
Explained: The jobs that AI could most certainly replace, as per an Anthropic study 🔍
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📆March 8, 2026 at 12:09PM
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Explained: The jobs that AI could most certainly replace, as per an Anthropic study
The data also shows how some demographics can be more at risk than others. Workers in the most AI-exposed professions differ significantly from those in unexposed roles.
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Andhra Pradesh’s draft population policy: How a shift from ‘population control’ tries to address decline in fertility rates 🔍
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📆March 8, 2026 at 01:22PM
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Andhra Pradesh’s draft population policy: How a shift from ‘population control’ tries to address decline in fertility rates
Although a falling total fertility rate is generally a sign of development and prosperity, fewer children being born could have economic consequences.
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