Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attains criticality: why this is a ‘defining step’ in India’s 3-stage n-programme 🔍
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📆April 7, 2026 at 11:02AM
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Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attains criticality: why this is a ‘defining step’ in India’s 3-stage n-programme
Once commissioned, India will be second country after Russia to have a commercial operating FBR
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Why Odisha’s BJD, BJP leaders opposed the carving out of stretch from Railways’ biggest freight-loading zone 🔍
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📆April 7, 2026 at 03:42PM
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Why Odisha’s BJD, BJP leaders opposed the carving out of stretch from Railways’ biggest freight-loading zone
Headquartered in Bhubaneswar, ECoR is the Railways’ largest freight-loading and revenue-generating zone, and is often referred to as the Railways’ 'blue-chip' zone. Thus, the political parties in the state have opposed the reduction in its area
How INS Aridaman’s induction strengthens India’s nuclear triad 🔍
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📆April 7, 2026 at 04:06PM
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How INS Aridaman’s induction strengthens India’s nuclear triad
A nuclear triad refers to a country’s ability to launch nuclear missiles from platforms in the air, land, and at sea. We explain what INS Aridaman means for India’s deterrence capabilities.
From cult films to folk music, how BTS nod to Korean culture in their album ‘Arirang’ 🔍
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📆April 7, 2026 at 04:25PM
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From cult films to folk music, how BTS nod to Korean culture in their album ‘Arirang’
The new BTS album comes amid recent debates on what constitutes K-pop. With the title referring to a Korean folk song, the group has chosen to include several overt references to Korean history and culture.
Why Hershey’s promised to use only real chocolate after backlash in the US 🔍
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📆April 7, 2026 at 04:34PM
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Why Hershey’s promised to use only real chocolate after backlash in the US
The company's latest announcement is a reversal, which, along with other candy brands, has reformulated some products amid rising cocoa prices, swapping expensive cocoa butter with other fats
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Trump says ‘a whole civilisation will die tonight’: His deadline hours away, what we know about Iran ceasefire plans 🔍
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📆April 7, 2026 at 05:32PM
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Trump says ‘a whole civilisation will die tonight’: His deadline hours away, what we know about Iran ceasefire plans
What has Iran proposed in its own 10-point plan after rejecting the earlier ceasefire proposal? What are the main sticking points? What is Netanyahu doing? We explain.
Uttarakhand HC stays felling of oak trees in Mussoorie: Why these matter for Himalayan ecology 🔍
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📆April 7, 2026 at 06:12PM
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Uttarakhand HC stays felling of oak trees in Mussoorie: Why these matter for Himalayan ecology
Oak holds immense social and ecological importance in the Indian Himalayan regions. It ensures conservation of soil, water, and native flora and fauna, and serves as a lifeline for local communities.
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Why the Artemis II crew took a ‘slingshot’ route around the Moon 🔍
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📆April 7, 2026 at 07:08PM
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Why Artemis II crew went farther from Earth than anyone before
Artemis II has travelled 252,756 miles away from Earth, but setting this record is not the mission's main objective.
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US-Iran two-week ceasefire: How Trump stepped back from the brink, and what comes next 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 07:56AM
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US-Iran two-week ceasefire: How Trump stepped back from brink, and what comes next
After 39 days of war, the US and Iran have agreed to a temporary truce period during which the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. While this will come as a relief to the world, the negotiations over Iran's maximalist peace proposals will be the ultimate test of…
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What is Claude Mythos, and why is Anthropic limiting its rollout? 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 12:18PM
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What is Claude Mythos, and why is Anthropic limiting its rollout?
The decision also highlights a broader dilemma confronting the AI sector: the same systems that can strengthen digital defences can also become powerful tools for hackers
US-Iran ceasefire: Why oil and gas markets are not returning to normal anytime soon 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 12:34PM
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US-Iran ceasefire: Why oil and gas markets are not returning to normal anytime soon
Although the temporary ceasefire brings some relief and hope, the energy market is still not fully writing off the risks associated with global oil supply and transits through the Strait of Hormuz
Even with US-Iran ceasefire, RBI signals a tough year ahead for economy 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 12:45PM
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Even with US-Iran ceasefire, RBI signals a tough year ahead for economy
The RBI’s economic forecasts and the assumptions they are based on do not indicate that the central bank expects a marked improvement in India’s economic fortunes on account of global factors
Why US-Iran ceasefire will bring limited relief for US-linked colleges in the Gulf 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 01:30PM
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Why US-Iran ceasefire will bring limited relief for US-linked colleges in the Gulf
For years, the Gulf nations focused on importing prestigious academic infrastructure as a long-term economic investment for a post-oil future. But the war highlighted a major hurdle to these plans.
Pause welcome but path ahead forbidding: Ceasefire needs to hold, 5 minefields mark the US-Iran chasm 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 02:03PM
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Pause welcome but path ahead forbidding: Ceasefire needs to hold, 5 minefields mark the US-Iran chasm
A way has to be found to bridge the gulf on Iran's missile programme; free passage through Strait of Hormuz; sanctions relief; regional security; and Iran's use of 'proxies'. But there are many veto holders or spoilers on both sides.
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Top 10% rural households own 44% land in India: World Inequality Lab study findings, explained 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 02:15PM
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Top 10% rural households own 44% land in India: World Inequality Lab study findings, explained
India land inequality study shows top 10% own 44% land while 46% rural households are landless, with Bihar and Punjab showing high concentration.
Iran-US ceasefire: What each side was fighting for, and what have they won or lost 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 03:00PM
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Iran-US ceasefire: What each side was fighting for, and what have they won or lost
Will the ceasefire fashion a 'new Middle East'? Where do Washington, Tehran, or Tel Aviv stand, from their aims before the war? An expert explains.
How Trump pushed the US into Israel’s bid for ‘regime change’ in Iran 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 04:49PM
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How Trump pushed the US into Israel’s bid for ‘regime change’ in Iran
A report in The New York Times suggests that in the end, even the more sceptical members of the War Cabinet deferred to the US President’s instincts and confidence that the war would be “quick and decisive”.
Before the ceasefire: Why Trump’s threats against Iran would have been a war crime 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 06:42PM
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Before the ceasefire: Why Trump’s threats against Iran would have been a war crime
A “war crime” is not just an informal classification but a definition codified in international law. It is also distinct from “crimes against humanity” and “genocide”.
Disquiet in Delhi as Pakistan emerges as key mediator between US and Iran 🔍
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📆April 8, 2026 at 09:15PM
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Disquiet in Delhi as Pakistan emerges as key mediator between US and Iran
Using its newfound access to the White House since the crypto deals in April and Operation Sindoor in May last year, Islamabad created a space for itself in the highly controlled echelons of the Trump administration
CBSE’s three-language formula: The controversy, and why some states are calling it ‘Hindi imposition’ 🔍
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📆April 9, 2026 at 06:06AM
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CBSE’s three-language formula: The controversy, and why some states are calling it ‘Hindi imposition’
The new curriculum asks that school students learn three languages from class 6 all the way up to class 10. It also prescribes the competencies that students are expected to develop in these languages. Here’s what to know.