Zojila tunnel breakthrough: India’s longest road tunnel inches closer to completion 🔍
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📆June 9, 2026 at 01:18PM
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Zojila tunnel breakthrough: India’s longest road tunnel inches closer to completion
Once operational, this 14.15-km stretch will become India's longest road tunnel and provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh. While the tunnel greatly reduces travel time, the project has faced delays in the past.
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Only 12 injections a year? New obesity drug could change weight loss treatment 🔍
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📆June 9, 2026 at 01:51PM
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Only 12 injections a year? New obesity drug could change weight loss treatment
For India, where long-term adherence is a major challenge, a once-monthly GLP-1 therapy could improve patient acceptance and sustained obesity management, says Dr Anoop Misra, Chairman at Fortis CDOC Hospital for Diabetes and Allied Sciences.
With record-high spending, what is driving Japan’s changing defence outlook? 🔍
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📆June 9, 2026 at 03:45PM
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With record-high spending, what is driving Japan’s changing defence outlook?
After decades of keeping defence spending at 1% of GDP or below, Japan has witnessed a steady rise. PM Sanae Takaichi has stressed that the collective security of the East Asian theatre is directly linked to Japan's national defence.
‘Arbitrary’ and ‘capricious’: Why US court rejected Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas 🔍
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📆June 9, 2026 at 06:38PM
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‘Arbitrary’ and ‘capricious’: Why US court rejected Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas
Indians account for more than 70% of all H-1B petitions approved each year since 2015. Before the Trump-era proclamation, the petition fees ranged from $960 to $7,595.
AI giants, SpaceX gear up for IPOs: Are these companies overvalued, and can Indians invest in them 🔍
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📆June 10, 2026 at 06:06AM
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AI giants, SpaceX gear up for IPOs: Are these companies overvalued, and can Indians invest in them
With investors pouring unprecedented sums into AI and frontier technology companies, some analysts have cautioned that expectations embedded in current valuations may prove difficult to justify. Here’s what to know.
FCNR(B) deposits: Why higher interest rates may be needed to bring in NRI dollars 🔍
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📆June 10, 2026 at 07:07AM
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FCNR(B) deposits: Why higher interest rates may be needed to bring in NRI dollars
With US dollar deposit rates in major markets still offering returns of over 4%, Indian banks may need to raise FCNR(B) deposit rates by at least 100 basis points to remain competitive and persuade NRIs to shift funds to India.
Why Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh was rejected 🔍
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📆June 10, 2026 at 12:35PM
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Why Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh was rejected
Meenakshi Natarajan Row Explained: The Returning Officer said that the Congress leader had submitted an “incomplete affidavit in Form 26 and concealed material facts” related to a court case pending against her.
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee struck down: For Indian professionals, why some damage may already have been done 🔍
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📆June 10, 2026 at 02:49PM
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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee struck down: For Indian professionals, why some damage may already have been done
Trump's September 2025 proclamation had made it prohibitively expensive for tech companies to hire Indian and other foreign professionals. While the court ruling scraps this for now, the fee has suppressed demand for new H-1B sponsorships and compounded the…
Why, after warning over Mythos risk, Anthropic has launched a version of it in Claude Fable 🔍
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📆June 10, 2026 at 03:30PM
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📆June 10, 2026 at 03:30PM
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Why, after warning over Mythos risk, Anthropic has launched a version of it in Claude Fable
If Mythos was considered too dangerous for the public in April, why is a version of it being released in June? We explain.
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Apache helicopter: What to know about the chopper, whose crash triggered latest US-Iran hostilities 🔍
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📆June 10, 2026 at 04:29PM
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Apache helicopter: What to know about the chopper, whose crash triggered latest US-Iran hostilities
The latest round of attacks had brought into focus the advanced attack helicopter, which had been “patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz”. Here’s what to know.
Zojila tunnel breakthrough: Why digging through the Himalayas is an engineering challenge 🔍
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📆June 10, 2026 at 06:09PM
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Zojila tunnel breakthrough: Why digging through the Himalayas is an engineering challenge
The breakthrough highlights the geological, climatic and engineering challenges of boring through one of the world's youngest and most unstable mountain ranges. We explain.
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Khurram Parvez gets bail: Why Delhi HC granted relief despite stringent UAPA conditions 🔍
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📆June 10, 2026 at 07:27PM
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Khurram Parvez gets bail: Why Delhi HC granted relief despite stringent UAPA conditions
The court held that the period of imprisonment without progress in trial — almost four and a half years in custody — had to be taken into consideration. Here’s what to know.
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Amid debate over Adivasi identity, recalling the icon who helped define it: Birsa Munda 🔍
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📆June 11, 2026 at 06:30AM
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Amid debate over Adivasi identity, recalling the icon who helped define it: Birsa Munda
Birsa cannot be understood merely as the leader of an agrarian uprising. Rather, he articulated a broader vision of Adivasi identity, autonomy and self-rule.
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Record remittances cushioned India’s finances in FY26, but this is no long-term fix 🔍
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📆June 11, 2026 at 07:00AM
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Record remittances cushioned India’s finances in FY26, but this is no long-term fix
Indian workers abroad sent home a record $110.47 billion in 2025-26, helping prop up the rupee amid weak capital inflows. But in the long run, FDI and FPI must improve, and the trade deficit will have to be managed.
AI 171 crash that killed 250: What probe report, likely tomorrow, could focus on 🔍
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📆June 11, 2026 at 11:25AM
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AI 171 crash that killed 250: What probe report, likely tomorrow, could focus on
The two primary theories about the likely causes of the AI 171 crash include pilot action and an electrical or systems failure.
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Zojila tunnel breakthrough: Why the project is crucial for India’s defence 🔍
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📆June 11, 2026 at 02:10PM
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Zojila tunnel breakthrough: Why the project is crucial for India’s defence
The Zojila tunnel, which will connect Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, will provide swift round-the-year mobility to defence forces in one of the country’s most sensitive border regions.
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An expert explains the motivations behind Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit, in a changing Asia 🔍
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📆June 11, 2026 at 02:34PM
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An expert explains the motivations behind Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit, in a changing Asia
Xi’s outreach was aimed at reinforcing China-North Korea ties and keeping Pyongyang within Beijing’s fold. For Kim Jong Un, the propaganda value of Xi’s visit is enormous. But it also holds relevance for the wider Asian region.
Over 20% returns: How NRIs could make a killing after banks hike FCNR(B) deposit rates 🔍
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📆June 11, 2026 at 03:12PM
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Over 20% returns: How NRIs could make a killing after banks hike FCNR(B) deposit rates
NRIs can 'leverage' their own money to borrow at cheaper interest rates abroad and put this money into Indian banks’ high-return FCNR(B) deposits. This will allow NRIs to earn equity-like returns — from bank deposits.
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Punjab farmers protest: What is driving reported shortages of fertilisers? 🔍
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📆June 11, 2026 at 06:32PM
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Punjab farmers protest: What is driving reported shortages of fertilisers?
Punjab’s fertiliser demand is highly seasonal and concentrated around crop sowing periods. With the kharif season beginning, some farmers have flagged shortages at a time when global fertiliser prices have spiked.
What Delhi HC ruled in quashing NewsClick case on foreign funding, cheating 🔍
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📆June 11, 2026 at 08:01PM
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What Delhi HC ruled in quashing NewsClick case on foreign funding, cheating
The first FIR against the online news portal was filed in 2020. Essentially, the state alleged that the company attempted to evade a law that did not exist when it received foreign funding.
What’s behind the PoK protests: Weight of history, woes of the present 🔍
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📆June 12, 2026 at 07:00AM
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What’s behind the PoK protests: Weight of history, woes of the present
At the heart of the recent protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are 12 seats reserved for migrants from Jammu and Kashmir to different parts of Pakistan