Accenture warning sparks IT rout: Are tougher days ahead for Indian tech? 🔍
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📆June 19, 2026 at 01:53PM
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Accenture warning sparks IT rout: Are tougher days ahead for Indian tech?
Accenture's subdued outlook sparked fears in the already battered Indian tech industry that demand conditions could remain challenging for outsourcing and digital transformation projects.
Referee as the cameraman: How the World Cup is putting you right next to the action 🔍
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📆June 19, 2026 at 02:23PM
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Referee as the cameraman: How the World Cup is putting you right next to the action
FIFA’s new referee-view camera offers fans a first-person perspective of the action. Here’s how the technology works, where it has been used before, and what makes this version different.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs’ likely switch: Can they escape anti-defection law, avoid disqualification? 🔍
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📆June 19, 2026 at 03:00PM
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📆June 19, 2026 at 03:00PM
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Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs’ likely switch: Can they escape anti-defection law, avoid disqualification?
The Supreme Court in a 2023 judgment had said that “a split is no longer a defence” under the anti-defection law, and that members of multiple factions may continue only if the requirements relating to merger with another party are satisfied.
Why India’s largest power trader cannot trade electricity on the exchange it helped create 🔍
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📆June 19, 2026 at 08:05PM
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📆June 19, 2026 at 08:05PM
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Why India’s largest power trader cannot trade electricity on the exchange it helped create
PTC India cannot trade on the HPX power exchange unless it first dilutes its stake. Yet, that may prove difficult. It also comes amid proposals for changes in how electricity is bought and sold on power exchanges in India.
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Want to cross the Strait of Hormuz? Fill out this form first 🔍
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📆June 19, 2026 at 09:15PM
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Want to cross the Strait of Hormuz? Fill out this form first
After the signing of the 14-point MoU with the US, Iran has announced a new permit procedure for vessels to cross the Strait of Hormuz. This is what it entails.
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Why a parliamentary bypoll result raises questions about Keir Starmer’s future as British PM 🔍
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📆June 20, 2026 at 05:30AM
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📆June 20, 2026 at 05:30AM
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Why a parliamentary bypoll result raises questions about Keir Starmer’s future as British PM
Labour leader Andy Burnham’s win in Makerfield has evoked a fresh debate on a potential change of the party’s leadership. Here’s what to know about the byelection’s significance and what might follow.
The world must electrify rapidly to meet climate goals. The challenge is bigger than you think 🔍
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📆June 20, 2026 at 07:00AM
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The world must electrify rapidly to meet climate goals. The challenge is bigger than you think
Electricity meets only a small fraction of the world’s energy needs. And most of this electricity comes from fossil fuels. A radical shift to renewables is required.
US-Iran talks: Why Switzerland’s image of neutrality is more complicated than it appears 🔍
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📆June 20, 2026 at 02:21PM
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US-Iran talks: Why Switzerland’s image of neutrality is more complicated than it appears
Switzerland has been a 'neutral' country for centuries now, making it an attractive financial destination and the preferred facilitator of mediation. This doctrine, however, has been repeatedly stretched and adapted to changing geopolitical realities and…
Right to walk on footpaths: Behind Supreme Court order, a surge in pedestrian deaths 🔍
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📆June 20, 2026 at 04:22PM
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Right to walk on footpaths: Behind Supreme Court order, a surge in pedestrian deaths
Pedestrians are among the most vulnerable road users in India. Deaths have more than doubled in a decade and now account for the second-highest share of road fatalities after two-wheeler users.
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Why Google DeepMind thinks AI agents need to be treated like ‘insider threats’ 🔍
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📆June 20, 2026 at 05:46PM
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Why Google DeepMind thinks AI agents need to be treated like ‘insider threats’
As increasingly autonomous AI agents are deployed in software development, cybersecurity, scientific research and business operations, traditional techniques may not be enough to manage the risks they pose.
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From Ukraine to Lebanon, how ‘invisible’ drones are redefining the rules of asymmetric warfare 🔍
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📆June 20, 2026 at 06:10PM
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From Ukraine to Lebanon, how ‘invisible’ drones are redefining the rules of asymmetric warfare
The wars in Ukraine and southern Lebanon have put the spotlight on fibre-optic drones. These are connected to operators through fibre-optic cables rather than radio signals, making them far less vulnerable to jamming.
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How undersea cables helped Britain rule its global empire 🔍
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📆June 20, 2026 at 09:13PM
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How undersea cables helped Britain rule its global empire
On the 186th anniversary of Samuel Morse receiving a patent for the telegraph, a look at how Britain used undersea cables to build a global communications network.
What are the three ships with three different strategic roles that Navy inducted today 🔍
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📆June 21, 2026 at 10:57AM
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What are the three ships with three different strategic roles that Navy inducted
Here is why the 'tri-commissioning' of INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray is significant, and why these three platforms are crucial.
With NEET re-exam today, here’s how China holds its biggest college entrance exam 🔍
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📆June 21, 2026 at 10:58AM
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With NEET re-exam today, here’s how China holds its biggest college entrance exam
From a pause in construction activities to the likes of David Beckham wishing Chinese students success in the exam, the “Gaokao” sees the state and private entities participate actively. It also reflects the government’s priorities.
Why Delhi HC’s upholding of Telegram block has larger implications beyond ‘information’ itself 🔍
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📆June 21, 2026 at 02:38PM
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Why Delhi HC’s upholding of Telegram block has larger implications beyond ‘information’ itself
The court’s order expands the scope of Section 69A of the IT Act by holding that the government can block entire applications or platforms and not just online content. But questions remain whether it addresses the underlying problem.
An expert member of the world’s first global scientific body on AI explains why regulation matters 🔍
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📆June 21, 2026 at 03:17PM
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As AI development advances, an expert explains why its regulation matters
Professor B Ravindran, head of the Centre for Responsible AI at IIT Madras, is the lone Indian among the 40 people appointed to the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.
Father’s Day: How a woman’s efforts to honour her dad’s memory led to a global tradition 🔍
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📆June 21, 2026 at 04:55PM
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Father’s Day: How a woman’s efforts to honour her dad’s memory led to a global tradition
One American woman waged a decades-long campaign to honour the memory of her father, leading to the popular commemoration on the third Sunday of June. Here’s what to know.
Left versus right: What to know about Colombia’s highly polarised presidential election 🔍
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📆June 21, 2026 at 09:49PM
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Left versus right: What to know about Colombia’s highly polarised presidential election
A second round runoff between leftist senator Iván Cepeda and right-wing “outsider” Abelardo de la Espriella will determine whether the country will vote for continuity or move rightward like many other Latin American counterparts.
Why Jio IPO may command higher valuations than Bharti Airtel despite lagging in key financial metrics 🔍
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📆June 22, 2026 at 06:56AM
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📆June 22, 2026 at 06:56AM
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Why Jio IPO may command higher valuations than Bharti Airtel despite lagging in key financial metrics
Airtel ended the financial year with an average revenue per user of Rs 257.4 per month, while Jio ranked second at Rs 214. Why, then, is Jio expected to command a higher valuation?
Expert Explains | Why Keir Starmer resigned as British Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party 🔍
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📆June 22, 2026 at 02:52PM
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Expert Explains | Why Keir Starmer resigned as British Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party
Although Starmer campaigned on the promise of “Change”, he struggled to deliver on his electoral promises and fell to the same post-Brexit malady that has troubled British politics and economy for a decade now.
Expert Explains | ‘Investment is casualty when industry concentration rises’ 🔍
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📆June 22, 2026 at 04:58PM
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Expert Explains | ‘Investment is casualty when industry concentration rises’
Jahangir Aziz, Co-Head of Macroeconomic Research at J.P. Morgan, says that no challengers have emerged of late in sectors like IT or pharma in India, which is concerning for private investment into the economy.