What is the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill and why has it raised data concerns? 🔍
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📆August 7, 2026 at 02:28PM
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What is the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill and why has it raised data concerns?
The Bill updates a colonial-era law — governing how bank records are admitted as evidence in court — for the digital banking age. But experts say it falls short on data privacy and digital safeguards.
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How a 4’6” woman stood in for Odysseus: The curious craft of stunt doubling 🔍
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📆August 7, 2026 at 04:15PM
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📆August 7, 2026 at 04:15PM
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How a 4’6” woman stood in for Odysseus: The curious craft of stunt doubling
Stuntwoman Devyn Dalton, who played Matt Damon’s double in a fight sequence of The Odyssey, spoke to The Indian Express about how stunt doubles work in cinema and what makes one “right for the job”.
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How Bombay High Court picked apart trial court’s acquittal of Tarun Tejpal 🔍
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📆August 7, 2026 at 05:35PM
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How Bombay High Court picked apart trial court’s acquittal of Tarun Tejpal
While acquitting Tejpal in 2021 in the 2013 rape case, the trial court in Goa held that the woman did not behave like a sexual assault victim. The High Court tore into this myth, pointing out that the trial court's ruling was 'directly contrary' to the evidence…
Why Dr Fauci, former US pandemic adviser, faces prosecution over Covid hearing 🔍
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📆August 7, 2026 at 06:11PM
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Why Dr Fauci, former US pandemic adviser, faces prosecution over Covid hearing
Anthony Fauci's refusal to answer questions before a Senate committee on the basis of the Fifth Amendment has ignited a constitutional debate over presidential pardons and the limits of congressional oversight. How is this case relevant? We explain.
Corporate investments look up, but they too highlight weak consumer demand 🔍
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📆August 7, 2026 at 06:49PM
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📆August 7, 2026 at 06:49PM
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Corporate investments look up, but they too highlight weak consumer demand
Continued weakness in consumer demand is never a good sign for future economic growth. Not only does it drag down growth by itself, but it also weakens a major contributor to GDP growth: investments by companies.
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Will Tata Sons stay private? How an RBI decision has revived the IPO debate 🔍
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📆August 8, 2026 at 07:30AM
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📆August 8, 2026 at 07:30AM
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Will Tata Sons stay private? How an RBI decision has revived the IPO debate
The RBI has retained Tata Sons in its Upper Layer NBFC list while keeping its deregistration application under review, leaving the fate of a potential IPO hanging in the balance. The decision has reignited the debate over whether India's largest corporate…
US Bill to sanction Russian oil: Why it could become not just India’s, but the world’s problem 🔍
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📆August 8, 2026 at 01:51PM
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US Bill to sanction Russian oil: Why it could become not just India’s, but the world’s problem
The US Senate has voted 86-11 in favour of a Bill aimed at squeezing Russia’s oil and gas revenues. But it remains to be seen whether it will become law in its current form, given that it could further destabilise a global oil market already reeling from…
Can more Supreme Court judges ease case backlog, free up Constitution Benches? 🔍
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📆August 8, 2026 at 03:42PM
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📆August 8, 2026 at 03:42PM
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Can more Supreme Court judges ease case backlog, free up Constitution Benches?
Parliament has approved four additional posts in the Supreme Court. The government says the increase will help the CJI constitute Constitution Benches regularly. Why do these larger Benches place pressure on the Court’s daily work, and what can four more…
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Why Turkey is seeking to end the 40-year conflict with Kurds now 🔍
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📆August 8, 2026 at 04:47PM
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Why Turkey is seeking to end the long-simmering conflict with Kurds now
Turkey’s parliament is considering a 12-article PKK peace bill. Here’s why Ankara is pursuing a deal and what it could mean for Kurds.
How an old Article 370 slogan has put BJP on backfoot in Kashmir 🔍
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📆August 8, 2026 at 05:08PM
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📆August 8, 2026 at 05:08PM
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How an old Article 370 slogan has put BJP on backfoot in Kashmir
At a BJP rally marking seven years of the abrogation of Article 370, workers raised a modified version of a decades-old National Conference slogan. What was the original slogan, and why did the BJP's version spark anger?
2 new CEOs, 2 very different challenges at IndiGo and Air India 🔍
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📆August 8, 2026 at 07:42PM
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2 new CEOs, 2 very different challenges at IndiGo and Air India
Both airlines are emerging from a turbulent year, but their new CEOs face sharply different priorities as they chart the next phase of growth.
Why the EU is deepening security ties with the Philippines — and what it means for the Indo-Pacific 🔍
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📆August 8, 2026 at 07:59PM
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Why the EU is deepening security ties with the Philippines — and what it means for the Indo-Pacific
The EU is expanding defence and maritime cooperation with the Philippines amid tensions with China and uncertainty over the US role in the region.
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey sign defence pact: What its text and subtext reveal 🔍
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📆August 9, 2026 at 06:12AM
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey sign defence pact: What its text and subtext reveal
Who is the Mecca Agreement primarily aimed at? What do Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey get out of it? An Expert Explains.
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Navi Mumbai couldn’t decongest Mumbai. Can Third Mumbai do so? 🔍
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📆August 9, 2026 at 03:30PM
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Navi Mumbai couldn’t decongest Mumbai. Can Third Mumbai do so?
Third Mumbai, or Karnala-Sai Chirner New Town, is spread over 323.44 sq km over 124 villages in Raigad district that falls in the influence area of the Atal Setu and the Navi Mumbai International Airport.
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Kakori Train Action: Full story behind the ‘robbery’ that shook the British Raj 🔍
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📆August 9, 2026 at 03:57PM
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Kakori Train Action: Full story behind the ‘robbery’ that shook the British Raj
While the basic story of the Kakori Train Action is well-known, in what context was it planned, and what happened after? On its 101st anniversary, we explain.
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Behind the origins of India’s Spider-Man: Satyajit Ray, Stan Lee and a Rs 10 comic 🔍
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📆August 9, 2026 at 05:15PM
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Behind the origins of India’s Spider-Man: Satyajit Ray, Stan Lee and a Rs 10 comic
The blockbuster success of Spider-Man films, like the newly released ‘Brand New Day’, in India is a testament to the character’s widespread popularity. But the origins of an Indian wall-crawler go further back.
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Expert Explains | Why India needs a clear ‘Arctic narrative’ 🔍
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📆August 9, 2026 at 07:00PM
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Expert Explains | Why India needs a clear ‘Arctic narrative’
While science continues to underpin India’s presence in the Arctic, the scope must extend beyond exploration. Although India released its Arctic Policy in 2022, a recent parliamentary committee report highlights a concerning gap.
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Maharashtra allows some homeopaths to prescribe modern drugs: Reasons, pitfalls 🔍
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📆August 9, 2026 at 08:03PM
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Maharashtra allows some homeopaths to prescribe modern drugs: Reasons, pitfalls
Maharashtra has registered its first homoeopath under the CCMP route. Here is what the 2014 law means and why doctors oppose the move.
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China This Week | Is China cheating on AI, going overboard with manufacturing, and other debates 🔍
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📆August 9, 2026 at 08:43PM
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China This Week | Is China cheating on AI, going overboard with manufacturing, and other debates
Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week’s edition focuses on recent allegations against Chinese companies and the state on trade, AI and other hot-button issues.
Despite recent monsoon revival, why El Niño fears are not over yet 🔍
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📆August 10, 2026 at 06:33AM
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📆August 10, 2026 at 06:33AM
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Despite recent monsoon revival, why El Niño fears are not over yet
July rains have boosted plantings and been a lifesaver for the already-sown kharif crop. But the uncertainties from El Niño and renewed conflicts in Iran and Ukraine remain.
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Why Centre says ‘creamy layer’ cannot apply to SC/ST quotas 🔍
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📆August 10, 2026 at 09:59AM
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📆August 10, 2026 at 09:59AM
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Why Centre says ‘creamy layer’ cannot apply to SC/ST quotas
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the creamy layer concept should not apply to SC and ST reservations, arguing that their historical disadvantage differs from economic backwardness.
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