Explained: Can Nicolรกs Maduro claim sovereign immunity before a US court? ๐
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๐September 10, 2026 at 06:30AM
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Explained: Can Nicolรกs Maduro claim sovereign immunity before a US court?
The Venezuelan President was retrieved by an American operation in January 2026. He has since been detained in the USA and faces trial in front of Judge Alvin HellerStein. While his counsel has moved for the charged to be dismissed citing the applicabilityโฆ
What is Article 371(K), and what could it mean for Ladakh? ๐
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๐September 10, 2026 at 08:37AM
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What is Article 371(K), and what could it mean for Ladakh?
The Indian Express learned that the Centre on Wednesday proposed Article 371(K) for Ladakh. Key questions over the powers of the proposed elected body remain unresolved.
Why did Coforge chairman O P Bhatt resign? What the audit and shareholder vote reveal ๐
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๐September 10, 2026 at 10:42AM
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Why did Coforge chairman O P Bhatt resign? What the audit and shareholder vote reveal
An internal audit questioned how the board evaluation report was handled. Bhatt had also failed to secure enough shareholder votes for another term.
US suspends Cognizantโs Green Card filings: What is PERM, why does it matter for Indians seeking permanent residency? ๐
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๐September 10, 2026 at 01:00PM
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๐September 10, 2026 at 01:00PM
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US suspends Cognizantโs Green Card filings: What is PERM, why does it matter for Indians seeking permanent residency?
PERM is a key system used by American employers to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency. How does it differ from the H-1B process and how can the action against IT giant Cognizant affect Indian workers?
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Expert Explains | Better informal sector data behind lower nominal GDP estimates, says MoSPI Secy ๐
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๐September 10, 2026 at 02:07PM
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Expert Explains | Better informal sector data behind lower nominal GDP estimates, says MoSPI Secy
MoSPI Secretary Saurabh Garg speaks to The Indian Express about the criticism of the new GDP data, changes from the old 2011-12 series, and why the 'feeling' of growth depends on a variety of factors.
Why have copper prices hit a record high? ๐
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๐September 10, 2026 at 05:12PM
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๐September 10, 2026 at 05:12PM
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Why have copper prices hit a record high?
The red metal is essential to the modern economy, with uses ranging from housing to AI. Its price is often seen as a barometer of economic health, but the current rally likely has a different story.
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Brent beyond $100: Why oil prices are up again, worry for India ๐
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๐September 10, 2026 at 06:38PM
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Brent beyond $100: Why oil prices are up again, worry for India
India is the worldโs third-largest consumer of crude oil and depends on imports to meet over 88% of its requirement. Put simply, an oil shock can be considered an external tax on the Indian economy.
Delhi PG building collapse: Why Delhi University has few hostels, what safer living can look like ๐
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๐September 10, 2026 at 06:52PM
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๐September 10, 2026 at 06:52PM
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Delhi PG building collapse: Why Delhi University has few hostels, what safer living can look like
What factors have limited hostel expansion in DU and what can be done? Here is what stakeholders suggest.
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Bihar is flooded despite poor rains and Nepal is not the reason: Hereโs what is ๐
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๐September 10, 2026 at 07:15PM
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๐September 10, 2026 at 07:15PM
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Bihar is flooded despite poor rains and Nepal is not the reason: Hereโs what is
The swollen rivers in Nepal did not cause Biharโs flood. Its geography and rainfall in neighbouring Indian states did. Here is how.
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BRICS and the dragon in the room: How Chinaโs economy dwarfs the rest, in 4 charts ๐
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๐September 11, 2026 at 06:00AM
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BRICS and the dragon in the room: How Chinaโs economy dwarfs the rest, in 4 charts
From the size of the overall GDP to an individual citizenโs prosperity, here is how BRICS nations stand.
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Elephant in the room in meetings with Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin: Indiaโs manufacturing challenges ๐
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๐September 11, 2026 at 08:00AM
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๐September 11, 2026 at 08:00AM
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Elephant in the room in meetings with Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin: Indiaโs manufacturing challenges
That frames the key issue: Gap between Indiaโs international economic rhetoric and its national industrial capabilities
Why India needs BRICS in the age of US tariffs, West-led systems ๐
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๐September 11, 2026 at 11:05AM
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Why India needs BRICS in the age of US tariffs, West-led systems
In the past, New Delhi has been on the receiving end of Western dominance in strict patent monopolies, the US-led Western orderโs ever-expanding sanctions regime, and restrictive trade measures.
9/11 attacks: An Expert Explains how it changed warfare, terrorism ๐
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๐September 11, 2026 at 12:39PM
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9/11 attacks: An Expert Explains how it changed warfare, terrorism
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, transformed the very face of terrorism. The โforever warsโ that followed exposed the limits of military power.
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Australia may let users switch off algorithmic feeds. How will that change social media? ๐
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๐September 11, 2026 at 12:48PM
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Australia may let users switch off algorithmic feeds. How will that change social media?
Australia wants social media users to choose whether they see an algorithmically personalised feed. Could changing the default actually change the social media experience?
Is โAndar Baharโ a game of chance or skill? Why Karnataka HC will re-examine ๐
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๐September 11, 2026 at 02:31PM
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Is โAndar Baharโ a game of chance or skill? Why Karnataka HC will re-examine
The Supreme Court has previously laid down legal principles to distinguish games of skill from games of chance.
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PM Modi gifts โThirukkuralโ to Putin: Why revered Tamil text matters ๐
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๐September 11, 2026 at 05:59PM
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PM Modi gifts โThirukkuralโ to Putin: Why revered Tamil text matters
Through centuries, the masterwork of ancient Tamil poet-philosopher Tiruvalluvar has transcended caste and creed, and communicated enduring ethical, social and political knowledge to humanity.
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Explained: Why you canโt put BRICS in the anti-West box ๐
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๐September 12, 2026 at 04:29AM
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Explained: Why you canโt put BRICS in the anti-West box
There are a range of national aims within the grouping: Accommodation with the West, autonomy from it, parity within it or direct confrontation.
BRICS summit: What trajectory of China-India ties means for the grouping ๐
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๐September 12, 2026 at 06:00AM
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BRICS summit: What trajectory of China-India ties means for the grouping
The ostensible reason for his visit is participation in the BRICS leadersโ summit over the weekend, but the conditions arising from the 2020 border standoff that marked a low point in relations make the trip significant from a bilateral perspective.
ISROโs โprivatisationโ move: What Indiaโs space policy says ๐
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๐September 12, 2026 at 06:36AM
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ISROโs โprivatisationโ move: What Indiaโs space policy says
ISRO has already begun transferring key technologies to private entities. Chairperson V Narayanan, however, maintained that this was geared towards expansion of Indiaโs space sector and not privatising ISRO itself.
Who are the key leaders at the BRICS Summit in India, and why do they matter? ๐
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๐September 12, 2026 at 08:35AM
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Who are the key leaders at the BRICS Summit in India, and why do they matter?
From Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin to Masoud Pezeshkian and Cyril Ramaphosa, the BRICS Summit in New Delhi brings together leaders whose countries sit at the centre of major geopolitical, economic and security questions.
What is Saudi Arabiaโs East-West Pipeline, and why does the attack on it matter? ๐
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๐September 12, 2026 at 12:34PM
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Saudi East-West oil pipeline shut: Why it matters for global oil markets, and India
The East-West Pipeline, which runs roughly 1,200 km across Saudi Arabia, allows the kingdom to move crude oil from its main producing region to the Red Sea by land โ avoiding the Strait of Hormuz.