Japanese fighter aircraft took off from Indian soil this week. Here’s why it matters 🔍
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📆September 25, 2026 at 07:30AM
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📆September 25, 2026 at 07:30AM
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Japanese fighter aircraft took off from Indian soil this week. Here’s why it matters
The Veer Guardian air exercise focused on interoperability and speaks to the growing scope of India-Japan defence ties amid an assertive China in the Indo-Pacific.
How Iran’s 7-day plan to end war with US mirrors June memorandum 🔍
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📆September 25, 2026 at 01:10PM
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How Iran’s 7-day plan to end war with US mirrors June memorandum
The plan, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, would end the conflict in West Asia ongoing since February, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and begin comprehensive talks about Tehran’s nuclear programme.
What is Bengal’s controversial anti-Goonda Bill, why did it go for assent to the President? 🔍
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📆September 25, 2026 at 02:28PM
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What is Bengal’s controversial anti-Goonda Bill, why did it go for assent to the President?
Passed by the West Bengal Assembly on June 29, the anti-Goonda Bill is a preventive detention statute aimed at 'goondas' and 'anti-social activities'. But the President has returned it for reconsideration. So when does a state Bill go the President?
What does the Centre’s new mining law say and why are states opposing it? 🔍
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📆September 25, 2026 at 04:10PM
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What does the Centre’s new mining law say and why are states opposing it?
The Odisha Assembly has seen Opposition protests for days over the Centre's mining law that limits states' powers to tax mines.
Netanyahu faces another UN walkout: What this means, and history of such protests 🔍
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📆September 25, 2026 at 04:41PM
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Netanyahu faces another UN walkout: What this means, and history of such protests
Dozens of delegates walked out as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the UNGA podium. But this dramatic display of dissent is far from new. Here is what UN walkouts mean and how they have been used over the years.
An expert explains | As Xi-Trump meet, why an island 15,000 km away looms large 🔍
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📆September 25, 2026 at 06:49PM
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An expert explains | As Xi-Trump meet, why an island 15,000 km away looms large
The largest-ever US arms sales to Taiwan could become a flashpoint in its relations with China. How does the island figure into an already complex relationship?
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Graphs, Data, Perspectives | Can the Chinese yuan displace the US dollar? 🔍
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📆September 25, 2026 at 07:12PM
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Graphs, Data, Perspectives | Can the Chinese yuan displace the US dollar?
China's growing economic might and the US's increasingly erratic policy decisions raise questions on whether the yuan can mount a credible challenge to the dollar. But doing so requires much more than economic strength.
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Tamil links to West Asia: What underwater excavations in Chola capital reveal 🔍
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📆September 26, 2026 at 06:06AM
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Tamil links to West Asia: What underwater excavations in Chola capital reveal
Poompuhar, also known as Kaveripoompattinam, features prominently in Sangam and post-Sangam literature. The port city at the Cauvery’s mouth is described as having been thronged by merchants from across India and Southeast Asia.
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Rupture in Election Commission: How dissent has played out in the poll panel in the past 🔍
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📆September 26, 2026 at 06:30AM
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Rupture in Election Commission: How dissent has played out in the poll panel in the past
Ever since the Election Commission was permanently expanded from a single-member body to a three-member commission in 1993, differences have emerged between the individuals who occupy the posts.
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The takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Plenty of show, little of substance — and worries for India 🔍
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📆September 26, 2026 at 12:12PM
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The takeaways from Trump-Xi summit: Plenty of show, little of substance — and worries for India
Perhaps the most notable outcome from the US-China bilateral summit was the lack of one. On AI, there was no deal. On trade, both sides agreed to a two-month extension to their truce — something that leaves India exposed to the threat of Russian oil tariffs.
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What are IRDAI’s proposed insurance reforms, why have they hit insurance stocks? 🔍
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📆September 26, 2026 at 01:28PM
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What are IRDAI’s proposed insurance reforms, why have they hit insurance stocks?
The reforms are aimed at improving consumer protection, reducing mis-selling and countering dark patterns. While this is good news for households, it will eat into the profit margins of the companies distributing these policies.
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First Agniveer batch set to return: How Uttarakhand is trying to help them find jobs 🔍
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📆September 26, 2026 at 03:39PM
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First Agniveer batch set to return: How Uttarakhand is trying to help them find jobs
What happens to Agniveers after four years? Uttarakhand, where military service is common, is trying to address that question through its Agniveer Cell, which will help returning personnel with jobs, training and self-employment.
Expert Explains | Why the Trump-Xi bonhomie doesn’t mean an end to US and China’s rivalry 🔍
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📆September 26, 2026 at 05:43PM
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Expert Explains | Why the Trump-Xi bonhomie doesn’t mean an end to US and China’s rivalry
The emerging US-China relationship should not be confused with détente. Washington and Beijing are building mechanisms to manage their rivalry, rather than resolving its causes, writes G Venkat Raman, professor at IIM Indore.
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Rajnath flags ‘perimeter fallacy’, ‘deterrence by punishment’: What do these terms mean? 🔍
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📆September 26, 2026 at 06:57PM
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Rajnath flags ‘perimeter fallacy’, ‘deterrence by punishment’: What do these terms mean?
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has argued that India’s security cannot be understood only through the defence of its borders. He pointed to the evolving nature of modern-day challenges — such as drones and cyberattacks.
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Behind Maharashtra drought crisis, sharp regional variation in rainfall 🔍
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📆September 26, 2026 at 08:52PM
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Behind Maharashtra drought crisis, sharp regional variation in rainfall
Arhar, chana prices are rising, but the real pinch may be felt in the rabi season, if farmers avoid sowing chana and jowar due to the lack of moisture in soil, depleted reserves
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Election Commission’s nine new decisions: What changes and what doesn’t 🔍
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📆September 27, 2026 at 04:55AM
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Election Commission’s nine new decisions: What changes and what doesn’t
After a meeting on Saturday, the poll panel announced nine decisions that addressed several of the concerns recorded by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. But key silences remain — including on Form 6 and appeals in Bengal.
As Trump rejects Iran peace proposal, what does each side want? 🔍
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📆September 27, 2026 at 05:30AM
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As Trump rejects Iran peace proposal, what does each side want?
Iran's proposal, effectively a reiteration of the collapsed June MoU, opened a path to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But with Trump rejecting it, here's where each side stands and what they want to achieve.
Venu Srinivasan: How TVS chief became central to Tata power struggle 🔍
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📆September 27, 2026 at 03:01PM
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Venu Srinivasan: How TVS chief became central to Tata power struggle
As someone who built his own business empire around professional management and institutional processes, Srinivasan finds himself at the centre of a Tata group battle in which consensus has broken down.
As bank workers strike, a brief history of how the 8-hour, 5-day workweek began 🔍
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📆September 27, 2026 at 05:29PM
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As bank workers strike, a brief history of how the 8-hour, 5-day workweek began
Advocates of shorter work hours in history have ranged from Henry Ford to John Maynard Keynes. Debate on the subject today is complicated by the structure of the modern economy and the labour market.
2 men, 2 bombs, one fateful day: When Bhagat Singh and Vallabhbhai’s brother crossed paths 🔍
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📆September 27, 2026 at 06:29PM
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2 men, 2 bombs, one fateful day: When Bhagat Singh and Vallabhbhai’s brother crossed paths
Two freedom fighters were born on September 27: Vithalbhai Patel, and as per some sources, Bhagat Singh. What was Vithalbhai’s role when Bhagat Singh threw bombs in the Assembly?
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What is causing the flood-like situation in Uttar Pradesh? 🔍
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📆September 27, 2026 at 07:22PM
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What is causing the flood-like situation in Uttar Pradesh?
The likely interaction of two weather systems — a deep depression originating in the Bay of Bengal and a Western Disturbance over northwestern India — has caused excessive rainfall over the past three days.