CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka in custody: Can entering public land amount to trespass? 🔍
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📆October 15, 2026 at 06:02PM
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CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka in custody: Can entering public land amount to trespass?
The law requires proof of specific intent to commit an offence or intimidate, insult or annoy a person in possession of the property. Past court rulings clarify why unauthorised entry alone may not amount to criminal trespass.
Incoming calls on your phone will soon show the caller’s name. Here’s how 🔍
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📆October 16, 2026 at 05:40AM
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📆October 16, 2026 at 05:40AM
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Incoming calls on your phone will soon show the caller’s name. Here’s how
Unsaved contacts will also bear a name, starting next month. What changes for customers and businesses?
Expert explains: ‘Diabetes is a disease of childhood habits; the fight must start from school’ 🔍
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📆October 16, 2026 at 07:00AM
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📆October 16, 2026 at 07:00AM
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Expert explains: ‘Diabetes is a disease of childhood habits; the fight must start from school’
Modern science is now catching up with this traditional knowledge. That is exactly what this year’s World Food Day calls for — blending science, technology and tradition.
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From Ancient Rome to Trump: How public executions evolved as an instrument of state power 🔍
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📆October 16, 2026 at 08:30AM
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📆October 16, 2026 at 08:30AM
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From Ancient Rome to Trump: How public executions evolved as an instrument of state power
The US government recently proposed livestreaming an execution by firing squad, but has now reversed the call. For centuries, rulers treated executions as spectacles to demonstrate sovereignty and intimidate dissenters.
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How rogue AI agents targeted Indian firms and accessed sensitive data 🔍
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📆October 16, 2026 at 11:24AM
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📆October 16, 2026 at 11:24AM
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How rogue AI agents targeted Indian firms and accessed sensitive data
In what could be the first known instances of AI agents going “rogue” and accessing the cyber infrastructure of India-based entities, CERT-In said none of the affected organisations had detected the breaches themselves.
IDBI Bank sale: What deal means for India’s larger disinvestment plans 🔍
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📆October 16, 2026 at 12:19PM
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📆October 16, 2026 at 12:19PM
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IDBI Bank sale: What deal means for India’s larger disinvestment plans
With this deal, the Centre will meet this fiscal’s disinvestment target of Rs 80,000 crore. But in nine of the last 12 years, it received more money as dividend from its shareholdings than by selling shares in its enterprises.
Special Summary Revision: What EC announcement means, how SSR differs from SIR 🔍
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📆October 16, 2026 at 01:52PM
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📆October 16, 2026 at 01:52PM
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Special Summary Revision: What EC announcement means, how SSR differs from SIR
The Election Commission on Thursday announced the schedule for the SSR — an annual exercise it skipped in 2026 — for 17 states and Union Territories, including the five states where Assembly polls are due in early 2027.
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How religious conversion affects eligibility for caste-based reservation 🔍
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📆October 16, 2026 at 04:01PM
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📆October 16, 2026 at 04:01PM
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How religious conversion affects eligibility for caste-based reservation
The Supreme Court has upheld Madras High Court’s decision to strike down a 2024 Tamil Nadu government order that allowed people converting from Hinduism to Islam to claim Backward Class (Muslim) quota.
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Graphs, Data, Perspectives | Why bond yields are rising in all major countries — except China 🔍
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📆October 16, 2026 at 07:45PM
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📆October 16, 2026 at 07:45PM
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Graphs, Data, Perspectives | Why bond yields are rising in all major countries — except China
Globally, yields are going up because inflation rates are rising and investors are demanding better returns for the money they lend. China's inflation story, however, is very different. Here's why.
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UP panchayat polls in 3 months: What happens to OBC quota, and what next 🔍
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📆October 17, 2026 at 06:55AM
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📆October 17, 2026 at 06:55AM
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UP panchayat polls in 3 months: What happens to OBC quota, and what next
The Allahabad High Court has ordered that panchayat polls be completed in 3 months. With 12.58 crore voters, Uttar Pradesh faces a massive electoral exercise ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls.
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Why Congress is highlighting ‘machine-readable voter list’, with ECI’s new directive 🔍
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📆October 17, 2026 at 09:00AM
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📆October 17, 2026 at 09:00AM
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Why Congress is highlighting ‘machine-readable voter list’, with ECI’s new directive
The ECI has directed another voter revision process, known as the Special Summary Revision (SSR). The Congress party has drawn attention to what the directive says about providing copies of draft and final voter lists to political parties.
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Trump’s Russia sanctions pause: How it eases tariff threat on India, lifts trade deal hopes 🔍
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📆October 17, 2026 at 11:26AM
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📆October 17, 2026 at 11:26AM
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Trump’s Russia sanctions pause: How it eases tariff threat on India, lifts trade deal hopes
Amid Ukraine's strikes on Russia's energy facilities, Trump has effectively paused the law that gave him the power to impose up to 100% tariffs on top buyers of Moscow's energy, including India.
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Cochin Jews of Keralam: Who are they and how did they arrive in the region? 🔍
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📆October 17, 2026 at 12:31PM
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📆October 17, 2026 at 12:31PM
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Cochin Jews of Keralam: Who are they and how did they arrive in the region?
Once a thriving community of around 2,400, Keralam’s Jews now number only a handful in the state. Here’s a look at their origins, distinct communities and centuries-old legacy.
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Trump’s Russia sanctions waiver: Relief for India’s oil imports, but US still wields the stick 🔍
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📆October 17, 2026 at 03:36PM
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📆October 17, 2026 at 03:36PM
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Trump’s Russia sanctions waiver: Relief for India’s oil imports, but US still wields the stick
Trump has paused the law providing for 100% tariffs on major importers of Russian energy, easing the immediate risk of penalties for India. However, Washington could still pressure New Delhi on the issue in the future.
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Why CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke was made to sign another peace bond: What the law says 🔍
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📆October 17, 2026 at 06:41PM
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📆October 17, 2026 at 06:41PM
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Why CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke was made to sign another peace bond: What the law says
CJP leader Abhijeet Dipke had signed a peace bond on October 11, undertaking to maintain peace for a year. Why was he made to sign another six days later, and what does the BNSS say about preventive arrests and peace bonds?
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From investor favourite to investment ‘backwater’: Why Indonesia’s stock market is crashing 🔍
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📆October 17, 2026 at 07:57PM
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From investor favourite to investment ‘backwater’: Why Indonesia’s stock market is crashing
Indonesia is South-East Asia's biggest economy. Until recently, it was an investor darling. But now, global index provider MSCI plans to downgrade its stock indices from emerging economy to 'Standalone' — a category occupied by the likes of Zimbabwe. How…
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Trump eases duty threat; penalising India hard to defend for US now 🔍
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📆October 18, 2026 at 04:41AM
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📆October 18, 2026 at 04:41AM
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Trump eases duty threat; penalising India hard to defend for US now
In September, India imported 1.9 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude and it accounted for over 35% of the country’s total oil imports for the month, according to tanker data from commodity market analytics firm Kpler.
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How Bengal’s Durga Puja came full circle: From private patronage to public celebration and back 🔍
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📆October 18, 2026 at 07:00AM
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How Bengal’s Durga Puja came full circle: From private patronage to public celebration and back
Over the centuries, Durga Puja has evolved from private worship to neighborhood community initiatives to 'themed' spectacles. The Adani Group’s grants to pandals mark the festival's deepening corporatisation — and a return to private patronage.
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Kolkata stampede kills 19: How do crowd disasters happen, how can they be prevented? 🔍
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📆October 18, 2026 at 09:17AM
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📆October 18, 2026 at 09:17AM
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Kolkata stampede kills 19: How do crowd disasters happen, how can they be prevented?
Crowd disasters usually do not have a single cause. Several weaknesses — such as excessive density, constricted movement, inadequate information, an unexpected event or poor coordination — combine until one trigger produces a sudden surge.
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How SSC used a ‘question vault’ to prevent paper leaks in past 5 years 🔍
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📆October 18, 2026 at 03:09PM
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📆October 18, 2026 at 03:09PM
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How SSC used a ‘question vault’ to prevent paper leaks in past 5 years
Even as a task force considers reforms for NTA to plug paper leaks, the Staff Selection Commission has already been using a question-bank system called “Q Vault” for the past five years, ensuring zero paper leaks.
What is Iran’s 7-day proposal to the US to open the Strait of Hormuz? 🔍
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📆October 18, 2026 at 05:27PM
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What is Iran’s 7-day proposal to the US to open the Strait of Hormuz?
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said that Iran’s offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table. What is the proposal, and what are the points of contention?