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Udit MisraApr 17, 2025
US Tariff Effects On Markets: If US cues are anything to go by, investors can expect more weakness in the Indian markets as well. The slide in the stock markets was not helped by the
Udit MisraApr 17, 2025
China’s GDP growth in the months of January, February and March exceeded the expectations that most analysts had. However, these data do not show the adverse impacts of Trump’s trade tariffs.
Neglected for decades in research, and frequently misdiagnosed, it has taken a long time for Type 5 diabetes, caused by malnutrition-induced lowering of insulin production, to gain official recognition.
Varinder BhatiaApr 17, 2025
What is the story of the plot in Panchkula at the heart of the ED’s chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi? How did it come to the leaders of the Congress, was taken back,
Partha Sarathi BiswasApr 16, 2025
The Uddhav Thackeray govt allowed sugar mills to pay their farmers in two installments. The HC has quashed that order, and a challenge to the SC is likely. The Maharashtra government has a strong representation
Explained DeskApr 16, 2025
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Arun JanardhananApr 16, 2025
In 1969, then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C N Annadurai, a federalist, established the Centre-State Relations Inquiry Committee under the leadership of Dr. P V Rajamannar. Here's what its report said.
Bashaarat MasoodApr 16, 2025
The National Conference's own MP, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, has joined the protests against the reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir. What is the amended policy, and why has it riled up some sections?
Soumyarendra BarikApr 16, 2025
The probe into semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, and critical minerals will impact India apart from China. Pharmaceuticals and semiconductors were excluded from the new tariffs regime announced on April 2
Shubhajit RoyApr 16, 2025
Here are five elements that stand out in Trump’s chaotic view of the world, and how they impact India and India-US ties.
Kamal SaiyedApr 15, 2025
One person of interest in the case is underworld don Fazl-ur-Rehman alias Fazlu, who was also separately alleged to have kidnapped billionaire businessman Gautam Adani in 1998 and was later acquitted. Here is what to
Anagha JayakumarApr 15, 2025

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Heena KhandelwalApr 15, 2025
Established in 1926, London's Veeraswamy has served guests like former British PM Winston Churchill, late Queen Elizabeth II, former Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru, actor Charlie Chaplin among others. Here's its history, and the shadow on
Alind ChauhanApr 15, 2025
The field of AI is notoriously filled with jargon. To better understand what is going on, here is a series of explainers, which will break down some of the most common terms used in AI,
Rishika SinghApr 15, 2025
Given China’s dominance in rare earths mining and refining, and their uses ranging from making smartphones to defence equipment, major repercussions could follow.
A liberal who revered order, a novelist devoted to realism, a critic of radicalism who once flirted with revolution, Vargas Llosa was, in many ways, an anachronism. However, his contradictions did not diminish his influence.
Varinder BhatiaApr 15, 2025
Robert Vadra Land Deal Case: The BJP has long alleged irregularities in the deal. Notably, the Haryana government submitted before the Punjab and Haryana High Court in 2023 that the deal did not violate any
The Karnataka High Court has effectively put the ball in the state government’s court when it comes to regulating bike taxi services
Anil SasiApr 15, 2025
Trump trade policy fallout: The US President’s thoughtless shoot-first, think-later policies and seemingly mindless flip-flops are hurting investors, sentiment, and the US economy. Meanwhile, China has switched to a softer diplomacy that could end up
Bengali New Year celebration: Pohela Boishakh is literally the first day (pohela) of Boishakh, the first month in the traditional Bengali calendar.
Since his early days as a lawyer, Nair came to be known for an uncompromising commitment to what he believed, irrespective of the strength of the opposition he faced.
Deeptiman TiwaryApr 15, 2025
Choksi is a key accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank loan fraud case. Before arriving in Belgium last year, he was in Antigua and Barbuda since 2018
Explained DeskApr 14, 2025
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YasheeApr 14, 2025
Amarnath Yatra 2025, Amarnath Temple History: Why is the Amarnath temple called so? What do history books say about the temple? And what is the story of Buta Malik? We explain.
Alind ChauhanApr 14, 2025
As the space tourism industry has grown by leaps and bounds, the concerns — from how expensive the ticket to space is to environmental impacts — around it have also increased
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