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Brazil Supreme Court Convicts Jair Bolsonaro: 27-Year Sentence Tests Democracy Amid US Tensions

Brazil Supreme Court Convicts Jair Bolsonaro: 27-Year Sentence Tests Democracy Amid US Tensions

The judicial triumph in Brasilia will test the democratic resilience of Latin America’s largest country, four decades after the overthrow of the...

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Delhi’s Air Crisis: Stubble-Burning Alone Isn’t The Villain, Holistic Solutions Are Needed

Delhi’s Air Crisis: Stubble-Burning Alone Isn’t The Villain, Holistic Solutions Are Needed

Come October and November, Delhi’s air turns into a toxic chamber. Visibility drops, schools are forced to shut, and doctors report a surge in...

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Supreme Court Orders FIR Against Former CBI Officers, Reaffirms: No One Is Above The Law

Supreme Court Orders FIR Against Former CBI Officers, Reaffirms: No One Is Above The Law

The Supreme Court’s order directing the Delhi Police to register an FIR against two former CBI officers is more than a legal instruction—it is an...

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PM Modi Condemns Jerusalem Attack, Criticises Israel’s Doha Strike Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

PM Modi Condemns Jerusalem Attack, Criticises Israel’s Doha Strike Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was categorical in condemning the terrorist attack in Jerusalem that claimed five lives and left many injured. Just as...

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Signs Of Peace In Manipur: Centre, State And Kuki-Zo Council Ink Pact Ahead Of PM Modi’s Visit

Signs Of Peace In Manipur: Centre, State And Kuki-Zo Council Ink Pact Ahead Of PM Modi’s Visit

The green shoots of peace are finally visible in Manipur after two years of violent conflict between two ethnic groups, the Kukis and the Meiteis,...

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Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Custodial Deaths, Flags Non-Compliance On CCTV Cameras In Police Stations

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Custodial Deaths, Flags Non-Compliance On CCTV Cameras In Police Stations

The Supreme Court registering a suo motu public interest case over the lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations has only highlighted the...

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Tamil Nadu Hotels Boycott Coca-Cola, Pepsi, McDonald’s Over Trump’s Tariffs — But End Up Hurting Themselves

Tamil Nadu Hotels Boycott Coca-Cola, Pepsi, McDonald’s Over Trump’s Tariffs — But End Up Hurting Themselves

The hotel industry in Tamil Nadu has suddenly discovered the pleasures of patriotism. With one voice, it has decided to boycott all things...

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GST Council Simplifies Tax Slabs To 5% And 18%, Cuts GST On Health Policies And Cars

GST Council Simplifies Tax Slabs To 5% And 18%, Cuts GST On Health Policies And Cars

The latest meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council deserves to be remembered as one of the most productive in recent years. Ministers...

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SCO Summit 2025: PM Modi, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin Showcase Unity Amid Global Tensions

SCO Summit 2025: PM Modi, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin Showcase Unity Amid Global Tensions

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit at Tianjin this week produced images that will long be remembered: Chinese President Xi Jinping,...

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Afghanistan Earthquake: India Rushed Emergency Aid Amid Humanitarian Crisis

Afghanistan Earthquake: India Rushed Emergency Aid Amid Humanitarian Crisis

Afghanistan has been shaken once again, this time not by war or insurgency, but by nature’s fury. A powerful earthquake struck the rugged eastern...

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Pakistan’s Military: A Career Of Privilege Amid Widening Poverty And Economic Decline

Pakistan’s Military: A Career Of Privilege Amid Widening Poverty And Economic Decline

Unlike most countries, where military service is a patriotic calling, in Pakistan it has become the most attractive career choice for the youth. This...

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Kerala Politics In Crisis: From Ideological Battles To Sex Scandals And Character Assassination

Kerala Politics In Crisis: From Ideological Battles To Sex Scandals And Character Assassination

Kerala’s political landscape was once defined by ideological battles. The Left and the Congress-led centre locked horns on policies and principles,...

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From 25% To 50%: An Escalating Blow To Trade And Economy

U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his tariff policy, raising the reciprocal tariff on Indian exports from 25% to 50%, citing India’s ongoing...

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Supreme Court’s Time Wasted On Cases That Could Have Been Resolved At Lower Levels, Experts Warn

It goes without saying that the time of the Supreme Court of India is precious. It is the final court of appeal, entrusted with the responsibility of...

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Vice-Presidential Election 2025: Justice B Sudershan Reddy’s Salwa Judum Verdict Sparks Controversy

It is unfortunate that a controversy has erupted around a judgement delivered years ago by Justice B Sudershan Reddy, who now happens to be the...

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Field Marshal Asim Munir Compares Pakistan To A ‘Dump Truck’ Amid Nuclear Threats; India A ‘Shining Mercedes’

Truth, they say, has a way of wriggling out of the tightest hiding places. You can bury it under a mountain of lies, lock it in a steel vault, or...

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India@79: Celebrating Freedom, Facing Challenges And Charting Road Ahead

As India celebrates its Independence Day today, it stands at a remarkable crossroads—proud of its achievements, aware of its shortcomings, and...

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Bombay HC Rules Aadhaar, PAN Or Voter ID Cannot Prove Citizenship, Denies Bail To Man With Allegedly Fake Documents

The Bombay High Court has ruled that an Aadhaar card, PAN card or voter’s identity card cannot be considered proof of a person’s nationality. This...

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National Sports Governance Bill 2025 Passed: A Landmark Move To Reform Indian Sports Federations

The National Sports Governance Bill 2025 passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday is a landmark moment in India’s sporting history, with its establishment...

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Rahul Gandhi’s Voter List Fraud Allegations Raise Serious Questions On Election Credibility: ECI Urged To Act

The Election Commission of India (ECI) should be concerned that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s charge of voter list manipulation in favour of the...

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Practical Vedanta: Swami Vivekananda’s Call To Elevate Life To Ideal Of Self-Divinity

The Vedanta preaches the ideal; and the ideal, as we know, is always far ahead of the real, of the practical, as we may call it. There are two...

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EU Court Ruling On ‘Safe Countries Of Origin’ Deals Major Blow To Italy’s Offshore Asylum Policy

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)’s August 1 ruling, relating to the safe country of origin concept, has dealt a heavy blow to...

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India Stands Firm As Trump Slaps 25% Tariffs, Threatens Penalty Over Russian Defence, Oil Imports

India’s relations with the US have run into rough weather after President Donald Trump posted on the social media platform Truth Social his decision...

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Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai Undermines Rule Of Law With Premature Verdict On FIR Against Nuns

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has done neither his state nor his office any credit by jumping the gun on a sensitive case that demands...

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Maya And Freedom: Swami Vivekananda’s Timeless Reflection On Illusion And Liberation

"Trailing clouds of glory we come," says the poet. Not all of us come as trailing clouds of glory, however; some of us come as trailing black fogs;...

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Mumbai’s Annual Pothole Crisis: A Deadly Mix Of Corruption, Neglect And Failed Promises

This monsoon in Mumbai is no different from many previous seasons in one respect: thousands of potholes on the city’s roads. As it happens every...

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Meet Dog Babu: Bihar’s Four-Legged Bureaucratic Legend Who Got His Residency Certificate

Every dog has its day, they say. And Dog Babu, a four-legged philosopher from Masaurhi subdivision near Patna, finally had his moment in the social...

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Back-To-Back Stampedes In Haridwar And Barabanki Raise Alarms Over India’s Crowd Management Failures

Two deadly back-to-back stampedes in north India at religious events in the past few days in Haridwar and Barabanki pose the troubling question of how...

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University Of Edinburgh Confronts Racist Past And Profits From Slavery: Renames David Hume Tower Amid Global Calls For Reparations

In an era marked with escalating violence due to growing regionalism and ethnic divide, which threatens to disrupt world peace at large, the news of a...

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Guru Dutt: Tragic Genius Who Brought Light To Shadows And Mental Health To Silver Screen

It was perhaps the greatest tragedy of the silver screen ever played in real life, the story of a troubled soul who strived to convey his struggles of...

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When Pakistan Staged Ramayana: A Surprise Lesson In Inclusivity And Cultural Unity

Pakistan has been trending these days. Not because it has secured friendships with superpowers like the US, China and Russia or has managed to gain an...

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Wimbledon 2025: Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek Clinch Historic Titles Amid Comebacks And Changing Guard In Tennis

There was a touch of irony as Italy’s Jannik Sinner and Poland’s Iga Swiatek won the men’s and women’s singles titles at Wimbledon, the second...

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150 Weeks Of Save Aarey: Citizens Continue Vigil To Protect Mumbai’s Green Lung Amid Development Threats

As Mumbai continues in its rhythm, the environmentalists and activists who flagged off the destruction of Aarey, in ecological terms a forest itself,...

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Maharashtra Politics: Devendra Fadnavis Govt Passes 'Urban Naxal' Law Amid Uproar, Critics Slam Bill As Attack On Dissent & Civil Liberties

In tabling and passing the stringent Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill in the state assembly in two days, with a controversial voice vote, the...

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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's 75-Age Remark Seen As Subtle Signal To PM Modi Amid Internal Power Shift In BJP

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement at a recent book release function to honour late RSS leader Moropant Pingle that leaders should step down when...

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Guru Purnima 2025: Honouring Guiding Light From Parents To Spiritual Masters

We are born helpless and vulnerable, and it’s wondrous how nature works through its maternal instinct to nurture us into functional beings, capable...

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Trump vs Musk: Former Allies Now Locked In Feud Over Politics, Power And ‘America Party’

It’s rare for a US president to openly call the world’s richest man “off the rails” and say he is becoming “a train wreck”, but Donald...

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Shubman Gill’s Batting Blitz And Bazball Backfire Spell Doom For England In Edgbaston Test

There is euphoria in Indian cricket circles after the trouncing handed out to England in the second Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Sunday to level...

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The Dalai Lama Legacy: A Spiritual Lineage China Cannot Command

One thing is certain: the institution of the Dalai Lama will outlive the current incumbent, the 14th Dalai Lama. His recent announcement at...

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Digital India At Risk: ₹3.18 Lakh Crore Fraud Exposes Urgent Need For Cybersecurity Overhaul

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently made a stunning revelation in the Maharashtra Legislative Council. Over 1.07 crore investors in the state...

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Maharashtra Govt Withdraws Hindi Mandate: A Strategic Retreat Or Respect For Marathi Identity?

Whether a political chess move or good sense that prevailed, the Maharashtra government’s decision to withdraw the two Government Resolutions of...

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Tiger Poisoning In Karnataka’s MM Hills Exposes Cracks In India’s Conservation Model And Forest Management

The loss of five tigers in a single shocking incident in Karnataka’s Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary has come as a reality check,...

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India In Orbit: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Becomes First Indian On ISS With 30 Scientific Missions In Historic Spaceflight

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla said it best when he remarked that the tiny Indian flag he is carrying to space represents each of the 140 crore...

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Emergency and Aftermath: Why June 25 Must Be Remembered With Historical Balance, Not Political Weaponisation

There is no doubt that the internal Emergency imposed on the country on June 25, 1975, remains a dark chapter in its post-Independence history. For 21...

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DGCA’s Surprise Audits Expose Deep Flaws In Indian Aviation Safety; Urgent Need For Transparent, Zero-Tolerance Oversight

India’s air safety record appears seriously jeopardised by multiple acts of omission and commission, and a lot of the rot has been exposed by the...

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What’s In A Name? CBFC’s Ban On ‘Janaki Vs State Of Kerala’ Ignores Sita’s Real Strength And Feminist Legacy

When Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name?” He really did not anticipate that it could carry within it a whole argument, especially in India, a...

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Cold Summit, Warm Ties: Modi-Carney Meeting Rekindles India-Canada Relations At G-7

The recent G-7 Summit at Kananaskis, Canada, may not have lit up the global stage with dramatic breakthroughs, but it managed to spark at least one...

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60 Years Of Shiv Sena: Identity Crisis Looms As Legacy Battle Between Uddhav Thackeray And Eknath Shinde Deepens

The 60th year has a certain special significance in the Indian ethos, and its beginning is often marked by ceremonies and a sense of life’s work...

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Kanchan Kumari Murder: A Crime To Be Condemned, Not Justified — No Place For Violence Or Clerical Endorsement

The gruesome murder of YouTuber Kanchan Kumari, also known as “Queen” and “Kamal Kaur”, has rightly shocked the nation. But what has deepened...

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Root Of The Language Problem: Why Replacing Urdu Terms Won’t Simplify Justice

The Rajasthan government recently issued a directive to the state police to replace all the Urdu and Persian words currently being used in official...

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