Trump’s Russia sanctions Bill could effectively end India’s exports to US 🔍
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📆January 09, 2026 at 08:04AM
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📆January 09, 2026 at 08:04AM
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Why Trump’s Russia sanctions Bill could effectively end India’s exports to US
The successful passage of the bill could hurt India’s interests the most, as it is yet to sign a trade deal with the US. India is already facing steep 50% US tariffs that are already threatening India's exports of labour-intensive sectors, such as textiles.
An Expert Explains: ‘Companies do not have much appetite for any major new investment in Venezuela’ 🔍
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📆January 09, 2026 at 10:05AM
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An Expert Explains: ‘Companies do not have much appetite for any major new investment in Venezuela’
As US President Donald Trump prepares to hold a crucial meeting with major US oil companies over Venezuela, an energy expert tells The Indian Express that the uncertainties far outweigh potential benefits for them
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US seizure of oil tankers: The shadow fleet that transports sanctioned oil, and how it operates 🔍
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📆January 09, 2026 at 02:16PM
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📆January 09, 2026 at 02:16PM
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US seizure of oil tankers: The shadow fleet that transports sanctioned oil, and how it operates
Shadow fleet vessels have been the backbone of the transportation of oil and petroleum products from countries like Iran, Venezuela, and Russia, which are under various degrees of sanctions imposed by the Western powers
How stupas found in Zehanpora highlight Kashmir’s rich Buddhist past: An Expert Explains 🔍
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📆January 09, 2026 at 04:53PM
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📆January 09, 2026 at 04:53PM
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How stupas found in Zehanpora highlight Kashmir’s rich Buddhist past: An Expert Explains
The director of the archeological excavation at the Zehanpora site, Dr Mohamad Ajmal Shah, said the structures date back to the Kushan era. Here's why they are important to understand Kashmir's past.
Who is Reza Pahlavi: Son of the Shah of Iran, now calling for Iranians to take to the streets 🔍
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📆January 09, 2026 at 08:19PM
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Who is Reza Pahlavi: Son of the Shah of Iran, now calling for Iranians to take to the streets
In 2023, Pahlavi visited Israel and met PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Here’s what to know about his family’s position in Iranian history, and Pahlavi’s political activism against the current regime.
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Lutnick’s deal timeline collides with Operation Sindoor, Trump’s ‘ceasefire’ claim 🔍
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📆January 10, 2026 at 06:00AM
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📆January 10, 2026 at 06:00AM
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Lutnick’s deal timeline collides with Operation Sindoor, Trump’s ‘ceasefire’ claim
In the weeks since that May conflagration, Trump has regularly repeated his mediation claim, but India’s continued denials led to a visible strain in the relationship.
If the underwear doesn’t fit: How a drug case against an Australian man ended with a Kerala MLA’s disqualification 🔍
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📆January 10, 2026 at 09:30AM
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If the underwear doesn’t fit: How a drug case against an Australian man ended with a Kerala MLA’s disqualification
LDF MLA Antony Raju was convicted of tampering with evidence in a drug case from 1990, when he was a lawyer in Thiruvananthapuram. The evidence — his client's underwear in which drugs had been hidden
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Why the fight of a Kerala ‘Ex-Muslim’ against YouTube copyright strikes matters for online free speech 🔍
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📆January 10, 2026 at 11:50AM
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📆January 10, 2026 at 11:50AM
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Why the fight of a Kerala ‘Ex-Muslim’ against YouTube copyright strikes matters for online free speech
The case represents an emerging schism in the digital age: the use of copyright claims to potentially silence criticism and the power dynamics between individual creators and 'significant social media intermediaries' like YouTube
From Kolkata to Goa: How Rs 2,742 cr coal scam funds allegedly fueled I-PAC’s election machine 🔍
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📆January 10, 2026 at 12:42PM
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From Kolkata to Goa: How Rs 2,742 cr coal scam funds allegedly fueled I-PAC’s election machine
According to FIRs filed by the CBI and ED, the mining scam involves alleged theft and illegal coal excavation from Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL) leasehold areas in West Bengal.
In 2025, Earth’s oceans were warmer than ever: What does it mean for the planet? 🔍
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📆January 10, 2026 at 01:41PM
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In 2025, Earth’s oceans were warmer than ever: What does it mean for the planet?
Almost 90% of the extra heat trapped by greenhouse gases (GHGs) has been absorbed by the oceans, making them steadily warmer over the decades
Trump’s 10 pc credit card rate cap proposal raises hopes, and questions for India 🔍
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📆January 10, 2026 at 02:58PM
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📆January 10, 2026 at 02:58PM
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Trump’s 10 pc credit card rate cap proposal raises hopes, and questions for India
Several Indian cardholders, who face interest rates up to 42% per annum on outstanding balances, have welcomed this proposal. The broader question: could India consider a similar move to rein in credit card interest rates?
Dispute over Bannerghatta National Park’s ESZ: What the CEC report has recommended 🔍
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📆January 10, 2026 at 03:14PM
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📆January 10, 2026 at 03:14PM
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Dispute over Bannerghatta National Park’s ESZ: What the CEC report has recommended
After an exhaustive examination of the issue in a document that exceeds five hundred pages, the CEC has laid out several key conditions after the recent visit by their team to BNP
EU, LatAm bloc Mercosur set to sign historic trade deal despite French-led opposition 🔍
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📆January 10, 2026 at 04:44PM
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EU, Latin America bloc Mercosur set to sign historic trade deal, despite French-led opposition
According to the European Commission, the FTA, 25 years in the making, is its largest ever in terms of tariff reductions, and will remove over €4 billion ($4.7 billion) in duties on EU exports.
An Expert Explains: ‘US appears to be trying a deal with Delcy Rodríguez… have to see which way Venezuela military goes’ 🔍
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📆January 11, 2026 at 12:35PM
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📆January 11, 2026 at 12:35PM
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An Expert Explains: ‘US appears to be trying a deal with Delcy Rodríguez… have to see which way Venezuela military goes’
Who exactly is in charge in Venezuela right now? What will Trump's move mean for the US and for Latin America? How should India's response to the Venezuela action be seen? India’s former envoy to Venezuela explains.
As Trump notes prospect of China attacking Taiwan, understanding why the island matters to the US 🔍
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📆January 11, 2026 at 02:33PM
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As Trump notes prospect of China attacking Taiwan, understanding why the island matters to the US
Chinese concerns over the US-Taiwan relationship have existed for decades. Those ties have been driven by Cold War machinations, Taiwan’s material significance to the US, and its strategic interests.
Trump is not the first to notice Greenland’s mineral wealth. Here are 3 reasons the minerals have stayed underground 🔍
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📆January 11, 2026 at 06:50PM
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Trump is not the first to notice Greenland’s mineral wealth. Here are 3 reasons the minerals have stayed underground
Even if Trump were to take over Greenland, it would not mean magically unlocking the island's mineral wealth. Here's why
Trump is making a power play in Latin America, but China is already there 🔍
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📆January 11, 2026 at 07:44PM
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Trump is making a power play in Latin America, but China is already there
Trump's new focus on Latin America threatens to loosen China’s economic grip in a region where it has quietly used abundant trade, enormous loans and financial tie-ups to build influence.
China This Week | Chinese export controls on Japan, and military drills with Iran, Russia and South Africa 🔍
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📆January 11, 2026 at 09:44PM
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📆January 11, 2026 at 09:44PM
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China This Week | Chinese export controls on Japan, and military drills with Iran, Russia and South Africa
Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we look at the latest in China-Japan relations, recent military exercises, and a US lawsuit relating to a Chinese religious movement.