How the US-Iran conflict has thrown India’s Chabahar plans into doubt 🔍
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📆July 21, 2026 at 03:06PM
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First sanctions, now US strikes: What happens to India’s $120-mn investment in Iran’s Chabahar port?
Without Chabahar, India loses its primary non-Pakistani corridor to landlocked markets, effectively undoing New Delhi's decades of connectivity planning.
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For aggrieved homebuyers, why enforcing a RERA order is more difficult than obtaining one 🔍
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📆July 21, 2026 at 04:13PM
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📆July 21, 2026 at 04:13PM
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For aggrieved homebuyers, why enforcing a RERA order is more difficult than obtaining one
The Parsvnath Developers case tells the story of a larger problem in the housing segment: getting a favourable order from the real estate regulator is often just the beginning of a homebuyer’s ordeal.
On safeguards against ‘bulldozer justice’, why Allahabad HC delivered a split verdict 🔍
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📆July 21, 2026 at 06:59PM
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📆July 21, 2026 at 06:59PM
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On safeguards against ‘bulldozer justice’, why Allahabad HC delivered a split verdict
A division bench said that the state cannot demolish a house to punish the family for an alleged offence. However, it was split on the question of whether the HC can create additional safeguards against state action.
‘Good boy behaviour’ didn’t work. What next for Omar Abdullah, his J&K statehood demand 🔍
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📆July 21, 2026 at 06:59PM
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‘Good boy behaviour’ didn’t work. What next for Omar Abdullah, his J&K statehood demand
While the National Conference is already under mounting pressure especially in the Kashmir valley for scaling down its demands since coming to power in 2024, it now finds itself with limited political options. We explain.
Why IISc’s novel method holds promise for oral cancer treatment 🔍
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📆July 22, 2026 at 06:45AM
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Why IISc’s novel method holds promise for oral cancer treatment
Given the prevalence of chewable tobacco products, oral cancer is a significant health concern in India, accounting for about 1 in 4 of all global cases.
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Can police hide their identity during protests? What Indian law says about plainclothes officers 🔍
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📆July 22, 2026 at 10:41AM
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📆July 22, 2026 at 10:41AM
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Can police hide their identity during protests? What the law, court rulings say
The presence of police in plainclothes during the CJP protest on Monday has raised questions over officer identification, legal authority, accountability and safeguards during crowd control.
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Israel election: Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the retired general challenging Netanyahu? 🔍
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📆July 22, 2026 at 11:43AM
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Israel election: Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the retired general challenging Netanyahu?
Israel's longest-serving prime minister faces a tough challenge from retired army chief Gadi Eisenkot's new party for the first time. We explain what's driving his decline, who Eisenkot is, and how Israel's coalition system could decide the outcome
What is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and why does the Houthi ‘blockade’ threat against Saudi Arabia matter? 🔍
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📆July 22, 2026 at 03:44PM
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What is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and why does the Houthi ‘blockade’ threat against Saudi Arabia matter?
The Houthis’ blockade declaration has put the spotlight on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital maritime chokepoint whose disruption could reshape global shipping, oil markets and India’s energy security.
Mamdani promised to arrest Netanyahu if he came to New York. Here’s why he can’t. 🔍
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📆July 22, 2026 at 05:59PM
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📆July 22, 2026 at 05:59PM
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Mamdani promised to arrest Netanyahu if he came to New York. Here’s why he can’t.
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he ever came to the city. This week, he said the city has no legal authority to do so, weeks before Netanyahu's September visit.
Explained: How Israel’s new earthen barriers are redrawing Gaza 🔍
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📆July 22, 2026 at 06:20PM
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Explained: How Israel’s new earthen barriers are redrawing Gaza
Israel is constructing a massive earthen barrier separating the over 50% of the Gaza Strip it controls from the rest of the territory, satellite images show. This further entrenches the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave and is seen as a prelude to…
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Trump’s tariff threat on generic drugs: Why this matters for Indian pharma companies 🔍
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📆July 22, 2026 at 06:24PM
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Trump’s tariff threat on generic drugs: Why this matters for Indian pharma companies
US President Donald Trump’s threat comes after several such ultimatums, largely designed to attract investment in the US. Actual tariffs on drugs have been exempted in most tariff instruments his administration has used so far.
Right to a lawyer, retracted confession: What SC said in judgment on 1996 Samleti bus blast case 🔍
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📆July 23, 2026 at 06:36AM
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📆July 23, 2026 at 06:36AM
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Right to a lawyer, retracted confession: What SC said in judgment on 1996 Samleti bus blast case
The case stems from an explosion inside a Rajasthan Roadways bus travelling from Agra to Bikaner in May 1996 near Samleti in Rajasthan’s Dausa district, which claimed 14 lives and left 37 injured.
Explained: The many benefits of replacing paper notes with plastic ones 🔍
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📆July 23, 2026 at 07:00AM
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Explained: The many benefits of replacing paper notes with plastic ones
The RBI is set to launch a trial of plastic notes, after an aborted attempt 15 years back. Plastic banknotes are used in more than 50 countries and are considered to be far superior to paper ones. Here's why.
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Why has the UK brought British Steel back into public ownership? 🔍
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📆July 23, 2026 at 11:39AM
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Why has the UK brought British Steel back into public ownership?
The nationalisation of British Steel has revived debate over the future of Britain’s steel industry, as the UK government seeks to preserve primary steelmaking capacity at Scunthorpe. Here is what to know
The US signs a landmark nuclear deal with the Saudis. Why this could reshape West Asia 🔍
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📆July 23, 2026 at 11:55AM
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US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia: Why this could reshape West Asia
The US-Saudi nuclear deal has raised concerns that it could pave the way for Saudi Arabia to develop a nuclear bomb.
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As NEET protests grow beyond the exam, an IIT professor explains what drives young people to take to the streets 🔍
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📆July 23, 2026 at 01:44PM
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As NEET protests grow beyond the exam, an IIT professor explains what drives young people to take to the streets
IIT Delhi’s Yashpal Jogdand explains the role anxiety, identity and declining trust in institutions often play in turning personal frustration into collective action during youth movements.
PM Modi’s push for fast-track courts amid paper leak protests: How they work, what the law allows 🔍
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📆July 23, 2026 at 02:02PM
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PM Modi’s push for fast-track courts amid paper leak protests: How they work, what the law allows
PM Modi’s fast-track court proposal for paper leak cases comes amid protests, but can these courts deliver faster justice amid India’s judicial backlog?
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Explained: Can police seek live location to stop people attending protests? 🔍
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📆July 23, 2026 at 02:14PM
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📆July 23, 2026 at 02:14PM
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Explained: Can police seek live location to stop people attending protests?
Protesters in Mumbai say officers warned them against joining demonstrations and even asked them to share live locations. But lawyers say such a request is not legal. Here's a look at what the law says and how courts have ruled on such issues.
‘Wagh Nakh’ on its crest, how submarine-hunter INS Malvan will help the Navy shield India’s coast 🔍
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📆July 23, 2026 at 04:40PM
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‘Wagh Nakh’ on its crest, how submarine-hunter INS Malvan will help the Navy shield India’s coast
The Navy on Wednesday commissioned the INS Malvan, its second Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft. Such vessels are critical for maritime security for India — with its 7,500-km coastline, 12 major ports and 184 minor ports.
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NSA power for Delhi Police Commissioner amid Jantar Mantar protests: What this means 🔍
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📆July 23, 2026 at 06:32PM
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NSA power for Delhi Police Commissioner amid Jantar Mantar protests: What this means
Police said that no specific request had been made in the context of the ongoing protests, and that the renewal was a routine administrative exercise. It said that the order should not be taken out of context. We explain
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