The UK trade deal, and cues for the big one — the pact with the US 🔍
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📆July 25, 2025 at 10:25AM
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The UK trade deal, and cues for the big one — the pact with the US
India UK trade deal 2025, US tariffs on Indian goods: India and the US have concluded a week-long round of trade negotiations earlier this month to finalise an interim trade deal seen as crucial for New Delhi to skirt reciprocal tariffs ahead of the August…
Kerala HC issues policy for use of AI for judiciary work: What does it say? Why is it significant? 🔍
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📆July 25, 2025 at 03:34PM
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Kerala HC issues policy for use of AI for judiciary work: What does it say? Why is it significant?
With the proliferation of AI tools, the Kerala High Court has come up with guidelines for their use in judiciary. The court has limited the use of such tools, and differentiates between 'general' AI tools and 'approved' AI tools
How Hulk Hogan’s sex tape lawsuit bankrupted media company Gawker 🔍
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📆July 25, 2025 at 04:40PM
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How Hulk Hogan’s sex tape lawsuit bankrupted media company Gawker
Hogan’s suit, which was bankrolled by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, has had a lasting effect on cases involving celebrity privacy
What is the significance of Columbia’s $221 million settlement with Trump administration? 🔍
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📆July 25, 2025 at 05:59PM
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What is the significance of Columbia’s $221 million settlement with Trump administration?
The Trump administration accused Columbia University of failing to protect its American students from harassment, resulting in the cancellation of $400 million in research funding
Three times the price of other cooking oils: Here’s why coconut oil is on fire 🔍
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📆July 25, 2025 at 06:36PM
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Three times the price of other cooking oils: Here’s why coconut oil is on fire
A tight global supply, the result of lower production in the Philippines and Indonesia, plus diversion for the production of biodiesel, has made coconut oil the most expensive of all cooking oils today
Is there an Indian psychoanalysis? Understanding Sudhir Kakar’s cultural turn 🔍
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Is there an Indian psychoanalysis? Understanding Sudhir Kakar’s cultural turn
Dr Sudhir Kakar, the ‘father of Indian psychoanalysis’, was born on July 25, 1938. His work changed the landscape of psychoanalysis in India
Why minimum standards for handling diagnostic samples are important 🔍
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📆July 26, 2025 at 07:00AM
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Why minimum standards for handling diagnostic samples are important
The MoHFW said that subject experts held “detailed internal deliberations for formulating minimum standards” following which the draft minimum standards were finalised.
#arseniclife: Story of a viral study & a contentious retraction 🔍
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📆July 26, 2025 at 07:20AM
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#arseniclife: Story of a viral study & a contentious retraction
While there is broad scientific consensus against the study’s findings, the retraction nonetheless is contentious, and potentially opens a pandora’s box for academic publishing.
Divya Deshmukh can win the FIDE Women’s World Cup and become a Grandmaster: Here’s why it’s significant 🔍
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📆July 26, 2025 at 07:30AM
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Explained: How can Divya Deshmukh become a Grandmaster while bypassing FIDE’s norms and rating barriers?
Among the hierarchy of chess titles that include International Master (IM), FIDE Master (FM), Candidate Master (CM), and their female-specific counterparts (WGM, WIM, WFM, WCM), the Grandmaster title stands as the most prestigious and challenging to obtain.
China This Week | Limited results from EU-China summit, India’s visa resumption, and the Chinese mega dam 🔍
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📆July 26, 2025 at 10:55AM
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China This Week | Limited results from EU-China summit, India’s visa resumption, and the Chinese mega dam
Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, an important summit was held in Beijing, India took another step towards normalising ties with China, and the Medog dam project saw a development.
‘Ambassador of Westarctica’ arrested on fraud, forgery charges: What are micronations? 🔍
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📆July 26, 2025 at 04:47PM
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‘Ambassador of Westarctica’ arrested on fraud, forgery charges: What are micronations?
On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force (STF) arrested a 45-year-old man who claimed to be the ‘Ambassador of Westarctica’ and run a fake embassy of the micronation. What are micronations, and why do they exist?
Why increasing renewable energy alone can’t solve climate crisis 🔍
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Why increasing renewable energy alone can’t solve climate crisis
In recent years, the world has witnessed a boom in the growth of renewable energy capacity. However, this has not reduced the use of fossil fuels, which has led to an unabated rise of greenhouse gas emissions.
Long-term air pollution exposure increases dementia risk: What new study has found 🔍
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📆July 26, 2025 at 05:31PM
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Long-term air pollution exposure increases dementia risk: What new study has found
WHO data show that 99% of the world’s population breathes air containing high levels of pollutants
Tariff Tracker, July 27 | What to expect from prospective EU-US deal ahead of deadline 🔍
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📆July 27, 2025 at 09:16AM
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Tariff Tracker, July 27 | What to expect from prospective EU-US deal ahead of deadline
The agreement, if realised, is expected to set a baseline tariff rate of 15% on most European imports into the US. Earlier this month, Trump had threatened to increase this rate to 30%, effective August 1, if a trade deal was not realised
Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy: A brief history of quick commerce, its rise, impact, and possible future in India 🔍
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📆July 27, 2025 at 02:52PM
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Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy: A brief history of quick commerce, its rise, impact, and possible future in India
The huge popularity of 15-minute deliveries from online platforms such as Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy Instamart derives from the great convenience that it offers to customers. But the model faces stresses and challenges, and its profitability and sustainability…
PM Modi at Gangaikonda Cholapuram: How this grand temple’s history is linked to present-day politics 🔍
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PM Modi at Gangaikonda Cholapuram: How this grand temple’s history is linked to present-day politics
PM Modi Gangaikonda Cholapuram visit: What is the history of the Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple built by Rajendra Chola? What is the Aadi Thiruvathirai festival? What is the politics around PM Modi's visit to the temple? We explain, in 3 points.
The many meanings of S H Raza’s iconic bindu: From point of origin to place of refuge 🔍
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📆July 27, 2025 at 05:30PM
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The many meanings of S H Raza’s iconic bindu: From point of origin to place of refuge
For more than four decades, the bindu, which can be translated as “dot” or “point”, served as an anchor for most of Raza’s artistic compositions. Here are its many associations with meaning and memory.
As Rahul Gandhi says Congress OBC outreach ‘fell short’, a recall of the party’s history with these communities 🔍
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📆July 27, 2025 at 05:44PM
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As Rahul Gandhi says Congress OBC outreach ‘fell short’, a recall of the party’s history with these communities
Over the decades, the Congress missed several opportunities to reach out to OBCs. It also failed to claim credit for policy changes with regard to OBCs that were, in fact, initiated by Congress governments. Here’s how.