‘Bomb cyclone’ hits the northern US: What is this storm? 🔍
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📆December 31, 2025 at 07:00PM
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‘Bomb cyclone’ hits the northern US: What is this storm?
Reports suggested that around 27,000 customers were without power on Tuesday morning, more than a third of them in Michigan. More than 9,000 flights were delayed, and 889 were cancelled within, into or out of the US
As gig workers strike on Dec 31, how countries have acted on their rights — and where India stands 🔍
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📆December 31, 2025 at 07:07PM
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As gig workers strike on Dec 31, how countries have acted on their rights — and where India stands
Over the past decade, platform-based workers across the world have raised similar demands as in India — predictable incomes, social security, safety at work and protection against arbitrary termination
Before top court in 2026: Matters of religion, citizenship, liberty 🔍
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📆January 01, 2026 at 07:05AM
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📆January 01, 2026 at 07:05AM
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Yearender | Law: Before top court in 2026, matters of religion, citizenship, liberty
In 2025, the conversation on the judiciary was dominated by off-court controversies. In 2026, the focus shifts back to the courtroom as the SC takes up several important issues related to citizens’ rights, freedoms and religious beliefs.
Railways in 2025: Kashmir and Mizoram lines completed; new frontiers, traffic and freight challenges ahead 🔍
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📆January 01, 2026 at 07:17AM
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📆January 01, 2026 at 07:17AM
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Railways in 2025: Kashmir and Mizoram lines completed; new frontiers, traffic and freight challenges ahead
After connecting Kashmir and Mizoram, the Railways is expediting other key border projects which are strategic in nature. These include the Sivok-Rangpo line in Sikkim and the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag line which will serve as a gateway to the China border
Portland Frog: The cultural reinvention of the amphibian, now as a symbol of resistance 🔍
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📆January 01, 2026 at 08:44AM
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Portland Frog: The cultural reinvention of the amphibian, now as a symbol of resistance
The frog suits in the 2025 Portland protests and the appearance of Pepe in the 2019 Hong Kong protests herald an increasingly popular trend of weaponising humour and absurdity to respond to perceived excesses
With a record year for primary markets rekindling the OFS vs IPO debate, signals of a maturing market 🔍
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📆January 01, 2026 at 11:29AM
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📆January 01, 2026 at 11:29AM
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As primary market booms, exits by promoters and investors are accelerating. This may be good for markets — not for companies
Some experts say an increase in offers-for-sale — where promoters or early investors sell existing shares — is a sign of a maturing market. Others raise issues such as dilution of promoter stake and less fresh capital for expansion.
India’s metal exports face 22% price cut threat as world’s first carbon tax goes live today 🔍
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📆January 01, 2026 at 02:37PM
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India’s metal exports face 22% price cut threat as world’s first carbon tax goes live today
CBAM would apply a carbon-related charge to the import of goods from the power sector and energy-intensive industrial sectors from countries with lower environmental ambitions and regulations than the EU
Fogged out: How Railways and airlines tackle fog-induced disruptions 🔍
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📆January 01, 2026 at 02:49PM
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Fogged out: How Railways and airlines tackle fog-induced disruptions
Fog-induced disruptions have become commonplace in the case of the Railways. And for airlines, technology has blunted its impact — to an extent.
More gold missing, ISRO assistance sought: What SIT probe into Sabarimala temple goldplating scandal revealed 🔍
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📆January 01, 2026 at 05:34PM
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📆January 01, 2026 at 05:34PM
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More gold missing, ISRO assistance sought: What SIT probe into Sabarimala temple goldplating scandal revealed
While the SIT initially reported two cases regarding missing gold from the 'dwarapalaka' idols and the door frames of the temple’s sanctum sanctorum to the court, it has now stated in a report submitted to the vigilance court in Kollam that the scandal is…
After Warren Buffett, Greg Abel: Meet the new Berkshire Hathaway CEO 🔍
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📆January 02, 2026 at 06:00AM
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After Warren Buffett, Greg Abel: Meet the new Berkshire Hathaway CEO
Warren Buffett’s imprint on Berkshire Hathaway, especially a legendary knack for making the right investments at the right time, could make for an unfair comparison. But, markets will be interested in how he plans to steer the company, and what he might change.
A shift in the climate narrative as Paris pact comes under scrutiny 🔍
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📆January 02, 2026 at 07:07AM
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Yearender | Climate: A shift in the climate narrative as Paris pact comes under scrutiny
With the Paris Agreement completing 10 years in November 2025, countries have questioned many of its principles. The US has exited the pact, and other countries are looking to pursue their own pathways to combat climate .
Bulgaria joins eurozone: Why it’s swapping the lev for the euro despite Russia tensions 🔍
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📆January 02, 2026 at 08:10AM
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Bulgaria joins eurozone: Why it’s swapping the lev for the euro despite Russia tensions
Bulgaria Euro Adoption 2026 Explained: Bulgaria’s is the 21st nation out of 27 EU members to join the eurozone. The remaining six use their own currencies instead.
Beyond fiscal math, why Congress data head’s post on Tamil Nadu debt has touched a political nerve 🔍
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📆January 02, 2026 at 02:19PM
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📆January 02, 2026 at 02:19PM
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Beyond fiscal math, why Congress data head’s post on Tamil Nadu debt has touched a political nerve
Praveen Chakravarty's remarks come at a time when the Congress is beginning its alliance negotiations with the DMK, and as it quietly reassesses its long-term relevance in the state. Also in the mix is the Vijay factor.
‘Phantom workers’, fake work documents: How a Rs 1,500 crore ‘scam’ unfolded in Haryana 🔍
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📆January 02, 2026 at 03:41PM
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‘Phantom workers’, fake work documents: How a Rs 1,500 crore ‘scam’ unfolded in Haryana
The alleged scam flagged by Haryana minister Anil Vij involves work slips and registration papers of construction workers — documents that are key for this vulnerable group to access welfare schemes. Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini has now called a probe into…
Why SC said pending criminal cases can’t bar a citizen from obtaining passport 🔍
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📆January 02, 2026 at 03:48PM
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Why SC said pending criminal cases can’t bar a citizen from obtaining passport
The Supreme Court has ruled that so long as criminal courts retain the power to permit or prohibit travel on a case-by-case basis, authorities cannot refuse to renew or issue passport to a citizen, who is an accused in a criminal case
GDP: Zohran Mamdani’s ‘big government’ bet may run into New York City’s budget deficit challenge 🔍
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📆January 02, 2026 at 07:06PM
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GDP: Zohran Mamdani’s ‘big government’ bet may run into New York City’s budget deficit challenge
The main worry about any set of government finances is whether the budget is balanced or not. In other words, does the government have the money it intends to spend? If not, it means a budget deficit and forces such a government to borrow. If there is a surplus…
Explained: Iran’s latest protests, where Trump said the US was ‘locked and loaded’ 🔍
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📆January 02, 2026 at 07:36PM
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Explained: Iran’s latest protests, where Trump said the US was ‘locked and loaded’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has acknowledged the validity of a key driver for the agitation: frustrations over Iran’s economic conditions.
After splash in 2025, weight-loss drugs poised to take off this year 🔍
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📆January 03, 2026 at 07:05AM
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Yearender: Health | After splash in 2025, weight-loss drugs poised to take off this year
Despite limited uptake, weight-loss drugs have topped drug sales in India by value — marking a shift in how people perceive conditions such as obesity. With generics set to come in, prices are likely to fall sharply and expand access
How scientists used drones to find a dangerous virus among whales in the Arctic 🔍
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📆January 03, 2026 at 07:33AM
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📆January 03, 2026 at 07:33AM
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How scientists used drones to find a dangerous virus among whales in the Arctic
Typically, scientists collect samples from wild whales by getting close to them in a boat and taking skin biopsies by shooting a dart gun, which leaves a small wound on the animals. Otherwise, most of the samples come from whales that are dead
PM Modi opens ‘The Light & The Lotus’: History of Piprahwa Gems returned to India after 127 years 🔍
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📆January 03, 2026 at 10:38AM
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PM Modi opens ‘The Light & The Lotus’: History of Piprahwa Gems returned to India after 127 years
The relics, which were taken by an Englishman from their resting place in India in 1898, were returned to the country last year, the Ministry of Culture said