What Punch the ‘lonely monkey’ tells us about the complex social lives of macaques 🔍
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What Punch the ‘lonely monkey’ tells us about the complex social lives of macaques
Are the other monkeys really 'bullying' Punch? Why did its mother abandon it? Would the stuffed toy solution work for a goat or a deer? We explain.
What is Trump’s third-country deportation policy, now struck down by US court? 🔍
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What is Trump’s third-country deportation policy, now struck down by US court?
A report by Senate Democrats earlier this month claimed that the government has spent over $32 million in taxpayer funds to convince third countries to accept around 300 deportees
Why Punjab and Haryana High Court discharged Hooda and AJL in Panchkula land allotment case 🔍
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Why Punjab and Haryana High Court discharged Hooda and AJL in Panchkula land allotment case
The High Court found that the CBI failed to prove any actual loss to HUDA. Hence, there was no "wrongful loss" or "wrongful gain”, which is an essential element of a cheating or corruption charge
Cancellations, refunds, name corrections: What changes for flyers with DGCA’s new rules 🔍
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Cancellations, refunds, name corrections: What changes for flyers with DGCA’s new rules
The 'look-in' period — allowing cancellation or amendment without charge — has been doubled to 48 hours from 24 hours. But the time between booking and departure to qualify for this option has been tweaked.
Police are increasingly using walking patterns to ID suspects. Can it stand up to legal scrutiny? 🔍
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📆February 27, 2026 at 10:59AM
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Police are increasingly using walking patterns to ID suspects. Can it stand up to legal scrutiny?
A relatively new field of forensic science in India, gait analysis helps identify a person by the way they walk. But this method has hardly stood the judicial test of evidentiary value.
Explained: How Pakistan-Afghanistan ‘open war’ follows a long history of differences 🔍
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📆February 27, 2026 at 12:23PM
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Explained: How Pakistan-Afghanistan ‘open war’ follows a long history of differences
The latest escalation in violence comes after months of tit-for-tat clashes over Islamabad’s accusation that Kabul harbours militants carrying out attacks inside Pakistan. But their issues are much deeper, explains a former Ambassador to Afghanistan.
Explained: Case against Kejriwal and Sisodia, now discharged in alleged Delhi liquor policy scam 🔍
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📆February 27, 2026 at 01:23PM
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Explained: Case against Kejriwal and Sisodia, now discharged in alleged Delhi liquor policy scam
Here is a recap of the liquor policy case, the investigation, the allegations against the AAP leadership, and how the discharge in the CBI case may affect the other case by the ED.
Netflix walks away, Paramount to become new owners of Warner Bros. Here is what to know 🔍
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📆February 27, 2026 at 01:41PM
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Netflix walks away, Paramount to become new owners of Warner Bros. Here is what to know
Netflix’s initial offer had valued the Warner Bros business at $82.7 billion, while Paramount’s valuation of the combined business stood at $108 billion. Any resulting media deal was long guaranteed to become one of the biggest ever in history.
Why the Thar just can’t shake off its growing association with reckless driving 🔍
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📆February 27, 2026 at 02:31PM
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Why the Thar just can’t shake off its growing association with reckless driving
The Thar accident in Goa left a 65-year-old dead. Beyond the immediate tragedy, however, the incident has amplified a growing conversation about the Thar’s association with the reckless driving culture on India’s roads.
Rs 270 today, Rs 2,400 tomorrow? Why Punjab is alarmed by Centre’s renewed DBT push for fertiliser subsidy to farmers 🔍
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📆February 27, 2026 at 02:39PM
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Rs 270 today, Rs 2,400 tomorrow? Why Punjab is alarmed by Centre’s renewed DBT push for fertiliser subsidy to farmers
While the Centre argues that the reform will increase transparency, encourage balanced fertiliser use, and strengthen financial inclusion, farmer unions and agricultural economists in Punjab fear that the move could gradually weaken or withdraw subsidy support…
Kejriwal, Sisodia were acquitted in the CBI case. Now what happens to the ED case? 🔍
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📆February 27, 2026 at 03:38PM
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Kejriwal, Sisodia were acquitted in the CBI case. Now what happens to the ED case?
In the alleged excise policy scam, ED had summoned the former Delhi CM even when he was not even named as an accused in the CBI case. However, ED offences are anchored to the underlying offence.
Before ‘corruption in judiciary’, the 15 instances where NCERT textbook revisions went unchallenged 🔍
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📆February 27, 2026 at 03:48PM
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Before ‘corruption in judiciary’, the 15 instances where NCERT textbook revisions went unchallenged
The NCERT has made sweeping changes to school textbooks in recent years. The latest expression of regret and the textbook’s withdrawal, even before the court’s order, stands out.
How India and Israel have deepened cooperation in agriculture 🔍
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How India and Israel have deepened cooperation in agriculture
The agreement aims to establish a joint innovation centre at ICAR to develop advanced agricultural technologies and methods such as precision farming, satellite-based irrigation, advanced machinery and integrated pest management.
As more Indians move to cities, 16th Finance Commission gives a boost to urban governance 🔍
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As more Indians move to cities, 16th Finance Commission gives a boost to urban governance
In this week's column, Udit Misra writes that the latest FC has sharply increased the proportion of grants for urban local governments to 45% from the previous FC’s 36% allotment and the 13th FC’s 26% allotment.
‘If foundation crumbles, superstructure must fall’: Collapse of CBI case a blow to ED probe 🔍
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Court discharges Kejriwal, Sisodia in excise case: Why collapse of CBI case is a blow to ED probe
Following the trial court ruling Friday, the CBI also moved an appeal in the High Court against the judgment. Unless the trial court order discharging the accused is stayed, the ED case cannot continue.
‘Choreographed exercise’: How CBI’s Delhi liquor policy case fell apart 🔍
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📆February 28, 2026 at 07:00AM
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‘Choreographed exercise’: How CBI’s Delhi liquor policy case fell apart
The court pulled up the agency on several counts, from the nature of evidence and its presentation to how it steered the investigation
Taliban & terror: How Pakistan came to declare ‘open war’ on Afghanistan 🔍
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📆February 28, 2026 at 07:17AM
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Taliban & terror: How Pakistan came to declare ‘open war’ on Afghanistan
Pakistan’s Operation “Ghazab lil-Haq” (meaning righteous fury) comes amid its criticism of the Taliban-led Afghan government on security-related issues.
Coal-fired plants’ inflexibility jeopardises India’s clean energy push: Can an incentive scheme work? 🔍
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📆February 28, 2026 at 11:01AM
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Coal-fired plants’ inflexibility jeopardises India’s clean energy push: Can an incentive scheme work?
India operates a unified national grid connecting generators, distribution utilities, and bulk consumers. Any demand-supply imbalance affects system frequency
Why Nehru supported China’s bid for UNSC seat, over offers to India from the US and the USSR 🔍
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Why Nehru supported China’s bid for UNSC seat, over offers to India from the US and the USSR
The late Arun Jaitley had called India’s first prime minister “the original sinner” over the matter of China's UNSC seat. Here’s a look at what really happened at that time, and why Nehru championed the cause of China at the Security Council.