Raja Ravi Varma painting sells for record Rs 167 crore: How India’s most expensive artist made art for the masses 🔍
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Raja Ravi Varma painting sells for record Rs 167 crore: How India’s most expensive artist made art for the masses
Believed to have made more than 7,000 paintings, Varma combined European realism with Indian sensibilities. His inspiration came from varied sources — from Indian literature to dance drama.
Trump in US Supreme Court: What is birthright citizenship, does India have it? 🔍
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Trump in US Supreme Court: What is birthright citizenship, does India have it?
A defeat here would mark a second consecutive setback for the US president in the Supreme Court, after it overturned Trump’s tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in February
Explained: Right to be considered for promotion as a fundamental right, and how it works in practice 🔍
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Explained: Right to be considered for promotion as a fundamental right, and how it works in practice
A recent Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment is the latest to affirm the right to be considered for promotion, stemming from the rights to equality before the law and equal opportunity in matters of public employment.
How latest amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code promise a swifter resolution process 🔍
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📆April 3, 2026 at 10:43AM
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How latest amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code promise a swifter resolution process
Cross-border insolvency, out-of-court mechanism, swifter resolution: These are among the new measures to rescue stressed companies in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026
Nishikant Dubey apologises for Biju Patnaik remarks: What we know of ‘secret’ Odisha airbase ‘used to spy on China’ 🔍
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📆April 3, 2026 at 11:00AM
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Nishikant Dubey apologises for Biju Patnaik remarks: What we know of ‘secret’ Odisha airbase ‘used to spy on China’
The broad strokes of the Charbatia story are not in dispute. Here’s what declassified CIA files and Nehru’s own letters say about the Odisha airbase.
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Expert Explains | ‘The US is in a bind to end the war… it also matters if Iran agrees to an off-ramp’ 🔍
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Expert Explains | ‘The US is in a bind to end the war… it also matters if Iran agrees to an off-ramp’
Navdeep Suri, former envoy to the UAE and Egypt, said that the US chose to start this war and did not define a clear objective.
What ails the Indian Armed Forces? Diseases like diabetes and hypertension, with some concerning trends 🔍
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What ails the Indian Armed Forces? Diseases like diabetes and hypertension, with some concerning trends
The Public Accounts Committee has said that “40% officers retiring with disability” and about 20% of those on the ground having lifestyle diseases “does not speak well for the armed forces where physical fitness is a mandatory requirement.”
Explained: Supreme Court’s high bar for overturning enforcement of foreign arbitration awards 🔍
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Explained: Supreme Court’s high bar for overturning enforcement of foreign arbitration awards
The court has signalled that foreign awards will be enforced unless they cross a narrow legal bar, limiting the scope for delay at the last stage. The ruling is likely to matter in investor disputes where enforcement often drags on through repeated challenges
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INS Aridhaman: Here’s what to know about India’s new nuclear-powered ballistic submarine 🔍
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INS Aridhaman: Here’s what to know about India’s new nuclear-powered ballistic submarine
This 7,000-tonne vessel, the third Arihant-class submarine, is larger and technologically more advanced than its predecessors, INS Arihant and INS Arighaat, and will be a key component of India’s nuclear triad.
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Graphs, Data and Perspectives: Between oil shock and El Niño, how high can inflation go in India? 🔍
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Graphs, Data and Perspectives: Between oil shock and El Niño, how high can inflation go in India?
Oil shock and El Niño could likely decide how inflation will pan out. If conditions worsen, the chances of RBI raising interest rates rise, making EMIs and loans more expensive for Indians.
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Trump administration dismisses Attorney General Pam Bondi, Army chief Gen. Randy George: Why were they removed? 🔍
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Trump administration dismisses Attorney General Pam Bondi, Army chief Gen. Randy George: Why were they removed?
The two dismissals are significant as US President Donald Trump reportedly avoided changes in personnel during the first year of his second presidential term.
Fresh IBC amendments: How govt looks to plug gaps in insolvency code 🔍
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📆April 4, 2026 at 04:37AM
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Fresh IBC amendments: How govt looks to plug gaps in insolvency code
The IBC was enacted in 2016 to create a time-bound mechanism to deal with companies that default on their loans — by reviving them through resolution or liquidating them if resolution is not possible.
INS Aridaman: The significance of India’s third nuclear submarine 🔍
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INS Aridaman: The significance of India’s third nuclear submarine
The induction of INS Aridaman boosts India’s ability to not only deter nuclear strikes but also respond in case of such an attack
How the Iran war has left Gulf nations divided in their response 🔍
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How the Iran war has left Gulf nations divided in their response
The countries worst affected by Iran’s horizontal escalation have been the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar. Yet, a clear difference in approach to the war has emerged among them. Here’s a look at all four of these countries.
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How a Canadian telecom firm won a Rs 152-crore patent infringement suit in Delhi HC 🔍
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📆April 4, 2026 at 09:57AM
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How a Canadian telecom firm won a Rs 152-crore patent infringement suit in Delhi HC
The court coined a term for the defendants' strategy: the 'Dartboard Model'. Justice Singh observed that Rosenberger slung 'darts' at the patent in the form of unrelated prior arts at it
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Explained: Why basmati exporters are invoking ‘force majeure’ amid Gulf Crisis 🔍
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Explained: Why basmati exporters are invoking ‘force majeure’ amid Gulf Crisis
They have requested the government to waive these charges, stop arbitrary levies, and direct shipping lines to release or return containers without linking this to disputed payments
Explained: How the deepening Gulf-Iran divide pushed Arab states towards US and Israel 🔍
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Explained: How the deepening Gulf-Iran divide pushed Arab states towards US and Israel
Gulf nations have viewed the growth of Tehran’s armed forces, its nuclear programme and alleged hegemonic tendencies as threats since the 1979 revolution. An ideological reorientation in the Arab world also played a role in the policy shift.
US pilot missing in Iran: Why capture could raise the stakes for the US 🔍
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US pilot missing in Iran: Why capture could raise the stakes for the US
Here’s a look at how hostage-taking became a key part of Iran’s foreign policy, and why the case of the missing airman is so significant in this regard.
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On Easter Sunday, recalling the history of its popular symbols — from chocolate eggs to rabbits 🔍
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On Easter Sunday, recalling the history of its popular symbols — from chocolate eggs to rabbits
The Easter date is fixed based on the full Moon. It is generally observed in either March or April, leading to its association with the onset of Spring — a season symbolising growth and rebirth in nature.