Is AI helping IIT/NIT students, or increasing the academic pressure: A former professor explains 🔍
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📆April 30, 2026 at 05:24PM
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AI in top colleges: Is it helping students or adding to stress? A professor explains
GenAI tools can work as 24×7 tutors at students’ fingertips, but can still end up worsening academic pressure. Why, and what is the way forward?
From tomorrow, how Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s ‘missing link’ will significantly cut travel time 🔍
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📆April 30, 2026 at 05:39PM
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From tomorrow, how Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s ‘missing link’ will significantly cut travel time
Comprising a series of bridges and tunnels, the Missing Link offers an alternative to the 19.8 km-long Ghat section, which has a history of accidents and traffic jams due to its sharp curves and steep inclines.
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In the past, courts allowed Govt stand of carrying foetus to full term 🔍
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📆May 1, 2026 at 04:36AM
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📆May 1, 2026 at 04:36AM
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In the past, courts allowed Govt stand of carrying foetus to full term
While the SC refused to entertain the plea in this case, courts have declined to allow the termination of pregnancy in other cases in the past, allowing the Centre’s stand.
Reliable connectivity, shorter journey: Promises of first direct Jammu-Srinagar train 🔍
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📆May 1, 2026 at 06:07AM
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Reliable connectivity, shorter journey: Promises of first direct Jammu-Srinagar train
The extended train will depart from Jammu Tawi railway station 6.20 am and reach Srinagar at 11.10 am, covering a distance of around 266 km.
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‘Ecocide’: How international law falls short in addressing the environmental toll of war 🔍
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📆May 1, 2026 at 07:03AM
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‘Ecocide’: How international law falls short in addressing the environmental toll of war
The Rome Statute recognises four serious crimes: genocide; crimes against humanity; war crimes; aggression. In a belligerent world, should ‘ecocide’ be the fifth?
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Licence scan to Marathi check: How auto-taxi drive will affect Mumbaikar 🔍
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📆May 1, 2026 at 10:28AM
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Licence scan to Marathi check: How auto-taxi drive will affect Mumbaikar
Statewide drive from today combines licence and permit verification with basic Marathi assessment, while targeting illegal taxi and rickshaw operations
GDP: Is the Indian rupee back to the ‘fragile five’ days of 2013? 🔍
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📆May 1, 2026 at 11:31AM
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GDP: Is the Indian rupee back to the ‘fragile five’ days of 2013?
The rupee hit a new all-time low against the dollar this week. Its recent slide is reminiscent of 2013, when it lost 12% of its value against the dollar in a few months. What were the drivers then, and how does it compare with the situation today?
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Mamata’s tampering charge: What happens to EVMs, postal ballots between polling day and counting? 🔍
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📆May 1, 2026 at 12:49PM
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Mamata’s tampering charge: What happens to EVMs, postal ballots between polling day and counting?
Days before the counting of votes in the West Bengal Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed they received reports of manipulation concerning the storage of EVMs.
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The Devil Wears Prada predicted fast fashion: How Paris runway looks can now reach Indian malls in 3 weeks 🔍
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📆May 1, 2026 at 02:37PM
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The Devil Wears Prada predicted fast fashion: How Paris runway looks can now reach Indian malls in 3 weeks
An independent ecosystem shapes the way global runway trends are decoded, adapted and delivered to Indian shoppers at record speed.
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Attempted blast on Punjab railway track: What are dedicated freight corridors? 🔍
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📆May 1, 2026 at 04:25PM
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Attempted blast on Punjab railway track: What are dedicated freight corridors?
There are two dedicated freight corridors in India — the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor — that are crucial for transporting goods and for state economies.
Former FBI director indicted for alleged Instagram post against Trump: What does ‘86 47’ mean? 🔍
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📆May 1, 2026 at 05:34PM
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📆May 1, 2026 at 05:34PM
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Former FBI director indicted for alleged Instagram post against Trump: What does ‘86 47’ mean?
The indictment of James Comey on federal charges after posting an image of seashells arranged to spell “86 47” on Instagram has raised concerns about the use of the US justice system for political retribution.
Explained: India’s first ‘barrier-less’ toll plaza in Gujarat’s Choryasi, what it means for commuters 🔍
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📆May 1, 2026 at 06:53PM
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Explained: India’s first ‘barrier-less’ toll plaza in Gujarat’s Choryasi, what it means for commuters
According to the Economic Survey 2025-26, the MLFF is projected to be implemented across all four-lane and above national highways and expressways by March 2029.
Who are Israel’s West Bank settlers, and why are they attacking Palestinians? 🔍
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📆May 2, 2026 at 06:30AM
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Who are Israel’s West Bank settlers, and why are they attacking Palestinians?
While a general understanding of the Jewish settlers portrays them as a monolith, a closer look reveals the internal nuances. We explain the different groups and their motivations.
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India launches new emergency messaging system for citizens: How cell broadcast works, why it matters 🔍
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📆May 2, 2026 at 01:37PM
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India launches new emergency messaging system for citizens: How cell broadcast works, why it matters
Currently, the government already issues disaster alerts through SMS. But unlike SMS alerts, which may be missed by many, the cell broadcast technology used on Saturday is unmissable.
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India-bound LPG tanker on the move across Strait of Hormuz. Why it matters 🔍
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📆May 2, 2026 at 02:40PM
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India-bound LPG tanker on the move across Strait of Hormuz. Why it matters
While the tanker itself is carrying half a day’s worth of India’s pre-West Asia war LPG consumption, its transit springs hope for more energy supplies making their way to India in the coming days.
They hit different: Inside ‘salvo test’ of India’s new chopper-launched naval missile 🔍
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📆May 2, 2026 at 03:45PM
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They hit different: Inside ‘salvo test’ of India’s new chopper-launched naval missile
The DRDO and the Navy test-launched a salvo of NASM-SR missiles. Here's how the missile missile works, why salvo launches matter, and how it improves on the older Sea Eagle system.
Trump tells Congress hostilities in Iran have ‘terminated’. Does War Powers Act still apply? 🔍
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📆May 2, 2026 at 03:48PM
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Trump tells Congress hostilities in Iran have ‘terminated’. Does War Powers Act still apply?
Analysts have argued that the continued presence of US military in the region keeps the provision in play despite the ceasefire. Moreover, US forces had fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on April 19, a fact Trump notably omitted in his letters.
Trump reduces US troops in Germany: Why were they there and what can Europe do? 🔍
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📆May 2, 2026 at 05:51PM
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Trump reduces US troops in Germany: Why were they there and what can Europe do?
The US has stationed tens of thousands of troops across its European bases, using them as logistics and launch sites for its wars. Reducing their presence could push Europe away from NATO and towards its own security pact.
Recalling Operation Neptune Spear, in which the US killed Osama bin Laden, 15 years on 🔍
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📆May 2, 2026 at 07:09PM
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Recalling Operation Neptune Spear, in which the US killed Osama bin Laden, 15 years on
As the world marks the 15th anniversary of the raid, the operation remains a landmark moment in modern military history. We recall
India’s two youths: From unemployed graduates to credit score chasers 🔍
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📆May 3, 2026 at 05:21AM
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📆May 3, 2026 at 05:21AM
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India’s two youths: Why gap between unemployed graduates and credit score chasers matters
The Indian Gen Z has emerged as “one of the most influential drivers of demand”, even as millions of graduates can’t even find jobs. Why does this disparity matter for the economy as a whole?