Mecca's First Air Raid Alert: What It Means
Saudi Arabia issued its first-ever air raid alert over Mecca on September 16, 2026, after intercepting a Houthi drone south of the holy city. Coalition spokesperson Turki al-Malki…
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Governance
›US 100% Tariff Bill on India: What It Means
The US House of Representatives advanced the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by a 214-211 procedural vote, authorising President Donald Trump to impose…
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BRICS Summit 2026: New Delhi Declaration Explained
The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, concluded with the unanimous adoption of the 140-point New Delhi Declaration — the longest BRICS leaders'…
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A New Coastal Highway Promises to Cut the Mumbai–Goa Drive to Six Hours
A long-awaited coastal highway linking Mumbai to Goa moved closer to completion, with officials saying the bulk of the route would open to traffic in phases over the coming…
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Policy
›UPI MDR 2026: What the 0.4% Fee Means for Merchants
UPI MDR 2026: What the 0.4% Fee Means for Merchants From October 15, 2026 , a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.4% will apply to all Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI transactions…
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When AI Researchers Start Quitting: A Warning We Cannot Ignore
On September 15, 2026, Bilal Chughtai — a safety researcher at Google DeepMind who worked on AGI alignment — resigned and published a public statement warning that artificial…
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BRICS Summit 2026: New Delhi Declaration Explained
The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, concluded with the unanimous adoption of the 140-point New Delhi Declaration — the longest BRICS leaders'…
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Corporate
›SEMICON India 2026: India's Semiconductor Bet
India is targeting a $200 billion semiconductor market share by 2030, with ₹1.27 lakh crore committed under Semicon 2.0 and 211 chips taped out domestically as of September 2026 —…
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A Bengaluru Climate-Tech Startup Raises $85 Million to Scale Grid Batteries
A Bengaluru-based climate-technology startup raised $85 million to expand manufacturing of large batteries that store electricity for the power grid, one of the bigger funding…
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India's Largest IT Services Firm Bets ₹12,000 Crore on Domestic AI Data Centres
One of the country's biggest technology services companies unveiled a multi-year plan to build a network of artificial-intelligence data centres across three states, committing…
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Politics
›Ahead of State Polls, Two Regional Parties Announce a Seat-Sharing Alliance
Two regional parties announced a seat-sharing arrangement ahead of upcoming state elections, reshaping the contest in a politically pivotal region and setting up a direct fight…
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Parliament's Session Opens With a Contested Bill on Urban Local Bodies
The new session of Parliament opened with the government tabling a bill to overhaul the way the country's fast-growing cities are governed, setting up an early confrontation with…
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Modi Returns to China for the First Time in Years, for an SCO Summit and a Xi Meeting.
The optics are enormous. The substance is deliberately modest. That gap is exactly what makes this trip worth reading closely. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is preparing to travel…
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Economy
›SEMICON India 2026: India's Semiconductor Bet
India is targeting a $200 billion semiconductor market share by 2030, with ₹1.27 lakh crore committed under Semicon 2.0 and 211 chips taped out domestically as of September 2026 —…
By Squirrels·
US 100% Tariff Bill on India: What It Means
The US House of Representatives advanced the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by a 214-211 procedural vote, authorising President Donald Trump to impose…
By Squirrels·
UPI MDR 2026: What the 0.4% Fee Means for Merchants
UPI MDR 2026: What the 0.4% Fee Means for Merchants From October 15, 2026 , a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) of 0.4% will apply to all Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI transactions…
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News
›SEMICON India 2026: India's Semiconductor Bet
India is targeting a $200 billion semiconductor market share by 2030, with ₹1.27 lakh crore committed under Semicon 2.0 and 211 chips taped out domestically as of September 2026 —…
By Squirrels·
When AI Researchers Start Quitting: A Warning We Cannot Ignore
On September 15, 2026, Bilal Chughtai — a safety researcher at Google DeepMind who worked on AGI alignment — resigned and published a public statement warning that artificial…
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The Government's Own Directive Excluded Sporting Events. The BCCI Played It Anyway. Who Ordered the Extension?
4 Minutes and 2 Seconds Before a Cricket Match Before the first ball was bowled at the India–Afghanistan 1st T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday evening, both…
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