CEC Gyanesh Kumar Under Fire: The SIR Row Explained
India's Election Commission is facing an internal dissent crisis over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has issued a 48-hour…
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Governance
›Delhi SIR: When the Voter Roll Became a Bomb
What Is the Delhi SIR — and Why Is It Controversial? Delhi's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has placed 54.6% of the capital's existing voters either on a deletion list or under…
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Trump Signs Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act: What It Means
Trump Signs Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act: What It Means for Global Trade, India, and the New Sanctions Era The United States Congress passed, and President Donald Trump signed…
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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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Policy
›What Does Trump Want From Xi Jinping?
In September 2026, US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington for a three-day state visit — the third in-person meeting between the two leaders…
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Delhi SIR: When the Voter Roll Became a Bomb
What Is the Delhi SIR — and Why Is It Controversial? Delhi's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has placed 54.6% of the capital's existing voters either on a deletion list or under…
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Chhatron Ki Goonj: What Happened in Indore
Chhatron Ki Goonj: What India's Largest Student Gathering in Indore Reveals About Youth Politics On 19 September 2026, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi addressed thousands of…
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Corporate
›IIT Bombay Student Death: SC/ST Act, Suicide Abetment Filed
A faculty member at IIT Bombay has been booked under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and for abetment of suicide after a 22-year-old Dalit student died in his hostel room…
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EPFO Wage Ceiling Raised to ₹25,000: Who Gains?
EPFO Wage Ceiling Hiked to ₹25,000 — The First Revision in 12 Years The Union Cabinet on September 16, 2026 raised the mandatory EPFO wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per…
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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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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
›What Does Trump Want From Xi Jinping?
In September 2026, US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington for a three-day state visit — the third in-person meeting between the two leaders…
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Putin's Party Wins Supermajority: What It Means
Russia's United Russia party secured a record 355 seats in the State Duma on September 21, 2026, winning a supermajority in a tightly controlled election held as Ukraine launched…
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Trump's Houthi U-Turn: What MBS's Calls Revealed
Trump's Houthi U-Turn: What MBS's Calls Revealed By The Squirrels Editorial Bureau | September 21, 2026 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called US President Donald Trump…
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News
›Putin's Party Wins Supermajority: What It Means
Russia's United Russia party secured a record 355 seats in the State Duma on September 21, 2026, winning a supermajority in a tightly controlled election held as Ukraine launched…
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Trump's Houthi U-Turn: What MBS's Calls Revealed
Trump's Houthi U-Turn: What MBS's Calls Revealed By The Squirrels Editorial Bureau | September 21, 2026 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called US President Donald Trump…
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Russia-Ukraine War: Why Tensions Are Rising Again
Russia has declared it has "no choice but war" following what the Kremlin describes as a U-turn by the Trump administration on Ukraine negotiations, with US-Russia rapprochement…
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