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The Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme for five years, from 2026-27 to 2030-31, with a total outlay of about 53,428 crore…
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US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States and India were close to concluding their long-negotiated trade agreement, and indicated that the arrangement…
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Mumbai on Tuesday, in the highest-level in-person engagement between the…
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The US Department of Labour has suspended Permanent Labour Certification (PERM) processing for major Indian IT firms including TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Tech. While H-1B visas…
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Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, has been awaiting regulatory clearance in India for over three years. As of October 2026, it holds a provisional Letter of Intent…
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Elon Musk's satellite internet service, Starlink, has been awaiting a commercial operating licence in India for over three years. A public exchange between Musk and Leader of…
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The United States government announced on 29 September 2026 that leading artificial intelligence companies — including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, and xAI — have signed…
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ECINet and the SIR: Why Maharashtra's Poll Chief Wants Local Officers to Have More Say Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam wrote to the Election Commission of…
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Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah used his September 2026 address to the United Nations General Assembly to directly challenge the global community's failure to protect…
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When Pakistan's External Affairs Minister faces pointed questions at multilateral forums, India's response reveals the state of bilateral diplomacy. At a recent international…
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India's Election Commission is at the centre of its most significant internal dispute in years. The controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has…
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A Supreme Court advocate has sought the Attorney General of India's consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar,…
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