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The Worst Trait The Satya Niketan building collapse — which has killed several students living in a Paying Guest accommodation near Delhi University's South Campus has brought up…
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1:30 PM, Sunday At approximately 1:30 PM on Sunday, September 7, 2026 , a five-storey building in Satya Niketan — a congested residential neighbourhood adjacent to Delhi…
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One Room. Five Crises. On September 1, 2026 , Prime Minister Modi sat at a table in Bishkek's Yrys Ordo Congress Hall with four leaders. Each represents a crisis The Squirrels has…
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A flood is an economic event as much as a humanitarian one — and Punjab's hits at the intersection of farming, food security and small enterprise. August 30 is observed in India…
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The story of north India's monsoon this year runs downhill — and it starts in Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh has recorded a cumulative death toll of 320 since the monsoon set…
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Every big Indian disaster eventually becomes an argument about money — and Punjab's flood is now squarely there. As Punjab battles its worst floods in nearly four decades , Chief…
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Punjab has not seen a monsoon do this in nearly four decades — and the disaster is being made upstream, in the hills. For most of August, meteorologists called Punjab…
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Who gets to sit in judgment, and how soon, just changed. The Supreme Court has softened its own rule barring fresh law graduates from judicial service exams — trading a three-year…
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For decades, building India's missiles was the work of the state. This week, the Defence Ministry decided to share that work with the private sector — and the list of systems on…
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Justice delayed is often justice made distant. Ladakh's new bench is about geography as much as law. On August 20, 2026 , the Union Cabinet approved a permanent bench of the High…
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A commemoration has quietly become a statement of intent. India observed its third National Space Day on August 23, 2026 , marking the day in 2023 when the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram…
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How a central bank governs itself is a story about how it wants to be seen. On August 20, 2026 , the Reserve Bank of India reconstituted its Central Board, cutting the total…
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