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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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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Delhi Doesn't Need New Building Rules. It Needs to Enforce the Ones Already on the Books.
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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Six Students Dead. Building Was 50 Years Old. Basement Work Was Underway. And Delhi Has 28,000 More Buildings Just Like It.
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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Modi Shook Hands with Xi, Met Putin, Sat in a Room with Shehbaz. Every Interaction at Bishkek Carried the Weight of a Different Crisis.
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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Punjab's Floods Have Drowned 2.3 Lakh Acres of Paddy at the Worst Possible Moment.
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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Himachal's Monsoon Has Killed 320. The Hills Are Collapsing Onto the Plains Below.
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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As Punjab Drowns, Bhagwant Mann Asks Delhi for ₹60,000 Crore in Relief.
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 Is Facing Its Worst Floods Since 1988 — and the Water Is Made Upstream.
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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