US PERM Suspension: What It Means for Indian IT
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 in India: Why Is SpaceX Still Waiting?
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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Starlink in India: What's Really Blocking It?
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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Trump's AI Self-Policing Accord: What It Means
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
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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Balen Shah's UN Broadside: Nepal's Cry for Climate Justice
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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Jaishankar vs Pak Journalist: What Really Happened?
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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CEC Gyanesh Kumar Row: What the SIR Controversy Reveals
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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CEC Gyanesh Kumar Contempt Plea: What the Law Says
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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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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