India’s efforts to curb gold purchases have failed to weaken consumer demand, with the country’s largest jewellery retailer reporting sharply higher profits and increased customer traffic in the latest quarter. Titan, part
Russia’s newest defence offers to India arrive at an awkward moment. As New Delhi continues to champion Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) as the foundation of its strategic autonomy, Moscow is proposing deeper
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The Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan’s choice of the New Indian Express editor Santwana Bhattacharya for his first major media interview after assuming office 50 days ago comes as no surprise. Both
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After weeks of uncertainty, Indian traders have received approval to resume cross-border commerce with Tibet through the Lipulekh Pass from 1 August, ending a delay that disrupted this year’s trading season. Yet
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The Indian government’s response to the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protests and activist Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike has become the focus of a detailed political analysis published by Frontline India, which
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Ongoing protests in India have prompted comparisons with the political upheavals that reshaped governments in neighbouring countries, including Sri Lanka, but market analysts say the demonstrations are unlikely to undermine investor confidence
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Every year on 19 July, Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control, along with the wider Kashmiri diaspora, observe Kashmir Accession Day — a commemoration rooted in a pivotal resolution
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In a significant move on July 7, 2026, the United States (US) Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted three of Punjab’s most notorious transnational criminal gangs, separately led by Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria,
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More than a decade after signing the Framework Agreement with the Government of India (GoI) on August 3, 2015, the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) remains the most influential Naga insurgent
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India’s ambitious transition to ethanol-blended petrol has come under renewed focus after a consumer court ordered the country’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, to replace a customer’s vehicle or pay substantial compensation over
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On the intervening night of July 13-14, 2026, Mewa Singh, an accused in a 2020 sacrilege (beadbi) case, was hacked to death by unidentified assailants inside his residence in Turan village, Fatehgarh
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