In May 2026, three United Nations Special Rapporteurs issued a warning to the Indian Government, stating that the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls might endanger democratic participation.
Finally, former Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has set the record straight with regard to a controversial but never properly investigated bid to swear in him as interim President. Abeywardena has disclosed the
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Chhattisgarh’s 25th anniversary was framed by the Union government as a triumphant milestone: naxalism reduced to a shadow of its former presence, security forces in command, and development ready to surge. Prime
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India’s pension regulator has significantly broadened investment opportunities for National Pension System (NPS) fund managers, allowing deeper participation in equities, bonds, and alternative assets, according to newly issued guidelines. The updates, released
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Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek is said to have relied on Nvidia Corp. chips that are banned from sale in China to develop an upcoming AI model, according to a report by
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by Our Correspondent in Kathmandu Nepal’s anti-corruption agency has filed sweeping charges against 55 individuals and a Chinese construction company in what has become the country’s largest-ever corruption case, targeting alleged financial
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by Our Business Affairs Editor The recent collapse in IndiGo’s operations, marked by thousands of cancellations and severe nationwide disruptions, has reopened a deeper debate within India’s aviation sector—whether the turmoil at
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A rare, undisclosed trip by senior executives from major Indian defence companies to Russia has ignited questions over New Delhi’s strategic balancing act, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The
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Microsoft Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella this week became the latest tech leader to visit India, joining a growing procession of executives seeking to tap the country’s massive market and leverage
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On November 18, 2025, Inderjit Karwal, Punjab state vice-president of the Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray faction), and his son Jimmy Karwal were attacked in broad daylight by at least six armed assailants
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It was, as Bloomberg reported, “the straw that broke the highly-optimized camel’s back.” On the evening of Dec. 2, just three days before India’s largest airline would lose control of its operations
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India’s battle to contain a rapidly weakening rupee has entered a new, more aggressive phase as the Reserve Bank of India deploys highly unpredictable intervention tactics that are reshaping currency trading and
More India’s foreign exchange reserves fell for a second consecutive week, declining by $1.8 billion to $686.2 billion for the week ending 28 November 2025, according to the latest data released by the
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On November 24, 2025, a peaceful protest against Delhi’s escalating air-pollution crisis at India Gate turned violent after a heavy-handed police crackdown. The protesters, predominantly environmental activists, were demanding immediate action to
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That was no ordinary greeting; on the frosty evening of last Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Modi embraced Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bear hug at Delhi airport and, within moments, presented
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi In the cutthroat world of aviation, where margins are wafer-thin and operational missteps unforgiving, leadership is not just important—it is everything. And yet, in a stunning
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