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As India enters 2026, climate change has crossed a decisive threshold. It is no longer an environmental externality or a distant future risk. It has become a measurable economic variable—shaping productivity, inflation, infrastructure…
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Gig and platform workers will now need to be engaged for at least 90 days with a single aggregator, or 120 days if working with multiple aggregators, within a financial year to be eligible for social security benefits, according to draft…
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The Congress on Thursday condemned BJP leader Sangeet Som’s support for Hindu spiritual figure Jagadguru Rambhadracharya’s criticism of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for including Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman in his Indian…
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At least nine people have died and more than 150 others have been hospitalised after consuming contaminated water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area of Madhya Pradesh. An inquiry into the incident has found the presence of bacteria “generally…
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Seven people have died and nearly 150 others have been hospitalised over the past few days after consuming contaminated drinking water in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, prompting the state government to step up emergency measures amid growing…
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Streets across India buzzed with celebrations as people joined the rest of the world in welcoming the New Year 2026 on Thursday, amid severe cold and heightened security in major cities. While New Year’s Day is a restricted holiday, most…
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India ushered in the New Year amid an intense winter spell, with large parts of the country reeling under cold wave conditions, dense fog and sharply falling temperatures, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). While…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar represented India at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Wednesday and conveyed New Delhi’s condolences to her son and political heir, Tarique Rahman, saying her…
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday claimed that Beijing “mediated” tensions between India and Pakistan this year, a statement that sources familiar with the matter described as “bizarre,” noting that China played no role in ending…
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India has imposed a safeguard import duty of 11–12 per cent on select steel products for a period of three years, according to an order issued by the finance ministry, in a move aimed at curbing the influx of low-priced steel, particularly…
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