The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has generated one of the most important constitutional debates in contemporary India. While the Election Commission of India has described the exercise as an effort to improve the accuracy of electoral rolls,
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Chandigarh, Jul 10 (PTI) Farmer groups on Friday drove scores of tractor-trolleys, buses, jeeps and other vehicles on city roads here to protest against the proposed India-US trade agreement and other issues including the recent increase in petrol and diesel
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July 10 (Reuters) – Indian police said on Friday they had arrested dozens of people
New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) Gold prices edged up by Rs 400 to Rs 1,48,500 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday,
Mumbai, Jul 10 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended 1 per cent higher on Friday, taking their winning run to the
Mumbai, Jul 10 (PTI) The rupee rose 14 paise to settle at 95.33 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday as the greenback weakened
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Mumbai, Jul 10 (PTI) The rupee rose 15 paise to 95.32 against US dollar in early trade on Friday as the greenback weakened and
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July 7, 2026 (Associated Press) Conventional wisdom says vegetable gardens need full sun, but a productive garden doesn’t always require the recommended six to
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GENEVA, July 10, 2026 (AP) — At least 1 million women have lost access to humanitarian and other critical support as a result of budget cuts over the last 18 months, the U.N. agency focusing on women said Friday. UN Women says 84% of women’s organizations surveyed had reported increased needs since January 2025, when the Trump administration in the
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NEW DELHI, July 10 (Reuters) – Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,
New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol
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New York, Jul 7 (PTI) US legal experts said it would be highly unusual for a federal court to reject the Department of Justice’s request to dismiss the criminal case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, after prosecutors set out detailed legal and policy reasons for seeking to drop the indictment. Under Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,
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July 9, 2026 (Conversation) What makes people change their minds, or their behaviour? Social scientists spend a lot of time thinking about this question, and experiments are one of the most powerful ways to answer it. Experiments – testing ideas on real
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July 6 (Reuters) – South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix on Monday launched a U.S. share sale to raise 43 trillion won ($28.07 billion), the company said, as it capitalises on the global AI boom with one of the world’s largest new share
July 6, 2026 (Conversation) Most people can do this easily. They imagine the apple’s shape, colour and shine. But for others, the image is vague and blurry or they “see” nothing at all. This is known as aphantasia – a “blind mind’s eye”. What we are dealing with here are individual differences in mental imagery. Research suggests mental imagery exists
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July 9 (Reuters) – Dixon Technologies said on Thursday the Indian government had approved its joint venture with Chinese smartphone maker Vivo Mobile, clearing the way for the companies to set up a smartphone manufacturing company in India. The joint venture will
July 9 (Reuters) – Multiple Pakistani law enforcement agencies were targeted in separate hacking campaigns linked to groups associated with China and India, researchers at cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said on Thursday. The campaigns offer a glimpse into foreign efforts to gather information
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Meta-owned WhatsApp has released a detailed set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on its upcoming username feature, outlining how it plans to address concerns around impersonation, scams and unwanted contact as users begin reserving usernames. The FAQs come
July 2 (Reuters) – A consortium including Microsoft and telecom startup Lightstorm plans to build a new undersea cable linking India with Malaysia and Singapore as technology firms compete to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in India, one of the world’s fastest-growing
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has generated one of the most important constitutional debates in contemporary India. While the Election Commission of India has described the exercise as an effort to improve the accuracy of electoral rolls, the public discussion has moved far beyond electoral administration. It has reopened fundamental questions concerning citizenship, identity, official documentation and the relationship between the citizen and the sovereign State. Among the questions debated across the country, one has acquired particular significance: What is the legal and constitutional status of an Indian passport? For millions of Indians, the answer appears obvious.
Chandigarh, Jul 10 (PTI) Farmer groups on Friday drove scores of tractor-trolleys, buses, jeeps and other vehicles on city roads here to protest against the proposed India-US trade agreement and other issues including the recent increase in petrol and diesel prices. Farmers, under the banner of the BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) and another farmer outfit, took out a rally from Sector 34 to Matka Chowk. Many roads witnessed bottlenecks due to the rally, with some commuters claiming they had to wait for long in the afternoon to pick up their children from schools. Long queues of vehicles were seen on some
ANKARA, Turkey, July 10, 2026 (AP) — Western leaders came to Turkey to discuss security in an increasingly perilous world. They each left with a revolver and six rounds. The unconventional gift from the host of this week’s NATO summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was meant to showcase his country’s growing defense industry. But it left officials across the alliance scratching their heads. Some were forced to leave their gifts behind due to gun laws in their countries, while others donated theirs to museums. “It struck me that my gift of maple syrup kind of undermatched,” Canadian Prime Minister
July 10 (Reuters) – Indian police said on Friday they had arrested dozens of people for violence and vandalism during protests this week over the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in an eastern state. Police said one innocent person had been lynched by angry crowds. Protesters had blocked roads and torched vehicles since the girl’s body was found in a pond on Sunday, a day after she went missing, in Baruipur city of West Bengal state about 30 km (20 miles) from Kolkata. “We have arrested 35 people for violence and vandalism so far … others involved are
