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Five candidates file for Karnataka's West Graduates' Council seat, with both camps in the fray

4 sourcesThe Hindu — Congress nominee Limbikai files nomination after procession; student leader Kanthakumar too in frayKarnatakaLegislative CouncilGraduates constituency

Light, and the switch that opened a field: Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

4 sourcesNobel Prize Committee, Karolinska Institutet — press release, 2026 prize in Physiology or MedicineNobel PrizeOptogeneticsNeuroscience

Afghan embroiderers on the Paris runway, and Valentino in corset tops

2 sourcesReuters — Gabriela Hearst shows Afghan designs at Paris fashion showFashionParis Fashion WeekAfghanistan

Norway wants AI glasses kept out of some public places. Here is why, and how far the idea goes

3 sourcesReuters — Norway to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in some public placesNorwayAI wearablesRegulation

The AI buildout is now a financing question. Deutsche Telekom's numbers show how the maths is being argued

2 sourcesReuters — Deutsche Telekom sees $25 billion savings from AI automation by 2030Artificial intelligenceCapital expenditureData centres

India and the US have hit a 'plateau' in trade talks, says Sitharaman

4 sourcesReuters — India, US have reached plateau in trade talks, Indian finance minister saysTradeUnited StatesDiplomacy

Yemeni government forces seize a district by Bab el-Mandeb, military sources say

4 sourcesReuters — Yemeni government forces seize district by Bab el-Mandeb, military sources sayYemenBab el-MandebRed Sea

Big oil asks the US Supreme Court to throw out climate suits. Here is what the request is, and why it matters

2 sourcesReuters — US Supreme Court kicks off term with bid by big oil to toss climate suitsClimate litigationSupreme CourtFossil Fuels

Nepal ends flood search and rescue, and turns to draining the glacial lakes that caused it

3 sourcesReuters — Nepal ends search, rescue after flood; focuses on rehabilitationNepalFloodsGlacial lakes

Jio Platforms is heading to the market. What a $3.8bn listing actually means

4 sourcesReuters — Ambani's Jio Platforms plans to launch IPO on October 21, sources sayJio PlatformsIPOTelecom

Foxconn's quarterly revenue jumps 47% as AI demand keeps the lines full

3 sourcesReuters — Foxconn third-quarter revenue jumps 47%; beats market forecastFoxconnSemiconductorsAI infrastructure

The rupee is being held near record lows by the central bank. That is a policy, and it has a cost

2 sourcesReuters — India's rupee seen stuck near record lows as capital outflows blunt RBI supportRupeeForeign exchangeRBI

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until its conditions are met

2 sourcesReuters — Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are metIranStrait of HormuzOil

Protests demanding the removal of India's election chief escalate, with more than 100 detained

4 sourcesReuters — Protests demanding Indian election chief resigns escalateElection Commission of IndiaProtestsInstitutional politics

Schneider Electric is buying US software group PTC in its biggest deal ever

4 sourcesReuters — France's Schneider Electric nears $20bn+ deal to buy US software group PTC, FT reportsSchneider ElectricPTCM&A

India beat Pakistan by 19 runs to take the Asian Games cricket title

4 sourcesReuters — India retain Asian Games cricket title; Kim lands golf gold, military reprieveCricketAsian GamesIndia

Half of Europe faced very strong heat stress this summer, and the glaciers are paying for it

3 sourcesReuters — Half of Europe faced very strong heat stress this summer, EU scientists sayEuropeHeatGlaciers

A ball-bearing firm brought Greta Garbo back with AI. The debate says more about the adverts you now watch

4 sourcesReuters — Swedish ball-bearing ad revives Greta Garbo with US, Chinese AIAdvertisingArtificial intelligenceGreta Garbo

Former finance secretary says India's headline growth rate is 'greatly distorted'. Here is what the dispute rests on

3 sourcesThe Hindu — Business & EconomyGDPMonetary PolicyOpposition

Why India's growth number is being argued about: the base year problem, explained

4 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaGDPNational Statistics Officebase year

Global Fintech Fest opens in Mumbai with agentic AI, tokenisation and quantum on the agenda

2 sourcesPrime Minister of India — PMINDIAFintechMumbaiGlobal Fintech Fest

The 11.9% investment print is the number to argue about, and it cuts both ways

3 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaInvestmentGFCFCapital formation

GDP, GVA and the deflator: how to read an Indian quarterly growth release without getting it wrong

3 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaGDPGVADeflator

India's economy grew 7.8% in the April-June quarter, above the poll and below the last quarter

3 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaGDPNational Statistics OfficeQuarterly estimates

Congress has moved from calling the Subhash Chandra payout a haircut to calling it unremarkable

3 sourcesThe HinduCongressNCLTSubhash Chandra

How a war risk premium, a mine and a hull inspection end up in the price of everything you buy

3 sourcesCNBCMarine insuranceWar riskShipping

The Strait of Hormuz has been cleared of mines, the United States says

4 sourcesAxiosStrait of HormuzNaval minesIran

NCLT clears a repayment plan of about ₹6.5 crore against ₹22,007 crore of admitted claims

3 sourcesMintNCLTInsolvencySubhash Chandra

Students broke through barricades in Patna and marched on the Raj Bhavan

5 sourcesThe HinduBiharPatnaRaj Bhavan

Working out what the Strait of Hormuz costs India, using the datasets rather than the estimates

4 sourcesCongressional Research ServiceIndiaCrude importsStrait of Hormuz

IN-SPACe's chairman says ISRO will stop making launch vehicles and hand the technology over

3 sourcesMSNISROIN-SPACeSpace policy

UKMTO reports another vessel struck in the Strait of Hormuz, and the file stays unattributed

3 sourcesAl JazeeraUKMTOStrait of HormuzTanker

Bihar issues its TRE-4 teacher notification for 32,388 posts, and the protests are not over

3 sourcesThe New Indian ExpressBiharBPSCTeacher recruitment

UAE air defence detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, Gulf News reports

3 sourcesGulf NewsUnited Arab EmiratesIranMissile defence

Commercial flights start at Bhogapuram, and Bengaluru is the route that has to work

3 sourcesAir IndiaAviationBengaluruAndhra Pradesh

Parliament has cleared the exam paper leak bill. The exam calendar is the reason students are still marching

3 sourcesNews18ParliamentExaminationsEducation

The fuel queues are a distribution failure, and calling that a shortage is how a bad month becomes a bad year

2 sourcesNDTVFuel pricesLogisticsStrait of Hormuz

A dry bulk vessel was struck near the Strait of Hormuz and the crew abandoned ship

3 sourcesReutersStrait of HormuzDry bulkMaritime safety

Delhi court acquits Brij Bhushan Singh and Vinod Tomar in the case filed by six women wrestlers

2 sourcesBBC NewsWrestling Federation of IndiaCourtsAthletes

A Qatar-linked LNG tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, and the waterway's risk premium did not soften

4 sourcesBloomberg, carried by Arab Times OnlineStrait of HormuzLNGShipping

Bhogapuram airport opens on the Visakhapatnam coast, and Andhra Pradesh has its second international terminal

3 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaAviationAndhra PradeshInfrastructure

Delhi's wettest July in years produced its worst air quality in seven

2 sourcesMoneycontrolair qualityAQICREA

CWMA upholds the Cauvery release order, and the protests have already begun

3 sourcesThe New Indian ExpressCauveryCWMACWRC

India has put steel into its carbon market. The targets make it cheap to stay dirty

4 sourcesDown To EarthCCTSiron and steelcarbon market

Lok Sabha takes up the paper-leak bill, then adjourns without discussing it

3 sourcesThe HinduParliamentPublic Examinations BillLok Sabha

War-risk cover on Gulf shipping has repriced fivefold, and the treaty is still live

3 sourcesHellenic Shipping NewsshippingStrait of Hormuzwar risk insurance

Four fossil leaves from Assam push the kevda family's record back 24 million years

2 sourcesThe Times of IndiapalaeobotanyAssamPandanaceae

Flooding kills at least 82 across India, Pakistan and Afghanistan in one week

2 sourcesReutersmonsoonfloodsAssam

Indian pilots are asking for Gulf flights to be suspended. Here is the reasoning

2 sourcesBusiness Todayaviation safetyGulfALPA India

Bengaluru's Green Line runs in a short loop for 45 minutes after a power breakdown

2 sourcesDeccan ChronicleNamma MetroGreen LineBMRCL

Mirabai Chanu to carry India's flag at Glasgow, Lovlina Borgohain the baton

3 sourcesANICommonwealth GamesMirabai ChanuLovlina Borgohain

TCS opens an NVIDIA-backed industrial AI lab on its Bengaluru campus

2 sourcesThe HinduTCSNVIDIABengaluru

P. Manickavasagam, who wrote as Poomani, dies at 79

3 sourcesThe HinduTamil literatureSahitya Akademiobituary

Retail inflation reaches 4.38% in June, the first breach above target on the new series

2 sourcesRediffCPIinflationNSO

Two states have now written data centre policies. Here is what they are actually buying

2 sourcesThe Hindudata centresAI infrastructurestate policy

TCS lifts profit on AI-led work, but wage hikes squeeze the margin

3 sourcesNews18TCSQ1 resultsIT services

Gold and silver have fallen hard. What the long history of corrections actually shows

2 sourcesZee Newsgoldsilverbullion

MeitY says the time may be right for a dedicated AI law

2 sourcesANIMeitYAI regulationIT Rules

IMD forecasts a below-normal July after one of the driest Junes on record

2 sourcesBusiness StandardIMDmonsoonrainfall

Special Intensive Revision 2026: what the nationwide roll revision is actually doing

3 sourcesThe Indian Expresselectoral rollsElection CommissionSIR

The bird that is said to forecast the rains, and the forests that light up when they arrive

2 sourcesThe Indian ExpressmonsoonChatakfireflies

Hormuz is open again. The oil market it shut has not reclosed cleanly.

2 sourcesThe Indian ExpressStrait of HormuzoilIndia

US and Iran agree a framework to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

3 sourcesThe Indian ExpressIranUnited StatesStrait of Hormuz

Frozen assets, the Strait of Hormuz and a new nuclear round: inside the reported US-Iran draft

2 sourcesThe Indian ExpressIranUnited Statessanctions

All 20 Indian crew rescued after a US strike on the tanker MT Jalveer off Oman

2 sourcesThe Indian ExpressIndian seafarersStrait of HormuzOman

All four Karnataka Rajya Sabha candidates elected unopposed, including Mallikarjun Kharge

2 sourcesThe Indian ExpressRajya SabhaKarnatakaCongress

BJP asks the Governor to probe the Bengaluru solid-waste tender awarded for 30 years

2 sourcesThe Indian ExpressBengaluruGreater Bengaluru Authoritysolid waste

A non-cooperation directive, a court challenge and a defence from Kangana Ranaut

2 sourcesThe Indian ExpressfilmRanveer SinghFWICE

NASA names the Artemis 3 crew — and the mission will not set foot on the Moon

2 sourcesThe Indian ExpressNASAArtemisOrion

Apple's WWDC 2026 was an AI keynote with no new hardware: what actually shipped

4 sourcesThe Indian ExpressAppleWWDCSiri

India beat Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs, their biggest ever Test win

3 sourcesThe Indian ExpresscricketIndiaAfghanistan

RBI holds the repo rate at 5.25% and cuts its FY27 growth forecast to 6.6%

3 sourcesReserve Bank of IndiaReserve Bank of Indiarepo ratemonetary policy

India's full-year GDP growth for FY26 revised up to 7.7%, with the March quarter at 7.8%

4 sourcesFortune IndiaGDPNSOnational accounts

A late monsoon, a downgraded forecast and an El Nino advisory: what June's rainfall numbers mean

4 sourcesDown To EarthmonsoonIMDEl Nino

D K Shivakumar sworn in as Karnataka chief minister with a 13-member cabinet

4 sourcesThe Indian ExpressKarnatakaD K ShivakumarSiddaramaiah

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's second straight IPL title, and what the 2026 final actually showed

3 sourcesThe Indian ExpressIPLRoyal Challengers BengaluruGujarat Titans

The IPL final ended the way Bengaluru's season finally allowed it to

5 sourcesIndian Express — CricketIPLcricketRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

Supreme Court upholds the SIR, then tells the EC to report every deletion

5 sourcesIndian Express — ExplainedSupreme CourtElection CommissionSIR

Israel seizes Beaufort Castle in its deepest Lebanon incursion in 26 years

2 sourcesIndian Express — WorldIsraelLebanonBeaufort Castle

The 3F squeeze: fuel, fertiliser and the foreign exchange to buy both

7 sourcesIndian Express — Businessfuel pricesfertiliser importsforex reserves

NEET-UG 2026 was cancelled. Here is what three weeks of reporting established

8 sourcesIndian Express — EducationNEET UGNTApaper leak

The monsoon forecast fell to 90%. Here is what that number actually controls

4 sourcesDeccan Herald — IndiaIMDmonsoonrainfall

Siddaramaiah resigns; D K Shivakumar emerges as front-runner

3 sourcesDeccan Herald — KarnatakaKarnatakachief ministerD K Shivakumar

The US-Iran talks: what reopening Hormuz actually involves

4 sourcesIndian Express — WorldStrait of HormuzUS Iran talksceasefire

Karuppu ends the Tamil film industry's nine-month drought

5 sourcesIndian Express — EntertainmentTamil cinemaKaruppuSuriya

May's heat arrived on schedule, and the grid said exactly how hot it was

5 sourcesDeccan Herald — IndiaIMDheatwavepower demand

The Blue Line could run on sunlight. BMRCL says not without new rules

2 sourcesDeccan Herald — BengaluruNamma MetroBengalurusolar power

Bengaluru's ward elections get a date: deadline extended to August 31

2 sourcesDeccan Herald — KarnatakaBBMPward electionsSupreme Court

Petrol and diesel go up by ₹3 a litre, and the losses are only partly covered

8 sourcesIndian Express — ExplainedpetroldieselOMC losses

Karnataka withdraws its 2022 order barring hijab in classrooms

3 sourcesDeccan Herald — KarnatakaKarnatakahijabschools

1.24 lakh deaths a year, one pollutant, one lever: what the SO2 study means

3 sourcesIndian Express — Delhiair pollutionsulphur dioxidecoal power

Five states, three new governments, and one question nobody has answered

6 sourcesDeccan Herald — Electionsassembly electionsWest BengalTamil Nadu

Bengaluru East Taluka is pulling 378% of what its aquifer can sustainably replace

4 sourcesThe Hindu — editorialBengaluruGroundwaterBWSSB

Viktor Orbán conceded in Hungary. A 45-year-old took 138 of 199 seats in an election about Europe

4 sourcesThe GuardianHungaryEuropean UnionPeter Magyar

The women's reservation package is voted down 298 to 230. The arithmetic explains the result

4 sourcesThe HinduLok SabhaConstitution 131st Amendment BillWomen's reservation

Chandrayaan-4 changed its rocket mid-development. Here is what that means for the sample return

2 sourcesIndia Today — ScienceChandrayaan-4LVM3Semi-cryogenic engine

March inflation was 3.40%. For a household, the relief is narrower than the headline

3 sourcesMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — CPI press release, March 2026CPIRetail inflationFood inflation

Crude fell about 16% in a day when a two-week US-Iran pause put the Strait of Hormuz back on the board

4 sourcesThe GuardianBrent crudeStrait of HormuzUS-Iran ceasefire

RBI holds the repo rate at 5.25% and keeps a neutral stance, citing a supply shock

3 sourcesReserve Bank of India — Monetary Policy Statement, 2026-27 ResolutionReserve Bank of IndiaMonetary Policy CommitteeRepo rate

Census 2027 begins with two firsts: digital capture, and the option to count yourself

4 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaCensus 2027House listingSelf enumeration

Oracle's restructuring removes more than 12,000 jobs in India as sector growth slows to 5-6 per cent

3 sourcesIndia TV NewsOracleIT layoffsIndian IT sector

The Income-tax Act, 2025 comes into force. What actually changes from April 1

4 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaIncome taxIncome-tax Act 2025CBDT

March's 10% fall was an oil story before it was a sentiment story

2 sourcesThe Financial ExpressSensexNiftyoil prices

The IPL opened in Bengaluru, with eleven seats left deliberately empty

3 sourcesNewsonairIPLRCBSunrisers Hyderabad

Nepal's March vote produced a single-party majority, and a first since 1999

2 sourcesWikipedia — 2026 Nepalese general electionNepalelectionRSP

The FCRA amendment bill, explained: the clause about assets is the one to watch

2 sourcesNewsonairFCRAParliamentforeign funding

A record opening, and a sequel that cleared its predecessor inside a week

4 sourcesRediffDhurandharbox officeRanveer Singh

Five assemblies, one schedule: the Commission sets the March calendar

2 sourcesElection Commission of IndiaElection Commission of Indiaassembly electionsWest Bengal

ISRO fires the CE-20 at sea level, the long wait for LVM3 steps closer

2 sourcesIndian Space Research OrganisationISROLVM3CE-20

A new index, the same inflation: how to read India's CPI after the rebasing

3 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaCPIbase yearNational Statistical Office

Inflation printed 3.21% in February, the first reading on the rebased index

3 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiainflationCPINational Statistical Office

An early heat spell, a standing wheat crop and no rain since November

2 sourcesThe Hindustan TimeswheatIMDrabi

ISM 2.0, explained: the component scheme, the data-centre promise and what is still missing

2 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaISM 2.0semiconductorsdata centres

After the tariff ruling, Washington's 150-day clock is running on India's trade

3 sourcesOffice of the United States Trade RepresentativetariffsSupreme CourtSection 122

IMD expects above-normal heatwave days through May, after a dry February

2 sourcesThe Hindustan TimesIMDheatwaveMarch 2026

Strikes on Iran push oil towards $70 and reopen the Hormuz question

4 sourcesReutersIranoilStrait of Hormuz

India rebases GDP to 2022-23: the growth rate barely moves, the level falls

3 sourcesMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — press note on the new GDP seriesGDPMoSPIbase year

The Supreme Court removed the statute, not the tariffs

3 sourcesSCOTUSblogSupreme CourtIEEPAtariffs

Ram Baboo and Manju Rani win the 42km race walk added to the Indian Open

3 sourcesThe Statesmanathleticsrace walkingRam Baboo

AI Impact Summit ends with the New Delhi Declaration, backed by 88 nations

4 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaAI Impact Summitartificial intelligenceNew Delhi Declaration

Anthropic opens its Bengaluru office with an India plan built around ten languages

2 sourcesAnthropicBengaluruAnthropicartificial intelligence

India and the US cut reciprocal tariffs to 18% under a new trade framework

3 sourcesThe White House — Fact sheet on the United States and India trade announcementIndiaUnited Statestariffs

RBI holds the repo rate at 5.25%, with one member voting for a softer stance

2 sourcesThe Times of IndiaRBImonetary policyrepo rate

Centre to review tiger conservation policy at Alwar meet, looking back at five decades of decisions

2 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of Indiatiger conservationNTCAAlwar

RCB win the Women's Premier League final with a two-ball-margin record chase

2 sourcesOlympics.comWomen's Premier LeaguecricketRCB

What the Macroeconomic Framework Statement assumes: 7.4% real growth, and a 10% nominal number that does the real work

2 sourcesMacroeconomic Framework Statement 2026-27, Ministry of FinanceMacroeconomic Framework Statementfiscal policyGDP

Budget 2026-27: capex of ₹12.2 lakh crore and a 4.3% deficit target, from the new Parliament building

2 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaUnion Budgetfiscal policycapital expenditure

January's Indian box office, in six numbers

6 sourcesTV9 Englishbox officeDhurandharIkkis

The Hormuz risk premium is now a number in the oil price, and the number is small

7 sourcesReutersoilIranStrait of Hormuz

India and the EU closed a trade deal after nineteen years of talks. What it commits anyone to is the next part.

6 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaIndiaEuropean Unionfree trade agreement

Bengaluru's power cuts are back on the calendar, and BESCOM is calling them preventive

6 sourcesNews18BengaluruBESCOMpower cuts

Pax Silica: what joining a silicon coalition would and would not fix for India

5 sourcesMintPax Silicacritical mineralssemiconductors

The Governor read two lines, walked out, and left Article 176 on the floor of the House

7 sourcesThe HinduKarnatakaGovernorVidhana Soudha

India name ODI and T20I squads for Australia with two familiar faces back in

3 sourcesBoard of Control for Cricket in IndiacricketIndia womenAustralia

Delhi woke at 2.9 degrees in near-zero fog, with the air quality index at 356

6 sourcesIndia TodayDelhicold waveair quality

PSLV-C62 flew perfectly for eight minutes and then stopped following its path

6 sourcesIndian Space Research OrganisationISROPSLVEOS-N1

7.4% is the headline. The number the Budget will actually use is 8.0%

5 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaGDPNational Statistics Officebase year

Household gas cylinders held steady on New Year's Day while restaurants paid more

5 sourcesPress Information Bureau, Government of IndiaLPGcooking gasPetroleum ministry