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Gems, jewellery exports fall 9% in April
India's gems and jewellery exports declined by 9.07% at $2,226.45 million (₹20,825.01 crore) in April following the West Asia conflict, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council said.
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May 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
Testing times for social amity
Madhya Pradesh court verdict will influence other disputes involving places of worship
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May 18, 2026
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Why India and the Global South need open-source AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology that is adaptable for many purposes, fed with human linguistic and other behavioural data that is scraped from the immense datasphere existing in the web.
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May 18, 2026
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Persevering through times of war, scarcity
‘Freedom can never be taken for granted. It always requires awareness, strength and austerity. I invite all of you to whatever religion or party or group you may belong to as comrades in this great struggle that has been forced upon us. I have full faith in our people and in the cause and in the future of our country,’ Prime Minister (PM) Jawaharlal Nehru said in a speech broadcast by All India Radio on October 22, 1962.
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May 18, 2026
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Big power diplomacy on display in Beijing
Trump's China visit has been hailed in both capitals. Behind the bonhomie, readouts reveal two nations pursuing parallel paths for dominance
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May 18, 2026
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Centre mulls FASTags for toll-exempt vehicles
The Centre is developing a separate category of FASTags for toll-exempt vehicles as part of its nationwide rollout of barrier-free highway tolling under the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) regime, according to two people aware of the matter.
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May 18, 2026
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4 of Indian-origin held in kidnapping, extortion case
Canadian police arrested four Indian-origin persons from Calgary, Alberta, and are looking for a fifth in connection with a kidnapping incident related to extortion, Calgary police service (CPS) on Friday said.
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May 17, 2026
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Cockroaches remark directed at fake degree holders, CJI clarifies
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday maintained that his oral observations a day earlier, referring to some people as “cockroaches” and “parasites”, were not directed at the youth of the country but at individuals who had entered professions such as law and media using “fake and bogus degrees”.
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May 17, 2026
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culture Root awakening
There are some deep, deep prejudices hidden in everyday words that we still casually use. Amid an effort to weed out some of these, researchers are spotlighting their troubling origins. Can you spot the problems, to begin with, with the four terms below?
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May 17, 2026
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Making the Capital's EV policy women-friendly
With the Prime Minister calling for reducing fuel usage to offset the impact of the war in West Asia, this might be an opportune moment to look at alternatives with a focus on women.
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May 17, 2026
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Israel kills chief of Hamas armed wing
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing, one of the last surviving architects of the October 7, 2023, attacks that triggered the war in Gaza, the Israeli military said Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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Warrior, rebel, north star
BR Ambedkar's sweeping, searing Annihilation of Caste — his manifesto, enclosing all that he wished for, for his people and his country — turns 90 this month. It is many things: a compass orienting the reader, a mirror held up to a nation, a love letter to reason. See how it was born (from a speech he wasn’t allowed to deliver); how it defined for him the path he would follow for the rest of his life; and how far short we have fallen of the dreams he had for the new India
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May 17, 2026
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Iran to announce Hormuz mechanism, collect fees
Iran has prepared a mechanism to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route that will be unveiled soon, the head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee Ebrahim Azizi said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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How far have we come?
{ ECONOMICS OF EXCLUSION } POLITICS, PROSPERITY, LOVE
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May 17, 2026
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Nation and its largest religious minority
Are we witnessing the steady marginalisation of Indian Muslims?
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May 17, 2026
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Feat accompli
This is an era of athletes tearing through records. What's next, in a world where the word impossible is fast losing meaning?
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May 17, 2026
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US, Nigeria claim killing of IS 2nd-in-command
A senior Islamic State group leader, described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in the west African country, the two countries’ presidents said.
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May 17, 2026
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PUTIN TO VISIT CHINA MAY 19-20, DAYS AFTER TRUMP TRIP
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of US President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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New Delhi to Oslo, building a new strategic partnership
We live in an unpredictable world. But unpredictability is not the same as powerlessness.
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May 16, 2026
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Xi gives Trump rare tour of garden at the heart of Chinese govt
After talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran, Chinese President Xi Jinping showed off the centuries-old trees in Beijing's walled-off Zhongnanhai compound, where he strolled with US President Donald Trump in the concluding hours of their summit.
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May 16, 2026
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The untold story & unsung heroes of Indian liberalism
Nineteenth century intellectuals such as Narayan Mahadev Parmanand point to a forgotten tradition of liberalism in India, which measured progress by the well-being of individuals rather than groups
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May 16, 2026
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A zest for life
An Accidental Lawyer, the autobiography of former Attorney General KK Venugopal, provides insights into an array of events that shaped contemporary India
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May 16, 2026
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OLA ELECTRIC TO INVEST $208 MN IN EV, CELL TECH UNIT
Ola Electric will invest $208.5 million in its core vehicle and cell units as the EV bike and scooter maker aims to step up cost cuts and localize manufacturing to achieve profitability amid rising competition.
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May 16, 2026
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Eww, that's TMI
The bots are on, listening and talking to each other. With AI in the mix, they know more about you than ever. Why are you not terrified yet?
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May 16, 2026
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US planning to indict Raul Castro over 1996 downing of two planes
The United States plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, a US Department of Justice official said late on Thursday.
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May 16, 2026
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Staring into devoid
In Himmat Shah’s work, he seeks the same thing: To know if art can ever be separated from the artwork
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May 16, 2026
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The creator of a shared visual imagination
On April 1, 2026, a Raja Ravi Varma painting made national headlines when it sold for a staggering ₹167 crore after an intense bidding war at auction.
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May 16, 2026
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‘Tibetans refer to lakes, rivers as mothers, fathers’
On her novel set in colonial times that features Indian spies in Tibet, and an Englishwomen intent on reaching Lhasa
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May 16, 2026
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Scammed by the ham
Ham has wowed Ancient Rome, flavoured Chinese cuisine and is an expensive delicacy in Spain. So why is India stuck eating wet cardboard?
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Jaipur
Final exam: Stay alive
These fictional schools totally didn’t care about student safety. The real horror? Not one parent pulled their kid out
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