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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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IT firms shift to fixed, outcome-based pricing as AI rises
India’s largest information technology (IT) services companies including Infosys Ltd and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp are getting more work contracts based on fixed prices and outcomes as the use of AI-driven automation tools increases.
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May 15, 2026
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West Bengal and the politics of memory
The ongoing post-mortem of the Bengal election results has brought out two key factors that played a decisive role— Hindu consolidation and anti-incumbency.
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May 15, 2026
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A small big win for democracy
Congress high command bows to public pressure to pick VD Satheesan as Kerala CM
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May 15, 2026
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UK health minister resigns, calls for Starmer's ouster
Labour's Wes Streeting resigned as health minister on Thursday to call for a leadership contest to oust Keir Starmer, accusing the British prime minister of overseeing political drift and forcing others to take the blame for his government's failings.
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May 15, 2026
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Walkability: Cornerstone of future-ready urbanism
Walking is the most universal form of mobility.
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May 15, 2026
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Singapore Airlines profit drops 57% in FY26 on Air India losses
Singapore Airlines Group on Thursday reported a 57.4% decline in net profit at SGD 1.184 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2026, mainly due to the absence of a prior-year one-off accounting gain related to the Vistara merger, and Air India losses.
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May 15, 2026
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Why India must curb gold buys, outward remittances
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent call for conserving foreign exchange reserves — through measures such as avoiding gold purchases, reducing fuel consumption by working from home and deferring foreign travel — came against the backdrop of the fragility marking the current global economic order.
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May 14, 2026
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The US must shed its Pakistan-China bifocals
US President Donald Trump’s visit to China during May 14-16 is the talk of strategic circles at the moment. This comes at a time when China’s “iron brother” Pakistan is playing mediator in the American war against Iran.
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May 14, 2026
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Mitigating pain from the war
Managing the economic fallout of the war calls for, among other things, clear communication to the market to assuage investor sentiment
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May 14, 2026
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TURKEY, QATAR MAY JOIN SAUDI DEFENCE PACT, SIGNALS PAK
Pakistan has indicated that Turkey and Qatar may join the nuclear-armed nation’s mutual defence cooperation pact with Saudi Arabia as the US-Iran war reshapes security alignment in the Middle East and South Asia.
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May 14, 2026
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Reading the tea leaves on the Xi-Trump meet
US President Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing on May 14 for a two-day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping—the first visit by a sitting US president in nearly a decade.
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May 13, 2026
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Hantavirus outbreak and the anxieties of our times
The outbreak calls for monitoring and coordinated response — not panic. It is also a reminder to continue investing in strong disease surveillance, laboratory capacity, and timely communication
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May 13, 2026
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An unacceptable breach of faith
For the second time in three years, NTA is embroiled in an NEET paper leak row. This calls for long-term reform
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May 13, 2026
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'Iran parked its planes at Pak airbases to escape US strikes’
Pakistan's role as amediator in the US-Iran conflict faced scrutiny on Tuesday after a report in CBS news citing US officials stated that Islamabad may be harbouring Iranian military aircraft, shielding them from US strikes during the US-Iran war.
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May 13, 2026
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India & Iran: Partners in an uncertain world
Relations between Iran and India are rooted in thousands of years of historical, cultural, and civilisational ties.
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May 13, 2026
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Under-fire Starmer vows to prove ‘doubters’ wrong
Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came out fighting on Monda vowing to prove his “doubter: wrong as he sought to quell a growing threat to his leadership following disastrous election results.
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