As Centre revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention, a look at why Ladakh is seeking Sixth Schedule protections
The Union government hasrevoked the detention of activist Sonam Wangchukunder the National Security Act (NSA), nearly six months after his …
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Why the Competition Commission cleared BookMyShow of market dominance abuse charges
CCI BookMyShow antitrust case: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday (March 12) closed an antitrust case against Big …
How Maharashtra’s Dharma Swatantrya Bill seeks to curb unlawful religious conversions
The Maharashtra government on Friday introduced the Dharma Swatantrya or Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, in the Legislative Assembly to …
US attack on Kharg Island marks new escalation in war, could send oil prices soaring
Kharg Island — an eight-km-long coral island in the Persian Gulf around 50 km from the Iranian mainland — has …
The five big takeaways from the widening conflict
The war in West Asia completed two weeks on Friday (March 14). And it doesn’t look to be ending anytime …
Two wars, two similar timelines, two rules: How money and power shape sport’s response
Consider two separate sequences of events. February 20, 2022: The Beijing Winter Olympics conclude, and the turnaround period for the …
Why foreign investors are dumping Indian stocks, pushing rupee down
At a time of global market volatility, investors tend to cut down on the risks they are exposed to and …
Graphs, Data and Perspectives: How costly will the US
The United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, and initial estimates suggest a heavy running cost for this …
Russia is not fighting West Asia war, but is its real winner — thanks to crude windfall
This war has no winners, except maybe one that is not even fighting in it. As Iran effectively chokes off …
How a paramilitary force became one of Iran’s most powerful organisations
Iran’sIslamic Revolutionary Guards Corps(IRGC) recently said that its navy fired on the Liberian-flaggedExpress Romeand the Thai-flaggedMayuree Nareein the Strait of …
As oil prices soar, why US is considering pausing a century
To counter the impact of rising oil prices due to the Iran war, the administration of US President Donald Trump …
How Iran’s use of naval mines in Strait of Hormuz points to its asymmetric warfare against US
Highlighting the use of asymmetric warfare amidst the war waged by the US and Israel on Iran, American intelligence claimed …