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With Houthi blockade on Saudi Arabia, Bab el-Mandeb returns to centre stage | ExplainedInternational Relations PM Modi, Amit Shah laud CRPF for wiping out NaxalismInternal Security Supreme Court: Insolvency shield is for firm, not promotersEconomics Ministry pushing RBI to open licences for more urban cooperative banks: Secretary Ashish Kumar BhutaniEconomics End to Parliament impasse in sight, Lok Sabha may take up bill on exam reforms todayPolity & Governance Anti-defection law: Supreme Court ready to hear plea for its interpretationPolity & Governance PoK votes amid violence; Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan, rules out talks except on PoKInternational Relations Finance Ministry imposes anti-dumping duty on low ash met cokeEconomics Lok Sabha deadlock may end tomorrow; MPs to discuss new anti-paper leak billPolity & Governance Madras High Court strikes down orders granting government jobs to the family members of Karur stampede victimsPolity & Governance Supreme Court flags 'enormous issues' with anti-defection law, issues notice on Kapil Sibal's pleaPolity & Governance Lok Sabha set to take up tougher anti-paper leak Bill todayPolity & Governance Tax dept puts out guidance note on crypto asset reporting aligned with OECD framework: What this meansEconomics Gig workers still await Ayushman Bharat cover; over 10.65 lakh registered on e-Shram portalSocial Issues Maldives joins Bangladesh in calling for SAARC revival, Muizzu offers to mediate India-Pak differencesInternational Relations Mekedatu: Centre cites SC order to say Karnataka need not take consent of riparian States to build structure across CauveryPolity & Governance Nairobi meetings 2026: Draft report indicates slow progress towards meeting biodiversity targetsEnvironment & Ecology Govt mulls PM Surya Ghar 2.0 with battery storage, shared rooftop solarScience & Technology Indian Railways developing Kavach 5.0 for Mumbai’s suburban network to enhance train safetyScience & Technology More time for Western Ghats panel as eco-sensitive area deadlock continuesEnvironment & Ecology At least 5 years in jail, Rs 50 lakh fine: New anti-paper leak law highlightsPolity & Governance India’s WTO fisheries agreement sparks concern among traditional fishermenEconomics Govt introduces Bill in Lok Sabha for stricter measures to check paper leaksPolity & Governance Centre introduces bill proposing up to 10 years’ jail, ₹10 crore fine for paper leaksPolity & Governance Indian textile exporters may lose competitiveness despite lower US tariff as rival countries get quota exemptions: ReportEconomics India allows use of ammonia in agriculture to cut import dependence in UreaEconomics Gujarat govt unveils shipbuilding policy; targets 50 lakh DWT capacity and ₹27,000-cr investmentsEconomics New US tariffs: India gets a relative advantage, but for how long?Economics Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on Kapil Sibal's plea on interpretation of anti-defection lawPolity & Governance Sarnath recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Site: Full list of India's sites, criteria for inclusionArt & Culture Public Examinations Amendment Bill 2026: What does the proposed anti-cheating law promise?Polity & Governance Delhi protest crackdown: SC says right to peaceful protest constitutionally protected, mulls framing guidelinesPolity & Governance Climate change could bring more air conditioning for the rich and shorter lives for the poor, report warnsEnvironment & Ecology Everyone agrees trade is a climate tool. Almost no one means the same thingEnvironment & Ecology Supreme Court junks review plea against verdict on loss of Scheduled Caste status upon religious conversionPolity & Governance Foreign capital inflows hit $32 billion as FCNR(B) deposits break 2013 recordEconomics RBI to hold rates through 2026 as growth risks outweigh inflation: Poll of economistsEconomics Govt introduces anti-paper leak Bill in Lok Sabha amid Opposition protestsPolity & Governance India begins to China-proof its infra push after the TBM shockEconomics CBDT issues guidance note on crypto reporting in line with OECD frameworkEconomics Parliament Monsoon Session 2026 Day 6 Live Updates: Centre to introduce Public Examinations Amendment Bill, Opposition calls meetPolity & Governance Can quantum computing make AI better at designing cancer vaccines? A scientist explainsScience & Technology NEET Protests: Govt to bring tougher new anti-paper leak bill in Parliament today. What's changed?Polity & Governance Public Examinations Amendment Bill aimed at curbing paper leaks to be tabled in Lok Sabha; MPs from BJP, TMC, TDP to speakPolity & Governance Why is China’s AI push gaining ground? | ExplainedScience & Technology "Public Examinations Amendment Bill must have no flaws": Opposition seeks scrutiny; BJP backs stringent penalties for paper leaksPolity & Governance Anti-paper leak bill, Supreme Court judges amendment on Parliament agendaPolity & Governance Trilateral critical mineral deals, wider air pact key to India-UAE ties ahead, says UAE MinisterInternational Relations

India’s first dengue vaccine arrives with a crucial safety caveatScience & Technology Eroding identities of Brahmaputra’s childrenPolity & Governance ‘Banned chemical’: CPCB red-flags new ‘green’ crackersEnvironment & Ecology Three Great Indian Bustard chicks placed in rewilding tunnel in JaisalmerEnvironment & Ecology RBI sees rupee as undervalued; FCNR(B) inflows cross $32 billionEconomics Iran halts ‘retaliatory strikes’ after lull in U.S. attacksInternational Relations Crypto exchanges to collect tax residency, ID details of users under new CBDT frameworkEconomics Global wheat rally revives India's export prospects as government allows 5 million tonnes of wheat exports after a four-year banEconomics From Chita Andolan to Jal Satyagrahas: Why the Ken-Betwa project has upset MP tribalsInternal Security PM Modi names Nandan Nilekani to lead overhaul of India’s exam systemPolity & Governance Kargil Vijay Diwas: Remembering how India conquered Kargil Heights by battling terrain and climateModern History Sarnath earns UNESCO World Heritage tag, takes India’s tally to 45Art & Culture India-US trade pact talks may gather pace only after Section 301 excess capacity findingsEconomics PM Modi announces task force for exam reforms, Nandan Nilekani to leadPolity & Governance Can the government take control of foreign-funded assets? FCRA Bill explainedPolity & Governance India says 45% of exports to US exempt from new 10% tariff; textile mechanism under discussionEconomics No talks with Pakistan except on PoK: Rajnath Singh on Kargil Vijay DiwasInternational Relations Disqualification proceedings: Edappadi Palaniswami, ex-AIADMK MLAs asked to appear before Speaker on July 30Polity & Governance Iran army says war to ‘expand further’ if U.S. attacks restartInternational Relations Indus Waters Treaty: A year on, India’s case for freezing it and what it plans nextInternational Relations West Asia war LIVE: U.S. naval blockade against Iran remains in 'full effect' even as the two sides pause airstrikesInternational Relations India and Australia must move decisively to build resilient energy supply chainsInternational Relations

Sarnath joins Unesco World Heritage listArt & Culture 28 years on tentative list, Sarnath now a UNESCO World Heritage SiteArt & Culture Bill proposes 3-month deadline for HCs to dispose of paper leak appealsPolity & Governance Why are there protests over the Ken-Betwa project?Environment & Ecology ONGC starts drilling first deepwater well in Mahanadi basin under Samudra Manthan missionEconomics More brick structures, important features unearthed at Keeladi archaeological site in Tamil NaduArt & Culture Why Tamil Nadu’s ruling TVK wants education back from Concurrent to State List amid NEET rowPolity & Governance Government proposes stricter anti-paper leak law, faster investigation and trialsPolity & Governance Sarnath's ancient Buddhist site now a world heritage site: UNESCOArt & Culture Beyond monoculture: How integrated farming is reviving Northeast India’s farmsEconomics Great Nicobar project ‘commercial, not strategic’, Ramesh tells Rajnath in fresh letterEnvironment & Ecology 45% of Indian exports to the U.S. will not face new 10% tariffs, Commerce Ministry saysEconomics India placed in lower tariff tier at 10% under US Section 301 measures on forced labour: GovtEconomics CAG report alleges irregularities in Bengal Amphan reliefPolity & Governance Are pellet guns legal for crowd control in India? | ExplainedInternal Security 45% of India’s exports to US out of 10% section 301 tariffs: GovtEconomics Great Nicobar project 'commercial enterprise', not strategic: Jairam Ramesh to Rajnath SinghEnvironment & Ecology ICMR hands over homegrown cervical pre-cancer treatment, vaccine technologies to pharma firmsScience & Technology Kerala’s Vizhinjam set to become latest gateway for India’s exports, importsGeography Nicobar project to safeguard Indo-Pacific interests, Rajnath tells CongressInternal Security Indian Railways expands Kavach 4.0 to 2,490 Route km on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routesScience & Technology India’s policy on urea | ExplainedEconomics Grain-based ethanol gains momentum: What it means for India’s blending programmeEconomics Adani airline plans: Why the Centre may ease airport-airline ownership rules | ExplainedEconomics New US Section 301 tariff puts Indian gems & jewellery exports under pressureEconomics Centre proposes Bill to strengthen anti-cheating law in bid to curb exam malpracticesPolity & Governance SIR process in Haryana: Nearly 1 in 3 Gurugram voters may vanish from electoral rollsPolity & Governance Trump's tariffs just went from 12.5% to 10%: Why did India get a breather and what it means?Economics What is the Public Examinations Amendment Bill? Govt proposes sweeping changes to anti-cheating lawPolity & Governance Trump’s Saudi Arabia nuclear gambit marks important shiftInternational Relations OpenAI vs ANI case: what it means for the future of informationScience & Technology Chhattisgarh govt. to table UCC Bill during Winter Session: CM SaiPolity & Governance Tigers to be introduced in Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on October 2Environment & Ecology