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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicAmerican debt

Topic: American debt

US debt ceiling troubles could tarnish dollar’s image as safe currency, impact emerging economies

Central banks have been turning away from dollar, shifting to gold. Stalemate on debt ceiling in US could push countries like Japan, China to use their own currencies for foreign trade.

Trump’s Iran warning, and three children euthanised in Belgium

Facebook requested to change rules for journalists, and a barber flies 11,000 km for high-profile client's haircut.

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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.