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How will West Asia crisis impact Budget 2026? India can’t repeat Covid mistakes

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has admitted the enormity of the challenges arising out of the conflict in West Asia, but has said the government has resources to provide targeted support.

Kejriwal’s Covid rent promise not legally enforceable, rules Delhi HC. ‘Political promises not law’

Overturning a 2021 order, the Delhi High Court said Arvind Kejriwal’s rent relief promise to migrants when he was chief minister was not backed by law, so it cannot be enforced.

New Covid variant ‘Cicada’ in 23 countries. Should you be worried & what’s behind the name

New Delhi: A new Covid variant called BA.3.2, colloquially dubbed ‘Cicada’, has been detected in samples of at least 23 countries. The variant has...

Office lift usage in London rose by 11%, says study. Paris in second spot

According to KONE, London’s workers are heading back to the office faster than before. It monitored more than one billion lift journeys in 10 cities across seven countries.

Death & the Covid vaccine: Why SC has directed govt to frame a ‘no-fault’ compensation scheme

SC was hearing pleas by grieving families who claimed their loved ones died due to adverse events linked to Covid vaccination. Govt denied direct link between vaccines & deaths.

Overruling HC, SC backs insurance claim for ‘requisitioned’ doctor who died during pandemic

Overruling Bombay High Court, Supreme Court said pandemic realities made formal appointment letters impractical, not needed to prove that a doctor was requisitioned during COVID-19.

Lockdown-like curbs can drastically reduce air pollution in Delhi, says study

A new study highlights that the problems are primarily due to delays in implementation, not to gaps in scientific understanding or policy design.

Indians turned to ancestral ingredients during Covid—a country revisiting its food map

The story of millets, makhana, and mahua is one of agricultural revival and of communities and policy-makers working together.

Goa’s digital nomads get a reality check—working from paradise needs more than just good vibes

Remote workers who arrived in Goa after 2020 are now leaving their sunshine dreams behind. They are questioning whether the infrastructure ever existed to sustain them in the first place.

Millions are still living with this Covid symptom & Japanese hot springs hold key to early life’s secrets

New Delhi: A study led by the National Institute of Health and published in JAMA Network on 25 September has revealed that many people...

On Camera

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.