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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicGollum snakehead

Topic: Gollum snakehead

Snakehead fish species found in Kerala a living fossil, belongs to unique family, study says

The fish, named after a character from the 'Lord of the Rings' fantasy novel, dwell in dark groundwaters, and are known to be usually found in Africa and Asia.

Indian & British scientists find new fish species in Kerala, name it after Tolkien’s Gollum

The scientists have found a new species of snakehead, which they have named as the Gollum snakehead, from a single location in South India.

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India must allow citizens to invest beyond its borders. It’s risk management, not luxury

The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.

Saudi crude rerouted via Red Sea to India as Hormuz tensions rise; Russian imports surge

Around 6 million barrels of Saudi oil headed to Indian ports via the kingdom’s west coast, while Indian refiners ramp up Russian purchases amid a temporary US waiver.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.