In India, the internet’s promise of enlightened progress is being paradoxically hijacked to spread regressive thought. Digital platforms, especially WhatsApp and YouTube, have become powerful conduits for astrologers, religious demagogues, and mythologists to broadcast archaic and fundamentalist ideas.

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India’s foreign policy today stands at a ‘diamond crossing’. It is a place where roads do not force a single direction, where relationships remain flexible, and where choices are guided by interest rather than ideology. In a world shaken by uncertainty and shifting power centres, India has chosen not to lock itself into rigid alliances. Instead, it keeps its options open and moves carefully, dealing with different powers on different issues.

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The future of technology in India is guided by a simple but powerful idea: the democratisation of AI. Artificial Intelligence should not remain limited to a few companies, institutions, or countries. Instead, it must be developed and used in a way that benefits every citizen, supports public welfare and collective well-being. This vision of AI for Humanity places people at the centre of technological progress, ensuring that innovation serves society rather than the other way around.

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has issued a clarification addressing media reports on delays in the delivery of LCA Mk1A fighter jets, confirming that five aircraft are fully ready for delivery, while nine additional aircraft have already been built and are awaiting engine deliveries from GE.

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Donald Trump will never be remembered in history as a great general. But his name will be recorded among those who changed the grammar of war. He showed that guns are no longer essential for battle. No trenches, no battlefield, no smoke-filled skies. Just tariffs, tweets, threats, and spectacle.

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In recent years, medicines have increasingly moved beyond traditional chemical drugs to therapies that are developed using biology itself. This shift has brought biopharma to the forefront of modern healthcare. Biopharma, or biopharmaceuticals, refers to the part of the pharmaceutical industry that focuses on developing and manufacturing medicines using living biological systems, rather than relying solely on chemical synthesis.

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When the news of the trade deal with the United States broke, the market’s reaction was almost immediate. Textile exporters, long burdened by heavy tariffs, suddenly felt a wave of relief. Shares of Gokaldas Exports and KPR Mill surged, hitting upper circuits, as investors quickly realised the math—lower duties meant better margins, stronger competitiveness, and a clearer path to growth in the American market.

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India is taking decisive steps toward self-reliance in critical materials by establishing a domestic ecosystem for Rare Earth Permanent Magnets - high-performance magnets essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines, electronics, aerospace, and defence. To support this goal, the government approved a ₹7,280 crore scheme to develop 6,000 MTPA of integrated REPM manufacturing capacity in November 2025, covering the full value chain from rare-earth oxides to finished magnets.

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