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India-US trade deal to accelerate capital formation: SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta PandeyInternational Relations Did IndiGo abuse its market dominance? CCI orders probe into December’s mass flight cancellationsEconomics With seven new corridors, India will be 100% atmanirbhar in making Bullet trains, says Union Minister for Railways Ashwini VaishnawEconomics Up in arms against India-US deal, farmer bodies flag agri concerns, seek fine printEconomics Supreme Court ruling on menstrual hygiene invites a broader reckoning with gender and dignityPolity & Governance Rupee, GDP growth, interest rates: What the US trade deal means for India’s economic outlookEconomics RBI’s Monetary Policy: Why the MPC is likely to maintain status quoEconomics Budget gives Rs 20,000 crore: Why India needs carbon capture solutions, challenges it facesEnvironment & Ecology EU-India Free Trade Agreement | Caviar with caveatsInternational Relations ​End in sight: On the U.S.-India trade deal, America’s tariffsInternational Relations President’s rule revoked in Manipur after a year, new CM to be sworn in todayPolity & Governance There is no case for scrapping MPLADS fundsPolity & Governance August 29-30, 2020: Inside details of how Indian Army surprised China at Rechin La & PLA ‘blinked first’Internal Security India made long push with Trump behind scenes to clinch US dealInternational Relations HAL out, Indian private firm to make Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft fighter, all eyes on lowest bidderInternal Security President's rule revoked in Manipur, Khemchand to be sworn in as new CM at 6 pm todayPolity & Governance

India–US trade deal announced | Uncertainty over for global capital, China+1 strategy back in game: CEAInternational Relations Cash transfers now take 20% of state subsidies — 16th finance panel sounds alarm, seeks exit clausesPolity & Governance From calling India ‘tariff king’ to 25% extra duty for Russian oil, Trump finally fixed the tariff at 18%, one of the lowestInternational Relations FC bats for discom privatisation, debt clean-up via SPVsPolity & Governance Jumping hurdles: How India managed to diversify exports in the face of US tariffsEconomics US agriculture secretary signals more exports to India, fuelling import concernsEconomics US trade deal: Farmers secure, agriculture and dairy interests protected, says Piyush GoyalEconomics Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: Indian Railways achieves second mountain tunnel breakthrough in PalgharEconomics India ‘commits’ to $100 bn/year US imports for 5 years; energy, aircraft parts, tech to dominateInternational Relations Decode Politics: RTI journey — From ‘dawn of a new era’ to fears of ‘tool for idle curiosity’Polity & Governance Decode Politics: How and why Manipur finally moved back towards an elected govtPolity & Governance Finance Commission strikes a balance – addresses southern states’ concerns, and equityPolity & Governance India-US agree on a big deal, it marks a welcome shift to freer trade, a domestic reform agenda awaitsInternational Relations Expert Explains: What 2026 Delhi Declaration tells about India’s approach to the Middle EastInternational Relations India-US trade deal: How Indian exports diversified in the face of US tariffs, which sectors struggledEconomics India’s rocky road to trade deal with US: The flip-flops, political pitfallsInternational Relations India-US trade deal may have a $100-bn opportunity for India’s electronics exports. Here’s whyEconomics How does the trade deal with the US affect India’s macroeconomic outlook?Economics US farm exports to India have been surging even with no trade dealEconomics A cautious nudge: On the 16th Finance Commission’s recommendationsPolity & Governance A full stop: On the top court, the right to menstrual health and hygienePolity & Governance Hope and uncertainty as India and US strike long-delayed trade dealInternational Relations Adani Defence teams up with Italy’s Leonardo to tap India’s mega helicopter marketInternal Security Hillock butchered, HC tears into Haryana govt for ‘environmental plunder’ at Charkhi Dadri mineEnvironment & Ecology When Shanti means nuclear energyScience & Technology Defence budget through the years: Big leap for 2026-27, but what numbers since 1999 revealInternal Security

Corridor to future: High-speed rail, freight, one for rare earthsEconomics Budget rationalises tax penalty, prosecution framework for individuals; foreign asset disclosure scheme announcedEconomics Union Budget 2026-27: Manufacturing gets big boost as govt slashes customs dutiesEconomics Gadget charge: Outlay doubled to Rs 40,000 crore for electronic componentsEconomics Union Budget: Rs 10,000-crore SME Growth Fund, reform to boost liquidity for MSMEsEconomics Relief for students pursuing education abroad: Overseas spending eased, TCS down to 2%Economics Budget 2026 | AI impact on jobs and services: Panel to look at the road aheadScience & Technology Union Budget: Rs 10K crore for container scheme amid shortage, dependencyEconomics Union Budget 2026-27: To cut China reliance, support for rare earths, critical mineralsEconomics IT boost: Budget offers tax certainty with safe harbour reformsEconomics US lowers tariffs on India to 18% from 50% under trade deal; rates better than Vietnam, Bangladesh & PakistanInternational Relations Oil a deal clincher? Trump says India will stop buying Russian crude, will buy more from US, even VenezuelaInternational Relations Growth remains priority, looking at more PSU divestment: FM SitharamanEconomics What Gen Naravane’s memoir says about 2020 Ladakh face-off with China: ‘I had been handed a hot potato’Internal Security Trump tariff shadow: Budget addresses US demands, backs vulnerable sectorsEconomics ExplainSpeaking: Making sense of the Budget, and what it means for the economyEconomics Explained: Proposal to ban non-Hindus from entering Char Dham, amid questions of legalityPolity & Governance Expert Explains: How Budget 2026 shifts from revenue collection to ‘institutional maturity’Economics Budget proposes to develop 15 archaeological sites: Check out the list and what it entailsArt & Culture India-US trade deal: How Trump influenced India’s trade policy in the run-up to the pactInternational Relations India–US trade deal reaffirms what had started looking hazy: India’s role as US ally & China counterInternational Relations What the new fiscal rule means for growth and spendingEconomics Pushing welfare towards the StatesPolity & Governance More boots, bigger budget: Agnipath outlay jumps 58%, Army’s share the largestInternal Security CDS Gen Chauhan in Armenia, focus on deeper defence ties including new dealsInternational Relations