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Science

India's Nighttime Heat Just Overtook Its Daytime Heat

Over the last century, India's afternoons warmed faster than its nights. Over the last decade, four independent data sources say that has flipped, and the flip is the one that matters more.

September 7, 2026

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Business

Every RBI Approval for LIC's Bank Stakes Tops Out at 9.99 Percent

RBI has cleared LIC to hold up to 9.99% of ICICI Bank, the same ceiling it has now set for four different banks since 2021. The bank keeps changing. The number never does.

September 6, 2026

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Geopolitics

ISRO Staff Are Pushing Back on the Privatisation They Must Execute

Nine ISRO employee unions are demanding written clarity on the privatisation roadmap they are expected to help execute. The budget of the agency meant to run it is shrinking too.

September 6, 2026

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Geopolitics

Delhi's Electoral Roll Lost 1.1 Million Names Before Anyone Was Watching

Delhi's rolls shed nearly 1.1 million names in the eighteen months before the SIR review published its first list. A second, much larger cut followed, and only one of the two came with a chance to object.

September 6, 2026

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Technology

A Phishing Campaign Hid Its Words But Not Its Servers

A phishing campaign hid its lure words from AI content filters using invisible Unicode characters, then gave itself away through oddly uniform sending infrastructure. India is now building its own AI-based fraud shield on a vastly larger network.

September 6, 2026

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Geopolitics

India Builds a Stealth Fighter Before It Can Build a Trainer

India is fast-tracking a fifth-generation stealth fighter while the simplest aircraft in its pilot pipeline, approved in 2011, still has not entered service. The bottleneck is not the exotic jet.

September 6, 2026

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