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The 'Spiral Campaign': Denmark’s forced contraception case of Inuit women | Explained

Thousands of Greenlandic Inuit women and girls were fitted with IUDs without their consent between the 1960s and 1990s, in a birth-control programme reportedly aimed at controlling the island’s population; decades later, Denmark has apologised and approved compensation for the historic wrong, while questions of accountability, colonialism and human rights violations remain unresolved

Why Big Tech is giving away open-weight AI models, and what it wants in return | Explained

Balasubramanyam C.P.

Conversion and reservation: What the Supreme Court ruled | Explained

Krishnadas Rajagopal

KIIFB, the Sudha Pillai Committee report and what it means for Keralam | Explained

New draft proposal, new districts: what the Centre’s moves mean for Ladakh | Explained

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The Mumbai Police have issued a notice to Bollywood actor Imran Khan, an American national, directing him to leave India by October 28 for allegedly violating provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, officials said on on October 15, 2026. In this file visual, Imran Khan during a protest over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, in Mumbai, on October 10, 2026.

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What changes under India’s proposed BS-VII vehicle emission rules | Explained

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The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is H.E. Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi. Photo credit: X/@GCCSG

Why the GCC-EU summit was recently postponed | Explained

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To establish substantive equality, a paradigm shift is needed from viewing women as passive beneficiaries of welfare schemes to recognising them as drivers of social and cultural transformation.

Advancing the women-led development model

C.B.P. Srivastava

The provision granting life-long and unconditional immunity to the CEC or ECs was not part of the original Bill that was introduced in the Parliament.

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Why is there opposition against setting up foreign universities in Tamil Nadu? | Explained

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Police personnel detain Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters during a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on October 12, 2026.

The right to protest, and limits in Bengaluru | Explained

The government said that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has delegated powers to the Alternative Mechanism to sell the government’s remaining 15% stake in IDBI Bank through the open market. File

What are the details of the government’s sale of IDBI | Explained

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Network disruptions and intelligence blackout: Is the U.S. deserting Ukraine? | Explained

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Why J&K Waqf Board’s push to uniform Friday sermons triggered a political storm | Explained

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How has the SC strengthened arrest safeguards? | Explained

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Why the debate between Keynesian and orthodox economics matters

Rohit Azad,Indranil Chowdhury

People take part in a protest demanding action to alleviate Spain’s housing crisis in Barcelona on October 9

Why is Spain facing a housing crisis? | Explained

Sonikka Loganathan

Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring meets the bereaved family of late anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, who was shot dead on October 13, 2026, during his visit to their residence in Mansa on October 14, 2026.

Killing of Parvinder Singh Jhota: Punjab’s drug menace and the questions it raises | Explained

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What is New York City’s ‘Click to Cancel’ rule, and does India have a similar policy?

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Why academics and activists slept in Telangana schools | Explainer

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