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The tensions have been aggravated by Apple’s broader AI strategy. The company’s multiyear AI partnership with Google announced this year would see Gemini technology power the next-gen Siri on devices like the iPhone. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

The government is reportedly considering slashing the withholding tax rate from 20% to the earlier 5%. Market participants believe that lowering the withholding tax rate could make Indian debt, other financial assets more attractive for foreign investors indianexpress.com/article/explai…

Currently, NEET-UG is a pen-and-paper exam. After a paper leak came to light in 2024, a Centre-constituted committee had suggested reforms in the conduct of public exams, including a switch to computer-based testing. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

The signs of much of what is happening in the UK today could be read in the nature of Labour’s victory. @ambmanjeevpuri explains how things went further wrong for Starmer since. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

The Trump administration's planned case revives scrutiny of the Brothers to the Rescue incident in which Cuban fighter jets downed two civilian planes, killing four men over waters Washington says were international. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

In response to the worsening groundwater crisis, the Punjab government has aggressively promoted direct-seeded rice (DSR) for the past decade or so. But can the state stave off that crisis at the cost of increasing chemical dependence? indianexpress.com/article/explai…

Those candidates who avail relaxations in age, educational qualification, experience or number of attempts, will no longer be eligible to claim selection under the open category. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

The developments come even as the American tech job market has weakened and AI-driven layoffs have intensified competition. Uncertainty around immigration policy is already discouraging international enrolment at US universities. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

On Friday, the court said that historical literature and architectural references established that the disputed complex was associated with Raja Bhoj of the Parmar dynasty and functioned as a centre of Sanskrit learning. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

The West Asia crisis has sent crude prices spiralling and forced the government to hike fuel prices. If prices remain anywhere close to the $100 per barrel level for the full year, it would upend both household as well as government budgets. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

Thunderstorms frequently occur in the pre-monsoon months in north India, but the scale of devastation in Uttar Pradesh was much larger than in recent years. Here is why. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

For years, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome has been widely used to describe one of the most common hormonal conditions affecting women of reproductive age. Its renaming aims to improve early screening and help women better understand long-term health risks indianexpress.com/article/explai…

The West Asia crisis has sent crude prices spiralling and forced the government to hike fuel prices. If prices remain close to the $100 per barrel level this year, it could upend household budgets or the government’s budget. @ieuditmisra explains: indianexpress.com/article/explai…

The signs of much of what is happening in the UK today could be read in the nature of Labour’s victory. @ambmanjeevpuri explains how things went further wrong for Starmer since. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

While the petitioners from the Muslim side cast doubts over the fairness of the ASI report on the contested site, the Hindu side cited inscriptions and their 'right' to offer worship there. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

Currently, NEET-UG is a pen-and-paper exam. After a paper leak came to light in 2024, a Centre-constituted committee had suggested reforms in the conduct of public exams, including a switch to computer-based testing. @abhi__naya explains. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

Since the early 2000s, various right-wing groups have been seeking the closure of the mosque, a ban on Friday namaz in it and the installation of a Saraswati idol in the complex. With the verdict today, @mohanreports explains its history: indianexpress.com/article/explai…

The govt is reportedly considering slashing the withholding tax rate from 20% to the earlier 5%. Market participants believe that lowering it could make Indian debt & other financial assets more attractive for foreign investors. @GeorgeMathew500 writes. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

Increasingly, courts are applying succession laws to govern the new frontier of digital estates. @AmaalSheikh5 explains why a court recently allowed a man’s wife and daughter to access his online data. indianexpress.com/article/explai…

The tensions between OpenAI & Apple have been aggravated by the latter’s broader AI strategy. The company’s multiyear AI partnership with Google announced this year would see Gemini technology power the next-gen Siri on devices like the iPhone. indianexpress.com/article/explai…