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Explained: What is the process of voter deletion in India and how it works

Rahul Gandhi alleged that elections are being rigged through software-driven fraud. Here's a look at India's voter deletion rules and safeguards to prevent arbitrary removal of names from the rolls

No GST on insurance a loss for policyholders? What the math shows

Policyholders will pay no GST on health and life premiums from September 22, but insurers lose the ability to claim tax credit on expenses like commissions, rent and software, raising their operating

Gemini's Nano Banana: How Google's AI creates lifelike photo edits

Google's Nano Banana, powered by Imagen 4 in the Gemini app, uses LLMs, diffusion models, and watermarking to produce more realistic and consistent AI images

Australians say Indians out! But immigrants call Aussies 'welcoming'

Anti-immigration Rally in Australia: Anti-migrant rallies unsettle Indian community in Australia, but many still see safety, stability and opportunity

Explained: How Google kept Chrome after its biggest antitrust showdown

The US court spared Chrome in Google's monopoly case, tightening rules on deals and data but stopping short of breaking up its massive ad business

Four prime ministers in one year: What led to France's government collapse

France's government collapsed after Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a parliamentary confidence vote on Monday, defeated by 364 to 194 in the National Assembly

What is US HIRE legislation and what it means for Indian tech sector

The US HIRE Act plans a 25 per cent tax on outsourcing payments by American firms, aiming to boost local jobs; the move could raise costs for companies relying on Indian IT and service providers

Kim Jong Un in Beijing: What history says about China-North Korea ties

Beijing remains Pyongyang's closest ally, with their allegiances dating back to their joint action during the Korean War in the early 1950s, but relations have been fraught with mistrust, too

Insurance GST cut to zero: Save ₹2,700 annually on ₹15,000 premium

Zero GST Impact on Insurance: From October, GST on individual health and life insurance premiums drops from 18% to 0%; insurers weigh impact of lost input tax credit

GST Council fast-tracks refunds under inverted duty structure: What to know

From Nov 1, firms facing an IDS will get 90% refunds upfront. Here's all you need to know about inverted duty structure & changes made during the 56th GST Council meet

Anna Wintour names her successor at Vogue, but who's really in charge?

Ending weeks of speculation, Vogue announced that Chloe Malle has been appointed the head of editorial content for American Vogue

Where does India's Vikram 32-bit microprocessor stand against global peers?

While India hails its first made-in-India space chip, global peers work on building 64-bit processors and even chips with built-in AI support

How OpenAI 'accidentally' saved Google from losing YouTube, Chrome

Generative AI's sudden ascent reshaped how courts view online search, giving Google an unlikely shield against antitrust efforts to split off YouTube and Chrome

Trouble brews at Nestle: CEO's ouster raises questions on what's next

Nestle dismissed its CEO Laurent Freixe, with immediate effect after an internal investigation confirmed his romantic involvement with a direct subordinate

Explained: How housing allowances for MPs set off deadly Indonesia protests

Outrage over Indonesian MPs' housing perks has unleashed deadly protests across the nation, exposing deep anger over corruption, governance and the role of security forces

What is Vikram 32-bit processor? India's first indigenous space chip

What is the Vikram 32-bit Processor: India unveiled the Vikram 3201, its first indigenous 32-bit processor for rockets and satellites, at Semicon India 2025. Built by Isro and SCL Chandigarh