In an unprecedented move, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee personally appeared before the Supreme Court to challenge the ECI’s voter roll revision, alleging it to be a “bulldozing” exercise aimed at disenfranchising millions.
Author: Ajay K Saklanii
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has forecasted a transformative economic shift for India, declaring that AI data centers will become the new “factories” of the 21st century. Comparing this pivot to the internet boom of the 90s, Huang envisions a future where India moves from exporting software services to manufacturing and exporting “intelligence,” creating diverse job opportunities across all sectors.
As delegations gather in Washington for the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial, anxiety grips the resource-rich eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Locals fear the new US-backed mineral deals, intended to counter China’s dominance, will replicate historic patterns of exploitation rather than delivering the promised economic liberation.
Sunetra Pawar, wife of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, will take oath as Deputy Chief Minister after a decision by the NCP. Sharad Pawar has said the family was not consulted and claimed he learnt about the ceremony through the media, even as it is revealed that Ajit Pawar was working on reuniting the two NCP factions before his fatal plane crash.
Gaza youth innovation is emerging from the ruins of a shattered economy, as young Palestinians see their old career plans disappear under blockade and war. From nurses turning into digital marketers to traders running makeshift work hubs and engineers creating electricity from plastic, a generation is rebuilding its future with whatever tools it can find.
The Nipah virus doesn’t spread as fast as COVID-19, but when it strikes, it kills up to 75% of those infected. First detected on Malaysian pig farms in 1998 and later resurfacing in India and Bangladesh through bats and contaminated date palm sap, Nipah now ranks among the WHO’s “priority pathogens.” This editorial traces its origins, major outbreaks and why, even in 2026, the world remains dangerously exposed.
The scale of financial crime in the crypto sector has reached alarming new heights. A new report estimates that criminals laundered over $82 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025 alone, with sophisticated networks in East Asia driving the surge.
South Korea is planning a radical overhaul of its crypto governance. A new proposal seeks to cap the ownership stakes of major shareholders in crypto exchanges at 15-20%, effectively treating them as “public infrastructure” rather than private tech startups.
It has been four years since the “stiff” crypto tax regime was introduced in India. As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares for Budget 2026-27, the crypto industry is united in one demand: level the playing field or risk losing India’s Web3 future to offshore markets.
A massive tragedy has struck Maharashtra politics. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has died in a plane crash near Baramati. The aircraft, carrying five people, burst into flames after a failed emergency landing.









