Coal was meant to disappear. China, India keep it burning: 2 Asian giants consume nearly 70% of global coal

China consumed roughly 92.2 exajoules of coal in 2025, dwarfing others

India consumed around 23 exajoules of coal, putting it in second place

Global energy transition may be accelerating, but coal is difficult to dislodge

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A map in 5 weeks: How Cyril Radcliffe carved India & Pakistan changing millions of lives

Radcliffe arrived in India on July 8 and had roughly 5 weeks to complete the task before the transfer of power

The partition of Punjab would become one of the main theatres of the violence and mass displacement

He had to work with demographic data and maps while confronting competing claims from political representative

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99.95% punctuality record: How Delhi Metro beat New York & Paris subways at the reliability game

Today, Delhi Metro spans 416.5 km across 12 lines and 303 stations

Its Line-7, stretching 71.55 km, holds the world's longest driverless metro line record

Roughly 29% of Delhoi Metro's tracks run under Unattended Train Operation

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UK expands Global Talent Visa, opens doors for world's top researchers at 100+ companies

The expanded list includes some of Britain's leading innovation-driven businesses

Scientists and engineers working on qualifying funded research projects can access the fast-track visa

The expansion could open new opportunities for highly qualified Indian talent

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RBI MPC update: Central bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, says Governor Sanjay Malhotra

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in its recent monetary policy committee meeting

The RBI boss said the MPC unanimously decided to maintain a neutral stance

Economists expected the MPC to stay cautious as it weighs global oil prices, weather-related risks and earlier pressure on the rupee against the US dollar.

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Zee Entertainment shares tank 13% amid Sebi order on Subhash Chandra, Punit Goenka

Transaction lacked board and audit committee approvals, violating PFUTP and LODR regulations

Sebi fined Zee Rs 1.48 crore over unauthorised pledge of Hyderabad land for Essel Group loans

The pledge secured Rs 726 crore borrowings without board or audit committee approval

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When the paycheck stops: Would your finances survive a job loss?

For millions of employees, the biggest financial risk today isn't a market crash or failed investment - it's losing a paycheck

A new report says that 55% of employees aren't financially prepared to meet expenses if they lose their jobs

Only 31% of employees have both an emergency fund and adequate insurance, up from 26% last year

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Inside IndiGo’s FY26 hiring gap: Airline added 18,000 more flights but just 330 new pilots

IndiGo added only 330 pilots in FY26 even as it operated more than 18,000 additional flights

IndiGo would need 1,000 additional pilots to run operations under the new duty norms

IndiGo added 418 pilots in FY25, compared with an addition of 631 in FY24

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Skyroot Aerospace sends world's first lab-grown diamond jewel into space aboard Vikram-1

Cosmos Bloom Diamond handcrafted in gold carries 16.9 carats grown in India

Inspired by the lotus, payload went through 100 sketches and 11 iterations

Skyroot and Cosmos said the idea began with a Twinkle Twinkle conversation

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US-China AI race puts open models in spotlight; Anthropic CEO calls for AI rules instead of bans

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