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Tuesday20 Oct 2026

Economy

IMF World Economic Outlook: Global Growth Forecast for 2026 Raised to 3.1%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO), lifted its 2026 global growth projection by 0.1 percentage point to 3.1%, compared with 3.5% growth in 2025. The 2027 forecast stays at 3...

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Sunday23 Aug 2026

Tamil Nadu

ICAR-NRCB Tiruchi releases two new banana varieties: Kaveri Thangam and Kaveri Nadan

The ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana (ICAR-NRCB) at Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, has released two new banana varieties. Kaveri Thangam is a premium variety with yellow pulp, around 10 times more vitamin A than convention...

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Tuesday18 Aug 2026

International

Saudi Arabia Launches 14-Nation Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition (MMDC) to Secure Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb

IntroductionIn response to persistent missile and drone strikes on commercial merchant vessels along vital Middle Eastern chokepoints, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 18 August 2026 officially operationalised the Multinat...

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Sunday16 Aug 2026

Economy

United States Emerges as India's Largest LPG Supplier in 2026 Supplying 67% of Total Imports Amid Energy Diversification

IntroductionIn a major geopolitical diversification of India's hydrocarbon supply chains, the United States emerged as India's largest supplier of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in 2026, accounting for an unprecedented 67...

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Saturday15 Aug 2026

International

Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan Sign Trilateral Mutual Defence Agreement in Mecca

IntroductionIn a major geopolitical realignment across the Islamic world and West Asia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan formally signed a historic trilateral mutual defense pact in the holy city of Mecca on 15 August...

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International

Lebanon Becomes First Middle Eastern Country to Formally Abolish the Death Penalty

IntroductionIn a historic human rights milestone for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the Parliament of Lebanon voted on 15 August 2026 to formally abolish the death penalty for all crimes, replacing capit...

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Friday14 Aug 2026

Economy

Government Releases Comprehensive Roadmap for Agarwood and Oud Oil Export Promotion from Northeast India

IntroductionTo unlock the multi-billion-dollar global perfumery and incense market, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 14 August 2026 released the official Roadmap for Agarwood Export Promotion from the North Easte...

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Friday31 Jul 2026

International

US Forcefully Signs Massive Civilian Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia, Aggressively Bypassing Absolute Structural Gold Standard Safeguards

IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive shift in Middle East geopolitics, the United States and Saudi Arabia strictly and officially signed a landmark deal forcefully allowing the Gulf kingdom to aggressive...

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Tuesday28 Jul 2026

International

Houthi Militia Forcefully Strikes Saudi Arabian Oil Tankers in the Red Sea, Massively Igniting Absolute Structural Chaos in Global Chokepoints

IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive escalation of Middle Eastern conflict, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia strictly and officially attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea, forcefully th...

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Friday24 Jul 2026

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Forcefully Secures GI Tag for Panruti Cashews, Massively Protecting the Absolute Structural Heritage of its Premium Agri-Exports

IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive triumph for agricultural intellectual property, the Geographical Indications (GI) Registry in Chennai strictly and officially granted the GI tag to the massively reno...

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Saturday18 Jul 2026

International

IIT Madras Forcefully Concludes its 63rd Convocation, Massively Cementing its Global Expansion with the President of Zanzibar as Chief Guest

""IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive exhibition of academic diplomacy and international prestige, IIT Madras strictly and officially hosted its 63rd Convocation, fiercely honoring Zanzibar President Hu...

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Economy

IMF Forcefully Releases the July 2026 WEO Update, Massively Projecting India’s Untouchable 6.4% Dominance Amidst Fierce Global Geopolitical Fracture

""IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive recalibration of global macroeconomic forecasts, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) strictly and officially released its blockbuster World Economic Outlook (WEO)...

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