California’s data privacy law

Context California’s new privacy law — the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) — is first-of-its-kind data legislation. As users’ data are increasingly commodified by technology conglomerates, the law — which…

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Explained: How attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facility could impact Indian and world economies

Context The Houthis, a rebel Shia group of Yemen that is backed by Iran, bombed the Abqaiq plant as well as the Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia. The attack,…

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Explained: Why Russia built a floating nuclear plant; why some are nervous

Context a Russian-built floating nuclear power plant completed its 5,000-km journey along the Northern Sea Route, causing excitement in the energy sector, but sparking fears among environmentalists over the safety…

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Specially Designated Global Terrorist

Context The United States has designated the leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). President Donald Trump signed the executive order on…

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Explained: Joining the dots in the great game in Yemen

Context The over four-year-old war that has devastated Yemen and triggered a catastrophic humanitarian crisis in one of the world’s poorest countries, saw a dramatic new turn over the weekend…

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Taking a ‘Far East’ turn to deepen a friendship

Context Some 48 years ago, when the U.S. and British Navies tried to threaten Indian security during the India-Pakistan war in 1971, the Soviet Union dispatched nuclear-armed flotilla from its…

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