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Inside RAW, India's external intelligence agency — from R. N. Kao and the 1971 Bangladesh war to modern intelligence gathering and what public evidence reveals about Operation Sindoor.

India’s Siliguri Corridor, popularly known as the Chicken’s Neck, is a narrow but strategically critical land link connecting mainland India with the Northeast. Here’s why its geography, border location and transport infrastructure matter.

Chabahar Port gives India a strategic route towards Afghanistan and Central Asia, but sanctions and regional tensions complicate the project. Here's why the Iranian port matters.

Why does the Strait of Hormuz matter to India? This explainer examines oil, LPG and LNG flows, shipping risks, India's energy dependence and lessons from the 2026 disruption.

EPFO members looking to generate or activate their Universal Account Number should be aware that the process has changed. Under the current EPFO UAN rules 2026, UAN generation and activation are handled through the UMANG app using Aadhaar-based Face Authentication Technology (FAT) for the general member process. The older direct UAN allotment and activation facilities on the EPFO Member Portal have been discontinued. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation introduced the..

India is considering changes that could allow MDR on selected UPI merchant transactions. Here's what the debate means for consumers, merchants and digital payments.

২০২৬ সালে পশ্চিমবঙ্গে কোন কোন সরকারি দপ্তরে নিয়োগ হতে পারে? শিক্ষক, পুলিশ, স্বাস্থ্য, WBPSC, পঞ্চায়েতসহ সম্ভাব্য চাকরির সুযোগ, যোগ্যতা, গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ওয়েবসাইট এবং আবেদন সংক্রান্ত তথ্য নিয়ে পড়ুন এই সম্পূর্ণ গাইড।

From Partition and Naxalbari to 34 years of Left rule, Mamata Banerjee’s rise and the BJP’s historic 2026 victory, here is how West Bengal’s politics transformed over nearly eight decades.