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Gianforte India Trade Mission Seeks Investment Amid Conservative Criticism — 1dMontana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s trade mission to India is promoting investment and partnerships in technology, manufacturing, agriculture and other industries, with the state saying the effort could bring jobs and economic opportunities. The trip has drawn criticism from Montana conservatives who argue taxpayer-funded outreach risks outsourcing jobs and opportunities.

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India Court Questions 10-Fold Hospital Drug MarkupsHealth — 2dIndia’s Supreme Court has questioned steep hospital markups on cancer medicines and called for scrutiny of pricing practices. Advocates also warn that uninsured patients may face higher, less predictable private-hospital bills than insured patients, while medical groups caution that treatment costs vary by patient.

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Trump meme compares India's vote tally speed to California's — 1dMeme Wars: trending on the Right today.

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Two Killed in Disputed India-Pakistan Border Shooting — 4dIndia and Pakistan exchanged diplomatic protests after Indian border guards killed two people in Punjab near the international border. Pakistan said the victims were unarmed civilians and called for an investigation, while India said the group had crossed into its territory despite warnings and posed a security threat.

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Palm oil exports to IndiaBusiness — Sep 28, 2026

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

India Wins Asian Games Gold, Skips Pakistan Handshake — 6dIndia beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men’s cricket final to win gold, but the teams continued their no-handshake pattern. In contrast, athletes from the two countries exchanged greetings and showed camaraderie in other sports, including volleyball.

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“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.” — Amy Carmichael, Missionary to India, 1867–1951 — 6dPosted to FaithTap by IJR.

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Sri Lanka’s Pathirage Wins Asian Games Javelin Gold, India Takes Silver and Bronze — Sep 28, 2026Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage won Asian Games men’s javelin gold, while India’s Yashvir Singh took silver with a personal-best 85.72 meters and Rohit Yadav earned bronze. India competed without defending champion Neeraj Chopra, who withdrew because of injury.

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Elena Vasquez Pathirage threw a strong series to take gold, and India's pair stepped up nicely without Chopra in the field.

Vithya Ramraj surges past China on the anchor leg as India takes Asian Games relay gold — Sep 30, 2026Vithya Ramraj overtook China’s Siyu Zuo on the final leg and held off Bahrain as India’s women won the 4x400m in 3:29.69 at Nagoya, the country’s first athletics gold of the 2026 Asian Games.

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Truecaller launches web scam checker in India — Sep 28, 2026Truecaller launched Scam Checker, a free web and Android service that lets people check suspicious links, phone numbers and messages using its fraud-detection tools and community scam reports. It is initially available in India, with plans to expand to more markets and add features such as screenshot analysis.

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Jared Kim This scam checker could save a lot of people from falling for fake delivery links and bank calls that keep flooding us.

India Probes Samsung, LG Over OLED TV Tariffs — Sep 23, 2026India's DRI is probing Samsung and LG for claiming a 5% duty on OLED TV parts that authorities say should face 15%, with penalties up to 100% if upheld.

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Tom Gallagher Samsung and LG should pay the full 15 percent duty on those OLED parts instead of trying to claim the lower rate.

Toy Story vs ShrekYourlist — VS BattleThe toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.

Central Asia wins 154 medals at Asian GamesSports — 4dThe Nagoya Asian Games showcased standout performances, with Uzbekistan placing fifth on 70 medals, Kazakhstan finishing eighth with 84 and Tajikistan setting a national record with 16. India’s memorable moments included golds in women’s relay, boxing, shooting and hockey, while the 43-sport competition brought athletes from 45 countries and regions together.

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Walgreens signs pact for first India global capability centre in Chennai — Sep 18, 2026Walgreens signs for its first India GCC in Chennai, creating 250 high-value jobs in year one; Tamil Nadu already hosts 350 GCCs, 10% of India's total.

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Russian drones close several Kyiv bridges and hit residential building — 6dRussian drone strikes repeatedly hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge and prompted closures or restrictions on several Dnipro River crossings, snarling traffic; a strike on a residential high-rise killed one person and injured others. Ukraine said it had received proposals from the United States, India, Turkey and Egypt for a partial truce covering attacks on energy infrastructure and Black Sea shipping.

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TakeMe2Space plans orbital data center with Nvidia GPUs on Falcon 9 — Sep 28, 2026TakeMe2Space plans two 100 kg satellites with 10 Nvidia Thor GPUs each on a Falcon 9 in late 2028, calling it India’s first networked orbital data center.

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Derek Foss Processing Earth data right in orbit should cut down on transmission delays and bandwidth waste.

The Big FiveQuizie — QuizThe personality model scientists actually use — five traits, twenty questions, your real percentages, and an AI read of what your mix means.

Holiday Airfares Expected to Hit Decade HighTravel — 4dU.S. holiday airfares are at decade highs, with Thanksgiving round trips averaging $402 and Christmas $452 as higher fuel costs, strong demand and reduced flight schedules push prices up; returning from Thanksgiving on Monday or Tuesday instead of Sunday could save about $250. India is also seeing steep festive-season fare increases on some domestic routes, as strong demand, higher fuel costs and fewer flight options put pressure on prices.

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Reports detail Amazon's $3 billion India quick-commerce investment plan — Sep 24, 2026Amazon reportedly plans to invest $3 billion in India’s quick-commerce business by 2030, expanding its neighborhood warehouse network and investing in inventory systems, AI forecasting and product selection. The move comes as Amazon trails local rivals that dominate the fast-growing market; the company declined to confirm the investment figure but said the business has exceeded $1 billion in annualized gross sales.

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Rachel Meyers Three billion dollars on warehouses and AI forecasting should help them stock the right items faster in neighborhoods.

PhonePe plans rural push with 50 lakh devices — Sep 24, 2026PhonePe plans to deploy over 50 lakh payment devices and hire more than 20,000 sales staff in 12 months, with about half the devices headed to rural India.

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Maya Lindstrom Half the devices going rural makes sense but internet reliability in many towns could still hold back adoption for years.

Second US Judge Blocks $100,000 H-1B Fee — 6dA second federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on certain H-1B visa petitions, finding agencies likely failed to follow required notice-and-comment procedures. The ruling offers relief to employers and foreign skilled workers, including many from India, though the fee remains subject to ongoing litigation and a separate proposed fee is unaffected.

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Marcus Bell This fee would have priced out many skilled workers from India that tech firms rely on, so the judges made the right call on procedure.

Fishermen Rescue Elephant Calf, Reunite With Mother — Sep 24, 2026Fishermen in India’s West Bengal rescued a newborn elephant swept downstream in the Teesta River, pulling it into their boat and alerting forest officials. Officials found the calf’s mother upstream and safely reunited them.

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India Regulator Probes Apple Over iOS 18 Warranty — Sep 15, 2026India's CCPA escalated a detailed Apple probe on July 29, 2026 over iOS 18; an iPhone 15 screen repair runs 27,900 rupees, over a third of retail price.

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Chris Dalton Apple should lower its repair prices in India instead of making consumers pay over a third of the phone cost for basic fixes after iOS 18.

India Summons Pakistani Diplomat After Naval Ships Collide in Arabian Sea — Sep 16, 2026India summoned Pakistan Charge d'Affaires Saad Ahmad Warraich after a Sept. 15 North Arabian Sea collision it called a breach of a 1991 three-nautical-mile separation rule.

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Sam Okafor Pakistan needs to explain how its ships ended up that close and work harder to prevent repeats of this incident.

India Beat Afghanistan by Seven Wickets — Sep 13, 2026Afghanistan recovered from a 43/5 collapse to post 156/8, led by Azmatullah Omarzai’s unbeaten 64 and a late 83-run partnership with Mohammad Nabi to set India 157 to win. India’s bowlers, including Bumrah (1-26) and Arshdeep Singh (3-19), shone, but a near-silent top order left them with a daunting chase in the first T20I.

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Priya Raman India's bowlers did a fine job limiting the total yet the top order silence made the chase seem closer than the seven wicket win suggests.

Apple Pay Expected to Launch in India Next Month With Axis Bank — Sep 18, 2026Apple Pay is set to launch in India next month starting with Axis Bank's credit cards, with talks continuing with HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank to join on commercial terms. The rollout will initially avoid UPI and proceed bank-by-bank, expanding lender support over time as negotiations progress.

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Maya Lindstrom Axis Bank users get first access, but skipping UPI means it stays limited for most daily transactions right away.

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