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Clear, practical explainers on public safety, money, weather alerts and everyday rules, so you can act on the news, not just read it.
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Central government employees and pensioners are waiting for the July 2026 dearness allowance revision, widely expected to be a 3 percentage point rise to 63%, announced before Dussehra. How DA is calculated, who gets it and when the money arrives.
Searches for 'ration card e-KYC last date' have surged after Karnataka extended its deadline to 20 October. There is no single national deadline, your card is not automatically cancelled, and the SMS links doing the rounds are fraud. Here is how to complete e-KYC safely.
A topic can be 'trending' with far fewer searches than an everyday query. How Google Trends measures a spike, what the 0 to 100 score means, how the 4-hour and 24-hour views differ and how to read trends without being misled.
A viral message is not the same as a verified fact. Six quick checks help you spot fake news and fact-check a WhatsApp forward before you share it with family groups.
