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    LIVE

    LIVE: President asked us to submit 'vote chori' proof, says Rahul

    Delhi borders likely to be sealed amid unprecedented security; Internet in 4-km radius of Jantar Mantar suspended from 10 pm on October 9 to 10 pm on October 10

    INDIA bloc, President Murmu
    India
    • Mukesh Ambani and Elon Musk.
      Opinion

      Oligarch Star Wars: Musk, Mukesh, and the fight for India’s satcom market

    • TN bypolls: Vijay wins both seats, but gets strong anti-incumbency message
      Tamil Nadu

      TN bypolls: Vijay wins both seats, but gets strong anti-incumbency message

    • NVS-02
      Science

      ISRO's dilemma: Should NVS-03 satellite go with open or closed pyro valve?

    WHAT'S BREWING

    Bengal bypoll results: BJP wins Nandigram, Rejinagar; Congress sees hope

    Bengal bypoll results: BJP wins Nandigram, Rejinagar; Congress sees hope

    INDIA bloc

    INDIA bloc hands over memorandum on 'vote chori' to President, says she didn't deny charge

    Vijay celebrates TVK bypoll victory; ‘temporary win’, say Stalin, Palaniswami

    Vijay celebrates TVK bypoll victory; ‘temporary win’, say Stalin, Palaniswami

    Rahul Gandhi

    If Opposition keeps up the push the same way, Modi govt will fall soon: Rahul

    trains to Delhi cancelled

    Delhi-bound train cancellations leave UP passengers in a fix

    • Why Modi’s worship photos at Delhi temple have riled up the internet
      India

      Why Modi’s worship photos at Delhi temple have riled up the internet

    • Dr Reddys Zydus medicines recalled
      Business

      What cheaper cancer drugs, tighter ad rules mean for patients and the...

    • The Social Reckoning review: Mark Zuckerberg indictment is ineffective and dated
      Film Reviews

      The Social Reckoning review: Mark Zuckerberg indictment is ineffective...

    • Navi Pillay bags Nobel Peace Prize for 2026
      World

      Tamil-origin South African Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins Nobel Peace...

    • What Selvi producer-actor Anjali Patil wishes for women-centric films
      Films

      What Selvi producer-actor Anjali Patil wishes for women-centric films

    • Lionel Messi
      Sports

      One last free kick, one last roar: Legend Messi's farewell win over...

    • Beware Boiuna review: Middling creature feature shies away from baring teeth
      Film Reviews

      Beware Boiuna review: Middling creature feature shies away from baring...

    TRENDING VIDEOS

    Gurmehar Kaur, NSUI activist and youth leader, speaking in an interview

    ‘Using so much force to keep one person is safe admission of guilt’: Gurmehar Kaur on CEC row

    India has proposed a limited ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine

    Watch | Why is India keen to end Ukraine-Russia war? Will its plan work?

    Asian Games

    Exclusive: Mohith on Asian Games gold, goalkeeping, and his Olympic dream

    Shorts

    Hindi on medicine covers puts TVK under scanner
    How Rahul Gandhi’s chicken roll became political flashpoint
    Physicist Wins Nobel for Catching Ghost Particles | Quickplainers
    GST Council May Scrap Arrest Powers
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    New Airport Scanners Hit A Safety, Cultural Snag
    DMK hits back at TVK’s ₹187-crore tur dal savings claim
    Why is Gyanesh Kumar facing calls for resignation?

    State of the Nation

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    eateries

    Mumbai: FDA suspends licences of 10 food establishments over hygiene violations

    9 Oct 2026 8:23 PM IST
    trains to Delhi cancelled

    Delhi-bound train cancellations leave UP passengers in a fix

    9 Oct 2026 7:35 PM IST
    Vijay celebrates TVK bypoll victory; ‘temporary win’, say Stalin, Palaniswami

    Vijay celebrates TVK bypoll victory; ‘temporary win’, say Stalin, Palaniswami

    9 Oct 2026 7:12 PM IST
    Rainfall in Keralam

    Orange alert in 10 Keralam districts as heavy rain triggers damage

    9 Oct 2026 6:36 PM IST
    drought-hit farm in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra

    Maharashtra: Central team reviews drought-hit crops in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

    9 Oct 2026 5:48 PM IST
    TN bypolls: Vijay wins both seats, but gets strong anti-incumbency message

    TN bypolls: Vijay wins both seats, but gets strong anti-incumbency message

    9 Oct 2026 5:48 PM IST
    VD Satheesan

    ‘No rift with Venugopal, we remain very close friends’, says Satheesan

    9 Oct 2026 5:13 PM IST
    Bengal bypoll results: BJP wins Nandigram, Rejinagar; Congress sees hope

    Bengal bypoll results: BJP wins Nandigram, Rejinagar; Congress sees hope

    9 Oct 2026 3:40 PM IST
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    • Alam Srinivas

      Oligarch Star Wars: Musk, Mukesh, and the fight for India’s satcom market

      Alam Srinivas
    • Subir Bhaumik

      With 'friends' like America, India is learning the cost

      Subir Bhaumik
    • KS Dakshina Murthy

      Will India ever regain its much-acclaimed, fair electoral process?

      KS Dakshina Murthy
    • Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

      Why Modi's 25 years in power mark the biggest consolidation of power in Independent India

      Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
    • Anand K Sahay

      Indian voter is angry, but Gyanesh Kumar can still atone for his ‘crimes’

      Anand K Sahay
    • Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

      Sahil Wakode's death: Caste is always simmering behind façade of meritocracy

      Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
    • Shikha Mukerjee

      SIR voter deletions: Can INDIA Bloc turn discontent into a movement?

      Shikha Mukerjee
    • Vivek Katju

      Trump’s Iran war: Why the US midterms could change the game

      Vivek Katju
    • S Raghotham

      When State elects the people: Notebandi, votebandi and the inversion of democracy

      S Raghotham
    • Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

      Why semiconductors can't be India's magic wand

      Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

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    THEEIGHTHCOLUMN

    Why experts doubt practicality of Amit Shah’s ‘3-year case disposal’ claim under new criminal laws

    The Union Home Minister has tied his three-year promise to full implementation of the new criminal laws introduced in July 2024. Official figures show extensive rollout, but legal practitioners differ on how far these measures can shorten the lifetime of a case.
    V Venkatesan
    Why experts doubt practicality of Amit Shah’s ‘3-year case disposal’ claim under new criminal laws

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    • stock market, Bombay Stock Exchange, Nifty

      Sensex, Nifty rebound over 1 pc after two days of losses

    • Mukesh Ambani and Elon Musk.

      Oligarch Star Wars: Musk, Mukesh, and the fight for India’s satcom market

    • Dr Reddys Zydus medicines recalled

      What cheaper cancer drugs, tighter ad rules mean for patients and the pharma industry

    • Jewar airport to be renamed Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar

      Jewar airport to be renamed Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar

    • TCS office

      TCS shares jump over 5 pc after Q2 profit rises 15 pc to Rs 13,884 crore

    • AI Express, AI, Akasa Air cancel Riyadh flights amid airport attacks

      AI Express, AI, Akasa Air cancel Riyadh flights amid airport attacks

    • US PERM suspension: Why TCS expects little impact, and what it means for Indian IT workers

      US PERM suspension: Why TCS expects little impact, and what it means for Indian IT workers

    • Markets climb in early trade on firm global cues, India-US trade deal optimism

      Sensex, Nifty rebound after 2-day fall as TCS surges over 4 per cent

    • Govt to cap trade margins on anti-cancer drugs at 30 pc of maximum retail price

      Govt to cap trade margins on anti-cancer drugs at 30 pc of maximum retail price

    • GST Council meeting in New Delhi

      GST gets a trust reset: Arrest powers go, penalties cut, refunds automated

    • JD Vance

      US suspends Cognizant, Infosys, Tata and Wipro from Green Card programme

    • Repo rate up, stocks down: Should equity investors worry? History offers hope

      Repo rate up, stocks down: Should equity investors worry? History offers hope

    • GST Council meeting in New Delhi

      GST Council scraps tax officials' arrest power, raises prosecution threshold to Rs 5 cr

    • Uber CEO warns against ‘coasting’, says demanding work culture key to success

      Uber CEO warns against ‘coasting’, says demanding work culture key to success

    • stock market, Bombay Stock Exchange, Nifty

      Stock market bloodbath: Sensex dives 1,045 pts, Nifty tanks to 21-month low

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    • Navi Pillay bags Nobel Peace Prize for 2026

      Tamil-origin South African Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay wins Nobel Peace 2026

    • India has proposed a limited ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine

      Watch | Why is India keen to end Ukraine-Russia war? Will its plan work?

    • Riyadh airport

      Explosions rock Riyadh as Houthis claim fresh airport attack

    • Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Literature Nobel

      Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Literature Nobel

    • US proposes USD 70,000 fee for international students to work after graduation

      US proposes USD 70,000 fee for international students to work after graduation

    • Donald Trump

      Trump renews bid for Nobel Peace Prize, claims he has ‘settled eight wars’

    • Narendra Modi, Donald Trump

      With 'friends' like America, India is learning the cost

    • Israel-Palestine Gaza war

      Three years after October 7 Hamas attack, has Israel become any safer?

    • Isn’t plague a medieval sickness? That, and other questions answered

      Isn’t plague a medieval sickness? That, and other questions answered

    • Francis Halzen

      Francis Halzen wins Nobel Physics for IceCube neutrino breakthrough

    • The missiles are aimed at the sky at sunset

      Saudi Arabia says 2 airports hit in renewed fighting with Houthis

    • Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British author and former politician, dies at 86

      Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British author and former politician, dies at 86

    • Israel Yemen Houthi war

      Houthis seize key Yemen town as Saudi-backed forces launch major counteroffensive

    • Medicine Nobel 2026 goes to 3 scientists for breakthroughs in brain cell control

      Medicine Nobel 2026 goes to 3 scientists for breakthroughs in brain cell control

    • Coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, COVID-19, ICMR, Indian Council of Medical Research

      Russia quarantines hundreds after researcher dies at Siberian plague lab

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    • Asian Games

      Exclusive: Mohith on Asian Games gold, goalkeeping, and his Olympic dream

    • Ayaz Memon

      India's 22-medal Asian Games drop: 'A warning signal for Olympics 2028'

    • Harmanapreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana

      Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana ‘were not seeing eye to eye’: Report

    • Lionel Messi

      One last free kick, one last roar: Legend Messi's farewell win over Benin

    • Olympics flag

      India, 6 other countries in race to host 2036 Olympics

    • Bhaichung Bhutia launches his football academy in Indore

      Bhaichung Bhutia launches his football academy in Indore

    • Sourav Ganguly

      IPL 2027: Sourav Ganguly named Delhi Capitals head coach

    • Ive done my duty: Harmanpreet steps down from India womens team captaincy

      'I've done my duty': Harmanpreet steps down from India women's team captaincy

    • Shubman Gill

      811 runs, 9 wickets: Guwahati run-fest raises an identity question for ODI cricket

    • Indian mens hockey team

      Asian Games: India in 4th position as men's cricket, hockey teams retain gold

    • Salt Lake Stadium

      Blue-and-white to saffron: In Bengal, even the Brazil match is wrapped in politics

    • Asian Games: Aman Sehrawat beats world champion to clinch 57kg wrestling gold

      Asian Games: Aman Sehrawat beats world champion to clinch 57kg wrestling gold

    • Indian gold-winning womens hockey team

      Asian Games: Six golds on penultimate day lift India to fifth position

    • Indias Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Bhoge and Neeraj Chauhan during the mens recurve archery team semifinal event against Iran at the 20th Asian Games

      Asian Games: India’s women’s recurve team wins historic gold, men’s and mixed teams take silver

    • Athlete Ancy Sojan hits back at trolls: The beads are not going anywhere

      Athlete Ancy Sojan hits back at trolls: 'The beads are not going anywhere'

    Entertainmentwindow expand icon

    • Beware Boiuna review: Middling creature feature shies away from baring teeth

      Beware Boiuna review: Middling creature feature shies away from baring teeth

    • Other Mommy review: Jessica Chastain shines in stale, bland horror

      Other Mommy review: Jessica Chastain shines in stale, bland horror

    • The Social Reckoning review: Mark Zuckerberg indictment is ineffective and dated

      The Social Reckoning review: Mark Zuckerberg indictment is ineffective and dated

    • What Selvi producer-actor Anjali Patil wishes for women-centric films

      What Selvi producer-actor Anjali Patil wishes for women-centric films

    • Veteran actor Nana Patekar dies at 75 in Goa after severe chest pain

      Veteran actor Nana Patekar dies at 75 in Goa after severe chest pain

    • Two women panellists discussing the Tamil film Dorothy in a studio

      Don't sympathise, empathise: Trans women activists on Dorothy

    • Baththa review: Vijay Sethupathi stars in heart-warming tale of a ‘don’ daring to reject toxic masculinity

      Baththa review: Vijay Sethupathi stars in heart-warming tale of a ‘don’ daring to reject toxic masculinity

    • Why for Aishwarya Lekshmi and Arjun Das #Love is all about bonding with their characters

      Why for Aishwarya Lekshmi and Arjun Das #Love is all about bonding with their characters

    • Poster of Sigma

      Sigma review: Jason Sanjay’s debut directorial is a guidebook on rookie mistakes

    • Drishyam: The Conclusion review: Ajay Devgn, Jaideep Ahlawat steer a promising final act

      Drishyam: The Conclusion review: Ajay Devgn, Jaideep Ahlawat steer a promising final act

    • Pooja Meri Jaan review: Mrunal Thakur, Huma Qureshi film aims to challenge stereotypes, but lacks edge

      Pooja Meri Jaan review: Mrunal Thakur, Huma Qureshi film aims to challenge stereotypes, but lacks edge

    • #Love review: Netflix Tamil series is a breezy watch on compatibility vs chemistry in relationships

      #Love review: Netflix Tamil series is a breezy watch on compatibility vs chemistry in relationships

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    • Nana Patekar obit: How the actor showed us what Indian temper looks like when it has nowhere to go

      Nana Patekar obit: How the actor showed us what Indian temper looks like when it has nowhere to go

    • In death, bestselling author Jeffrey Archer leaves ‘biggest market’ India bereft

      In death, bestselling author Jeffrey Archer leaves ‘biggest market’ India bereft

    • Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 top 10 theme pandals: Lotus, SP Mookerjee, Partition and more

      Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 top 10 theme pandals: Lotus, SP Mookerjee, Partition and more

    • How a bouquet of recent & upcoming publications is drawing attention to Bengal’s terracotta temples

      How a bouquet of recent & upcoming publications is drawing attention to Bengal’s terracotta temples

    • World Coffee Day October 1: Why for Indian aficionados it’s time to look beyond traditional home brews

      World Coffee Day October 1: Why for Indian aficionados it’s time to look beyond traditional home brews

    • IN PHOTOS┃The Cauvery gorge that might vanish: A trip to Mekedatu

      IN PHOTOS┃The Cauvery gorge that might vanish: A trip to Mekedatu

    • Interview

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    • Why question mark hangs over screenings as curtains rise on Keralams docu and short film festival

      Why question mark hangs over screenings as curtains rise on Keralam's docu and short film festival

    • Shakuntalabai Nagarkar obit: Why death of award-winning Lavani artiste marks end of an era

      Shakuntalabai Nagarkar obit: Why death of award-winning Lavani artiste marks end of an era

    • Why opinions divided on whether Gujarat playing National Film Awards host can benefit home industry

      Why opinion's divided on whether Gujarat playing National Film Awards host can benefit home industry

    • How the sandwich is seeing a ‘main-character moment’ in India

      How the sandwich is seeing a ‘main-character moment’ in India

    • Why current times resonate with the paradox of Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, Audens anxious years

      Why current times resonate with the paradox of Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, Auden's anxious years

    • Why questions of memory, honesty are central to the art of writing a memoir

      Why questions of memory, honesty are central to the art of writing a memoir

    • How a Tamil folk performer is taking the art form beyond epics, highlighting climate change, health

      How a Tamil folk performer is taking the art form beyond epics, highlighting climate change, health

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      How a centuries-old song is travelling from Golconda to Cannes and Toronto

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      Three years after October 7 Hamas attack, has Israel become any safer?

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      GST Council meeting: Why simplifying registration, refunds must be key focus

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      What Mayawati’s succession drama means for BSP’s future and Dalit politics

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      Error of judgment? Why Congress went missing at Delhi protests

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      India wants a permanent UNSC seat; is it worth the effort?

    • From CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Modi, Shah, Congress set to escalate its SIR battle

      From CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Modi, Shah, Congress set to escalate its SIR battle

    • SC suggests linking traffic fines to power bills: Can it close Rs20,000-Cr recovery gap?

      SC suggests linking traffic fines to power bills: Can it close Rs20,000-Cr recovery gap?

    • Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan, Melania Trump, Donald Trump

      Trump-Xi summit leaves India caught between two undesirable possibilities

    • Election Commission

      Why EC's reconciliation statement reads more like a confession

    • Why a higher age limit may not mean more job opportunities

      Why a higher age limit may not mean more job opportunities

    • Xi-Trump meet: Plenty of optics, pleasantries, few breakthroughs

      Xi-Trump meet: Plenty of optics, pleasantries, few breakthroughs

    • POSH complaints rise in NIFTY 50 firms; what about the 94 pc the law forgot?

      POSH complaints rise in NIFTY 50 firms; what about the 94 pc the law forgot?

    • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House after the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs.

      Arc of India’s foreign policy reveals a loss of moral voice under Modi

    • Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

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    Gurmehar Kaur, NSUI activist and youth leader, speaking in an interview

    ‘Using so much force to keep one person is safe admission of guilt’: Gurmehar Kaur on CEC row

    9 Oct 2026 2:15 PM IST

    India has proposed a limited ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine

    Watch | Why is India keen to end Ukraine-Russia war? Will its plan work?

    9 Oct 2026 1:31 PM IST

    Asian Games

    Exclusive: Mohith on Asian Games gold, goalkeeping, and his Olympic dream

    9 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST

    Ayaz Memon

    India's 22-medal Asian Games drop: 'A warning signal for Olympics 2028'

    8 Oct 2026 7:00 PM IST

    Panelists Yashovardhan Azad and Vikram Singh during an online discussion hosted by Sanket Upadhyay.

    October 10 Delhi protest: Ex-senior cops weigh in on strategies, ways to avoid face-offs

    8 Oct 2026 4:37 PM IST

    Abhishek Kumar, founder of Sahaj Money, speaking in a video interview about household finances.

    How RBI rate hike impacts your EMIs, FDs, investments: Sahaj Money founder explains

    8 Oct 2026 3:00 PM IST

    Talking Sense with Srini - ECs Gyanesh Kumar crisis

    Watch | Unprecedented crisis for EC: Something amiss with state elections?

    8 Oct 2026 1:30 PM IST

    What RBIs repo rate cut means for you and your home loan

    As RBI tightens screws, what it means for your loan, home and food bill

    7 Oct 2026 3:36 PM IST

    Two women panellists discussing the Tamil film Dorothy in a studio

    Don't sympathise, empathise: Trans women activists on Dorothy

    7 Oct 2026 3:20 PM IST

    Former Delhi LG Najeeb Jung speaking during a video interview.

    'Gyanesh must go': Najeeb Jung's 3 suggestions to address EC SIR crisis

    7 Oct 2026 3:02 PM IST

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