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    LIVE

    CEC-SIR protest LIVE: Rahul says INDIA bloc’s next move a ‘surprise’; Shah tells Cong to introspect

    After meeting INDIA bloc leaders and civil society members, the LoP says the movement will continue until those accused of electoral fraud are brought to justice

    CEC-SIR protest LIVE: Rahul says INDIA bloc’s next move a ‘surprise’; Shah tells Cong to introspect
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      Legal Lens

      Can Delhi Police take Jantar Mantar off the protest map?

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      Business

      UPI MDR rollout deferred until after Diwali: What consumers and merchants need to know

    • electricity purchase
      Tamil Nadu

      TN’s decision to buy power at up to Rs 37 per unit triggers political row

    WHAT'S BREWING

    Vijay seeks more Telugu Ganga water for Chennai; Naidu promises review

    Vijay seeks more Telugu Ganga water for Chennai; Naidu promises review

    L Murugan

    L Murugan quits Union ministry ‘to strengthen BJP in Tamil Nadu’

    Randhir Jaiswal

    China objects to 28 Ladakh names; MEA reaffirms UT is an integral part of India

    oil refinery

    Saudis warn Sanaa residents near oil facility to evacuate ahead of ‘operations’

    Yuvraj Singh

    Yuvraj Singh joins Delhi Capitals as assistant and batting coach

    • Bengal civic polls: Grassroots gap fuels BJP outreach; Congress bets on workers
      West Bengal

      Bengal civic polls: Grassroots gap fuels BJP outreach; Congress bets...

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      Uttar Pradesh

      UP Congress leadership change marred by scuffle, exposes factional...

    • Opportunism or long game? Why Akhilesh Yadav picked a Modi fan as SP’s RS candidate
      Uttar Pradesh

      Opportunism or long game? Why Akhilesh Yadav picked a Modi fan as SP’s...

    • Amid SIR row, UP launches voter enrolment drive for missing, first-time voters
      Uttar Pradesh

      Amid SIR row, UP launches voter enrolment drive for missing,...

    • INDIA bloc SIR petition
      The Federal Special

      What Rahul Gandhi's SIR petition in SC asks, and why sceptics doubt it

    • India economy, GDP growth
      Business

      Bloomberg report’s USD 170 bn India opportunity comes with a catch

    • Interview
      India

      After ban, ‘every corner of country became Jantar Mantar’ | Activist...

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    Watch | Anti-SIR protests: Comeback time for Congress and INDIA bloc?

    Interview

    After ban, ‘every corner of country became Jantar Mantar’ | Activist Gauhar Raza interview

    ‘Gyanesh Centre’s mascot of illegal activities; he must go, SIR must be scrapped’

    ‘Gyanesh Centre’s mascot of illegal activities; he must go, SIR must be scrapped’

    Shorts

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    40K cops vs 1 protest: Delhi turns into citadel
    Hindi on medicine covers puts TVK under scanner
    How Rahul Gandhi’s chicken roll became political flashpoint

    State of the Nation

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    Vijay seeks more Telugu Ganga water for Chennai; Naidu promises review

    Vijay seeks more Telugu Ganga water for Chennai; Naidu promises review

    13 Oct 2026 10:06 PM IST
    L Murugan

    L Murugan quits Union ministry ‘to strengthen BJP in Tamil Nadu’

    13 Oct 2026 7:56 PM IST
    electricity purchase

    TN’s decision to buy power at up to Rs 37 per unit triggers political row

    13 Oct 2026 7:49 PM IST
    Amid SIR row, UP launches voter enrolment drive for missing, first-time voters

    Amid SIR row, UP launches voter enrolment drive for missing, first-time voters

    13 Oct 2026 7:28 PM IST
    Kumbh Mela

    Toxic chromium in Nashik groundwater raises Kumbh Mela health fears: Report

    13 Oct 2026 6:50 PM IST
    Jantar Mantar

    Can Delhi Police take Jantar Mantar off the protest map?

    13 Oct 2026 6:33 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Congress and DMK

    DMK-Congress feud: SIR becomes flashpoint in Tamil Nadu’s new political equation

    13 Oct 2026 4:51 PM IST
    Bengal civic polls: Grassroots gap fuels BJP outreach; Congress bets on workers

    Bengal civic polls: Grassroots gap fuels BJP outreach; Congress bets on workers

    13 Oct 2026 4:00 PM IST
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    • Abhishek A Rastogi

      One Nation, One Predictable Tax System: What 57th GST Council got right

      Abhishek A Rastogi
    • Vivek Katju

      Foreign hand in anti-SIR protests? Prove it, or drop it, Mr Nabin

      Vivek Katju
    • Najib Shah

      GST’s arrest powers go, but can trust replace deterrence?

      Najib Shah
    • 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

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    THEEIGHTHCOLUMN

    How Saraswati seems to be losing out to Lakshmi in age of materialistic pursuits

    Durga arrives armed for battle, Kali embodies destruction and Lakshmi is associated with prosperity and abundance. Saraswati’s power is quieter. She represents knowledge. Across India, as Navratri sees the veneration of various forms of the 'Devi', the female goddess, in some parts it will include worship of Saraswati. But have we as a society stopped valuing what she represents?
    Yogesh Pawar
    How Saraswati seems to be losing out to Lakshmi in age of materialistic pursuits

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    • Nirmala Sitharaman on LTCG and STT

      Sensex jumps 1,109 pts as Sitharaman’s LTCG, STT remarks spark Budget hopes

    • UPI payment

      UPI MDR rollout deferred until after Diwali: What consumers and merchants need to know

    • Despite the weakened informal sector contributing to half or more of the GDP, data indicates that its growth continues to surpass the indicators of the formal sector during FY23-FY25 and in the first quarter of FY26 [Representative Image: iStock]

      India to grow 7 pc in 2026, outpace major economies: IMF

    • Vembu flags grim jobs outlook as Zoho freezes pay hikes

      Vembu flags grim jobs outlook as Zoho freezes pay hikes

    • MDR on UPI deferred; no new date announced for implementation

      MDR on UPI deferred; no new date announced for implementation

    • India economy, GDP growth

      Bloomberg report’s USD 170 bn India opportunity comes with a catch

    • RBI overestimates gain from GST cut in growth projections, risks overlooked

      IMF lifts global growth outlook; India to remain fastest-growing major economy at 7%

    • One Nation, One Predictable Tax System: What 57th GST Council got right

      One Nation, One Predictable Tax System: What 57th GST Council got right

    • ‘Rs 11 saline drip sold for Rs 270’: SC asks govt why it capped only cancer drugs

      ‘Rs 11 saline drip sold for Rs 270’: SC asks govt why it capped only cancer drugs

    • Elon Musk

      As Musk flays Modi govt, space start-ups tread carefully, ex-ISRO chief, Zoho co-founder hit back

    • Retail inflation goes up in November

      Retail inflation rises to 5.54 pc in Sept on higher food prices

    • Interview

      Demat accounts hit 237.7 million: Charges every investor should know about

    • Infosys, action lawsuit, Schall Law Firm, false financial statements, Los Angeles, CEO, Salil Parekh, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      Infosys says it sees no material impact from US PERM programme suspension

    • Elon Musk SpaceX

      Musk takes fresh swipe at Ambani, says Starlink will benefit Indian consumers

    • Falling Indian rupee against US dollar signals economic distress

      Rupee depreciation: RBI steps in to take OMCs away from spot market

    Internationalwindow expand icon

    • oil refinery

      Saudis warn Sanaa residents near oil facility to evacuate ahead of ‘operations’

    • Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford win Economics Nobel 2026

      Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford win Economics Nobel 2026

    • Strait of Hormuz

      Two Indians missing after drone strike on tanker near Hormuz; Sanaa bombed

    • Imran Khan

      Pakistan declares emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, nullifying Imran’s PTI govt

    • Nepal faces flood fury again; dozens rescued, 10 missing as Budhi Gandaki surges

      Nepal faces flood fury again; dozens rescued, 10 missing as Budhi Gandaki surges

    • Riyadh airport

      Riyadh airport attack kills 12, injures over 300; Saudi-led coalition blames Houthis

    • Vance’s jibe and Rubio’s visit: A test for India-US strained ties

      Vance’s jibe and Rubio’s visit: A test for India-US strained ties

    • Trump strikes big diesel deal with Russia after talks with Putin

      Trump strikes big diesel deal with Russia after talks with Putin

    • 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

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    • Yuvraj Singh

      Yuvraj Singh joins Delhi Capitals as assistant and batting coach

    • Virat Kohli, Champions Trophy 2025

      Virat Kohli hints at his next innings in LinkedIn debut

    • India vs West Indies

      3rd T20I: Abhishek, Arshdeep power India to 14-run win over WI

    • T20: Hope smashes ton as West Indies stun India in record chase

      T20: Hope smashes ton as West Indies stun India in record chase

    • 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

    Entertainmentwindow expand icon

    • Animals review: Ben Affleck’s Kurosawa riff is a bizarre misfire

      Animals review: Ben Affleck’s Kurosawa riff is a bizarre misfire

    • 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

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    • Durga Puja 2026: 10 fascinating facts about Bengal’s biggest festival

      Durga Puja 2026: 10 fascinating facts about Bengal’s biggest festival

    • Why this former CEO & author feels people shouldn’t allow AI to make them ‘feel ordinary’

      Why this former CEO & author feels people shouldn’t allow AI to make them ‘feel ordinary’

    • Durga Puja, Navaratri, Navratri, Bhatpara

      How Mahisasura-Mardini, AIR’s iconic Mahalaya show, effected a rare failure for superstar Uttam Kumar

    • 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

      Why for these Indian drag performers the loss of Dolly Parton feels so personal

    • 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

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    • Vance’s jibe and Rubio’s visit: A test for India-US strained ties

      Vance’s jibe and Rubio’s visit: A test for India-US strained ties

    • Israel-Palestine Gaza war

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

    • Opposition-ruled states meet ahead of GST Council, seek compensation to greenlight reforms

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

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

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

    • Election Commission

      EC dissent row: How RTI can unlock minutes, orders on SIR decisions

    • Error of judgment? Why Congress went missing at Delhi protests

      Error of judgment? Why Congress went missing at Delhi protests

    • United Nations Security Council and india

      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

    India protest

    Watch | Anti-SIR protests: Comeback time for Congress and INDIA bloc?

    13 Oct 2026 3:10 PM IST

    Interview

    After ban, ‘every corner of country became Jantar Mantar’ | Activist Gauhar Raza interview

    13 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST

    ‘Gyanesh Centre’s mascot of illegal activities; he must go, SIR must be scrapped’

    ‘Gyanesh Centre’s mascot of illegal activities; he must go, SIR must be scrapped’

    12 Oct 2026 5:34 PM IST

    Interview

    Demat accounts hit 237.7 million: Charges every investor should know about

    12 Oct 2026 1:47 PM IST

    India protest

    'More than a Gen Z uprising': Why the SIR protests matter beyond age and politics

    11 Oct 2026 8:15 PM IST

    CJP protest, Delhi Police

    Watch | CJP vs Centre: Is crackdown on Gen Z, leaders, activists justified?

    11 Oct 2026 12:43 PM IST

    Niranjan Hiranandani discussing Indian real estate trends

    Affordable housing is real casualty of India’s property boom: Niranjan Hiranandani

    10 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST

    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

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