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    Top Stories

    Delhi SIR hearing: What the Supreme Court questioned, and what remains undecided

    The Bench sought an easier route for existing voters to return to the rolls and left a major legal question open.

    Supreme Court
    Legal Lens
    • Why am I under house arrest? Congress state chief YS Sharmila asks AP CM
      Andhra Pradesh

      Sharmila shifts daughter’s wedding but reasserts claim over Yelahanka property

    • Ashok Lavasa, former Election Commissioner of India, joins Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
      India

      'Rome was not built in a day, but it can be destroyed in a day': Lavasa on EC after SIR row

    • Sense and sensibility review
      Film Reviews

      Sense and Sensibility review: Sisters before misters in Jane Austen’s world

    WHAT'S BREWING

    hotel swimming pool

    Two foreign nationals die in suspected electrocution at Bengaluru star hotel pool

    Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu

    'Siang dam project won’t be imposed on residents', says Arunachal CM Pema Khandu

    Delhi fire

    Delhi fire: Four dead, two injured in Mangolpuri shoe unit blaze

    Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala

    ‘Law is equal for all’: Keralam Home Minister assures justice to family in Mercedez-Benz crash case

    An aerial view of a flood-affected area in the aftermath of cyclone

    Odisha: 3 killed in landslide as Cyclone Arnab triggers floods

    • Bengal BJP
      West Bengal

      Bengal BJP’s civic poll dilemma: Old guard bristles as ex-TMC leaders...

    • Will GST rejig rewrite history, spur consumption and growth?
      Business

      New GST rules from Nov 1: Key changes for taxpayers, MSMEs, businesses

    • Beer
      Business

      Karnataka AIB tax regime sparks turf war between brewers and...

    • Arunachal Pradesh dam protest
      Arunachal Pradesh

      Arunachal dam row escalates as police target accused, anti-dam...

    • Akka Keerthy Suresh Radhika Apte
      Film Reviews

      Akka review: Radhika Apte, Keerthy Suresh rule the screen, but series...

    • diabetes
      Health

      Lilly’s retatrutide outperforms Ozempic on weight loss in diabetes...

    • UP MLC results
      Uttar Pradesh

      UP Legislative Council polls: BJP wins big, but SP wins where it...

    TRENDING VIDEOS

    Ashok Lavasa, former Election Commissioner of India, joins Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

    'Rome was not built in a day, but it can be destroyed in a day': Lavasa on EC after SIR row

    The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Centre, X, Instagram, and CJP leader Saurav Das over a petition

    Madras HC notice to Saurabh Das: Can a private petition test a citizen’s nationality?

    Are world’s militaries, including India, waking up to drone, missile warfare?

    Are world’s militaries, including India, waking up to drone, missile warfare?

    Shorts

    Your brain may be processing what you don't see
    Why 10 of 14 AIs think Humans are Earth-Eating Phone Addicts?
    How Israel Elects Its Government
    A documentary and the defamation suit: Modi-Adani film row explained
    Why is Govt Denying Venues for Opposition’s Mock Impeachment of CEC?
    Cheranalloor Crash: Judge Under Scanner, Police Commissioner to Go
    Did Prabhas' Fauzi get the Hitler-Bose meeting right?
    How Do Cyclones Get Names?

    State of the Nation

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    Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal

    Punjab elections 2027: AAP announces first list of 40 candidates, fields Mann from Dhuri

    31 Oct 2026 2:18 PM IST
    Why am I under house arrest? Congress state chief YS Sharmila asks AP CM
    Bengaluru

    Sharmila shifts daughter’s wedding but reasserts claim over Yelahanka property

    31 Oct 2026 2:03 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    Delhi SIR hearing: What the Supreme Court questioned, and what remains undecided

    31 Oct 2026 2:00 PM IST
    Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala

    ‘Law is equal for all’: Keralam Home Minister assures justice to family in Mercedez-Benz crash case

    31 Oct 2026 1:07 PM IST
    Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu

    'Siang dam project won’t be imposed on residents', says Arunachal CM Pema Khandu

    31 Oct 2026 1:05 PM IST
    Gujarat, High Court, Manusmriti

    Gujarat HC division bench stays order quashing ban on non-veg food near Somnath Temple

    31 Oct 2026 11:59 AM IST
    hotel swimming pool

    Two foreign nationals die in suspected electrocution at Bengaluru star hotel pool

    31 Oct 2026 11:47 AM IST
    Theni jailbreak

    Theni jailbreak: CM Vijay suspends deputy jail superintendent, orders major reshuffle

    31 Oct 2026 11:17 AM IST
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    • Parul Chandra

      Maldives' Islamabad handshake is a warning India cannot ignore

      Parul Chandra
    • Najib Shah

      The Trojan horse that isn’t: Why America's ‘transshipment scam’ claim falls short

      Najib Shah
    • Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

      How Kharge’s slip of the tongue handed fresh ammo to a defensive BJP

      Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
    • KS Dakshina Murthy

      India’s ‘cockroaches’ struggling to survive state’s might?

      KS Dakshina Murthy
    • Lekha S Chakraborty

      Public investment powers India’s GDP growth; structural reform must sustain it

      Lekha S Chakraborty
    • Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

      Nagpur and Delhi, in tandem: Tactical truce behind the Dussehra speeches

      Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
    • Anand K Sahay

      How the Modi government seeks to delegitimise anti-SIR movement

      Anand K Sahay
    • Najib Shah

      Sir Syed’s unfinished mission: Why India’s education gap persists

      Najib Shah
    • Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

      Bhagwat’s Dussehra speech: A truce with Modi, but not a surrender

      Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
    • MR Narayan Swamy

      Why independent journalists matter in a shrinking media space

      MR Narayan Swamy

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    THEEIGHTHCOLUMN

    Karnataka at 70: United on the map, divided in opportunity

    As state celebrates 71st Rajyotsava on Nov 1, the north lags, coast wants its due, Kannadigas feel squeezed in Bengaluru. Unity came in 1956, but equality hasn’t
    Muralidhara Khajane
    Karnataka at 70: United on the map, divided in opportunity

    Businesswindow expand icon

    • Beer

      Karnataka AIB tax regime sparks turf war between brewers and distillers

    • Will GST rejig rewrite history, spur consumption and growth?

      New GST rules from Nov 1: Key changes for taxpayers, MSMEs, businesses

    • New audit framework to strengthen accountability in cooperative sector: ICAI

      New audit framework to strengthen accountability in cooperative sector: ICAI

    • Psoriatic Arthritis

      Sun Pharma's ILUMYA gets US nod for psoriatic arthritis: What patients need to know

    • Employee well-being moves up corporate agenda as firms rethink work-life balance

      Employee well-being moves up corporate agenda as firms rethink work-life balance

    • shopping in Delhi

      MSME body urges Amit Shah to keep festival-season protests away from Delhi markets

    • Festive demand stays strong, but buyers turn cautious on big-ticket purchases

      Festive demand stays strong, but buyers turn cautious on big-ticket purchases

    • Jio Platforms listing on stock exchange

      Jio Platforms’ shares rise for second day, market cap tops Rs 13 lakh crore

    • Interview on Gold Price

      Expect gold prices to rise over the next couple of months: Economist

    • PN Vasudevan

      Equitas SFB MD & CEO Vasudevan resigns, shares plunge 20 pc

    • diabetes

      Lilly’s retatrutide outperforms Ozempic on weight loss in diabetes trial; safety concerns remain

    • India’s branded residences boom faces the bigger test beyond the launch

      India’s branded residences boom faces the bigger test beyond the launch

    • Amazon begins to slash 30,000 corporate jobs in largest layoff since 2022: Report

      Amazon lays off 250 employees in devices unit amid AI push

    • US Fed Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation, gives little signal of next move

      US Fed Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation, gives little signal of next move

    • Rahul Gandhi

      Rahul accuses Modi govt of ‘criminally destroying’ Tata Group, Sitharaman hits back

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    • Explainer: Olah and the Pope: What

      Pope Leo XIV becomes first pope in history to vote in US election

    • Bangladesh ex-Air Force official found dead months after post on Hasina

      Bangladesh ex-Air Force official found dead months after post on Hasina

    • Gadi Eisenkot

      Choice for Israel’s Opposition: Work with Arab parties or let Netanyahu return

    • Netanyahus party claims election stolen as results show him losing majority

      Netanyahu's party claims election 'stolen' as results show him losing majority

    • Israelis await final poll results as Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab parties

      Israelis await final poll results as Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab parties

    • donald trump strait of hormuz

      US asks Middle East allies to prepare for renewed strikes on Iran: Report

    • US Fed Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation, gives little signal of next move

      US Fed Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation, gives little signal of next move

    • Maldives Mohammed Muizzu Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif

      Maldives' Islamabad handshake is a warning India cannot ignore

    • Spain train crash

      Spain train crash: 64 killed as two high-speed trains collide

    • Brazils Flávio Bolsonaro, family will get US visas after election loss: State Department

      Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro, family will get US visas after election loss: State Department

    • Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu

      Israel exit polls show no clear winner, Netanyahu’s Likud largest party

    • Israel election tests Netanyahu as war, conscription, ethnic tensions shape campaign

      Israel election tests Netanyahu as war, conscription, ethnic tensions shape campaign

    • Jordanian air force

      Jordanian air force strikes targets in Syria after Karak church attack

    • Lulas Brazil victory checks rightward shift as Flávio Bolsonaro seeks annulment

      Lula's Brazil victory checks rightward shift as Flávio Bolsonaro seeks annulment

    • Israel polls: Oct 7 becomes Netanyahu’s Achilles heel; can he cobble the numbers?

      Israel polls: Oct 7 becomes Netanyahu’s Achilles' heel; can he cobble the numbers?

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    • Abhishek Sharma

      Abhishek Sharma responds to Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball 50 challenge

    • Abhishek Sharma

      3rd T20I: Here's full list of India’s records in win over NZ; Abhishek smashes 38-ball 113

    • Nitish Reddy, Tilak Varma

      2nd T20I: Tilak steers India to thrilling win over NZ

    • Para-shooter Mona Agarwal

      Mona Agarwal shoots down world record in Asian Para Games final

    • Nitesh Kumar, Pramod Bhagat

      Asian Para Games: Nitesh, Naveen win gold in badminton

    • Sanju Samson

      Ind vs NZ, 1st T20I: Samson shines as India complete record chase

    • Asian Para Games Praveen Kumar Banti

      Asian Para Games 2026: India’s medal tally reaches 49; Praveen sets record in high jump

    • Asian Para Games: Sheetal-Payal pair settles for silver in archery compound doubles

      Asian Para Games: Sheetal-Payal pair settles for silver in archery compound doubles

    • Asian Para Games: Deepthi Jeevanji wins gold in women’s 400m T20; Indias medal tally so far

      Asian Para Games: Deepthi Jeevanji wins gold in women’s 400m T20; India's medal tally so far

    • FIFA World Cup 2026

      Cristiano Ronaldo suspended for 30 days, fined after Portugal camp walkout

    • Charles Matata wins Delhi Half Marathon mens race with course record

      Charles Matata wins Delhi Half Marathon men's race with course record

    • Ramesh Powar

      Ramesh Powar set to replace Agarkar in Ojha-led BCCI selection panel: Reports

    • MI coach Mahela Jayawardene

      IPL: Jayawardene steps down as Mumbai Indians head coach

    • Shai Hope

      4th T20I: Hope (102), Paul (5/41) help West Indies level series against India

    • Yuvraj Singh

      Yuvraj Singh joins Delhi Capitals as assistant and batting coach

    Entertainmentwindow expand icon

    • Sense and sensibility review

      Sense and Sensibility review: Sisters before misters in Jane Austen’s world

    • Wicker movie review

      Wicker review: A tale woven with wit, desire and a dash of fire

    • Pyre movie

      Pyre review: A tender elegy for ageing, isolation and a vanishing Himalayan village

    • Akka Keerthy Suresh Radhika Apte

      Akka review: Radhika Apte, Keerthy Suresh rule the screen, but series falls short

    • Patrick Stewart

      ‘Star Trek’, ‘X-Men’ fame actor Patrick Stewart dies at 86

    • Chiranjeevis Megaverse

      Chiranjeevi to make Netflix debut with talk show ‘Chiranjeevi’s Megaverse’

    • Tiger Shroff

      Tiger Shroff shooting: Sonipat youth held in Indore; firearms recovered from Surat

    • Tu Hai Meri Kiran film still

      Tu Hai Meri Kiran review: Sonakshi Sinha's sci-fi thriller is lifeless despite a fun premise

    • Ayushmann Khurrana in Udta Teer

      Udta Teer review: 'Dhurandhar in reverse' that turns spy thrills into comedy

    • Tiger Shroff firing: 4 more, including 2 women, arrested in Delhi and Haryana

      Tiger Shroff firing: 4 more, including 2 women, arrested in Delhi and Haryana

    • Tiger Shroff’s team says actor hasn’t issued any statement on firing attack

      Tiger Shroff’s team says actor hasn’t issued any statement on firing attack

    • Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan

      CM Satheesan praises ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’, says film took him back to childhood

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    • Amin Peer Dargah in Kadapa, where Urs festival is famous - Sufi shrine

      Kadapa Amin Peer Dargah: 300-year-old Sufi shrine where boundaries dissolve

    • Beyond the unbroken line: How Jogen Chowdhury chronicled the anxieties of modern India

      Beyond the unbroken line: How Jogen Chowdhury chronicled the anxieties of modern India

    • Bombay Tabloid review: Kersi Khambatta’s novel is a crackling saga with too many fireworks

      Bombay Tabloid review: Kersi Khambatta’s novel is a crackling saga with too many fireworks

    • How the sari has draped Indian women across generations, for varying needs

      Six yards, zero limits: Indian woman and sari run, ride and rise together

    • The rise of ‘cli-fi’: How climate change is reshaping Indian fiction

      The rise of ‘cli-fi’: How climate change is reshaping Indian fiction

    • Seemas review of Saeed Naqvis memoir The World Was Not Their Story

      The World Was Not Their Story review: A reporter’s journey beyond ‘navel-gazing’ beat

    • The last of the moiras: Who will make tomorrows mishti?

      The last of the moiras: Who will make tomorrow's mishti?

    • Hyderabads historic Mozamjahi Market under threat from 35-storey tower

      Shadow of a tower: Hyderabad’s Mozamjahi Market fights for its skyline

    • Mysuru Dussehra love story: Mahendra and Lakshmi, the Kumki pair, steal the show

      Mysuru Dussehra love story: Mahendra and Lakshmi, the Kumki pair, steal the show

    • Fewer hands, bigger pandals: Durga Puja’s volunteer problem

      Fewer hands, bigger pandals: Durga Puja’s volunteer problem

    • How protests and Jantar Mantar resulted in several legal reforms

      Jantar ka Mantar: The protest site that taught Delhi to listen

    • Bhoger khichuri

      How a simple plate of khichuri became a symbol of Bengal’s Durga Puja

    • Where the azaan meets the arati: Bengal’s shared Durga Puja traditions

      Where the azaan meets the arati: Bengal’s shared Durga Puja traditions

    • Imran Khan

      From reel to real: Why Imran Khan’s 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola' feels relevant again

    • Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 guide: Must-see pandals, where to eat, tour plan, and more

      Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 guide: Must-see pandals, where to eat, tour plan, and more

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    • Lulas Brazil victory checks rightward shift as Flávio Bolsonaro seeks annulment

      Lula's Brazil victory checks rightward shift as Flávio Bolsonaro seeks annulment

    • Israel polls: Oct 7 becomes Netanyahu’s Achilles heel; can he cobble the numbers?

      Israel polls: Oct 7 becomes Netanyahu’s Achilles' heel; can he cobble the numbers?

    • Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney

      Beyond Nijjar and Khalistan: Geopolitics and trade fuel reset in India-Canada ties

    • West Bengal assembly elections

      Gyanesh Kumar row puts EC’s credibility to test in five state Assembly elections

    • 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

    Ashok Lavasa, former Election Commissioner of India, joins Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

    'Rome was not built in a day, but it can be destroyed in a day': Lavasa on EC after SIR row

    31 Oct 2026 11:27 AM IST

    The Madras High Court has issued notices to the Centre, X, Instagram, and CJP leader Saurav Das over a petition

    Madras HC notice to Saurabh Das: Can a private petition test a citizen’s nationality?

    31 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST

    Are world’s militaries, including India, waking up to drone, missile warfare?

    Are world’s militaries, including India, waking up to drone, missile warfare?

    30 Oct 2026 12:34 PM IST

    KIIFB

    KIIFB controversy: Can Kerala balance accountability and development?

    30 Oct 2026 12:31 PM IST

    MLC result in 4 states

    MLC polls: 'BJP’s Varanasi setback, Congress’s dismal show come with hard lessons'

    30 Oct 2026 9:46 AM IST

    The BJP has launched the “Modi Kahin Nahi Jayega” social media campaign, along with a rap song.

    ‘Modi Kahin Nahin Jaayega’: Show of confidence or signs of BJP anxiety?

    29 Oct 2026 7:38 PM IST

    UP Gets 5 Lakh Voter Inclusion Applications

    Lakhs apply, few turn up: What UP’s special voter camps reveal

    29 Oct 2026 4:58 PM IST

    Analysis on MLC poll results across four states

    MLC election results: Do they reflect political mood? What experts say

    28 Oct 2026 7:26 PM IST

    Delhi pollution

    Delhi’s air turns toxic post-Dussehra, despite a six-year low in farm fires

    28 Oct 2026 5:00 PM IST

    Delhi Traffic

    Delhi winter air pollution: 10 lakh vehicles face ban from November 1

    28 Oct 2026 3:19 PM IST

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