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    Top Stories

    We should link global policy with domestic politics: Kavita Krishnan

    Author and political activist reflects on the changing global order, multipolarity, democracy and the fight to uphold universal human rights

    Modi and Trump
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    • Rahul Gandhi
      India

      Indore police’s 31 conditions for Rahul’s event: ‘Whole purpose is to intimidate’

    • DUSU election: NSUI’s defeat leaves Congress facing tough questions
      Analysis

      DUSU election: NSUI’s defeat leaves Congress facing tough questions

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

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

    WHAT'S BREWING

    SIR

    ‘Shah Instigated Removal’ of voters: Cong flags large-scale voter deletions in SIR

    ‘Foul-mouthed antics’: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over comedian’s Modi skit

    ‘Foul-mouthed antics’: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over comedian’s Modi skit

    Two dead, four injured after electrocution near Ganesh pandal in Mumbai

    Two dead, four injured after electrocution near Ganesh pandal in Mumbai

    Stock market

    FPIs withdraw Rs 20,974 cr from equities in Sept amid global uncertainty

    Asian Games: India win first medal, bag silver in women’s 10m air rifle team event

    Asian Games: India win first medal, bag silver in women’s 10m air rifle team event

    • Tata Sons at a crossroads: RBI listing, Chandrasekaran’s term
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      Tata Sons at a crossroads: RBI listing, Chandrasekaran’s term

    • Anbumani Ramadoss
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    • TMC name, symbol freeze pushes Mamata closer to Congress and INDIA bloc
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      TMC name, symbol freeze pushes Mamata closer to Congress and INDIA...

    • Asian Games 2026
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      Asian Games 2026 preview: India aims to surpass record 106-medal tally...

    • Surendra Koli
      The Federal Special

      Surendra Koli: Freed from the gallows, failed by the State

    • Whose Trinamool Is It anyway? ECs toughest test since Sena
      Explainers

      Whose Trinamool Is It anyway? EC's toughest test since Sena

    • The Uprising review: Paul Greengrasss spirited take on the Peasants Revolt clicks in parts
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    State of the Nation

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    Two dead, four injured after electrocution near Ganesh pandal in Mumbai

    Two dead, four injured after electrocution near Ganesh pandal in Mumbai

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    • Najib Shah

      Why BRICS must build trade, brick by brick, and not an anti-US bloc

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      Bhagwat's global tour is all about image management, not ideological change

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      Khairlanji to Dangwas: What our numbness says about Hindutva-led neo-casteism

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      SCO and BRICS, yes, but is it time for India to revive SAARC?

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      EC’s 'Detect, Delete, Deport' SIR exercise lands India in a quagmire

      Shikha Mukerjee
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      MMDR Amendment Act erodes state powers, trust in federal ties

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      When Keralam's warring Sunni factions find common ground in silencing women

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    THEEIGHTHCOLUMN

    Why a new Chinese heritage gallery in Kolkata holds deep, personal significance to the community

    The Cheenapara Heritage Gallery, on Black Burn Lane, in the Tiretta Bazaar neighbourhood of Kolkata, has on display family items preserved across generations — from tools of trade to community chroniclers. With migration reducing the community to a handful in the city, older members hope the gallery will serve to remind future generations of their history here.
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    • GDP growth World Bank projections

      Moody's raises India's FY27 growth projections to 7 pc

    • Paytm digital wallet UPI

      UPI MDR: Centre to ensure merchants don’t charge customers

    • Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

      Tata stocks fall after Chandrasekaran row; Tata Chemicals tumbles 9 pc

    • Making CCTV mandatory at medical stores would be a disaster: Chemists’ body

      Making CCTV mandatory at medical stores would be a disaster: Chemists’ body

    • cash

      UPI MDR unlikely to push up cash transactions: Finance Ministry

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      Assocham backs new UPI framework, says it will boost sustainability

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      Denmark sees end to Greenland uncertainty with new US deal

    • Donald Trump

      Trump signs H-1B order, also extends USD 100,000 fee: What it means for Indians

    • Modi Trump

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    • Donald Trump

      Trump bans CNN, MSNOW from White House

    • BRICS

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    • Modi and Putin

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    • assailant

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    • Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu

      ‘US has abandoned us’: Why Gulf is rethinking Western ties

    • BNP Tarique Rahman

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    • Mecca

      Saudi-Houthi clash opens new front in Gulf conflict, further imperils energy routes

    • Indian Navy commissions INS Mahe, first anti-submarine shallow water craft

      Pak Navy vessel collides with Indian Navy ship; MEA summons Pakistan Charge d'Affaires

    • Houthi attacks on Saudi: Drone shot down near Mecca; crown prince seeks Egypts support

      Houthi attacks on Saudi: Drone shot down near Mecca; crown prince seeks Egypt's support

    • Donald Trump

      US plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in USD 2.8 billion weapons sale

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      US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons in space; Russia, China react

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    • Asian Games: India win first medal, bag silver in women’s 10m air rifle team event

      Asian Games: India win first medal, bag silver in women’s 10m air rifle team event

    • Harmanpreet Kaur, Richa Ghosh

      India's schedule for Asian Games 2026 on Sunday, September 20

    • Asian Games

      Asian Games | Give your best, don't complain: Manu Bhaker to fellow Indian athletes

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      Asian Games 2026: Japan showcases technological might at opening ceremony

    • AB Subbiah discusses India’s hockey chances

      Asian Games 2026: 'India favourites to win men's hockey gold' | AB Subbaiah interview

    • Asian Games 2026

      Asian Games 2026 preview: India aims to surpass record 106-medal tally in Japan

    • Anvay Dravid and Aaryavir Sehwag  impress as India U-19 win

      Anvay Dravid and Aaryavir Sehwag impress as India U-19 win

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      Asian Games cricket: Indian women enter semis

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      Abhishek Sharma hits record 30-ball T20I hundred; see list of top 5

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      Women’s team’s refusal to accept Asia Cup trophy from Naqvi BCCI's call: coach

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      Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win second Grand Slam title at US Open

    • Indian women’s cricket team refuses to accept Asia Cup trophy from ACC chief Naqvi

      Indian women’s cricket team refuses to accept Asia Cup trophy from ACC chief Naqvi

    • Wasim Akram

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      Why should BCCI, state bodies be not governed by National Sports Governance Act? asks SC

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      Keralam documentary festival: Centre denies screening permission to 31 films

    • Practical Magic 2 review: Why sequel doesn’t bewitch despite Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman charm

      Practical Magic 2 review: Why sequel doesn’t bewitch despite Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman charm

    • The Uprising review: Paul Greengrasss spirited take on the Peasants Revolt clicks in parts

      The Uprising review: Paul Greengrass's spirited take on the Peasants' Revolt clicks in parts

    • Best of the Best review: Netflix dramedy channels Bollywood love, but misses the beat

      Best of the Best review: Netflix dramedy channels Bollywood love, but misses the beat

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      Resident Evil review: An unmissable sensory spectacle

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      Oscars 2027: Marathi film 'Gondhal' is India's pick

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      4 Rivers 6 Ranges review: An essential record of Tibetan resistance

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      Vibe review: Kunal Khemmu again delivers the laughs in second directorial

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      Lust Stories 3 review: New Netflix anthology season offers pleasures, but not quite the satisfaction

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

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

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

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    • 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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