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    Chennai - Page 7

    Former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao on Iran war, diplomacy, fighting patriarchy

    Kavitha Shanmugam
    8 March 2026 1:46 PM IST

    In an interview with The Federal, the former foreign secretary warns the US-Israel-Iran conflict could incinerate lives and civilisational heritage, urging India to maintain strategic autonomy

    Former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao on Iran war, diplomacy, fighting patriarchy
    Women's March
    Yellow crime scene do not cross police tape over the entrance of a house with the front door wide open
    Karnataka

    Ballari school horror: Class 9 boy ‘attacks’ students, warden; 1 dead

    8 March 2026 1:46 PM IST
    Grew up in a family where women were bosses: Rahul tells students
    Kerala

    'Grew up in a family where women were bosses': Rahul tells students

    8 March 2026 1:04 PM IST
    President Droupadi Murmu. File Photo: PTI
    West Bengal

    Centre seeks Bengal response over ‘protocol lapses’ during President Murmu’s visit

    8 March 2026 12:23 PM IST
    Why did BJP bring Syed Ata Hasnain and RN Ravi as governors of Bihar and Bengal?

    The governor swaps that left people asking what BJP is really planning

    8 March 2026 12:13 PM IST
    FPIs, foreign investors, Nifty, buying, selling

    FPIs pull out Rs 21,000 crore from Indian equities amid Middle East tensions

    8 March 2026 12:03 PM IST
    AC prices rise 5-15 pc as major brands pass on higher production costs

    AC prices rise 5-15 pc as major brands pass on higher production costs

    8 March 2026 11:48 AM IST
    mcap loss, Infosys, TCS, HDFC bank worst hit

    Mcap of 8 of top-10 most valued firms erodes by Rs 2.81 lakh cr; SBI biggest laggard

    8 March 2026 11:32 AM IST
    Liquor scam, chhattisgarh

    Kerala Catholic Church slams state govt over rising liquor outlets and drug abuse

    8 March 2026 11:12 AM IST
    Why a look back at the ‘Me Too’ movement elicits mixed reactions in women

    Why a look back at the ‘Me Too’ movement elicits mixed reactions in women

    8 March 2026 10:21 AM IST
    Delhi Red Fort blast Al Falah

    Delhi court grants two-week interim bail to Al-Falah chairman Jawed Siddiqui

    8 March 2026 10:06 AM IST
    LDF and UDF face-off over Kerala election narrative on development and welfare

    LDF and UDF face-off over Kerala election narrative on development and welfare

    8 March 2026 9:52 AM IST
    Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP sweeps Nepal election, set to form govt

    Rapper-turned-politician Balen Shah’s RSP sweeps Nepal election, set to form govt

    8 March 2026 6:59 AM IST
    Iran Israel US Middle East explodes
    LIVE

    Live! Iran hits Bahrain desalination plant; smoke from oil depot strike shrouds Tehran

    8 March 2026 6:44 AM IST
    Taapsee Pannu interview: ‘If women lose vulnerability, they stop growing as human beings’

    Taapsee Pannu interview: ‘If women lose vulnerability, they stop growing as human beings’

    Subha J Rao
    8 March 2026 6:30 AM IST

    Taapsee Pannu on playing a steely public prosecutor in Assi, balancing strength with vulnerability in her performances, her collaboration with Anubhav...

    Sanket Upadhyay interview on TRP debate

    TRP ratings suspended: 'TV news has become a theatre of the absurd'

    8 March 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Kidnapping, West Bengal, opposition, panchayat

    6 Indian workers who were 'tortured in captivity' in Thailand rescued: NHRC

    7 March 2026 9:02 PM IST
    What does LPG price hike mean for supply, subsidies, and energy security?

    What does LPG price hike mean for supply, subsidies, and energy security?

    7 March 2026 8:58 PM IST
    Yet another allegation of gang-rape has emerged in Kolkata, which has seen a series of bone-chilling incidents of crime against women in the past several months. (Representative Image: iStock)

    Delhi woman hides in Uttarakhand forest overnight after cabbie's rape bid

    7 March 2026 8:55 PM IST
    Ricky Martin

    T20 WC closing ceremony: Ricky Martin, Falguni Pathak, Sukhbir Singh to perform

    7 March 2026 8:53 PM IST
    Protest against LPG price hike

    Is India really facing an LPG shortage? This is what expert says

    7 March 2026 8:40 PM IST
    basmati rice

    India’s basmati rice exports hit as US-Israel-Iran war disrupts Middle East shipments

    7 March 2026 8:32 PM IST
    Droupadi Murmu

    Row over President’s remarks in Bengal; PM slams TMC govt for ‘insulting’ Murmu

    7 March 2026 8:30 PM IST
    Suryakumar Yadav

    Hotel tariffs soar by 400 pc in Ahmedabad ahead of T20 WC final

    7 March 2026 8:19 PM IST
    Kerala CM inaugurates Perumbalam Bridge, ending decades of wait of island residents

    Kerala CM inaugurates Perumbalam Bridge, ending decades of wait of island residents

    7 March 2026 8:07 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul Gandhi announces 5 guarantee schemes if UDF comes to power in Kerala

    7 March 2026 7:33 PM IST
    Panic-buying of fuel in Bangladesh amid Iran war.

    How Asian economies are coping with energy crisis amid Iran war

    7 March 2026 7:30 PM IST
    Iran war puts USD 11.8 bn worth of Indias farm exports at risk: GTRI

    Iran war puts USD 11.8 bn worth of India's farm exports at risk: GTRI

    7 March 2026 7:19 PM IST
    Fuel station, petrol, diesel

    Will petrol and diesel prices rise after LPG hike amid global crude oil surge?

    7 March 2026 7:17 PM IST
    Vijay attacks DMK and ADMK

    Vijay assures TVK cadres amid divorce row: 'I will handle it'

    7 March 2026 7:13 PM IST
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