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    75-year retirement to caste census: Decoding Mohan Bhagwat’s speech

    Nisha P Sekar
    9 Feb 2026 7:28 PM IST

    If Bhagwat were serious, he could simply announce his successor, get it endorsed by the karyakari mandal, and step aside, notes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

    Senior journalist on Mohan Bhagwat
    Politics
    The INDIA bloc has raised serious allegations of discrimination against the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla, seeking his removal.
    India

    No-confidence motion against Speaker Birla: Will INDIA bloc unite? | Capital Beat

    9 Feb 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Former India hockey goalkeeper P. R. Shreejesh during an interview discussing India’s Olympic prospects.
    Sports

    'India can reclaim Olympic hockey gold, but next three years crucial' | Interview

    8 Feb 2026 7:55 PM IST
    Medical experts discuss safe protein intake, supplements, and health risks on the Second Opinion show.
    India

    Protein intake myths: How much do Indians really need? | Second Opinion

    8 Feb 2026 2:11 PM IST
    Vijays TVK

    Panaiyur rages as Vijay's TVK disrupts life at quiet Chennai locality

    8 Feb 2026 1:51 PM IST
    campus ban

    JNU move to rusticate top student leaders over last year’s protest sparks row

    8 Feb 2026 1:38 PM IST
    Biswajit Dhar speaking during an interview on the US–India interim trade deal and its economic implications.

    US trade deal: 'India has accepted opposite of what it fought for at WTO'

    8 Feb 2026 1:18 PM IST
    A Capital Beat panel discussion examining the India–US interim trade agreement, tariffs, and conditions linked to Russian oil imports

    India-US interim trade pact: ‘Reciprocal’ deal or a surrender treaty?

    8 Feb 2026 12:19 PM IST
    PM Modis no-show in Lok Sabha raises questions

    AI with Sanket | ‘Threat’ to Modi in Lok Sabha a security breach or evasion excuse?

    7 Feb 2026 8:19 PM IST
    Sudha Ramalingam interview

    Why women are missing from India’s higher judiciary | Sudha Ramalingam interview

    7 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Prof Sukhadeo Thorat examines the UGC’s 2026 anti-discrimination regulations

    Higher education at a crossroads: NEP, equity and UGC rules under scrutiny | Interview

    7 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Is BJP’s Nehru-Gandhi focus about historical accountability or political deflection?

    Is BJP’s Nehru-Gandhi focus about historical accountability or political deflection?

    6 Feb 2026 8:50 PM IST
    The Federal Exclusive interview

    Why India’s first Rare Earth Corridor begins in the South

    6 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Three teenage sisters in Ghaziabad died by suicide after online gaming distress

    Ghaziabad teen deaths: What will stop the next tragedy? | AI with Sanket

    6 Feb 2026 2:21 PM IST
    Talking Sense With Srini

    After Ajit Pawar's death, is NCP merger possible? | Talking Sense With Srini

    Vijay Srinivas
    6 Feb 2026 9:08 AM IST

    Despite talks of reunification before Ajit Pawar's death, ideological differences between Sharad Pawar’s faction and the BJP-aligned faction are a...

    Did Modi use RS to defend trade deals and target Congress? | Capital Beat

    Did Modi use RS to defend trade deals and target Congress? | Capital Beat

    6 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
    3 children died in Ghaziabad Online gaming addiction

    Why online games are no child’s play: A psychiatrist explains

    5 Feb 2026 8:54 PM IST
    President Donald Trump’s second-term strategy of using “might is right” to reshape global and domestic policies

    Trump seals sweeping US-India trade deal amid rising global tensions

    5 Feb 2026 7:23 PM IST
    Hookah ban in the state of Tamil Nadu but illegal pubs still use this

    Hooked on hookah: Tamil Nadu youth defy ban as parlours flout rules

    5 Feb 2026 1:27 PM IST
    Talking Sense With Srini

    Real story behind Annamalai’s withdrawal from TN poll duties | Talking Sense With Srini

    5 Feb 2026 10:15 AM IST
    WhatsApp is under Supreme Court’s scrutiny over its 2021 privacy polic

    AI With Sanket | Should WhatsApp be banned in India?

    5 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Donald Trump claims an India-US trade deal has been struck, with India’s tariffs cut to 18 per cent and India moving towards zero barriers

    'India-US trade deal is a historic abdication of India’s sovereignty”

    5 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Rahul Gandhi with Naravanes book four stars of destiny

    Will Naravane’s memoir row trigger another prolonged stalemate in Parliament?

    4 Feb 2026 8:08 PM IST
    income tax act 1961

    Expert decodes new I-T Act, explains what changes for ordinary taxpayers

    4 Feb 2026 10:09 AM IST
    India US, Donald Trump

    India-US trade deal | Dumping, GM crops, other fears: Expert explains

    4 Feb 2026 7:20 AM IST
    Pollution kills millions annually, yet Budget 2026 cuts core funding

    Explained: Defence budget up, pollution budget down | AI With Sanket

    4 Feb 2026 6:20 AM IST
    India US Trade deal

    India-US trade deal: Is it a win or strategic compromise?

    3 Feb 2026 10:48 PM IST
    T20 Match politics

    Explained: Politics behind Pakistan's boycott of India T20 WC game | AI With Sanket

    3 Feb 2026 9:45 AM IST
    Rahul Gandhi attempted to read from a magazine mentioning excerpts of former Army chief Gen MM Naravane’s unpublished memoir, Four Stars of Destiny

    Why Rahul citing Naravane’s memoir sparked Parliament showdown | Capital Beat

    2 Feb 2026 8:43 PM IST
    MSME industry leaders react to Union Budget 2026 announcements

    Union Budget 2026: MSME push faces ground-level scepticism

    2 Feb 2026 1:27 PM IST
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