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    China’s new condom tax is unlikely to stem country’s declining fertility rate

    The Conversation
    18 Jan 2026 10:41 AM IST

    Beijing targets condoms and birth control pills with new taxes as experts warn that economic hurdles and social trends hinder population growth goals.

    China’s new condom tax is not likely to stem country’s declining fertility rate
    World
    Manikarnika Ghat demolition: Should development come at the cost of heritage?
    India

    Manikarnika Ghat demolition: Should development come at the cost of heritage?

    18 Jan 2026 9:52 AM IST
    How Chennai International Book Fair is strengthening global publishing ties
    Tamil Nadu

    How Chennai International Book Fair is strengthening global publishing ties

    18 Jan 2026 9:28 AM IST
    AR Rahman’s ‘communal remark sparks debate on Bollywood’s changing landscape
    India

    AR Rahman’s ‘communal’ remark: Discrimination or a creative churn in Bollywood?

    18 Jan 2026 9:04 AM IST
    Iran faces renewed US pressure under Donald Trump amid nuclear tensions, regional isolation, and internal unrest

    Iran's plight reflects disunity in Muslim world | Worldly Wise

    18 Jan 2026 9:02 AM IST
    Police personnel stand guard at Manikarnika Ghat

    UP police lodge 8 cases over ‘fake’ images of Manikarnika Ghat project

    18 Jan 2026 8:13 AM IST
    IndiGo Airlines

    DGCA fines IndiGo Rs 22.2 crore penalty, warns CEO Elbers for mass cancellations

    18 Jan 2026 8:02 AM IST
    US Trump take over Greenland

    Trump slaps 10 pc tariff on 8 European countries for opposing US control of Greenland

    18 Jan 2026 7:55 AM IST
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    Jan 18 news LIVE: PM to lay foundation for Kaziranga corridor, unveil Amrit Bharat trains today

    18 Jan 2026 6:53 AM IST
    Buddhist extremism

    The Robe and the Sword review: How Asia's non-violent Buddhist monks became extremists

    18 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    CPI(M), MA Baby

    CPI(M) launches house-to-house campaign to reconnect with voters

    18 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Congress meets in New Delhi over Assam elections 2026

    Assam polls: Congress plans grassroots mobilisation to strengthen support

    18 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Edappadi Palaniswami

    AIADMK’s poll promises put Tamil Nadu’s welfare politics, fiscal health in spotlight

    17 Jan 2026 9:12 PM IST
    Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Union Home Minister Amit Shah

    Modi govt agrees to shift fencing closer to Pakistan border to aid farmers: Punjab CM

    17 Jan 2026 8:51 PM IST
    BMC polls

    Mumbai Mayor race: Shinde’s corporators move to hotel

    The Federal
    17 Jan 2026 8:50 PM IST

    Uddhav Thackeray, whose Shiv Sena (UBT) is the second single largest party, said his party could have its Mayor if 'Dev' (God) was willing

    IPL 2025, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Rain

    Chinnaswamy Stadium gets govt nod to host IPL 2026, international matches

    17 Jan 2026 8:20 PM IST
    Congress, DK Shivakumar

    Karnataka power tussle: After meeting Rahul, DK Shivakumar cancels Davos trip

    17 Jan 2026 7:56 PM IST
    Weather experts have warned Telangana against a severe summer in 2026

    Telangana braces for summer woes as winter retreats; IMD warns of El Nino effect

    17 Jan 2026 7:55 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata Banerjee urges CJI to protect Constitution, democracy amid I-PAC raid row

    17 Jan 2026 7:53 PM IST
    Telangana foresters intensify watch as 5 tigers enter from Maharashtra

    Telangana foresters intensify watch as 5 tigers enter from Maharashtra

    17 Jan 2026 7:36 PM IST
    Oil tanker

    India presses Iran for consular access to crew of seized oil tanker

    17 Jan 2026 7:16 PM IST
    The flag of the Communist Party of India

    Khammam prepares to hold CPI centenary: What's ailing Indian communists today?

    17 Jan 2026 6:55 PM IST
    Delhi Red Fort blast Al Falah

    Red Fort blast: ED says Al Falah University hired doctors without police checks

    17 Jan 2026 5:59 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    On Rohith Vemula’s death anniversary, Rahul seeks anti-bias law on campuses

    17 Jan 2026 5:43 PM IST
    Asaduddin Owaisi

    How AIMIM expanded its footprint in Maharashtra’s local body elections

    17 Jan 2026 5:20 PM IST
    RSS leader Joshi should be booked for treason: Uddhav on language row

    BMC results dent Sena (UBT)’s power base, but ‘Brand Thackeray’ survives in Mumbai

    17 Jan 2026 4:50 PM IST
    In this image posted on Jan. 16, 2026, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presents her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump during a meeting at the Oval Office, in Washington, DC. Photo: @WhiteHouse/X via PTI

    Does Machado handing her medal make Trump the 2025 Nobel Peace laureate?

    17 Jan 2026 4:47 PM IST
    Narendra Modi

    Modi in Malda: Infiltration biggest challenge for Bengal, refugees need not worry

    17 Jan 2026 4:46 PM IST
    Ajit Pawar

    As BJP stuns NCP-NCP (SP) in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, Ajit Pawar says loss will be discussed

    17 Jan 2026 4:38 PM IST
    Damien Martyn

    Damien Martyn back home, talks about 'how fragile life is'

    17 Jan 2026 4:31 PM IST
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