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    Mekedatu is all about drinking water, not irrigation: Karnataka minister

    Rajaneesh Vilakudy
    24 Sept 2026 8:33 PM IST

    Tamil Nadu, which is objecting to the reservoir project, will also benefit from it, says Karnataka Irrigation Minister N Chaluvaraya Swamy in exclusive interview

    Mekedatu is all about drinking water, not irrigation: Karnataka minister
    The Federal Special
    Appointment dispute and internal dissent: EC faces a checks-and-balances question
    The Federal Special

    Appointment dispute and internal dissent: EC faces a checks-and-balances question

    23 Sept 2026 9:03 PM IST
    Equal rights may not need a Uniform Civil Code: Shah Bano a case in point
    The Federal Special

    Equal rights may not need a Uniform Civil Code: Shah Bano a case in point

    23 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Surendra Koli
    The Federal Special

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

    19 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Tata Sons at a crossroads: RBI listing, Chandrasekaran’s term

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

    19 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Uniform Civil Code (UCC)

    One nation, many codes: The contradiction inside Amit Shah’s 2029 UCC promise

    15 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Why does a judge think 23 death sentences make him brave?

    Why does a judge think 23 death sentences make him brave?

    12 Sept 2026 3:14 PM IST
    Ashish Joshi, Aparna Kurup

    From Ashish Joshi to Aparna Kurup: How a riot provision is being used to police speech

    10 Sept 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Why Punjab govt is sulking over HC chief justice appointment, but silent on the man himself

    Why Punjab govt is sulking over HC chief justice appointment, but silent on the man himself

    8 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Supreme court compensation

    NEET suicide compensation: Why relief must go along with prevention

    6 Sept 2026 12:54 PM IST
    Are todays teachers ready for Gen Z, Gen Alpha pushback?

    Are today's teachers ready for Gen Z, Gen Alpha pushback?

    5 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Bihar’s teachers caught in schooling system that asks more, gives little

    Bihar’s teachers caught in schooling system that asks more, gives little

    4 Sept 2026 7:26 PM IST
    One protest, two probes: Why the 2,873-person FIR raises questions

    One protest, two probes: Why the 2,873-person FIR raises questions

    4 Sept 2026 6:25 PM IST
    CJP put Rajasthan students’ plight in the spotlight; ‘We Too’, say teachers

    CJP put Rajasthan students’ plight in the spotlight; ‘We Too’, say teachers

    4 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    How fishing-permit delays became an ‘unwritten ban’: SC’s purse-seine ruling decoded

    How fishing-permit delays became an ‘unwritten ban’: SC’s purse-seine ruling decoded

    V Aravinda
    3 Sept 2026 8:04 PM IST

    As SC finds TN verified only 31 of 257 applications for EEZ access, here’s how purse-seining works, why TN restricts it and why two govts control the...

    Nabard data exposes rural Indias huge economic crisis

    Village Vibe Check: Nabard data exposes rural India's huge economic crisis

    2 Sept 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Trump aide Peter Navarro claims Indias Brahmins profiteering from Russian oil trade

    SCO may be a pro-China club but India still needs to be there

    1 Sept 2026 6:41 PM IST
    Why EOS-05 launch is more than just another rocket mission for ISRO

    Why EOS-05 launch is more than just another rocket mission for ISRO

    1 Sept 2026 2:23 PM IST
    Who went to Kailash? Nepal floods expose a gap in tracking private pilgrims from India

    Who went to Kailash? Nepal floods expose a gap in tracking private pilgrims from India

    1 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    West Bengal Assembly elections, Voters

    How migrant EBC and OBC populations helped BJP win ‘caste-less’ Bengal

    31 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    SC labour verdict: Old cases protected under 1978 test, ‘industry’ definition still unsettled

    SC labour verdict: Old cases protected under 1978 test, ‘industry’ definition still unsettled

    25 Aug 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Job distress Delhi government jobs

    How sarkari job dreams turn into a long, costly wait for Indian youth

    24 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Telangana Group exam job distress

    New government, same wait and agony: Telangana’s job aspirants in limbo

    22 Aug 2026 1:24 PM IST
    Sonia Gandhi vande mataram row

    Vande Mataram row: Can a gesture or a remark amount to an offence?

    18 Aug 2026 1:46 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu’s MBBS graduates caught between scarce jobs and low pay

    Tamil Nadu’s MBBS graduates caught between scarce jobs and low pay

    17 Aug 2026 9:00 AM IST
    Bar council of India

    After NALSAR row, a bigger question for Bar Council: Who makes its decisions?

    16 Aug 2026 3:19 PM IST
    Jobs Distress, Karnataka

    Why Karnataka's 2-4-6 recruitment formula is running into multiple hurdles

    16 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
    laws

    What makes a law colonial? India’s oldest statutes still live on

    15 Aug 2026 2:53 PM IST
    Office, work

    Karnataka's age relaxation for govt jobs: A lifeline too little, too late?

    14 Aug 2026 6:20 AM IST
    IN-SPACe overreach threatens ISROs strategic future: G Madhavan Nair

    IN-SPACe overreach threatens ISRO's strategic future: G Madhavan Nair

    13 Aug 2026 7:00 PM IST
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