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    Why all eyes are on a Sept 7 meeting as VHP’s Durga Puja diktats draw flak

    Samir K Purkayastha
    2 Sept 2026 7:21 PM IST

    The VHP may issue its diktat but for the BJP government, changing practices deeply embedded in Bengal’s social and cultural life could carry its own risks

    Why all eyes are on a Sept 7 meeting as VHP’s Durga Puja diktats draw flak
    West Bengal
    India’s female workforce is growing, but what kind of work is driving it?
    Opinion

    India's female workforce boom hides a precarious reality

    2 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
    C Joseph Vijay
    Tamil Nadu

    CBCID cracks down on CM Vijay deepfakes offering ‘financial help’

    2 Sept 2026 7:18 PM IST
    Why in Keralam, Muthalapozhi in Thiruvananthapuram has become ‘harbour of death’ for fishers
    The Eighth Column

    Why in Keralam, Muthalapozhi in Thiruvananthapuram has become ‘harbour of death’ for fishers

    2 Sept 2026 4:31 PM IST
    Ashok Kumar Lahiri, DK Shivakumar, Priyank Kharge, others

    CM Shivakumar seeks NITI Aayog intervention to get Karnataka’s due share of funds

    2 Sept 2026 8:56 PM IST
    Chandrababu Naidu (centre)

    CM Naidu releases Godavari waters to North Andhra through Polavaram Left Canal

    2 Sept 2026 8:06 PM IST
    Joseph Vijay

    TN govt to drop cases registered against farmers, teachers for peaceful protests

    2 Sept 2026 7:52 PM IST
    India GDP rise

    'Apples and oranges': Govt rejects 2.6 pc GDP claim, defends 7.8 pc growth

    2 Sept 2026 7:28 PM IST
    Indian football team

    India vs Brazil football friendly: Lower-priced tickets sold out online in 1 hour

    2 Sept 2026 7:20 PM IST
    canteen

    Soon, Maharashtra govt canteens to serve millet khichdi, sprouts under ‘healthy menu’

    2 Sept 2026 7:02 PM IST
    VD Satheesan

    CM Satheesan rejects Islamic scholar's 'women should remain confined to homes' remark

    2 Sept 2026 6:27 PM IST
    Bengaluru peptide party axed after FSDA notice; what’s this Silicon Valley trend?

    Bengaluru peptide party axed after FSDA notice; what’s this Silicon Valley trend?

    2 Sept 2026 6:10 PM IST
    vijay mettur dam visit

    ‘Costly CM’: TN BJP slams Vijay over alleged Rs 5 crore Mettur visit

    2 Sept 2026 6:06 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi Chhatron Ki Goonj

    Indore: Rahul’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ event postponed after govt denies nod for stadium

    2 Sept 2026 6:01 PM IST
    SIR

    SIR phase 3: States extend deadline for final voter rolls by up to 28 days

    Agencies
    2 Sept 2026 5:45 PM IST

    On May 14, the EC had rolled out phase 3 of SIR in 16 states and three Union territories involving 36.73 crore voters in a staggered manner

    Syed Asim Waqar

    Ahead of UP polls, Owaisi's aide Asim Waqar joins Congress, says AIMIM 'helping' BJP

    2 Sept 2026 5:13 PM IST
    govt school in Rampura, Rajasthan

    CJP’s 'School Thik Karo' effect: Dilapidated Jaipur govt school building razed

    2 Sept 2026 5:09 PM IST
    Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra ayodhya CEO

    Operation Sindoor veteran Jeetendra Mishra is Ram Temple Trust's first CEO

    2 Sept 2026 5:07 PM IST
    California twin murders | Cops say Anila ran over Anjana with ‘malice aforethought’: Report

    California twin murders | Cops say Anila ran over Anjana with ‘malice aforethought’: Report

    2 Sept 2026 4:49 PM IST
    DK Shivakumar

    'Sita was greater than Rama': DK Shivakumar urges women to lead

    2 Sept 2026 4:47 PM IST
    Nepal’s Foreign Affairs Minister Shisir Khanal

    Nepal seeks climate compensation from India, China and US after deadly floods

    2 Sept 2026 3:56 PM IST
    Mekedatu

    Karnataka pushes for faster CWC clearance of Mekedatu project

    2 Sept 2026 3:56 PM IST
    Lake Ontario

    Lake Ontario is now Lake America on Apple, Google maps; can Trump change names?

    2 Sept 2026 3:21 PM IST
    Madras High Court

    Madurai prison graft case: Madras HC gives govt 4 months to complete probe

    2 Sept 2026 3:19 PM IST
    US may require parents’ citizenship and immigration proof for children’s passports: Report

    US may require parents’ citizenship and immigration proof for children’s passports: Report

    2 Sept 2026 1:40 PM IST
    VD Satheesan

    Keralam to follow central protocol on Vande Mataram , says CM V D Satheesan

    2 Sept 2026 12:44 PM IST
    Disha Salian committed suicide, no foul play found in probe: Police tell HC

    Bombay HC orders CBI probe into Disha Salian death; father claims link to Sushant's death

    2 Sept 2026 11:52 AM IST
    Rajendra Arlekar

    How Keralam varsities are now caught in govt vs governor political contest

    2 Sept 2026 11:45 AM IST
    Dead body, Death

    7-yr-old dies, 52 hospitalised after chloroquine tablets given to students in Andhra

    2 Sept 2026 11:26 AM IST
    The Runner Review: Gal Gadot switches Wonder Woman armour with trainers in Kevin Macdonald film

    The Runner Review: Gal Gadot switches Wonder Woman armour with trainers in Kevin Macdonald film

    2 Sept 2026 10:31 AM IST
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