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

    Venkatachari Jagannathan
    13 Aug 2026 7:00 PM IST

    Former ISRO chief warns against regulatory overstep, criticises asset tenders, and stresses that institutional independence must be protected at all costs

    IN-SPACe overreach threatens ISROs strategic future: G Madhavan Nair
    The Federal Special
    Jantar Mantar protest
    The Eighth Column

    79 years after Independence, what a ‘free’ India looks like to Gen Z

    13 Aug 2026 5:44 PM IST
    Rajya Sabha
    India

    'Monsoon Session chaos was part of govt's script'

    13 Aug 2026 6:44 PM IST
    Telanganas police aspirants fume: Age is catching up, jobs arent
    The Federal Special

    Telangana's police aspirants fume: Age is catching up, jobs aren't

    13 Aug 2026 5:00 PM IST
    Om Birla

    INDIA bloc boycotts LS Speaker's tea party; DMK attends

    13 Aug 2026 8:52 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    China stopped Indian troops from patrolling in certain border areas in Arunachal: Rahul

    13 Aug 2026 8:40 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    TMC set to move SC against 20 rebel Lok Sabha MPs over defection

    13 Aug 2026 7:45 PM IST
    Lok Sabha

    Parliament Monsoon Session: Productivity among lowest; LS recorded 19 pc business

    13 Aug 2026 7:36 PM IST
    dead body

    Nurse found dead in washroom of Kolkata’s NRS Hospital

    13 Aug 2026 7:02 PM IST
    Lionel Messi

    Serious allegations in report on Messi event; govt will investigate it: Kerala CM

    13 Aug 2026 7:01 PM IST
    Bombay House

    Most Tata Group stocks rebound day after Chandrasekaran exit announcement

    13 Aug 2026 6:42 PM IST
    Amaravati

    Amaravati will be developed as world-class capital based on 5 principles: Naidu

    13 Aug 2026 6:08 PM IST
    Prajwal Revanna

    Let govt probe my son Prajwal for possessing phone inside jail: HD Revanna

    13 Aug 2026 5:24 PM IST
    An Air India airlines plane is parked in the airport area

    Air India, Air India Express mandate substance testing for all pilots

    13 Aug 2026 5:12 PM IST
    SIR

    Telangana SIR: Govt to seek legal opinion on EC's stance of FRC not being ID proof

    Agencies
    13 Aug 2026 4:52 PM IST

    Minority Affairs Advisor Mohammed Ali Shabbir says govt will explore legally permissible options to ease verification for genuine voters, especially...

    Harbhajan Singh

    Left AAP as I wasn't being heard, don't care about labels: Harbhajan

    13 Aug 2026 4:07 PM IST
    Vikram Lar Gibbon

    Plot twist: How a Lar Gibbon landed actor Chiyaan Vikram in a soup

    13 Aug 2026 3:30 PM IST
    Calcutta High Court

    Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt to clarify action on alleged mosque loudspeaker removals

    13 Aug 2026 3:09 PM IST
    Sukhbir Singh Badal

    SAD chief Sukhbir Badal injured in attack in Nanded; Maharashtra CM orders probe

    13 Aug 2026 3:02 PM IST
    Fresh clash erupts between Assam, Arunachal protesters; Himanta appeals for peace

    Fresh clash erupts between Assam, Arunachal protesters; Himanta appeals for peace

    13 Aug 2026 2:24 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi moves SC against Allahabad HC order on assets probe

    Rahul Gandhi moves SC against Allahabad HC order on assets probe

    13 Aug 2026 1:49 PM IST
    Inquiry panel finds Justice Varma guilty, leaves crucial witnesses unheard

    Inquiry panel finds Justice Varma guilty, leaves crucial witnesses unheard

    13 Aug 2026 1:18 PM IST
    Students shout slogans during a protest against the Jharkhand government in Ranchi

    FIR against 600 protesters as Jharkhand recruitment exam agitation enters 20th day

    13 Aug 2026 1:16 PM IST
    CJP protest

    SC to hear plea against Delhi Police’s use of ‘facial recognition’ at CJP protest

    13 Aug 2026 12:51 PM IST
    Ride hailing apps

    Govt directs ride-hailing platforms to stop advance tip prompts before trip completion

    13 Aug 2026 12:36 PM IST
    VB G RAMG

    50 pc drop in VB-G RAM G: ‘Financial stress on states, pause option to blame’

    13 Aug 2026 12:03 PM IST
    Rajya Sabha

    Parliament adjourned sine die amid ruckus in Rajya Sabha over Kharge row

    13 Aug 2026 11:37 AM IST
    Delhi Red Fort blast

    Al-Qaida offshoot carried out November 2025 Red Fort blast that killed 15: UN report

    13 Aug 2026 10:37 AM IST
    Cauvery row: Karnataka bandh largely peaceful; schools, shops open, police on alert

    Cauvery row: Karnataka bandh largely peaceful; schools, shops open, police on alert

    13 Aug 2026 9:00 AM IST
    Three murders in Bengaluru within hours

    Indian teenager charged with murdering mother, younger brother in Massachusetts

    13 Aug 2026 7:44 AM IST
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