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SC to hear plea against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear next week a petition seeking the suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and questioning how decisions have been taken by the E...
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Booker Prize 2026 shortlist names six novels
Six very different novels are now competing for the 2026 Booker Prize, bringing together established...
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Maharashtra marks 265 talukas drought-hit
Maharashtra has declared 265 of its 358 talukas drought-affected after an 18.8% rainfall deficit. Th...
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US tariff relief for Indian pharma
The United States has exempted certain specialty pharmaceutical products and their associated ingredients imported from India from its new 100% tariff regime,...
Rupee hits two-month low below ₹96
The Indian rupee came under renewed pressure on Tuesday, September 29, slipping past the ₹96-per-dol...
Bank unions defer three-day strike
Bank customers will not face the three-day nationwide strike that was scheduled to begin on Septembe...
Centre cuts edible oil import duties
The Centre has reduced import duties on key edible oils, including palm, soybean and sunflower oil, ...
Banks to open on Sunday before strike
Banks across the country will open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of a three-day strike planned from...
technology
Apple Pay now in India with Axis Bank
Apple has officially launched Apple Pay in India, bringing its digital wallet and contactless payment service to one of the world's lar...
Nothing launches Headphone 1 Pro
Nothing has expanded its premium audio range with the launch of the Headphone (1) Pro, a new over-ear wireless headphone designed to de...
TRAI brings 30-day recharge options
Prepaid mobile users are set to get more flexibility in choosing recharge plans, with the Telecom Re...
Google expands Gemini with voice, AI
Google is adding a more human touch to Gemini with new voice and video features that allow its artif...
Meta unveils new AI glasses, VR devices
Meta is expanding its push into wearable technology with a new range of AI-powered glasses, camera-f...
Sarvam AI launches Saaras V4
Sarvam AI has launched Saaras V4, its latest automatic speech recognition model, as the Indian artif...
health
Why vaginal infections keep coming back
The itching settles after a cream. A few weeks later it returns, perhaps with a different discharge or an unfamiliar smell. The old prescription ...
Tuberculosis after the cure
The last tablet is taken, the treatment card is signed, and the family can finally breathe easier. Then the patient walks up a flight of stairs a...
Why heavy lifting leaves you breathless
Rack a heavy squat or finish a hard set of deadlifts and an odd thing happens: you may be breathing as if you have just sprinted, even though the...
lifestyle
Booker Prize 2026 shortlist names six novels
Six very different novels are now competing for the 2026 Booker Prize, bringing together established literary voices, previous winners and a debu...
Aishwarya Rai stuns at Paris Fashion Week
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan brought a dramatic new look to Paris Fashion Week, combining old-world glamou...
Taylor Swift makes history with VMA honour
Taylor Swift added another milestone to her already remarkable MTV Video Music Awards record on Sund...
Park Ji-hyun makes Emmy history
South Korean actress Park Ji-hyun has reached a new milestone in her career by becoming the first Ko...
Bollywood actor Mushtaq Khan dies at 56
Veteran Bollywood actor Mushtaq Khan, known for his memorable supporting and comic roles, died in Mu...
national
3 Gujaratis go missing in Ethiopia
The journey of three relatives from Gujarat who hoped to reach the United States has taken a frightening turn after they went missing i...
Four CISF personnel killed in Kathua firing incident
Four Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, including an Assistant Commandant and a Sub-Inspector, were killed after a col...
SC to hear plea against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear next week a petition seeking the suspension of Chief Election C...
Char Dham Yatra resumes, rescue continues
The Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand has resumed after weather conditions improved, even as rescue tea...
Ujjain mosque row sparks clashes
Tension gripped Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh after protests over the removal of a portion of the Shahi M...
Maharashtra declares drought in 265 talukas
Maharashtra has declared 265 of its 358 talukas drought-affected, covering about 74% of the state, a...
opinion
When cybercrime becomes warfar...
For years, the standard advice to a company under cyberattack has been curiously one-sided: defend yourself, preserve the evidence, cal...
The India we built since 1947
Try to imagine India as we were in 1947 — try it without the sepia photographs, patriotic songs and ...
Tata does not need another Chandra
The market delivered its verdict within hours. After N Chandrasekaran announced that he would not se...
When Kerala’s political fault lines surface publicly
Barely two months after the formation of the V.D. Satheesan government, Kerala's political discourse...
Austerity begins with the State
While PM Modi’s call to conserve fuel, reduce imports, and avoid buying gold might reflect a genuine...
the summaries
Maharashtra marks 265 talukas drought-hit
Maharashtra has declared 265 of its 358 talukas drought-affected after an 18.8% rainfall deficit. The government announced crop-lo...
WHO flags measles immunity gaps
WHO experts have warned of measles outbreaks and immunity gaps among children and adolescents in South-East Asia. Despite 94% DTP3...
Karnataka confers engineers with ‘Er’ prefix
Karnataka will allow engineers to use the ‘Er.’ prefix before their names and make Engineers’ Day an official state event from 202...
world news
US forces exit Iraq after two decades
The United States has completed the withdrawal of its remaining military forces from Iraq, ending more than two decades of direct US military inv...
526 kg drugs seized, 5 Pakistanis held offshore
Indian security agencies have seized around 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine from an Iranian dhow in the Arabian Sea and detained five Pakist...
Trump, tech giants agree to AI safety accord
US President Donald Trump and executives from several of the world's largest technology companies have agreed to a voluntary framework for streng...