De Nederlandsche Bank has repositioned about 86 tonnes of gold previously held in North America towards London, citing geopolitical risks, crisis preparedness and the greater tradability of gold, raising questions about how central banks are securing reserves in an uncertain financial world.
US President Donald Trump has proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz “Trump Strait”, but a US decision to use the name would not automatically change the waterway's internationally recognised name
Preliminary government estimates have put the destruction at $4 billion-$7 billion, while Kathmandu has estimated recovery costs at around $5 billion.
The agreements include local assembly of Belgian 70 mm rockets, ammunition production and cooperation on naval mine-countermeasure systems as Prime Minister Bart De Wever begins his India visit.
The US Mint has begun selling a $1 coin bearing Donald Trump’s portrait, making him the first US president since Calvin Coolidge to appear on an official US coin during his lifetime.
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government is signalling that it is open to US investment across mining, infrastructure, agriculture and trade, putting the country’s vast mineral potential back in focus.
The episode came to light after Joshi posted on X that he had returned home after being taken to the Special Cell
The Supreme Court used its power to do “complete justice” to close FIRs linked to NEET protests while allowing a separate probe into serious criminal allegations.
Health advocates say India’s proposed food warnings leave loopholes, while food companies and traditional snack makers fear the thresholds could put red flags on too many products.
International
EAM S Jaishankar met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss bilateral cooperation and approaches to ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict, days after the Indian foreign minister met Vladimir Putin
National
Activist Manish Brahmbhatt has launched the Cockroach Janata Party-Democratic (CJP-D), accusing the Abhijeet Dipke-led CJP of abandoning its student-led roots and excluding grassroots volunteers from its leadership
International
US President Donald Trump said he was “happy” Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had left the US, accusing the couple of treating the Royal Family with “great disrespect”
International
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said a chocolate replica of India Gate that he had planned to gift PM Narendra Modi did not survive its journey to India, but a backup version remains in Belgium
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A Delhi court ordered Jain’s release on a bail bond of ₹2 lakh with two sureties of an equivalent amount
International
The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño is expected to intensify into a very strong event by the end of 2026, increasing the risk of major shifts in rainfall and temperatures and extreme weather through 2027
International
Nepal flash flood death toll rose to 1,252 with 4,875 missing as Nepal Army conducts search operations and officials warn of fresh Bhotekoshi flood risks.
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SubscribeMore than five crore Indians use cannabis and opioids—roughly the population of Spain. Drugs are no longer confined to the margins of society. They are moving from affluent neighbourhoods to small towns and villages, feeding a rapidly expanding illicit market that is becoming more organised, more sophisticated and harder for law enforcement to contain. India’s geography makes the crisis even more dangerous. Wedged between the Golden Crescent in the west and the Golden Triangle in the east, the country sits between two of the world’s major narcotics hubs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Independence Day speech underlined the urgency of the challenge.The stakes could hardly be higher. Nearly one crore young Indians are estimated to be addicted to synthetic drugs, at a time when 27 per cent of the country’s population is aged 15-29. Every addiction carries a cost, not just to families, but to productivity, healthcare, the criminal-justice system and national security. India’s drug problem is a crisis capable of eating into the country’s demographic dividend and undermining its economic ambitions. In this issue of Outlook, we travelled to Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana to understand how deep the crisis runs, and to tell the stories of people whose lives have been shattered by drugs.
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SubscribeIs India an ancient civilisation or a modern nation-state? Does it share a collective history, or has a collective identity been imposed upon a country of many histories, faiths and cultures? Does India need a Uniform Civil Code, or is its pursuit an ideological project? These are not merely arguments about India’s past. They are choices about its future. India has been shaped by competing ideas—civilisation and constitutionalism, faith and secularism, individual liberty and collective identity, revolution and reform. At every turn, different choices have offered different destinations. In this Independence Day Special, Outlook brings together India’s leading thinkers, politicians, economists and bureaucrats to confront the fundamental questions before the republic: What is India? Who defines it? And what should it become? Many ideas made India. Many paths lie ahead. The choice belongs to its people.
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SubscribeThe resilience of Indian democracy lies less in the certainty of its institutions than in the persistence of its citizens. Across decades, governments with formidable parliamentary strength have learnt that political authority cannot rest on electoral arithmetic alone. It must be sustained by a continuing conversation with the people. The protests over the NEET ( National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) paper leak, culminating in the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, mark the latest chapter in that larger democratic story. This issue of Outlook examines how a movement led largely by young Indians reaffirmed an old principle of the Republic: that power derives its legitimacy not only from the vote, but also from accountability.
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