The United States has approved a possible US$24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia, opening a congressional review that will test Washington's competing commitments to Riyadh's security, Israel's qualitative military edge and controls on sensitive technology.
Warren Buffett, 96, has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and become chairman emeritus, ending more than five decades at the helm while remaining on the company's board.
Mamata Banerjee backed Congress in Nandigram after her faction’s candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her nomination following her meeting with Suvendu Adhikari
Koli worked as a domestic help at businessman Moninder Singh Pandher’s House D-5 in Noida’s Sector 31, close to Nithari village, where human remains of more than 15 people were recovered from a drain and the open area behind Pandher’s property in 2006
At least 16 people, including five police personnel, were killed and dozens injured in a suicide blast during Friday prayers at a mosque near the old Police Lines in Kohat, northwest Pakistan.
Ministerial performance reviews, BJP's youth outreach and possible portfolio changes have kept reshuffle speculation alive.
The ABVP, NSUI and AISA-SFI alliance have fielded candidates for four central posts, with student welfare, safety and accommodation emerging as key campaign issues
Viral videos of devotees being rushed through Lalbaugcha Raja darshan have revived questions over crowd management and alleged preferential treatment
Malik told the court he embraced Islam voluntarily in 2014 and alleged his father had confined him at home.
National
On September 7, Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar delivered his 23rd death sentence in 2026 and said he “would rather die” than be called a “coward” and give in to the diktats of mafias, strongmen or criminals
Cricket
During its 95th AGM, the BCCI empowered its office-bearers to decide on chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar's contract extension and initiated planning for BCCI's 2028 centenary alongside a grand 20th edition of the IPL in 2027
Art & Entertainment
Gondhal is the fourth Marathi-language film to represent India in the Oscar race after Shwaas, Harishchandrachi Factory and Court.
International
Virginia opens early voting as Republicans defend their House and Senate majorities in an election shaped by Trump, the economy, Iran war and immigration.
National
Under the scheme, children born in government hospitals from June 22, 2026, onwards to families with permanent residence in Tamil Nadu will receive a one-gram gold ring
International
Russia begins three-day State Duma voting as Ukrainian strikes target Moscow, Yaroslavl and Rostov.
Movie Review
Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra and Vishal Bhardwaj, Lust Stories 3 explores desire, marriage and intimacy through four very different stories.
Art & Entertainment
Gondhal is the fourth Marathi-language film to represent India in the Oscar race after Shwaas, Harishchandrachi Factory and Court.
International
Virginia opens early voting as Republicans defend their House and Senate majorities in an election shaped by Trump, the economy, Iran war and immigration.
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Under the scheme, children born in government hospitals from June 22, 2026, onwards to families with permanent residence in Tamil Nadu will receive a one-gram gold ring
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SubscribeClimate change is making the Himalayas even more vulnerable. Glaciers are melting twice as quickly as in 2000.Rising temperatures are accelerating glacier retreat and altering snow and ice conditions, increasing the potential for landslides, avalanches and glacial floods. But there is another reason for the degradation of the Himalayas. China. Our northern neighbour's insatiable hunger to build humongous infrastructure on ecologically fragile systems has caused harm to the subcontinent as well as the larger Southeast Asia region. The calamity in Nepal offers a stark warning of the risks of China's large, opaque projects, delayed information and environmental disruption. The country is putting millions of lives and billions of dollars of economic activity in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar at stake.
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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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Ajit Agarkar’s three-year tenure as chairman of the BCCI senior men’s selection committee is effectively over, with the board set to begin the search for his replacement after he reportedly told officials before Friday’s AGM in Mumbai that he does not wish to continue beyond October 4
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said on 18 September 2026 that India’s men’s cricket team will stay separately at the Asian Games in Japan because the contingent is too large, while the women’s side will remain in organising committee facilities
South Korea’s men’s hockey team were left bemused on Friday before their Asian Games match against Bangladesh at Green Stadium in Gifu, Japan, after North Korea’s national anthem was played by mistake.
India’s 2026 Asian Games contingent faced accommodation trouble in Nagoya on Thursday when gymnast Pranati Nayak and coach Ashok Mishra were initially allotted the same room on the official cruise liner
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has moved to address an accommodation crisis after Indian athletes faced severe stay problems on arrival for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan’s Aichi-Nagoya on Friday, September 18
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Where Bollywood royalty meets Pataudi heritage, Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Mumbai home brings together old world elegance, contemporary comfort and the unmistakable character of one of India’s most celebrated families
By Sonali Mukherjee
Daayra actor Prithviraj Sukumaran has built an estimated Rs 54 crore fortune through acting, direction and production. Here’s a look at the luxury properties in Mumbai, homes, cars, earnings and career ventures that contribute to the Malayalam star’s reported wealth
By Sonali Mukherjee
Rick Owens has made his India debut with Galeries Lafayette, bringing his signature dark, architectural aesthetic to Mumbai. The arrival of the cult luxury label adds another distinctive name to India’s expanding luxury fashion landscape, while giving shoppers a physical entry point into Owens’ influential design universe
By Aaron Jacob
Kunal Kemmu’s motorcycle collection brings together adventure, Italian flair and old school American attitude, with three distinctive machines built for three very different kinds of rides
