Pakistan will host the SCO national coordinators meeting in Islamabad from September 28 to 30, with India expected to be represented by Joint Secretary Alok Dimri as preparations begin for the August 2027 SCO summit.
Boeing has flagged a software issue in some 737 MAX aircraft that could affect automated flight guidance, potentially involving 96 aircraft operated by Air India Express and Akasa Air
Rahul Gandhi said the Parvesh Verma incident reflects a government that no longer fears being removed by voters.
Pakistan is set to send its first astronaut aboard China’s Tiangong space station as a payload specialist, conducting scientific experiments while advancing the country’s human-spaceflight and broader space ambitions
The Trump administration has begun airing a 30-second advertisement adapted from Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, using taxpayer funds and describing it as a public service announcement rather than a campaign ad
India advanced to the Asian Games 2026 semi-finals after rain washed out their quarter-final against Afghanistan, with the higher-ranked side progressing under tournament knockout regulations
UFBU defers nationwide bank strike after late-night IBA talks; committee to examine all-Saturday holidays and PLI changes.
Iran is pushing for sanctions relief and talks as Trump keeps pressure on Tehran and the Strait of Hormuz remains a key bargaining point.
Trump said the five suspects near RAF Fairford had been under investigation, raising questions about US-UK intelligence cooperation.
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Congress on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not mentioning inflation in Mann Ki Baat, as MoSPI data showed retail inflation rose to 4.82% in August and food inflation to 5.95%, with onion prices jumping sharply.
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The reversal came days after the Human Resources Management (R) Department issued the order on September 21
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Lovely Professional University suspended classes for 10 days and postponed mid-term examinations after violent student protests over an alleged rape complaint, with police registering an FIR and forming an SIT while the university denied the allegations as rumours.
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PDP MLA Waheed Para seeks restoration of Articles 370 and 35A through amendment to Omar Abdullah’s J&K statehood resolution
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US Ambassador David Perdue says Trump raised the offer while defending Washington’s weapons sales to Taiwan.
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Adhikari said the deletions were carried out by judicial officers pursuant to directions of the Supreme Court in a case filed by Banerjee herself, and accused her of attempting to shift the blame after losing the Assembly elections
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SubscribeYour food may not be safe. The system knows it. Yet the food chain keeps moving. From five-star kitchens to roadside dhabas, food passes through a chain where contamination, adulteration and poor hygiene can enter at every stage, with consequences ranging from diarrhoea and jaundice to typhoid and hepatitis. Into this maze has stepped Tukaram Mundhe. Since taking charge as Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration commissioner in May, Mundhe has overseen more than 12,000 inspections and raids, cancelled or suspended around 600 licences and sealed more than 300 eateries. But raids cannot fix a broken system. India has the laws, standards and regulators. Yet violations persist, enforcement remains uneven and corruption finds its way through the gaps. Mundhe can keep cracking the whip. But can one man change the system? In this issue, Outlook examines India’s food-safety maze, where it fails and why one Tukaram is not enough.
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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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Asian Games 2026 LIVE Score Updates, Day 10: Check real-time updates of India's events at the Asiad at Aichi Nagoya on September 28
Esha Singh won silver in the Asian Games women’s 25m pistol individual event in Hangzhou on Monday after surviving five straight shoot-offs and missing gold by one shot. The 21-year-old Hyderabad shooter, the reigning world number one, scored 580 in qualification and lost the title clash to China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan.
Pincky Balhara won bronze in the women’s -78kg kurash event at the Asian Games on Monday after losing 0-5 to South Korea’s Sumin Mo in the semifinals here. The 27-year-old Indian’s podium finish gave her a second Asian Games medal, following her silver in Jakarta in 2018.
Asian Games 2026 India medal tally: Check India's gold, silver and bronze medals, medal winners, sport-wise tally and complete list of medals from Aichi-Nagoya
Virat Kohli became only the second batter after Sachin Tendulkar to reach 15,000 ODI runs as India beat the West Indies in the first ODI on Sunday. The 37-year-old scored an unbeaten 139 off 88 balls, said milestones do not drive him, and stressed fitness, clarity and a higher tempo ahead of the World Cup.
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Guts, 'Jugaad' And Scientific Odyssey: Can India’s Rocket Start-Ups Conquer The World?
Gold, Silver Prices Fall Up To 3% As Strong Dollar, Higher US Yields Weigh
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Royal Orchid Hotels Launches Regenta Place, Golden Castle In Baddi, With 43 Rooms, A Sky Bar, And Spa
From reality-TV heiress to a $4 billion global brand, Paris Hilton's latest address, Mark Wahlberg's former Beverly Park château, is the clearest sign yet of how far the "That's Hot" era has evolved
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Milan Fashion Week 2026 Day Four brought together Tod’s, Gucci, Moschino, The Attico and more for a varied Spring/Summer 2027 showcase. The runways moved between 1990s references, cultural craft, DIY detailing and streetwear, revealing the many directions Spring/Summer 2027 can take
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Aditi Rao Hydari brought leather-on-leather dressing to Milan Fashion Week, attending Tod’s Spring-Summer 2027 show in a structured leather top and matching skirt, paired with the Maison’s T Signature Top Handle Bag and coordinating belt
By Aaron Jacob
Six more restaurants where the food is only half the story, and the real challenge is getting through the door in the first place
