Bageshwar Dham chief Dhirendra Shastri’s appeal to Bengalis to avoid non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja has drawn pushback from the state BJP leadership, reviving scrutiny of his rise, spiritual claims and controversial remarks.
A neighbouring structure declared unsafe will be demolished, while the Delhi government will bear treatment costs and provide ₹5 lakh assistance to those injured in the collapse
Two official visuals - an unusual depiction of Goddess Durga and a tourism ad dominated by global landmarks have sparked criticism over Bengal’s cultural representation recently
The ₹6.17 crore allocation to shift Vijay’s office has triggered BJP criticism, with Nainar Nagendran questioning the spending amid plans for a ₹1,200 crore new Secretariat
A new report has raised questions over what Israeli leaders knew about the Hamas attack before October 7
The 55-year-old musician was allegedly attacked after going downstairs around 11pm on Sunday to confront the men, who were reportedly intoxicated and creating a disturbance outside his house
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan has sought to reassure employees that the space agency will remain a government organisation, while defending greater industry participation to meet India's growing space ambitions
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) completed the rescue operation on Monday evening after clearing most of the debris from the collapsed PG
In an exclusive interview with Outlook, Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho says Naga MLAs cannot remain in a government that includes a minister linked to an insurgent group, warning that they may withdraw support if the Centre fails to act. Dikho, a Naga leader, also says there is still no concrete solution to the state’s ongoing conflict
National
The PAF video claims Indian military targets were destroyed, but its AI-generated battle scenes drew mockery over the lack of real footage.
National
Delhi Police has announced extensive traffic controls, diversions and alternative-route measures for the BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam from September 11 to 13
International
A viral, unverified video has sparked criticism of Donald Trump over an alleged failure to salute Marines outside Marine One, reviving debate over a longstanding presidential practice that he had previously scrutinised himself
International
The Eiffel Tower will reopen on Tuesday following a staff walkout over the removal of female employees during a visit by Hindu religious organisation BAPS.
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The court found no “perversity and illegality” in the magistrate’s order and declined to interfere with the proceedings
International
Jaishankar briefed MPs on India's West Asia policy amid regional conflict, with energy security, the safety of Indians in the Gulf and the Makkah defence pact among the issues discussed
International
Canada targets hundreds of American goods as Trump threatens Bombardier, auto tariffs and tougher action against Ottawa.
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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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