Senior JD(U) leader Shyam Rajak said the party’s position had already been established by former chief minister Nitish Kumar. Although the JD(U) supported the UCC proposal in Parliament, it does not favour applying it in Bihar, he said
From Uttarakhand to Madhya Pradesh, the BJP is using state laws to expand the UCC while keeping open the possibility of a national code.
By Pranay Vatsa
Kalyan Bainsla, the main accused in the Gurugram bike crash case, was detained in Rajasthan hours after police added an attempt to murder charge to the FIR against him
Bushra Bano’s UPSC journey and West Bengal postings have come under scrutiny after a complaint over her use of Islamic expressions in a video, raising questions about neutrality and religious expression by serving officers.
China’s AI safety framework addresses rogue AI agents, self-replication, power-seeking and frontier models bypassing human safeguards.
By Fozia Yasin
From the New Delhi consensus to the limits of de-dollarisation, the former External Affairs Minister assesses what an expanded BRICS can, and cannot, deliver in a fractured global order
Former Indian Navy commander Purnendu Tiwari remains detained in Qatar despite the release of seven fellow veterans, with the MEA saying his current imprisonment stems from a separate case
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia explains India’s decision to skip the Women’s Asia Cup trophy presentation, citing ACC’s refusal to accept alternative arrangements and highlighting Asian Games ambitions
The Bombay High Court had ordered the CBI probe after criticising the Mumbai Police for failing to register an FIR for six years and noting glaring discrepancies in the accidental death inquiry.
National
The FIR was initially registered on Monday under Sections 125 and 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), relating to endangering the life or personal safety of others and rash driving
International
Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready to support a US-backed halt to strikes on critical infrastructure if Russia makes a genuine, long-term commitment to de-escalation
Business
By PTI
Meta has agreed to report child sexual abuse cases on its platforms to law enforcement agencies, with the government calling children's online safety a "non-negotiable" priority
National
Only 31 PG buildings, or 1.2% of those surveyed so far, have a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Delhi Fire Service (DFS)
Hollywood
Emmy Awards 2026 full list of winners: The Pitt, Hacks, Widow’s Bay, Pluribus and Beef were among the most-nominated shows of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Other Sports
India’s Asian Games 2026 campaign has been hit by injuries, with Neeraj Chopra, Tejas Shirse, Harshit Rana and others ruled out, while Varun Chakaravarthy remains doubtful
National
By PTI
Kerala travel vlogger Arunima, known for hitchhiking across countries, has revised her earlier claim of being arrested in Afghanistan, now saying she evaded a threat of detention
Business
By PTI
Meta has agreed to report child sexual abuse cases on its platforms to law enforcement agencies, with the government calling children's online safety a "non-negotiable" priority
National
Only 31 PG buildings, or 1.2% of those surveyed so far, have a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Delhi Fire Service (DFS)
Hollywood
Emmy Awards 2026 full list of winners: The Pitt, Hacks, Widow’s Bay, Pluribus and Beef were among the most-nominated shows of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
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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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India’s Asian Games 2026 campaign has been hit by injuries, with Neeraj Chopra, Tejas Shirse, Harshit Rana and others ruled out, while Varun Chakaravarthy remains doubtful
Rumesh Pathirage's three prized javelins, used for his 90m-plus throws this season, were damaged in transit while returning to Sri Lanka from Hungary. The setback comes just ahead of the Asian Games, where the Sri Lankan star is among the leading contenders
Aneurin Donald has earned his first England call-up after explosive domestic form, with his remarkable county career, record-breaking 234 and outstanding 2026 T20 numbers making headlines
Varun Chakaravarthy’s injury creates selection uncertainty for India at the Asian Games, with Kuldeep Yadav, Krunal Pandya and Vipraj Nigam emerging as potential replacement options
Sunil Gavaskar has proposed expanding the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee, suggesting legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly could help shape Indian cricket’s future
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The Emmy Awards 2026 red carpet brought together standout fashion moments from Rhea Seehorn, Kate O’Flynn, Jean Smart, Allison Janney, Matthew Rhys and Noah Wyle, with gowns, feathers, sparkle and sharp tailoring defining the night
By Sonali Mukherjee
Shafali Verma’s Asia Cup triumph adds another major milestone to her cricket career. At 22, the Indian opener has built an estimated Rs 12 crore fortune through cricket contracts, WPL earnings and brand endorsements
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Born from a centuries old cellar, limited to just 398 decanters and served through a temperature changing ritual, LOUIS XIII Black Pearl is cognac for anyone who thinks Jack Sparrow needed better taste in alcohol
