Delhi Protest Turns Tense By Evening As Police Detain Protesters Near Ashoka Road
A protest demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation turned tense in central Delhi as police barricaded routes, detained protesters and dispersed the gathering
THE LEAD
'Throwing Me Like A Football': AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj Detained As Protests Against CEC Intensifies
Bharadwaj accused police of rough handling and questioned their response to a journalist’s sexual assault allegation against an assistant commissioner of police
What We Know About Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Satyagraha’ Platform Aiming To Unite Protests
Gandhi launched the Satyagraha platform on October 3, inviting people to share experiences of injustice, with over 10,000 submissions received within nine hours
Barricades, 5,000 Personnel In Delhi As Protests Against CEC Enter Third Day
The Citizens’ March is scheduled for 3pm, followed by the Indian Youth Congress march at 5pm. The protests against the Election Commission are entering their third consecutive day
A Phone, A Reel, A Dress: Punjab’s Uneasy Encounter With Moral Policing
From confrontations over clothes and social-media reels to threats and violence, a series of cases has raised questions over self-styled moral policing, the use of Nihang identity and who has the authority to regulate public behaviour
Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana: The AAP MLA Suspended After Raising Teacher Shortage In Punjab
Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana was suspended by the AAP after he publicly questioned teacher shortages in Punjab government schools, including those attended by his two children
TMC To BJP In 3 Months: Who Is Koel Mallick? BJP’s Rajya Sabha Pick From Bengal
Known for her work in Bengali cinema, Koel Mallick AKA Rukmini Mallick, resigned as a TMC Rajya Sabha MP in July and is now the BJP’s candidate for the same seat less than three months later
BitChat Removed From India App Store: How The Offline Messaging App Works Without Internet
The decentralised app uses Bluetooth mesh networking to relay messages between nearby phones without mobile data, Wi-Fi, phone numbers or a central server
Thackeray Brothers Lead Mumbai Mega Protest Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Uddhav and Raj Thackeray joined forces for a Mumbai protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over Opposition allegations concerning the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with Congress and NCP (SP) leaders also participating
NEWS
National
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana will hear the petitions, which seek Kumar’s suspension, the quashing of 14 disputed decisions and an independent investigation
National
The CBI filed its first charge sheet on July 28, naming 13 accused, including NTA-appointed subject experts, coaching centre operators, middlemen and candidates. It subsequently arrested three more people alleged to have benefited from leaks through coaching centres
National
AISA said Neha Bora was released at Narela Industrial Area Police Station after alleging that Delhi Police took her away in an unauthorised vehicle without a female constable
National
Chirag Paswan defended the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, urged the Election Commission to address voters’ concerns transparently and questioned Mallikarjun Kharge’s demand to dissolve elected legislatures
National
Mumbai: Shivaji Park Resident Demands Murder Charge Against Abhijeet Dipke After 75-Year-Old’s Death
Gopalakrishna Subbaiya Pillai, a Thane resident, suffered a heart attack at the protest and later died. Police are examining the circumstances of his death alongside residents’ allegations about how the gathering was organised
South Cinema
The actor has urged Telugu film bodies to create a dedicated support system for victims while calling for closer coordination with cybercrime authorities to tackle the misuse of artificial intelligence.
Elections
Shiv Pal Singh Patel, who represents Pratapgarh, told PTI that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had persuaded Gandhi to contest from Raebareli. He also argued that Congress owed its six Lok Sabha victories in Uttar Pradesh to the alliance with the SP
MAGAZINE
One Tukaram is Not Enough - 12 October 2026 Issue
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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.
The Chinese Plunder - 28 September 2026 Issue
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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.
Drugs Without Borders - 14 September 2026 Issue
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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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SPORTS
PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Indian Contingent As India Finishes Fourth At Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian athletes after the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games closed in Nagoya, praising their determination, passion and sporting spirit. India finished fourth on the medal table with 85 medals, including 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, 22 fewer than in Hangzhou.
India's surge to 21 gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was powered by historic breakthroughs in boxing, wrestling, and golf alongside record-breaking shooting and archery performances. While traditional powerhouses like athletics faced hurdles, unexpected triumphs and clean sweeps in team sports secured a memorable fourth-place finish overall
India maintained its fourth-place finish on the overall tally, but a significant dip in athletics and shooting saw the contingent fall 22 medals short of their historic Hangzhou campaign.
Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games were declared officially closed on Sunday with a 90-minute ceremony at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Japan, where India finished fourth on the medal table with 85 medals. China topped the standings, Japan finished second and South Korea third, while the Olympic Council of Asia handed over the flag to Doha for 2030.
Shreyas Iyer said on Sunday, October 4, that his bond with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi goes beyond cricket as India prepare for the five-match T20I series against the West Indies. Speaking to JioStar, the India T20 captain praised Sooryavanshi’s talent, quiet nature and future potential ahead of the October 6 opener in Lucknow.
BUSINESS
HDFC, Kotak Face The Same Growth Test, With Different Risks
By Ritesh
HDFC, Kotak Face The Same Growth Test, With Different Risks
MONEY
After Eight Weeks Of Market Correction, Where Should Investors Look For Returns Now?
By Rishabh Raj
After Eight Weeks Of Market Correction, Where Should Investors Look For Returns Now?
TRAVELLER
The Hotel That Has Its Own Railway Station: Inside Gleneagles, Scotland’s Legendary Railway Hotel
By Anwesha Santra
The Hotel That Has Its Own Railway Station: Inside Gleneagles, Scotland’s Legendary Railway Hotel
A Wedding In The Wild: Natasha Mahapatro And Rajat Khanna In Ranthambore
A Wedding In The Wild: Natasha Mahapatro And Rajat Khanna In Ranthambore
Where To Stay In Ahmedabad For Navratri: Four Hotels For Garba, Food And Festive Nights
Where To Stay In Ahmedabad For Navratri: Four Hotels For Garba, Food And Festive Nights
Beyond Holidays: Travel Is Changing The Way India Grows
Beyond Holidays: Travel Is Changing The Way India Grows
India’s Luxury Cruise Market Is Growing Up, and HENRYs and DINKs Are Steering It
India’s Luxury Cruise Market Is Growing Up, and HENRYs and DINKs Are Steering It
LUXE
Singapore Grand Prix: The Ultimate Guide To Michelin Dining Around Race Weekend
By Aaron Jacob
Between the pit stops and the podium finishes, Singapore's Grand Prix weekend doubles as one of the city's finest dining circuits
Tabu’s INR 22 Cr Net Worth: Inside the Luxury Lifestyle of the Drishyam 3 Star
By Sonali Mukherjee
Tabu returns as Meera Deshmukh in 'Drishyam 3', bringing renewed attention to her enduring career and reported wealth. Here’s a look at the actor’s estimated INR 22 crore net worth, income, properties, luxury cars and lifestyle, along with the film projects that continue to keep the acclaimed Indian star in the spotlight
5 Timepieces That Define Old-Money Style
By Aaron Jacob
Old money doesn't announce itself, it simply shows up, decade after decade, on the same handful of watches that have never needed to shout
Where to Enjoy Gourmet Bhog-Inspired Menus in Kolkata This Durga Puja
By Sonali Mukherjee
Kolkata’s Durga Puja tables bring together traditional bhog, Bengali classics and lavish festive spreads. This year’s gourmet menus range from the historic Sovabazar Rajbari to luxury hotels serving elaborate Bengali feasts, with regional favourites, festive flavours and leisurely dining experiences taking centre stage across the city