The ECI had described the objections as “suggestions” and “inputs” arising from its deliberations, while maintaining that key decisions over the past year had the unanimous approval of all three commissioners
In a press release issued on September 27, Wangchuk also questioned his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) and sought wider reforms to prevent the misuse of extraordinary laws
Lovely Professional University students in Punjab protested over unverified claims of rape and suicide, with the demonstration turning violent and parts of the campus vandalised
Thousands of residents have been evacuated into temporary shelters after days of heavy rain caused severe flooding across Bangkok, prompting authorities to declare all 50 districts disaster-affected areas and launch emergency drainage and relief efforts.
Rumours about a “ghost”, an alleged suicide and two missing female students sparked a night-long protest at Chitkara University in Punjab, with police and university authorities saying there was no evidence of any student going missing or dying
Two giant pandas from China are heading to Zoo Atlanta under a new loan agreement, reviving the zoo's 25-year panda partnership with China after its previous pandas returned in 2024
The VanDyke episode exposes the need for a clearer legal and policy framework distinguishing immigration and border violations, assistance to foreign armed groups, threats to national security and terrorism, writes Dr B. Bala Bhaskar
US House Democrats are preparing a broad congressional oversight agenda targeting Donald Trump, his administration and his family if they regain control of the House in November, with impeachment remaining a possible option but investigations expected to come first
Libya had not carried out an execution since 2010, despite courts continuing to issue death sentences. Amnesty says at least 30 people have been executed in eastern Libya since August 23, while at least 50 others remain at imminent risk. The cases have raised questions over military trials, alleged torture, the authority of Haftar-aligned institutions and the legal status of Libya's divided eastern power structure.
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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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Ten people went missing after an avalanche struck the Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal's Manang district, as bad weather and wider flooding and landslides complicated rescue and relief efforts across the country
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By Pranay Vatsa
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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Of the 111 lawmakers, 29, or 26 per cent, moved to the BJP, making it the second-largest recipient of lawmakers in the dataset
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BJP Rajya Sabha MP Shambhu Sharan Patel on Saturday said policing had “collapsed” in Bihar and called for a change of the chief secretary and director general of police (DGP)
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A woman’s body was found at a cemetery in Thembisa on Saturday, taking the number of women found dead in Ekurhuleni since July to 10 as police investigate a series of cases
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INDIA bloc parties are set to meet on September 30 to coordinate their response to the Election Commission and SIR row, with the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and a fresh parliamentary notice among the issues under discussion
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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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Virat Kohli produced a masterclass against the West Indies to become the first player in history to reach the milestone of massive home ODI runs. The legendary batter also shattered his personal best by launching a career-high number of sixes during a commanding victory
Virat Kohli shattered multiple records by smashing a blistering 74-ball century, marking the third-fastest hundred of his legendary ODI career
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Six more restaurants where the food is only half the story, and the real challenge is getting through the door in the first place
