‘They No Longer Fear Voters’: Rahul Gandhi Slams BJP Over Parvesh Verma Slap Row
Rahul Gandhi said the Parvesh Verma incident reflects a government that no longer fears being removed by voters.
THE LEAD
‘We Had Them Under Investigation’: What Trump Said About RAF Fairford Arrests And US-UK Security
Trump said the five suspects near RAF Fairford had been under investigation, raising questions about US-UK intelligence cooperation.
PDP MLA Waheed Para Moves Amendment To J&K Statehood Resolution, Seeks Restoration Of Articles 370, 35A
PDP MLA Waheed Para seeks restoration of Articles 370 and 35A through amendment to Omar Abdullah’s J&K statehood resolution
Virat Kohli Surpasses Sachin Tendulkar At Home: King Rewriting His ODI Game
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
LPU Suspends Classes For 10 Days After Violent Protest Over Alleged Rape; FIR, SIT Formed
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.
Bank Strike Deferred: IBA-UFBU To Discuss 5-Day Banking Week, Saturday Holidays
UFBU defers nationwide bank strike after late-night IBA talks; committee to examine all-Saturday holidays and PLI changes.
DRDO To Unveil IRSA 2.0 Soon, New Software-Defined Radio For IAF By Year-End
By Anish Kumar
The new IRSA standard aims to improve interoperability between Indian military radios across the three services.
ECI Responds To Internal Dissent: What Its Nine New Decisions Mean For SIR And Electoral Rolls
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
Ladakh Violence: A Year On, Wangchuk Demands Inquiry Report, Accountability
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
NEWS
Other Sports
By Deepak Joshi
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
International
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
International
US Ambassador David Perdue says Trump raised the offer while defending Washington’s weapons sales to Taiwan.
Cricket
ndia advanced to the Asian Games 2026 semi-finals after persistent rain abandoned their quarter-final against Afghanistan, with India progressing as the higher-ranked team in ICC T20I rankings
International
Brent crude crosses $105 as Trump rejects Iran’s proposal, while Houthi attacks threaten Middle East oil supply.
National
The reversal came days after the Human Resources Management (R) Department issued the order on September 21
International
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
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
Asian Games LIVE Updates, Day 10: Esha Confirms Medal; Lovlina Assures Medal; Men's Cricket Team Advances To Semifinals
By Deepak Joshi
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
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.
India returned to ODI cricket on Sunday with an eight-wicket win over West Indies in the series opener in which Shubman Gill said the team wants an eighth batting option in the XI. Gill, who scored 110, also praised Virat Kohli’s 55th ODI hundred and Kuldeep Yadav’s match-turning 4/40.
PV Sindhu on Sunday criticised the badminton schedule at the Asian Games 2026 after her quarterfinal defeat to China’s Chen Yufei in Ichinomiya, saying three matches in 24 hours left her without enough time to recover. She also questioned the absence of Hawkeye review technology on her court.
India are set for a packed Day 10 at the 2026 Asian Games on September 28, with shooting and athletics leading the medal push. Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Rahi Sarnobat, Avinash Mukund Sable, Murali Sreeshankar and Parul Chaudhary headline a busy schedule in multiple venues
BUSINESS
Rising Inequality, Pampered Capitalists: Why India Must Tax its Rich
By Parth Singh
Rising Inequality, Pampered Capitalists: Why India Must Tax its Rich
MONEY
Beyond The Big Tech Bubble: Why Jefferies' Chris Wood Is Bullish On India, Gold, And Local AI
By Ayush Khar
Beyond The Big Tech Bubble: Why Jefferies' Chris Wood Is Bullish On India, Gold, And Local AI
TRAVELLER
Who Decides A Hotel Is 5-Star? Inside India’s Hotel Classification System
By Tenzin Chodon
Who Decides A Hotel Is 5-Star? Inside India’s Hotel Classification System
A First-Timer’s Guide To Jaisalmer: 8 Places And Experiences To Add To Your Itinerary
A First-Timer’s Guide To Jaisalmer: 8 Places And Experiences To Add To Your Itinerary
6 Hotels That Push The Boundaries Of Architecture And Design
6 Hotels That Push The Boundaries Of Architecture And Design
The Muraka: How The Maldives Built A Hotel Beneath The Indian Ocean
The Muraka: How The Maldives Built A Hotel Beneath The Indian Ocean
Why This Spanish Village Is Still Blue Years After the Smurfs Came To Town
Why This Spanish Village Is Still Blue Years After the Smurfs Came To Town
LUXE
Paris Hilton’s Luxury Estate: A USD63.1 Million Home With Its Own Golf Course
By Aaron Jacob
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
Milan Fashion Week: How Tod’s, Gucci, Moschino & The Attico Made Personal Style the Focus
By Sonali Mukherjee
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
Aditi Rao Hydari Makes a Case for Leather-on-Leather at Milan Fashion Week
By Sonali Mukherjee
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
The World’s Hardest Restaurant Reservations: Part 2
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