The US Mint has begun selling a $1 coin bearing Donald Trump’s portrait, making him the first US president since Calvin Coolidge to appear on an official US coin during his lifetime.
Trump said the US wanted to maintain good relations with both Russia and Ukraine, arguing that improved ties could also benefit American business
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government is signalling that it is open to US investment across mining, infrastructure, agriculture and trade, putting the country’s vast mineral potential back in focus.
The episode came to light after Joshi posted on X that he had returned home after being taken to the Special Cell
De Wever is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Modi on September 3. The two leaders are expected to review the full range of India-Belgium relations and discuss regional and global developments of mutual interest
The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision has removed 13.37 crore names from draft electoral rolls, with Chadha’s deletion in Punjab sparking a political row.
The Supreme Court used its power to do “complete justice” to close FIRs linked to NEET protests while allowing a separate probe into serious criminal allegations.
Health advocates say India’s proposed food warnings leave loopholes, while food companies and traditional snack makers fear the thresholds could put red flags on too many products.
Jeetendra Mishra's appointment comes around two months after allegations of donation theft brought the Trust’s financial management under scrutiny
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Vir Chakra recipient and Balakot dogfight hero Abhinandan Varthaman has joined regional airline FLY91 as a commercial pilot after retiring from the Indian Air Force.
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BCCI Review Meeting LIVE Updates: Here’s all the updates from the BCCI review meeting in Mumbai. With the New Zealand tour and 2027 ODI World Cup ahead, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja’s futures, along with India’s overseas struggles, are on the agenda. Stay tuned for live updates
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Currently lodged in Tihar Jail, Malik submitted a 25-page written statement before the Additional Sessions Court in Srinagar on Wednesday through his lawyer Abu Adil Pandit
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The prime minister represents Varanasi in the Lok Sabha, was briefed on relief measures as the Ganga crossed the warning level and flood monitoring was intensified
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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee alleged BJP workers ransacked his Camac Street office in Kolkata early Thursday. Kolkata Police have detained six people for questioning.
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The amendment failed 212-206, falling well short of the two-thirds majority required for a constitutional amendment to clear the House
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Two people were killed and a suspect was found dead after gunfire erupted at a downtown Minneapolis apartment tower, leaving three police officers injured.
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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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BCCI Review Meeting LIVE Updates: Here’s all the updates from the BCCI review meeting in Mumbai. With the New Zealand tour and 2027 ODI World Cup ahead, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja’s futures, along with India’s overseas struggles, are on the agenda. Stay tuned for live updates
The BCCI will discuss the ODI futures of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja on Thursday as planning begins for the 2027 World Cup. Unlike Rohit, Kohli and Jadeja face little immediate pressure, with Rohit's recent Lord's century altering prior indications that selectors had planned to move on
Deepak Hooda is returning to Baroda for the domestic season after five years with Rajasthan, following a successful reconciliation with Krunal Pandya
A widely shared video showed the two India wicketkeepers posing with friends as Arijit Singh's “Channa Mereya” played in the background.
Former Chennai Super Kings batter Subramaniam Badrinath revealed MS Dhoni has made his mind on the option of playing IPL as an impact player. Dhoni missed the 2026 season with a knee injury
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