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Rajasthan CM Backs Women’s Quota Law

Bhajanlal Sharma says Act will boost women’s role in policymaking

BY Outlook News Desk

Book Excerpt: Vermilion Harvest - Playtime At The Bagh: By Reenita Hora
BY Outlook News Desk
From Chief Minister To Rajya Sabha: The Final Phase Of Nitish Kumar’s Political Journey
BY Md Asghar Khan
Union Gov Will Be Urged To Retrieve Kathchatheevu Island: CM Stalin
BY PTI
163 Minor Boys Being Trafficked From Bihar To Maharashtra Rescued In Madhya Pradesh’s Katni
BY Outlook News Desk

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Day In Pics: April 12, 2026

Vijay cancels multiple Tamil Nadu poll rallies as TVK faces pressure in final campaign stretch

Kerala Assembly Polls: Stand-off after EC Observer seeks change to EVM strong-room security rules

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| Photo: NASA via PTI : The Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II crew members Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, unseen, splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, USA.

Day In Pics: April 11, 2026

| Photo: @CPR_VP/X via PTI : Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan administers oath to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as a member of the House during a ceremony at the former's chamber at the Parliament House complex, in New Delhi. Union Ministers JP Nadda and Nirmala Sitharaman are also seen.

Day In Pics: April 10, 2026

| Photo: AP/Anupam Nath : A woman shows the indelible ink mark on her index finger after casting her vote at a polling center during the state election in Guwahati.

Dance Of Democracy: Streets Abuzz As People Cast Their Votes In Kerala, Assam And Puducherry

| Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar : A voter gets her finger marked with indelible ink while casting vote during the Puducherry Assembly elections, at a polling station in Puducherry.

Day In Pics: April 09, 2026

| Photo: Yasir Iqbal : People raise slogans as they gather to celebrate in response to the ceasefire agreement between Iran, the United States and Israel, after US President Donald Trump pulled back from his threats to destroy Iranian civilization, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir Celebrates US-Iran Ceasefire

| Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook : Daily-wage labourers in Noida's Khora Colony labour market, waiting to be hired for a day's work.

Empty Hands, Rising Costs: Noida’s Workers Caught In A Crisis Loop

| Photo: AP/Vahid Salemi : Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they hold Iranian flags and a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran.

Day In Pics: April 08, 2026

| Photo: PTI : Nine-judge constitution bench to hear review pleas on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in a case related to the entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple. People are seen waiting to offer prayers at the temple, in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, in this file photo dated Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.

Day In Pics: April 07, 2026

| Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook : Large crowds occupy the New Delhi Railway Station platform, as passengers sit, rest, and wait amid a heavy rush of many going back to their native states due to the LPG crisis.

Crisis On The Burner: Migrants Wait For Trains, Not Relief In Delhi

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during her election meeting at Bhabanipur constituency

Assembly Elections 2026: The Battle For Bhabanipur

| Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav : AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal arrives at the Delhi High Court to appear in connection with the liquor scam case, in New Delhi.

Day In Pics: April 06, 2026

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook : Political wall graffiti at Salt Lake

Writing On The Wall? The Graffiti Game Of Poll-Bound Bengal

| Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari/Outlook : Moin (44), a fruit seller at Patparganj, who is the only one in New Delhi. Due to shortage of LPG cylinders he sent his family to their village Gajraula, after surviving on meals of fruit and puffed rice for last 3-4 days. Ghazipur, New Delhi

Homebound: Soaring Prices Amid LPG Crisis Force Migrant Workers To Return Home

| Photo: PTI : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin addresses a public meeting ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, in Virudhunagar.

Day In Pics: April 05, 2026

| Photo: PTI : A worker gathers damaged wheat crop following rain and hailstorm that hit several villages, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

Day In Pics: April 04, 2026

| Photo: PTI : An LPG cylinder carrier truck and other vehicles queue up at a CNG station amid disruptions in supplies due to the ongoing West Asia war, in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka.

Day In Pics: April 03, 2026

| Photo: AP/Alex Brandon, Pool : US President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington.

Day In Pics: April 02, 2026

| Photo: PTI : Workers pluck tea leaves at a tea plantation, in Biswanath district, Assam.

Day In Pics: April 01, 2026

| Photo: PTI : A security personnel stands guard as empty LPG cylinders are arranged in a line amid an ongoing supply crisis, in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Day In Pics: March 31, 2026

| Photo: PTI/S Irfan : A man walks past shikaras holding an umbrella during rainfall at Dal Lake, in Srinagar.

Day In Pics: March 30, 2026

| Photo: PTI : Aspirants undergo security checks before they are allowed to appear for the Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (PCS) Mains Examination 2025 conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

Day In Pics: March 29, 2026

| Photo: PTI/Arvind Kumar : People queue up to avail LPG cylinders amid ongoing supply crunch, in Dilshad Colony, New Delhi.

Day In Pics: March 28, 2026

| Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti : A girl holds a toy gun during a protest outside Iran's embassy, where dozens of people gathered waving Hezbollah and Iranian flags in solidarity with the Islamic Republic, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Day In Pics: March 27, 2026

| Photo: Vikram Sharma/Outlook : Supporters of the LGBTQIA+ community hold placards during a protest against the passage of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

Activists, Students Protest Passage Of Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026

| Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra : Security personnel keep vigil during a religious procession to mark the 'Ram Navami' festival, in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Day In Pics: March 26, 2026

| Photo: AP/Mukhtar Khan : Volunteers wait at a collection point during a donation drive for Iran in Budgam, Kashmir.

War In Mideast Spurs Muslims In Kashmir To Collect Donations For Iran

| Photo: PTI : Damaged remains of a sleeper bus after it overturned near Hanuman Mandir, in Karol Bagh area, New Delhi. Two passengers were killed and 23 others injured in the incident.

Day In Pics: March 25, 2026

| Photo: Dinesh Parab/Outlook : Mango and cashew farmers from the Konkan region stage a protest under the leadership of Raju Shetti of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, blocking the Mumbai–Goa National Highway from 11 AM on March 23, demanding urgent government action after crop losses caused by erratic weather.

Mango, Cashew Farmers In Konkan Block Mumbai–Goa Highway Over Crop Losses, Demand Compensation

| Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar : Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs.

Day In Pics: March 24, 2026

| Photo: PTI : People pay floral tribute to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru on the 'Shaheed Diwas', or Martyrs' Day, in Prayagraj.

Day In Pics: March 23, 2026

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Facebook : Kannur Dental College Student Death Raises Questions About Casteism in Campuses

Kannur Dental College Student Death Raises Questions About Casteism In Campuses

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI : People, whose names were deleted from voters' lists in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal, queue up to present their cases before judicial officers, ahead of the state Assembly elections, at Krishnanagar, in Nadia district.

More Than 5 Crore Names Deleted From Voter Lists Across 12 States As SIR Phase Two Concludes

BY Outlook News Desk

| Photo: PTI : Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, rep image |

Congress alleges bid to stall caste census, accuses Modi of ‘misleading’ nation

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : West Bengal CM Mamata Accuses BJP, EC of ‘Invisible Rigging’ Through Voter List Revision

Mamata Claims ‘SIR Biggest Scam’, Accuses BJP of Bribing Voters

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI; Representative image : Yogi Adityanath |

Adityanath Attacks TMC, Calls For ‘Double-Engine’ Government In Bengal

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge |

Kharge Flags Delimitation Concerns, Seeks All-Party Meet On Women’s Quota

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI : Supreme Court

SC to Hear Pleas on Bengal Voter Roll Freeze, SIR Row Today

BY Outlook News Desk

PM Modi To Address Women's Rally In West Bengal's Barasat | REP IMAGE

Modi To Address Siliguri Rally As Bengal Poll Campaign Intensifies

BY Outlook News Desk

PTI: Kunal Patil : Representative Image: Indian tanker 'Jag Vasant', owned by Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd, after clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen anchored at the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) discharge terminal, in Mumbai, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

Indian LPG Carrier Safely Crosses Strait of Hormuz After US-Iran Ceasefire

BY Outlook News Desk

| Courtesy: X : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma distributes Rs 10,000 to women the under Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyaan

Assam Elections: The Significance Of Welfare Vote As The State Eyes for A Hattrick

| Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee : A Wave of Deletions: Voters deleted from the rolls showing their documents at Daulatpur grampanchayat, Milangarh, Malda in West Bengal

Bengal Elections: The Math Of SIR Against The Might Of Machinery

BY Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

| Photo: Imago/NurPhoto : TMC supporters attend public gathering addressed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Martyrs Day

Bengal Elections: Despite Criticism, Didi’s Doles Take Poll Centre Stage

BY Agnideb Bandyopadhyay

| Courtesy: facebook : Women Voters: A DMK supporter at Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s Villupuram rally

Tamil Nadu Elections: DMK, AIADMK, TVK and the Politics Around Welfare Schemes

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

X: @DrSJaishankar : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

Deeply Concerned By Mass Casualties In Beirut: India

BY Outlook News Desk

Why Should Anybody Have Problem With Singing 'Vande Mataram'? Asks Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu

Centre And States Should Spend More On Healthcare And Education: Venkaiah Naidu

BY Outlook News Desk

File photo; Representative image : CAA Does Not Violate Any Fundamental Rights, Centre Tells SC

SC Rules Voting And Contesting Elections Are Not Fundamental Rights

BY Outlook News Desk

Women's Reservation Law Amendment Should Not Be Used As Political Tool: Shashi Tharoor

Women's Reservation Law Amendment Should Not Be Used As Political Tool: Shashi Tharoor

BY Outlook News Desk

Source: IMAGO / Dreamstime : Strachey Hall at Aligarh Muslim University, the first building to be constructed at AMU.

CAG’s Governance Reform Push, Deepening Institutional Crisis In AMU: Lessons From History

BY Mohammad Sajjad

Fozia Yasin : Dr. Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi

‘We Stand for Dignity, Not Submission’: Iran’s Rep in India on War, Faith & Global Double Standards

Outlook Team : TVK’s recent statements suggest that Brahminism, as a structure of upper-caste dominance and ritual inequality, is making a quiet but determined comeback in Tamil Nadu’s public and political life.

Outlook Cover Story Replug: Brahmanism At The Crossroads

BY Outlook News Desk

SURESH K PANDEY : Uttam Nagar Violence

Uttam Nagar Violence: JJB Denies Bail to Accused Minors, Says ‘Release Could Disturb Public Peace’

BY Outlook News Desk

Illustration: Vikas Thakur : While disenchantment among Dalits and Adivasis in Kerala reflects a shift in the Left’s orientation in the state towards an aspirational middle class, the unease among Muslims underscores the dilemmas of electoral balancing.

Whose Development? Why Were Muslims In Kerala Disenchanted With The LDF

BY N.K. Bhoopesh

Photo: AP/Emilio Morenatti : Men inspect the damage to their home destroyed in an Israeli airstrike a day earlier in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 9, 2026.

India ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Civilian Casualties In Lebanon Amid Escalating Violence

BY Outlook News Desk

Photo: Suresh K. Pandey : Who Owns Identity?: Himanshi, 20, lives at Garima Greh in Uttam Nagar, Delhi. She left her home in Agra at 18, when her family disapproved of her identity as a trans woman. She resumed her education after moving to Delhi.
Having once aspired to secure a job, the new transgender law has left her disheartened

Policing the Self: A Law That Subjects Transgender Identity to Certification and Surveillance

BY Anand Teltumbde

File photo : Rep image |

Telangana: 42 Maoists Surrender, Including PLGA Commander Sodi Malla

BY Outlook News Desk

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