Xi Jinping Meets Trump As China’s Rise Redefines The US-China Power Balance
Xi’s return to Washington comes as China’s economy, exports, military and manufacturing power have expanded since his last US state visit.
THE LEAD
Can CEC Gyanesh Kumar Be Arrested? What Section 16 Of The 2023 Law Says
Section 16 gives CECs and Election Commissioners protection from specified civil and criminal proceedings linked to their official duties.
Cover Story | Tukaram Mundhe Is The Exception. Unsafe Food Is The Rule In India
One Tukaram Mundhe can’t fix the broken system. For now, it is good enough that he is trying
SIR To Removal Bid: Why Gyanesh Kumar’s ECI Tenure Has Faced Repeated Scrutiny
Fresh questions surround Gyanesh Kumar after two Election Commissioners flagged decisions on SIR, voter deletions and electoral data, with the ECI maintaining that decisions were unanimous
SIR And ERONET: How Electoral Roll Software Is Flagging Millions Of Voters
The ERONET software is designed to match current voters with corresponding entries in older “base” electoral rolls
Exclusive Interview | Tukaram Mundhe: 'We Won't Tolerate Corruption'
Since taking charge as the commissioner of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May, Tukaram Mundhe has overseen 12,000 inspections and suspended more than 600 licences. In an interview with Mrinalini Dhyani, he talks about the scale of violations in the state, the gaps in manpower and laboratory capacity, the need for systemic enforcement and the allegations of corruption within the enforcement machinery.
Whose Morality Is It Anyway? The Politics Of Policing Women’s Choices
The Jamui harassment case has pulled India back into a familiar debate — moral policing, women's safety, and who gets to control public space
No CCTV, Poor Lighting, Few Guards: 'Fake Cops' Rape Case Expose Poor Security Arrangement At Aastha Kunj Park
The park reportedly does not have CCTV cameras at its entry and exit gates, while parts of the boundary wall have collapsed. Several gates are also reportedly not manned by security guards.
From Ajnar River To Yamuna: Bittu Tabahi Takes Cleanup Mission Across NCR
Bittu launched a three-day 'Clean With Bittu' drive on September 20, which coincided with World Cleanup Day. During the first phase of the campaign, Bittu and a group of volunteers spent around four-and-a-half hours cleaning a stretch of the Yamuna riverbank
NEWS
International
PM Anthony Albanese says the AI agent accessed aggregate health statistics and internal file names in the June breach.
Other Sports
By Minal Tomar
Asian Games 2026 Live Updates, September 24: Check real-time updates of India's campaign on the sixth day of the Asiad at Aichi-Nagoya Japan as India's Kabdaddi, Table Tennis, Squash teams will be in action along with Athletics kicking-off
National
Rahul Gandhi's ‘vote chori’ attack comes after reports of 14 objections by two Election Commissioners over SIR decisions.
National
By PTI
The CJP has cancelled its programmes scheduled for Thursday and said its leadership would address a press conference in Delhi on the "Hijacking of India's Democracy" at noon
National
Jay Singh Rathore reportedly broke down while responding to questions on X Spaces and admitted that he had made a mistake
National
By PTI
The all-women march saw students raising slogans and carrying posters highlighting the need for better security infrastructure around the college and its adjoining areas, as yet another alleged rape incident brought the longstanding demand for women's safety into focus
International
New Delhi said the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has no locus standi on matters it considers internal to India, after its Contact Group reiterated support for Kashmiri self-determination.
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.
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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 6: Satnam Singh-Salman Khan Win Rowing Bronze; Roshibina Devi Claims Wushu Silver
By Minal Tomar
Asian Games 2026 Live Updates, September 24: Check real-time updates of India's campaign on the sixth day of the Asiad at Aichi-Nagoya Japan as India's Kabdaddi, Table Tennis, Squash teams will be in action along with Athletics kicking-off
Naorem Roshibina Devi won silver in the women's Sanda 60kg event at the Asian Games 2026, securing her third consecutive Asian Games medal and becoming the first Indian Wushu athlete to achieve the feat. The Manipuri overcame a controversial selection process and reached the final, where she lost to China's Zhang Xiaoyu
Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men’s double sculls at the Asian Games 2026, clocking 6:13.25 in the Final A. The Indian duo finished behind China and Uzbekistan, while Balraj Panwar narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the men’s single sculls final
Greco-Roman wrestler Deepak (67kg) may travel to Japan after the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed authorities to consider his name for the Asian Games squad within three days
India’s eFootball campaign at the 2026 Asian Games ended in frustration after Mongolia failed to arrive on time for their group match at Aichi Sky Expo. The 0-0 forfeit win gave Danial Patel and Chinmay Sahoo points but not the goal difference they needed, knocking India out of knockout contention
BUSINESS
YouTube Goes Long: Is India’s Streaming Turf Up For Grabs?
By Shristi Acharya
YouTube Goes Long: Is India’s Streaming Turf Up For Grabs?
India Emerges As Diplomatic Winner At BRICS Summit: Michael Kugelman
By Saurabh Sharma
Can Berger Paints’ ‘Boring’ Strategy Beat The Deep-Pocketed Newcomers?
By Vikash Tripathi
MONEY
The Money Question: Don't Ask, Should I Buy An SIF? Edelweiss Mutual Fund's Radhika Gupta Suggests This Strategy
By Outlook Money
The Money Question: Don't Ask, Should I Buy An SIF? Edelweiss Mutual Fund's Radhika Gupta Suggests This Strategy
TRAVELLER
Hotel Irada Bags Michelin Key: Inside India’s First-Year Wine Country Winner
By Anwesha Santra
Hotel Irada Bags Michelin Key: Inside India’s First-Year Wine Country Winner
6 Big Concerts Coming To Asia: Dates, Venues & What Indian Travellers Need To Know
6 Big Concerts Coming To Asia: Dates, Venues & What Indian Travellers Need To Know
Six Senses Vana In Dehradun Could Be Acquired By Chalet Hotels For INR 600 Crore
Six Senses Vana In Dehradun Could Be Acquired By Chalet Hotels For INR 600 Crore
India Changes Passport Rules For Children: New Validity, Fees, And What Parents Need To Know
India Changes Passport Rules For Children: New Validity, Fees, And What Parents Need To Know
Van Rāsa Kasauli Opens With 16-Key Luxury Retreat, Private Plunge Pools And Himalayan Views
Van Rāsa Kasauli Opens With 16-Key Luxury Retreat, Private Plunge Pools And Himalayan Views
LUXE
Bentley’s New Copernicus Edition Turns Celestial Inspiration Into Automotive Art
By Aaron Jacob
Bentley Mulliner has built three cars for Poland themed on the Sun, the Earth and the Moon, in honour of a sixteenth-century Polish astronomer. Naturally, it makes perfect sense
GPHG 2026: The Finalists Defining The Best Of Contemporary Watchmaking
By Aaron Jacob
Four Japanese watchmakers whose quiet obsession with craft has turned Tokyo, Akita and Kanagawa into serious stops on any collector's map
Edge by Titan Introduces the Squircle Titanium: A Tribute To Engineering
By Aaron Jacob
On Engineers' Day, Edge by Titan puts its Squircle icon in Grade 5 titanium at just 4.85mm, and turns the spotlight on the people who make that possible
Avengers Endgame Turns 7: The 2019 Red Carpet Looks That Still Hold Up Today
By Sonali Mukherjee
Seven years after the Avengers Endgame premiere, the cast’s 2019 red carpet looks still make a case for memorable celebrity style, from Brie Larson’s lilac Celine gown to Scarlett Johansson’s Versace and sharp menswear