Sikh community representatives in Quetta allege that a gurdwara building on Archer Road was demolished for commercial development, while Pakistan’s own property records leave questions about the status and ownership of the site unresolved.
The BJP has fielded eight Muslim candidates in Jaipur after not giving a ticket to any Muslim candidate in the 2023 Assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Israel and Greece have signed a roughly $3.6 billion agreement for the “Achilles Shield”, bringing Israeli missile, air-defence and counter-UAV technologies into a broader Greek effort to build a multilayered defensive system as Greece’s disputes with Türkiye continue across the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.
The Lindsay Clancy jury has deliberated for about 17 hours without reaching a verdict in the 2023 deaths of her three children, with her defence arguing postpartum psychosis left her unable to understand her actions
Who will fill the massive Messi void? Argentina must find a new captain after Messi’s retirement, with Cristian Romero, Emiliano Martinez and Alexis Mac Allister among the potential successors
As leaders gather in Bishkek, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is presenting itself as a platform for multipolarity, cultural diversity and multilateralism. The question is whether that vision can become a credible alternative to a global order long shaped by US influence.
According to data released by MoSPI, India's real GDP grew by 7.8% in Q1 FY27, covering the April-June period
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana invoked Article 142 of the Constitution to issue the directions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for the dismantling of terrorism's financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe-haven networks, while outlining India's priorities on security, connectivity and economic opportunity at the SCO Summit.
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The BJP plans to launch a month-long nationwide outreach campaign on September 17, including a Vadnagar-to-Varanasi yatra, to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday and 25 years in public life
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Paswan’s additional private secretary described the threat as a “matter of grave concern” involving the minister’s “personal security”
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was also oddly left out, despite Pakistan’s role in ceasefire talks between Tehran and Washington
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P Chidambaram flags India’s 106th rank among 179 countries as V-Dem gives it a 0.38 score for 2025 and classifies it as an electoral autocracy.
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Bristy Mukherjee was found dead in a room on the second floor of the house in Kusumba village, located in the Rampurhat area. Police suspect that she died by suicide
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All government, private and non-government schools from Classes 1 to 12, along with Anganwadi centres, were ordered to remain closed in Dehradun on Tuesday
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Nepal's flood death toll has crossed 1,000, with nearly 4,000 people still missing and rescue teams continuing operations amid fresh warnings of flash floods in several districts
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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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Selectors named pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in India's 15-member squad on Tuesday for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in New Delhi starting September 13. Bumrah returns from a knee injury subject to fitness clearance, with the identical Shreyas Iyer-led group also slated to travel for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya
Real Madrid centre-back Antonio Rüdiger has decided to retire from the German national football team after more than a decade of service. The 33-year-old defender aims to prioritise his club career and manage fitness following recent injury struggles ahead of his contract expiry next summer
Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq offered to step down from Pakistan's national selection committee on Tuesday in Lahore. His decision followed the Pakistan Cricket Board's unconsulted sweeping changes to the Test squad and management during the England tour, alongside a PCB notice demanding explanations regarding player selections from the panel
Central Zone captain Rajat Patidar pulled off a sensational diving catch to dismiss East Zone opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for 40 during a 159-run chase in the Duleep Trophy semifinal in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The backward-sprinting grab broke a 61-run opening stand, sparking a middle-order collapse that saw East Zone slip to 93 for 3
Lionel Messi’s international retirement has left a sense of loss in Kolkata, a city that has remained closely connected to the Argentine superstar through the highs and lows of his career
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Guts, 'Jugaad' And Scientific Odyssey: Can India’s Rocket Start-Ups Conquer The World?
HDFC Bank: How A Long-Term Favourite Turned Into A Wealth Destroyer
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Why Shoulder-Season Travel Is Becoming India’s Smartest Booking Strategy
Delhi Hotels See Sharp Rise In Room Rates Ahead Of BRICS Summit
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Tate McRae just traded her heels for sneakers at the US Open. Here are five luxury pairs built for real days on your feet
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From a record breaking football career and enormous earnings to endorsements, supercars, properties and watches, here is a look at the wealth and luxury world built around Lionel Messi
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Planning a Venice trip during film festival season? Explore the Lido’s celebrity hotspots, luxury hotels, red carpet style and iconic places to see in Venice
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As AUDAL enters India on Indian Architects’ Day, Shruti Shah explains why sound should be considered alongside light, material and layout, and why acoustic design needs to begin long before a project is handed over
