The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and petroleum products through the International Energy Agency over four months, with a substantial diesel release front-loaded into the first 20 days as Middle East disruptions tighten refined-fuel supplies.
The EOW is probing alleged tender manipulation, inflated machinery costs and silt records in BMC contracts, with Dino Morea’s financial links to an accused also under scrutiny.
India retained their Asian Games gold medal with a 19-run win over Pakistan in the men’s cricket final at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, on Saturday, October 3. Shreyas Iyer and Sahibzada Farhan did not shake hands at the toss, continuing the no-handshake practice. India posted 211/6 and defended it.
Riyadh is weighing a coastal assault or wider Yemen operation as Houthi control of the key Red Sea passage threatens a vital alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said Sachin Pilot wanted him to step down after meeting Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, as Pargat Singh replaced him as Punjab Congress chief amid factional rifts.
Gujarat becomes the second state in independent India after Uttarakhand to enact a comprehensive UCC. Members of Scheduled Tribes are exempt from its provisions.
Kumkum Mohod defeated South Korea's Oh Yejin 6-5 in a thrilling shoot-off to become the first-ever Indian to win an individual recurve gold at the Asian Games. Alongside her historic watershed title, the teenager also secured an official quota place for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
Your 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.
Climate 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.
More 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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Asian Games Live Updates, Day 15 (October 3): Check real-time updates as India lock horns with Pakistan in the cricket final and chases gold in hockey, wrestling, and archery at Aichi Nagoya
Rohit Sharma broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 22-year-old ODI opening record during the third ODI against the West Indies in New Chandigarh on Saturday, October 3. He became the fastest opener to 10,000 ODI runs, reaching the mark in 202 innings, 12 fewer than Tendulkar, and added another milestone to his series.
Tabu returns as Meera Deshmukh in 'Drishyam 3', bringing renewed attention to her enduring career and reported wealth. Here’s a look at the actor’s estimated INR 22 crore net worth, income, properties, luxury cars and lifestyle, along with the film projects that continue to keep the acclaimed Indian star in the spotlight
Kolkata’s Durga Puja tables bring together traditional bhog, Bengali classics and lavish festive spreads. This year’s gourmet menus range from the historic Sovabazar Rajbari to luxury hotels serving elaborate Bengali feasts, with regional favourites, festive flavours and leisurely dining experiences taking centre stage across the city
As Drishyam: The Conclusion hits cinemas on Gandhi Jayanti, a look at the garage of the man who has spent three films convincing audiences he's just an ordinary cable operator