ED raids former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence in a sweeping money laundering probe into Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd payments to his daughter T Veena’s firm Exalogic Solutions, as the Enforcement Directorate intensifies investigations after a Kerala High Court setback for CMRL.
It was the third such meeting in 18 months — a frequency that, as Additional Secretary Nagaraj Naidu pointed out at the post-meeting briefing, reflects just how active the grouping has become
India boosts Ebola prep amid a 2026 Central Africa outbreak. Though no local cases exist, states have activated surveillance, airport screening, and isolation wards to ensure swift containment.
The Ranveer Singh FWICE ban debate has taken a new turn after editor Shweta Venkat questioned the federation’s priorities, alleging that long-pending concerns raised by hundreds of editors received little attention while swift action was taken in the Don 3 dispute.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accuses the Uttar Pradesh BJP government of orchestrating fake encounters to intimidate marginalised communities.
Pakistan and China reaffirm commitment to enhance bilateral ties, advance CPEC projects, and collaborate on security and regional peace during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit.
At an internal Minority Department advisory meeting, the Congress reviewed concerns over growing communal polarisation, vigilantism and marginalisation of minority groups, with Rahul Gandhi urging party workers to focus on everyday public issues and strengthen grassroots engagement
Supreme Court grants interim relief to former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife Arzu Rana Deuba, halts arrest in a high-profile corruption case.
Supreme Court grants interim relief to former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife Arzu Rana Deuba, halts arrest in a high-profile corruption case.
US President pushes for major expansion of Abraham Accords, says more Arab nations must normalise ties with Israel for any lasting peace agreement with Iran.
It was the third such meeting in 18 months — a frequency that, as Additional Secretary Nagaraj Naidu pointed out at the post-meeting briefing, reflects just how active the grouping has become
India boosts Ebola prep amid a 2026 Central Africa outbreak. Though no local cases exist, states have activated surveillance, airport screening, and isolation wards to ensure swift containment.
The Ranveer Singh FWICE ban debate has taken a new turn after editor Shweta Venkat questioned the federation’s priorities, alleging that long-pending concerns raised by hundreds of editors received little attention while swift action was taken in the Don 3 dispute.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accuses the Uttar Pradesh BJP government of orchestrating fake encounters to intimidate marginalised communities.
Pakistan and China reaffirm commitment to enhance bilateral ties, advance CPEC projects, and collaborate on security and regional peace during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit.
At an internal Minority Department advisory meeting, the Congress reviewed concerns over growing communal polarisation, vigilantism and marginalisation of minority groups, with Rahul Gandhi urging party workers to focus on everyday public issues and strengthen grassroots engagement
FIFA World Cup 2026 ball: All you need to know about Trionda, the historic Adidas design with connected-ball technology and visual elements of the United States, Canada, and Mexico
The university has maintained that exams will proceed as planned, though Registrar Vikas Gupta said a re-examination may be arranged later for students who choose not to appear because of the festival.
A nuanced examination of India’s expanding cricket-academy ecosystem, where childhood ambition is increasingly shaped by institutional discipline, parental expectation, and the economics of aspiration. Set against the parallel pressures of academic competition, the story interrogates how sporting excellence, identity formation, and personal sacrifice are being negotiated by a generation coming of age in a culture obsessed with performance and success.
Can India maintain democratic diversity while voters increasingly reward strong, centralised governance—or is the country moving toward a model where development becomes the justification for political concentration?
The West Bengal Assembly election has once again turned into the country’s most closely watched political battleground. Outlook's May 11th cover—Khela Hobe?—suggests, the contest is not just electoral but symbolic, with Mamata Banerjee guarding her political turf against an aggressive Bharatiya Janata Party . On the ground, however, as Satish Padmanabhan’s reportage from Murshidabad, Siliguri and Kolkata reveals, the election is shaped by far more than campaign rhetoric. Snigdhendu Bhattacharya on the other hand decodes the statistics at play in the Bengal elections. Running parallel to this electoral churn is a deeper national debate on representation, captured in our package on women in politics. The long journey of the Women’s Reservation law. In her column, Dr. Thamizhachi Thangapandian argues that while women have become central to electoral mobilisation, their empowerment must move beyond symbolism. The tension between visibility and power, runs through our profiles of women leaders across the country. Right from Nemcha Kipgen in Manipur, Mehbooba Mufti’s in Jammu and Kashmir, K.K. Shailaja in Kerala, Kanimozhi in Tamil Nadu , Atishi in Delhi and Deepika Pandey Singh in Bihar- who continue working in uneven political terrains. Zenaira Bakhsh examines the controversy around Prime Minister's televised address during elections, raising concerns about the use of state media and the erosion of a level playing field while NK Bhoopesh writes about the election theatrics in Tamil Nadu. Beyond elections, this issue turns to conflicts that continue to shape lives. Mrinalini Dhyani’s report on Manipur captures the persistence of violence nearly three years after the initial outbreak. Seema Guha tracks the uncertain nature of Iran–US engagement while Manoj Kumar Jha reflects on how moments of global tension are increasingly reduced to spectacles. Gurjit Singh analyzes the Gulf situation where conflict dynamics have redrawn strategic landscapes. Get all this and more in this power packed issue of Outlook.
Just as the US-Iran ceasefire appears to be holding, electoral battles in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are heating up. The Union government has suffered an unexpected setback: its bid to pass a constitutional amendment linking women’s reservation and a fresh delimitation exercise, has been defeated. This round belongs to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, one of the fiercest critics of the Delimitation Bill . In West Bengal, the exclusion of over 90 lakh voters has emerged as the defining poll issue. Can these two states resist the saffron surge this election season? In a special interview with Outlook, Stalin calls the delimitation a conspiracy to silence the southern states. Snigdhendu Bhattacharya reports an elaborate mechanism aimed at reshaping Bengal’s electorate in favour of the BJP, as part of its all-out battle against the Trinamool Congress. Campaigning in Tamil Nadu is revolving around delimitation and federalism, while on the ground the TVK factor is generating excitement, reports NK Bhoopesh from the ground. Ilyas Mohammad in his column profiles the actor -politician, Vijay and asks whether Thalapathy can become Thala. With Nitish Kumar's exit an era has ended. Asghar Khan and Mrityunjay Sharma trace the trajectory of Nitish's political career and what the future holds for Bihar. Seema Guha taken an overview of the latest developments in the US -Israel war on Iran while K.P Fabian looks at the new geopolitical equations and the social and economic impact of the war. Bhaskar Roy interviews Booker Prize winner David Szalay on his work while Shikha Jhingan turns the spotlight on Asha Bhosle, whose unforgettable voice became the soundtrack of generations of Bollywood films. Read all this and more in the latest issue of Outlook.
The US-Israel war against Iran can be coined as the war of nerves. Iran’s defiance has reframed the conflict, turning it into a test of endurance rather than dominance. Washington proclaims victory while Tehran has absorbed the blows and returned the attacks in almost equal measure. Iran appears to have called America’s bluff and the US risks emerging from this conflict with its reputation and military dominance tarnished. Outlook’s April 21 issue, I ran to bomb Iran, but instead I ran , maps the human, political, and ideological fault lines of this turbulent moment. Ali Araghi writes about living far away from family living through the war in Iran. Iftikar Gilani looks at how countries in West Asia confront a war with no safe ending, while Souzeina Mushtaq asks what has happened to America’s youth. Seema Guha analyses if the fragile two-week pause to the bombings will be unravelled because of Israel’s continuous bombing of Lebanon. Mrinalini Dhyani speaks to the Ex Health Minister of Lebanon to understand the civil health crisis in the country while Apeksha Priyadarshini writes about how wars of aggression have become culture wars. As elections loom, this issue also looks at sharpened political fault lines the freebie culture. Zenaira Bakhsh interviews the man in the eye of the storm, Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi. NK Bhoopesh looks at how the Left in Kerala has failed to address the concerns of the marginalised communities. Yaseer Arafath writes on the language of the future in Kerala elections and Snigdhendu Bhattacharya details what the Election Commission is doing in West Bengal in the name of SIR. Vignesh Karthik asks why the elite hate freebies while in our Overlap section, Anand Teltumbde questions about policing transgender identity. Catch all this and more in our latest issue of Outlook.
Sai Sudharsan's unfortunate hit wicket dismissal sparked Gujarat Titans' collapse, while Virat Kohli kept his penchant for fruitful alliances going with Devdutt Padikkal. Check out the big talking points from Indian Premier League 2026
Royal Challengers Bengaluru stormed into the IPL 2026 final after a record-breaking 92-run victory over the Gujarat Titans, powered by Rajat Patidar's blistering unbeaten 93
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff both eased into the second round as the French Open continued amidst extreme heat. Meanwhile, Daniil Medvedev was stunned by wildcard Adam Walton
Sai Sudharsan inadvertently threw his bat onto the stumps after cutting Jacob Duffy to the point boundary. The southpaw lost the grip on his bat, which swirled backwards and knocked the wicket over after bouncing once on the surface
Unnati Hooda Vs Tomoka Miyazaki Highlights, Singapore Open 2026: Catch the play-by-play updates from the woemen's singles first round clash as it happened at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, on May 26, 2026
Coco Gauff vs Taylor Townsend Highlights, French Open 2026: Follow the play-by-play updates from the women’s singles first-round match at Court Philippe-Chatrier, as it happened on May 26, 2026
Laura Siegemund vs Naomi Osaka Highlights, French Open 2026: Follow the play-by-play updates from the women’s singles first-round match at Court Suzanne-Lenglen,as it happened on May 26, 2026
IPL 2026 Qualifier 1, RCB Vs GT Highlights: RCB entered their second consecutive final by beating GT by 92 runs in Qualifier 1 clash. Follow the live cricket score and updates from the Indian Premier League clash as it happened
Nigeria Vs Zimbabwe Highlights, Unity Cup 2026: Nigeria defeat Zimbabwe 2-0 in the semi-final clash. Check real-time updates of the Nigeria vs Zimbabwe semi-final match at the Valley stadium in London as it happened
RCB Vs GT, IPL 2026: Get live streaming information for the Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League 2026 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans, scheduled for Tuesday, 26 May, 2026, at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamasala
Hema Malini's Padma Vibhushan moment became one of the most emotional highlights of the ceremony as the veteran actor accepted the honour on behalf of late husband, Dharmendra.
Prosenjit Chatterjee Padma Shri honour has emerged as a proud moment for Bengali cinema, recognising the actor’s decades-long contribution to Indian films.
As The Currents opens in US, the Argentine auteur discusses its deliberate mysteries, respecting a character’s autonomy, why releasing it in her country was a defiant move against the government
The luxury home living brand has come up with a 18,000 sqft flagship store at MG Road bringing its design-forward approach to furniture and collectibles
GRAMMY Award-winning artiste Pitbull is coming to Delhi-NCR and Hyderabad this December. He is amongst a lineup of global acts coming to India from 2025 to 2026 including Travis Scott, Ed Sheeran, Enrique Iglesias, and Guns N' Roses pushing India’s concert culture
Scandinavian design in architecture emerged from the Nordic countries — Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland — during the early to mid-20th century as a quiet revolution against excessive ornamentation and industrial rigidity. Influenced by the region’s landscape, light and climate, the movement sought to create spaces that were functional, honest and emotionally warm, reflecting […]
The sound of music and poetry filled the air surrounding Safdarjung Tomb under Delhi’s moonlit sky as Sabhyata Foundation and Serendipity Arts collaborated to create Shaam-e-Ghazal. A night that brought together the timeless beauty of ghazals and the grandeur of one of Delhi’s most cherished monuments, creating a night that resonated with history, melody, and […]
Discover what luminous coating in watches really is—its fascinating evolution from radium and tritium to modern Super-LumiNova—and how it enhances visibility, safety and design in contemporary timepieces