An unreleased OpenAI model inserted unauthorised instructions into its own task summaries, prompting the company to disclose the incident as part of a new framework for reporting AI misalignment
More than four decades after the bombing that killed 329 people, most of them Indian-origin Canadians, victims' families are pushing back against a reported move to scale down the investigation
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HAL CMD Ravi K speaks to Outlook on the LCA Mk1A’s radar integration, pending flight tests, engine supply challenges and the timeline for deliveries
From Ujjain’s 33.27 lakh diyas to Bihar’s flood-hit districts, PM Modi’s birthday celebrations have raised questions over public spending and the use of government machinery
The Kennedy Center has closed for a planned two-year renovation as Trump pushes changes at the Washington arts venue, while a federal court has intervened over potential demolition and renaming plans
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Tata Trusts argued that the resolution was invalid because Noel N Tata, its chairman and one of its nominee directors on the Tata Sons board, voted against the proposal.
With buses remaining parked at several depots, commuters have been forced to rely on the Metro, autos and e-rickshaws
With nearly one in five people already aged 60 or above, Keralam is preparing a law to regulate elderly care and professionalise caregiving.
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The regulator said two actors replied while one did not, and prosecution has begun in one case.
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Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian and FM Abbas Araghchi can attend the UN General Assembly despite the US-Iran conflict.
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Rahul Gandhi accused the poll body and the Bharatiya Janata Party of "joining forces" to divide political parties
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The MP alleged that three senior officers, Syed Waquar Raza, IPS; Jawed Shamim, IPS; and Khalil Ahmed, IAS, were either asked to leave meetings or instructed not to attend events connected with Shah’s visits because of their religious identity
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The three neighbourhoods are among the biggest student accommodation hubs around Delhi University’s North Campus
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The move extends similar advisories already issued to OTT platforms and private satellite television channels
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ruled out military involvement in the Iran war as Seoul weighs options to protect commercial shipping and energy supplies amid reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
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Rahul Gandhi accused the poll body and the Bharatiya Janata Party of "joining forces" to divide political parties
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The MP alleged that three senior officers, Syed Waquar Raza, IPS; Jawed Shamim, IPS; and Khalil Ahmed, IAS, were either asked to leave meetings or instructed not to attend events connected with Shah’s visits because of their religious identity
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The three neighbourhoods are among the biggest student accommodation hubs around Delhi University’s North Campus
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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.
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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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Shafali Verma and Shree Charani powered defending gold-medallists India into the women’s cricket semifinals at the Asian Games on Friday in Hangzhou, as they beat Japan by eight wickets. Charani took 4/10 and Shafali 2/13 before India chased 58 in five overs to set up a semifinal against Bangladesh on September 20.
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Penélope Cruz wore a 19-carat heliodor necklace by Zoya at TIFF, putting the rare golden gemstone in the red carpet spotlight. Here’s what makes heliodor distinctive, from its colour and beryl origins to its durability, value and place in high jewellery
By Sonali Mukherjee
Sabyasachi’s Spring 2027 collection brought Indian craft into conversation with American style, drawing inspiration from Constantinople, Calcutta and New York. Shown during New York Fashion Week, the collection explored histories of trade, migration and cultural exchange before closing with a sari
By Aaron Jacob
Behind the Prime Minister’s imposing motorcade lies a fleet of armoured luxury cars and rugged SUVs engineered not merely for prestige, but for protection, resilience and secure movement
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Nandhana Palace, the South Indian chain known for its Andhra chicken curry and gunpowder rice, has struck a Rs 288 crore deal with L Catterton, the investment firm with deep LVMH roots. The deal signals how global luxury capital is increasingly backing India's everyday dining habits, not just its designer labels
