Competing demands for rejigging of reservation subcategories are complicated by the desire to do more for the worst off.
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Congress leader cites deletions in Karnataka’s Aland and calls on the ECI to provide IP addresses, OTP trails, device ports and mobile number ownership details requested by the Karnataka CID. The Election Commission of India has rejected Gandhi's claims as "incorrect and baseless."
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Welcomed with grandeur at Windsor Castle yet met with mass protests in London, Donald Trump’s visit spotlights the “special relationship” with Britain while underscoring divisions over Ukraine, Gaza and Palestine.
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The Mumbai Port Trust (MBPT) has sought police protection to vacate the godowns at Sassoon Dock, marking an escalation in a simmering dispute with the Maharashtra government and the fisherfolk.
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Despite the Dowry Prohibition Act, India recorded at least 34,400 dowry deaths between 2018 and 2022, NCRB data shows. For Anjum, those numbers translate into a life scarred by abuse, silence and the unending burden of unmet dowry demands.
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India–US ties face their toughest test yet as Trump’s tariffs strain decades of progress in bilateral relations.
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Tariff turbulence and India’s pursuit of strategic autonomy
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There is a pressing need to map the gaps between branding claims and effective achievements on the foreign policy front, based on the parameters set by the Modi government itself.
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India’s interests lie in a closer strategic partnership with the US, just as any American administration cannot ignore the world’s most populous country that is in a critical geography and has economic and military potential.
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Even as Beijing continues to challenge conventional notions of democracy and human rights, America will have to decide what it stands for and what it wants from the world
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India, China and Russia as well as most of the developing countries are committed to a multipolar world where policies are not decided by just one or two countries, but there are several power poles
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Keeping relations on an even keel with China is important for India’s economic growth, but joining a world order led by it would be suicidal
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Is India the face of the forces directed by Russia in a new, turbocharged geopolitical vehicle designed and built by China?
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Like India, Africa, too, would prefer to stand straight rather than lean toward any side.
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Donald Trump’s dismissal of India’s trade ties with Russia underscores the harsher political climate accompanying Washington’s tariffs
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India, unlike its neighbour, has a moral compass. The global community must stand with it, not as a matter of favour but survival
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Arundhati Roy’s memoir is a search for answers rooted in the awareness that all puzzles are not meant to be solved
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Since the start, Thakur steered his journalistic course with the abiding belief that words are powerful tools to speak truth to power. Neither the dictates of the powers-that-be nor the changing winds of politics in the country ever made him deviate from that course.
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To his credit, Rajinikanth made the transition from cinema that was made for single screens and their unruly audiences to new-age films in which we see his young, VFX version
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From Goa’s beaches to Kodaikanal’s misty hills, a personal journey unfolds—where curiosity over a number plate meets the chaos of monkeys rewriting the town’s quiet reputation.
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Das has been accused of playing a key role in facilitating the operations of a syndicate that controlled the illegal sale of liquor across the state
Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades issued a Hebrew statement saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu effectively signed a death warrant for hostages after the launch of a ground assault on Gaza City.
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It is a high-energy, meta-driven opening hour that’s equal parts fun and exhausting, made for those who keep up with the Bollywood gossip brigade more than their family Whatsapp group dramas.
Shabana Azmi has been a face synonymous with the alternate cinema movement, giving life to characters otherwise not seen on screens before or since.
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Shabana Azmi has been a face synonymous with the alternate cinema movement, giving life to characters otherwise not seen on screens before or since.
Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Rohan Kanawade discusses his breakthrough Marathi film "Sabar Bonda," a tender love story set during a grieving period that challenges traditional narratives.
Founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Oscar winner Robert Redford passed away at 89 on September 16. In honour of his legacy, here are five essential viewings from his vast filmography.
The director discusses his Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning feature debut opening in Indian cinemas on Sep 19
The success of Lokah has raised pan-Indian audiences’ expectations, which are informed by the sophistication of regional storytelling. Yet, India’s engagement with the superhero genre has been a long, uneven journey, even before Lokah came into being.
In an interview with Outlook, casting director Anmol Ahuja talks about gut instinct, nuance, rejection and the power of surprises.
“It’s my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel”, she emphasized back-stage
Seth Rogen’s Apple TV+ series The Studio scripted history at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards by clinching 13 awards across both the Primetime and Creative Arts Emmys, including acting, directing and writing, becoming the most awarded comedy series in its first season.
Netflix's Adolescence bagged six Primetime awards and two in Creative Arts, bringing its total wins to eight at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Adolescence exposes the deepest, darkest corners of incel culture, male rage, masculinity, manosphere, teenage violence and social media … one long shot at a time.
HBO Max's Hacks bagged awards for both Lead Actress and Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Hacks exposes how capitalism co-opts feminism to sell empowerment while reinforcing the same old hierarchies.
Offering complementary critiques of the medical-industrial complex, Black Mirror’s first episode Common People shows where we might be headed and The Pitt reminds us that where we are is already dystopian.
India’s first all-female hip-hop collective is rewriting the rules with every beat, rhyme, and roar.
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Freaky Tales unfolds as four interconnected narratives, each eccentric in its own way, stitched together by the looming presence of fascist forces.
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The Manoj Bajpayee-led film freely mixes memory, imagination and lore in baring the past
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When nomadic communities face the threat of being wiped out in the face of modernity, Jigar Mali’s new festive wear collection turns its sharp focus on one such pastoral community, the Rabaris from Rajasthan. Their animal-keeping occupation, wanderings in desert and expertise in embroidery crafts of abha (mirror-work)comes alive on Indian silhouettes celebrating their existence.
