Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India will use the G7 platform to amplify the voice of developing nations, while strengthening strategic partnerships with France and Slovakia during his multi-nation tour.
The Ministry of External Affairs clarified that reports claiming Indian crew members aboard the tanker Liaki Freedom were killed in a military strike are false, with the vessel's Master confirming that all personnel are safe
US forces intercepted multiple Iranian attack drones aimed at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, while India lodged a protest over US actions that killed three Indian mariners.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif announces a breakthrough as the US and Iran agree on a peace deal text. Read about Islamabad's mediation and JD Vance's clarification.
FIFA World Cup 2026 USA Opening Ceremony Highlights: Catch all updates and performances from the United States opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Saturday, 13 June at Los Angeles Stadium, featuring a star-studded lineup including Katy Perry, Future, Anitta, LISA, Rema and Tyla, with country duo Dan + Shay set to perform the United States national anthem
SpaceX shares jumped 11% on their Nasdaq debut, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. The historic IPO valued the space and AI giant at $2 trillion.
The successful tests are viewed as a significant step toward enhancing India's ability to detect, track and neutralise incoming ballistic missile threats.
After securing victory in West Bengal, the BJP is confronting an unexpected organisational challenge as the Trinamool Congress begins to fracture, triggering a wave of leaders and grassroots workers seeking to join the saffron party.
The actor has approached the Delhi High Court seeking to stop the release and promotion of 'Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy', alleging the film draws on his public persona and events linked to the 1998 blackbuck case.
The apex court says challenges to nomination rejections during the election process must be pursued through election petitions, citing the constitutional bar on judicial intervention.
New Delhi lodged a strong protest, calling the attacks on commercial shipping unacceptable after three Indian seafarers were killed in an earlier strike on MT Settebello.
The BJP claimed that the question of who represents the "real" Trinamool Congress has been resolved, alleging that Mamata Banerjee's faction has drifted from the party's founding principles as political tensions continue to rise in West Bengal.
The attacks came as Donald Trump said the US and Iran were nearing a deal to end the conflict, though Tehran said negotiations remain unfinished and no agreement has been finalised.
The gender wage gap in Jharkhand is not limited to small shops, petrol pumps, construction sites or farms. It can also be seen in corporate retail chains.
The mess operator arranged for a special diet to be served to the students. This included naan, rice, rasmalai with paneer for vegetarian students and butter chicken for non-vegetarian students
Addressing the media, FIP president C.S. Randhawa also urged the AAIB not to release any interim report and instead publish its findings only after completing a comprehensive investigation
The death of King Maha Vajiralongkorn's eldest daughter, a lawyer, diplomat and prominent royal figure, has plunged Thailand into mourning and renewed attention on the country's royal succession.
The Ministry of External Affairs clarified that reports claiming Indian crew members aboard the tanker Liaki Freedom were killed in a military strike are false, with the vessel's Master confirming that all personnel are safe
US forces intercepted multiple Iranian attack drones aimed at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, while India lodged a protest over US actions that killed three Indian mariners.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif announces a breakthrough as the US and Iran agree on a peace deal text. Read about Islamabad's mediation and JD Vance's clarification.
FIFA World Cup 2026 USA Opening Ceremony Highlights: Catch all updates and performances from the United States opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Saturday, 13 June at Los Angeles Stadium, featuring a star-studded lineup including Katy Perry, Future, Anitta, LISA, Rema and Tyla, with country duo Dan + Shay set to perform the United States national anthem
SpaceX shares jumped 11% on their Nasdaq debut, making Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. The historic IPO valued the space and AI giant at $2 trillion.
The successful tests are viewed as a significant step toward enhancing India's ability to detect, track and neutralise incoming ballistic missile threats.
After securing victory in West Bengal, the BJP is confronting an unexpected organisational challenge as the Trinamool Congress begins to fracture, triggering a wave of leaders and grassroots workers seeking to join the saffron party.
The actor has approached the Delhi High Court seeking to stop the release and promotion of 'Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy', alleging the film draws on his public persona and events linked to the 1998 blackbuck case.
The apex court says challenges to nomination rejections during the election process must be pursued through election petitions, citing the constitutional bar on judicial intervention.
New Delhi lodged a strong protest, calling the attacks on commercial shipping unacceptable after three Indian seafarers were killed in an earlier strike on MT Settebello.
The BJP claimed that the question of who represents the "real" Trinamool Congress has been resolved, alleging that Mamata Banerjee's faction has drifted from the party's founding principles as political tensions continue to rise in West Bengal.
The attacks came as Donald Trump said the US and Iran were nearing a deal to end the conflict, though Tehran said negotiations remain unfinished and no agreement has been finalised.
The gender wage gap in Jharkhand is not limited to small shops, petrol pumps, construction sites or farms. It can also be seen in corporate retail chains.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Opening Ceremony: Get updates and key moments from the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2026 to be held in Toronto at BMO Field Stadium on Friday, June 12 (IST) as it happened
The successful tests are viewed as a significant step toward enhancing India's ability to detect, track and neutralise incoming ballistic missile threats.
Trump’s statement follows a series of attacks and military incidents involving commercial shipping in and around the Gulf, raising concerns over the safety of international maritime traffic.
The rebellion within the TMC, AAP defections and the Congress-DMK split have altered the arithmetic in Parliament. Here's what the changing numbers could mean for the NDA in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
The IT sector has long been the engine of India’s middle-class aspiration and white-collar employment. As AI eats into jobs in the sector, India faces a massive socio-economic challenge
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.
United States Vs Paraguay Highlights FIFA World Cup 2026: Catch the highlights from the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D opener between USA and PAR on Saturday, 13 June, as it happened at Los Angeles Stadium
FIFA World Cup 2026 USA Opening Ceremony Highlights: Catch all updates and performances from the United States opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Saturday, 13 June at Los Angeles Stadium, featuring a star-studded lineup including Katy Perry, Future, Anitta, LISA, Rema and Tyla, with country duo Dan + Shay set to perform the United States national anthem
Williamson's exit marks the beginning of the end for the legendary 'Fab Four' in international cricket, which comprised of Virat Kohli, Joe Root, and Steve Smith
India take on Afghanistan in the 1st ODI of the three-match series on Saturday, June 13 in Dharamsala. Check the hourly weather for the IND vs AFG 1st ODI match
FIFA World Cup 2026 Toronto Opening Ceremony: Get updates and key moments from the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2026 to be held in Toronto at BMO Field Stadium on Friday, June 12 (IST) as it happened
Canada Vs Bosnia And Herzegovina Highlights, FIFA World Cup 2026: Catch play-by-play updates from the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B opener between CAN and BIH on Saturday, 13 June, at Toronto Stadium
Mexico's dominant World Cup opener overshadowed by three red cards record, Trump drama, and Real Madrid's €150m Alvarez bid as Mourinho chases Bernardo Silva
England Vs Sri Lanka Highlights, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Group A Match: Catch the play-by-play updates from the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Group B match between England Women and Sri Lanka Women on Friday, June 12, at Edgbaston
India A Vs Afghanistan A Highlights, ODI Tri-Nation Series: Afghanistan A beat India A by 4 runs (DLS method) in the ODI Tri-Nation Series 2026 in Dambulla on Thursday, June 11
FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony: Get updates and key moments from the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2026 to be held at the Mexico City Stadium on Friday, June 12 (IST), as it happened
Diljit Dosanjh and Naseeruddin Shah anchor a moving tale of memory, migration and longing, elevated by A.R. Rahman's magnificent music and Imtiaz Ali's deeply human approach to Partition.
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