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10-member panel starts IIT Bombay student death probe amid family’s allegations of caste remarks | File Image
Maharashtra

IIT Bombay panel begins probe into student death, parents’ caste remarks allegations

IIT Bombay launches inquiry into student death, with panel examining caste harassment allegations
Amid the SIR row, the BJP defended the Election Commission, saying exchanges and differences among commissioners are part of democratic deliberations
Nation

Election commissioners sharing differing views reflection of pure democracy: BJP

'If there is no communication and exchange of views among the election commissioners who conduct polls, the opposition parties would allege 'dictatorship' and call them 'yes men' of the government'
IndiGo Dreamliner makes safe return to Heathrow after technical issue on Delhi-bound flight | File Image
Nation

IndiGo Dreamliner returns to London after technical issue on Delhi flight

IndiGo Dreamliner makes safe return to Heathrow after technical issue on Delhi-bound flight
Smriti Irani gets Haryana and Chhattisgarh as BJP announces new state in-charge appointments | File Image
Nation

BJP appoints state in-charges; Smriti Irani gets Haryana, Ram Madhav Tamil Nadu

BJP announces organisational reshuffle, appoints in-charges and co-in-charges across India
Ayushman Bharat covers over 60 crore people, with nearly 13 crore receiving free hospital treatment | File Image
Nation

Ayushman Bharat crosses 60 crore beneficiaries after eight years

Ayushman Bharat marks eight years with over 60 crore beneficiaries covered under the scheme
The ED had sought action against Vijayan, daughter Veena and former minister Mohammed Riyas over alleged financial transactions
Kerala

SIT formed to probe Pinarayi Vijayan, family over CMRL-Exalogic allegations

The Crime Branch SIT had been constituted a day after the UDF government ordered a preliminary inquiry without registering an FIR
India had planned the industry visits as part of a wider push to expand defence exports and deepen global military partnerships
Nation

India to showcase defence manufacturing muscle to air force leaders from 40 nations

Visiting air force chiefs had been scheduled to tour HAL, BEL and the C295 production line during the Tarang Shakti exercise
MEA criticises OIC over Kashmir communiqué, says the bloc has no locus standi on India’s affairs | File Image
Nation

India rejects OIC remarks on Kashmir, says group has no locus standi

India hits back at OIC over Kashmir remarks, calling its references unwarranted and incorrect
Mahua Moitra accuses the ECI of centralised voter roll changes, citing concerns within the poll panel | File Image
West Bengal

‘Khanna crossed all Seema’: Mahua Moitra alleges ECI voter roll changes in Bengal

Mahua Moitra alleges voter roll manipulation in Bengal, citing concerns over centralised ECI software
The poll panel said focusing on individual internal notes overlooks the wider body of approvals and decisions taken by the full Commission | File image
Nation

'Differing views are normal': ECI rejects report of internal disquiet, says decisions unanimous

The ECI said internal observations form part of its checks and balances while stressing that major decisions, including SIR, were unanimous
The monsoon has retreated from Delhi and parts of northwest India, with drier weather expected to gradually set in | Representational image
Delhi

Monsoon bids Delhi goodbye early, withdraws on September 23 for first time since 2002

The IMD has confirmed the monsoon’s withdrawal from Delhi, while the capital’s air quality has also started showing signs of deterioration
A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal brought intense rain to Odisha, with 230 mm recorded in Semiliguda and red alerts issued | Representational image/PTI
Odisha

Heavy rain batters Odisha as deep depression nears coast, 5,000 people evacuated

Odisha faces heavy to very heavy rain as a deep depression approaches, with four districts under red alert and 5,000 people evacuated
Abhishek Banerjee has demanded CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s removal and a court-monitored probe after an Indian Express report on ECI differences | File image
West Bengal

'Will CJI-led Bench act?' Abhishek Banerjee seeks CEC's removal after ECI report

Abhishek Banerjee urged a court-monitored investigation, alleging that the reported electoral-roll decisions raise serious institutional concerns

Special Reports

Artificial Intelligence has accelerated restructuring, but weaker demand, high costs and changing business models have also driven job cuts
Special Reports

AI boom, jobs bust as 1.76 lakh roles disappear in just nine months

Companies across technology, banking, automobiles, retail and media had announced or planned major workforce reductions during 2026
Nearly 4,51,000 additional deaths are projected worldwide between September 2026 and February 2027 | Representational image
Special Reports

Over 15K lives at risk in India? The deadly Super El Nino warning explained

India could record 15,800 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months as Super El Nino drives temperatures above normal, a study says
India’s Academic Freedom Index score has fallen sharply in recent years as the report raises concerns over research, teaching and institutional autonomy
Special Reports

Academic freedom in India ‘severely restricted’, global report flags growing curbs

The report points to greater government influence over universities, restrictions on campus expression and actions against faculty and students
India retained its 131st rank among 145 countries, while its overall gender parity score rose to 64.5 per cent in the WEF’s 2026 index | Representational image
Special Reports

Gender gap in India: Score rises, ranking stays unchanged at 131

Iceland topped the 2026 Global Gender Gap Index, while India remained 131st despite a slight improvement in its overall parity score
The dark shades of a manual scavenger: India still sends people where machines should go
Special Reports

The dark shades of a manual scavenger: India still sends people where machines should go

A country that has sent spacecraft to the Moon and aspires to soon become a $5-trillion economy still sends human beings into sewers. What does that say about the India that we have built?
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