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    Operational readiness highest priority, says new Navy chief Admiral Swaminathan

    Agencies
    31 May 2026 11:59 AM IST

    He succeeds Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi; says maintaining operational readiness and strengthening maritime capabilities will be his top priority

    Operational readiness highest priority, says new Navy chief Admiral Swaminathan
    India
    Gen NS Raja Subramani takes charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff
    India

    Gen NS Raja Subramani takes charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff

    31 May 2026 9:35 AM IST
    Bengali actor Parambrata Chatterjee
    West Bengal

    HC relief, albeit interim, for Bengali actor Parambrata over 'provocative' 2021 post

    30 May 2026 8:46 PM IST
    Who is Bhavitha Mandava, Indian model named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia?
    India

    Who is Bhavitha Mandava, Indian model named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia?

    30 May 2026 8:15 PM IST
    India expands BrahMos reach: Vietnam deal done, Indonesia pact nearly there

    India expands BrahMos reach: Vietnam deal done, Indonesia pact nearly there

    30 May 2026 7:57 PM IST
    Undercover Minister Catches VIP Darshan Scam

    TN minister’s sting operation exposes Tiruchendur temple malpractices

    30 May 2026 7:37 PM IST
    Cockroach Janta Party

    From La Cucaracha to CJP: The political story of the cockroach down the ages

    30 May 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Pashupati seal

    Not Shiva? Why Audrey Truschke’s take on Indus Valley ‘Pashupati seal’ sparked a row

    30 May 2026 6:00 PM IST
    TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee

    TMC No. 2 Abhishek roughed up in Bengal, rushed to hospital: 'They want to kill me'

    30 May 2026 5:59 PM IST
    Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing visits India

    Hosting Myanmar President Hlaing risks piercing India's democratic mirror

    30 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Bengaluru Techie murder case

    Delhi Police arrest 9 ISI-linked terror suspects, arms seized

    30 May 2026 3:33 PM IST
    US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

    India a 'critical Indo-Pacific anchor', says US War Secretary, backs deeper defence cooperation

    30 May 2026 1:47 PM IST
    Delhi Gymkhana Club issue

    Delhi Gymkhana Club debate: 'Should MPs' bungalows also go?' | AI With Sanket

    30 May 2026 12:50 PM IST
    Senior RSS leader Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar

    'No need to view CJP as a cause of concern, ' says RSS leader Sunil Ambekar

    30 May 2026 11:42 AM IST
    Political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot speaks on the RSS, Narendra Modi, Hindutva politics, electoral fairness, and the idea of a “deeper state” in India during an interview with The Federal.

    India moving closer to a unitary state under BJP, says Christophe Jaffrelot

    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
    30 May 2026 10:46 AM IST

    The political analyst claims delimitation and electoral changes could strengthen BJP dominance in the years ahead

    Mosque inside Kolkata airport

    Kolkata airport mosque shift push sparks early test for Bengal’s BJP govt

    30 May 2026 10:10 AM IST
    Satyajit Ray’s Diamond King to Indias ‘cockroach’ dissent

    Hirak Rajar Deshe vs Cockroach Janata Party: Gen Z satire echoes Satyajit Ray’s dystopia

    30 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    NEET papers, IAF

    IAF to airlift NEET re-exam papers: 'India copying wrong things from China'

    29 May 2026 7:51 PM IST
    Modis India must recalibrate its Pakistan policy as isolation strategy fails

    India must recalibrate its Pakistan policy as isolation strategy fails

    29 May 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata trashes TMC 'chameleons' in new poem as party crumbles after Bengal defeat

    29 May 2026 5:18 PM IST
    Puthiya Thalaimurai blackout: Rajmohan calls it tech glitch

    Puthiya Thalaimurai blackout: TN govt calls it tech glitch, Opposition slams 'suppression of press'

    29 May 2026 5:02 PM IST
    Supreme Court of India SC pensionary benefits to women officers

    'Why do boys marry girls and then humiliate their families': SC slams dowry harassment

    29 May 2026 4:51 PM IST
    Supreme Court of India SC pensionary benefits to women officers

    NEET-UG paper leak: SC asks Centre, NTA how breach occurred despite monitoring

    29 May 2026 3:42 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    'NEET-UG 2026 cancellation after paper leak shows commitment to exam integrity': NTA to SC

    29 May 2026 2:57 PM IST
    CJP faces rivals

    Delhi HC refuses immediate relief to Cockroach Janta Party in X account blocking case

    29 May 2026 12:41 PM IST
    Staff protest at Mumbai airport leads to delays in Air India flights

    IndiGo, Air India, Air India Express cut 250 daily domestic flights amid rising fuel costs

    29 May 2026 11:54 AM IST
    IMD downgrades monsoon forecast to 90 pc as heatwave fears rise

    IMD downgrades monsoon forecast to 90 pc as heatwave fears rise

    29 May 2026 11:34 AM IST
    Day after resigning as Karnataka CM, Siddaramaiah meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi

    Day after resigning as Karnataka CM, Siddaramaiah meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi

    29 May 2026 10:20 AM IST
    SC allows NBE to hold NEET-PG 2025 examination on August 3

    SC to hear NEET-UG paper leak pleas today as Centre weighs IAF role for retest

    29 May 2026 6:58 AM IST
    Incoming CDS N S Raja Subramani

    Lessons from Ukraine to Op Sindoor: How the new CDS must rebuild India’s war machine

    29 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
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