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    Tukaram Mundhe: The IAS officer behind Maharashtra’s food safety crackdown

    Abirami Sekar
    1 Oct 2026 5:31 PM IST

    From shutting down errant restaurants to issuing notices to Bollywood stars, Mundhe’s high-profile enforcement drive has put the Maharashtra FDA commissioner in the spotlight

    FDA
    Maharashtra
    YAMUNA POLLUTION
    Delhi

    Ganesh Puja done, Navaratri coming; is River Yamuna ready?

    30 Sept 2026 1:54 PM IST
    Are the TVK governments frequent policy reversals justified?
    Tamil Nadu

    The good and bad of the Vijay government's policy U-turns

    30 Sept 2026 1:48 PM IST
    UPI payment
    Business

    UPI 'lagaan': Will MSMEs and the common man bear the brunt?

    30 Sept 2026 1:39 PM IST
    Consumer durables prices set to increase from Oct 1

    Planning to buy AC, TV, fridge pre-Diwali? Here's why prices may shock you

    30 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    stock market

    The safe haven right now is Nasdaq: Market analyst Rakesh Bansal

    29 Sept 2026 5:26 PM IST
    S Srinivasan and Sanket in Talking Sense with Srini

    SIR explained: From voter deletions to Form 6, what has changed?

    29 Sept 2026 5:22 PM IST
    Coimbatore car chase

    ‘Real-life Singham’: CM Vijay honours cop who clung to speeding gutka SUV

    29 Sept 2026 4:59 PM IST
    V Anitha

    Gold at 7 months pregnant: How Anitha chose karate over corporate world and succeeded

    29 Sept 2026 2:03 PM IST
    Apple Pay enters India without UPI

    Apple Pay’s India bet: Why UPI may not be the real target

    28 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Investor reviewing India ETF market growth

    ETFs: Why Indian investors are pouring Rs 12 lakh crore into them

    28 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Tamil Nadu leads FDI inflows

    Tamil Nadu overtakes Maharashtra, Karnataka in FDI in Q2; what changed?

    27 Sept 2026 5:02 PM IST
    Women students protest for safer streets

    Ground report | ‘You can’t protect women by restricting them’: Delhi students share concerns

    27 Sept 2026 4:56 PM IST
    Political scientist Rohit Verman in Conversations with Nilanjan

    ‘India’s current political order is fascist’: Rohit Varman on Hindutva-big capital nexus

    27 Sept 2026 9:30 AM IST
    Arulmozhi speaks on the Devadasi debate

    'Art was preserved, but women were exploited’: DK leader Arulmozhi on the Devadasi debate

    Pramila Krishnan
    27 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST

    Advocate Arulmozhi says discussions praising the Devadasi system must also address the exploitation, and highlight reformers who fought to abolish the...

    Kapil Sibal,

    EC dissent | Kapil Sibal on what SC must do: ‘Hope those shoulders are broad enough…’

    26 Sept 2026 4:27 PM IST
    Watch | Why renewed Xi-Trump ties could put India in a difficult spot

    Watch | Why renewed Xi-Trump ties could put India in a difficult spot

    25 Sept 2026 4:29 PM IST
    SEBI Interview - futures and options and retail investors

    Most F&O traders lose money; should retail investors be flocking there?

    25 Sept 2026 4:04 PM IST
    Talking Sense with Srini : EC, Gyanesh Kumar and Indian Express expose

    Form 6 flaws, past polls, other red flags: What EC dissent row has exposed

    25 Sept 2026 3:25 PM IST
    Sridhar Vembu speaks on Zoho AI

    I will never allow AI to take over my thinking or writing: Sridhar Vembu

    25 Sept 2026 2:22 PM IST
    Panel debates IIT Bombay student suicide

    Watch | IIT-Bombay suicide: Is student pressure being overlooked?

    24 Sept 2026 2:23 PM IST
    SS Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar, Vivek Joshi

    ECI’s internal dissent: What does the law say, and what happens next? | Capital Beat

    23 Sept 2026 8:40 PM IST
    Riyadh under fire: How the Houthi attack is reshaping Gulf security | Interview

    Riyadh under fire: How the Houthi attack is reshaping Gulf security | Interview

    23 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Akhilesh Yadav PDA Rath Yatra

    In Akhilesh starting PDA yatra from Rahul’s Raebareli, a message to Congress?

    22 Sept 2026 9:00 PM IST
    Trump Tariff around Russian oil purchase and its impact on Indian trade

    Watch | US-Russia sanctions law: What 100 pc tariff power means for India

    22 Sept 2026 7:06 PM IST
    Karnataka SIR BLO

    Why SY Quraishi has questions on basic premise and legal standing of SIR

    22 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Ganesha immersion

    Ganesha immersion leaves 930 tonnes of waste | Why do broken idols return to shore?

    21 Sept 2026 8:30 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi, Pulkit Mani

    Comedian’s UP shows cancelled: ‘Worried about Pulkit Mani, may face fake FIRs’

    21 Sept 2026 8:30 PM IST
    Personal Finance

    Personal loans come at a click, but is taking them worth the risk?

    20 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Modi and Trump

    We should link global policy with domestic politics: Kavita Krishnan

    20 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
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