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    Message from Lanka, Nepal to India’s Gen Z: Resist like Gandhi, organise well

    Seema Guha
    15 Oct 2026 6:00 PM IST

    Activists from neighbouring nations, who took on their governments, urge CJP and other protesters to hold on to non-violence and build a political programme

    CJP protest in New Delhi
    India
    Maharashtra govt scraps 5 pc Muslim quota under SEBC category
    West Bengal

    BJP’s Muslim outreach in Bengal: Can it turn bypoll gains into lasting support?

    15 Oct 2026 7:00 PM IST
    press conference in New Delhi
    India

    ‘Yes, we want regime change; it is every citizen's democratic right’: Prashant Bhushan

    15 Oct 2026 8:24 PM IST
    Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 guide: Must-see pandals, where to eat, tour plan, and more
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    Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 guide: Must-see pandals, where to eat, tour plan, and more

    15 Oct 2026 5:57 PM IST
    Actor Imran Khan to move Bombay HC against notice directing him to leave India

    Actor Imran Khan to move Bombay HC against notice directing him to leave India

    15 Oct 2026 8:06 PM IST
    Piyush Goyal

    India-US trade deal: Piyush Goyal says first tranche finalised

    15 Oct 2026 7:36 PM IST
    ‘Did Vijay win due to voter deletions? ask critics as TVK joins anti-SIR protest

    ‘Did Vijay win due to voter deletions?' ask critics as TVK joins anti-SIR protest

    15 Oct 2026 6:54 PM IST
    (from left) Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Elon Musk

    Musk calls for Zelenskyy to quit as Starlink row strains US-Ukraine ties

    15 Oct 2026 6:47 PM IST
    Three people arrested in Tamil Nadu

    ‘Couldn’t wait to kill Indians’: Illinois teen told Taco Bell co-workers

    15 Oct 2026 6:44 PM IST
    Tier-II cities, spiritual hubs, emerge as new growth markets for senior living in India

    Tier-II cities, spiritual hubs, emerge as new growth markets for senior living in India

    15 Oct 2026 5:49 PM IST
    Mini Cooper crash: Dead moral-policed as hate campaign shapes narrative

    Mini Cooper crash: Dead moral-policed as hate campaign shapes narrative

    15 Oct 2026 4:36 PM IST
    Jailer 2 review: Rajinis deadpan swagger keeps Nelson’s masala machine humming

    Jailer 2 review: Rajini's deadpan swagger keeps Nelson’s masala machine humming

    15 Oct 2026 4:11 PM IST
    Reliance Loan

    Jio Platforms IPO: Reliance arm pitches tech credentials, targets overseas markets

    15 Oct 2026 3:45 PM IST
    Corporate taxes surge

    Corporate tax leads direct tax growth at 20.6 pc; refunds surge 24.22 pc

    15 Oct 2026 3:40 PM IST
    How 2026 literature Nobel winner Anne Carson wears the cloak of erudition with the lightest of clasps

    How 2026 literature Nobel winner Anne Carson wears the cloak of erudition with the lightest of clasps

    Arpita Das
    15 Oct 2026 3:14 PM IST

    Canadian author Anne Carson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2026 on October 8. In awarding the Nobel Prize to this legendary observer,...

    I-T Department ‘nudges’ tax professionals to expedite audit report filings

    I-T Department ‘nudges’ tax professionals to expedite audit report filings

    15 Oct 2026 2:31 PM IST
    SIR protest hearing: What SC said on Rahul, EC, Centre, Delhi Police, Jantar Mantar

    SIR protest hearing: What SC said on Rahul, EC, Centre, Delhi Police, Jantar Mantar

    15 Oct 2026 2:16 PM IST
    One Nation, One Protest: Anti-EC stir could be turning point for Rahul

    One Nation, One Protest: 'Anti-EC stir could be turning point for Rahul'

    15 Oct 2026 1:56 PM IST
    PM Modi inaugurates Rs 3,350-crore Ladakh projects to boost infra, connectivity

    PM Modi inaugurates Rs 3,350-crore Ladakh projects to boost infra, connectivity

    15 Oct 2026 1:36 PM IST
    Madras High Court

    SC bars converted Muslims from claiming TN’s 3.5 pc BC(M) sub-quota, upholds Madras HC order

    15 Oct 2026 12:45 PM IST
    LIVE: NDMC shuts CJP’s protest venue, Connaught Place Central Park, on Oct 16-17
    LIVE

    LIVE: NDMC shuts CJP’s protest venue, Connaught Place Central Park, on Oct 16-17

    15 Oct 2026 9:15 AM IST
    Finance

    'Fairfax deal a positive development for IDBI Bank, its staff, customers'

    15 Oct 2026 9:08 AM IST
    How women are claiming their place in both the spiritual and celebratory aspects of Durga Puja

    How women are claiming their place in both the spiritual and celebratory aspects of Durga Puja

    15 Oct 2026 9:00 AM IST
    Yogendra Yadav AI With Sanket

    Protests at a point where spontaneity has to be coordinated: Yogendra Yadav

    15 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Festive shopping: e-commerce orders jump 31 pc; 42 pc bookings from tier-3 towns

    Festive shopping: e-commerce orders jump 31 pc; 42 pc bookings from tier-3 towns

    15 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Supreme Court

    ‘Won’t accept lame excuses’: SC pulls up ECI over missing 2023 Sringeri vote-counting video

    14 Oct 2026 7:57 PM IST
    Falling Indian rupee against US dollar

    SBI Research seeks LTCG tax waiver to stem rupee slide, increase capital inflows

    14 Oct 2026 7:10 PM IST
    RSS route march

    Madras HC questions denial of permission for RSS route march in Tamil Nadu

    14 Oct 2026 6:36 PM IST
    How Tagores of Pathuriaghata, Kolkata, replaced ritualistic worship of Durga with cultural festival

    How Tagores of Pathuriaghata, Kolkata, replaced ritualistic worship of Durga with cultural festival

    14 Oct 2026 6:32 PM IST
    Cabinet clears historic IDBI Bank privatisation, Fairfax to take charge in Rs 52,878-cr deal

    Cabinet clears historic IDBI Bank privatisation, Fairfax to take charge in Rs 52,878-cr deal

    14 Oct 2026 6:31 PM IST
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