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    Trump’s Iran war: Why the US midterms could change the game

    Vivek Katju
    5 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST

    A Republican loss of Congress could weaken Trump’s grip on foreign policy and force him to rethink his Iran strategy and tactics

    Trump’s Iran war: Why the US midterms could change the game
    Opinion
    S Jaishankar
    India

    Jaishankar details Ukraine outreach, defends Russia ties amid shifting world order

    4 Oct 2026 9:04 PM IST
    R Sreelekha’s ‘resignation’ message deleted, BJP says she will continue as civic body chief
    Keralam

    R Sreelekha’s ‘resignation’ message deleted, BJP says she will continue as civic body chief

    4 Oct 2026 8:41 PM IST
    Basanagouda Patil Yatnal
    Karnataka

    Karnataka SIR row widens as 8 voters challenge MLA Yatnal’s ‘dead’ claim; FIR filed

    4 Oct 2026 8:17 PM IST
    Vijay is not MGR

    ‘Pirated AIADMK’: AIADMK attacks Vijay’s TVK ahead of Madurantakam bypoll

    4 Oct 2026 8:00 PM IST
    personal finance

    IRDAI insurance reforms: Lower costs may not be enough without better claims

    4 Oct 2026 7:49 PM IST
    Jantar Mantar protest

    Chaos in Delhi as anti-CEC protests intensify; Neha Bora, AAP leaders detained again

    4 Oct 2026 7:43 PM IST
    When State elects the people: Notebandi, votebandi and the inversion of democracy

    When State elects the people: Notebandi, votebandi and the inversion of democracy

    4 Oct 2026 5:00 PM IST
    Election Commission

    EC dissent row: How RTI can unlock minutes, orders on SIR decisions

    4 Oct 2026 4:55 PM IST
    GST 2.0

    57th GST Council meet: Arrest powers, input-tax-credit reforms on Oct 7 agenda

    4 Oct 2026 4:49 PM IST
    Mad Sandhu

    Who killed Mad Sandhu? Police probe social media claims, old threats

    4 Oct 2026 4:22 PM IST
    TVK Minister K.G. Arunraj speaking during an interview about the Dharapuram election campaign

    Dharapuram bypoll: Why Arunraj insists TVK has an edge over AIADMK

    4 Oct 2026 3:12 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata Banerjee condemns assault on Calcutta HC lawyer in West Bengal

    4 Oct 2026 3:12 PM IST
    Mumbai march uddhav thackeray

    Uddhav, Raj Thackeray join hands in Mumbai protest against SIR

    4 Oct 2026 2:23 PM IST
    Prison, probes and exile: Dramatic fall of Sri Lanka’s once-powerful Rajapaksa family

    Prison, probes and exile: Dramatic fall of Sri Lanka’s once-powerful Rajapaksa family

    MR Narayan Swamy
    4 Oct 2026 2:16 PM IST

    Corruption probes, criminal investigations, and political ambitions of a Marxist government have pushed Sri Lanka’s former first family into a crisis

    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay

    CM Vijay begins Dharapuram roadshow for TVK candidate ahead of October 6 bypoll

    4 Oct 2026 2:14 PM IST
    BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi

    BJP slams Congress over UP appointments, 'silence' on Smit Machchhar

    4 Oct 2026 2:01 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    SP MP Shiv Pal Singh Patel claims Rahul Gandhi was ‘scared’ to contest Amethi in 2024

    4 Oct 2026 12:43 PM IST
    Search operation by US Coast Guard

    Debris field found off Nantucket after air ambulance carrying six vanishes over Atlantic

    4 Oct 2026 12:27 PM IST
    Jantar Mantar protest

    Three women journalists allege sexual harassment by Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar protest

    4 Oct 2026 11:59 AM IST
    How a bouquet of recent & upcoming publications is drawing attention to Bengal’s terracotta temples

    How a bouquet of recent & upcoming publications is drawing attention to Bengal’s terracotta temples

    4 Oct 2026 10:30 AM IST
    Gyanesh Kumar

    Trouble mounts for Gyanesh Kumar as Keralam reopens 2006 graft case

    4 Oct 2026 9:57 AM IST
    Captain Smit Machchhar

    ‘Blow to back of head’, ‘fought with blurry vision': Machchhar recalls flydubai cockpit attack

    4 Oct 2026 9:18 AM IST
    Punjabi influencer Mad Sandhu

    Punjabi influencer, makeup artist Mad Sandhu shot dead

    4 Oct 2026 8:32 AM IST
    Palestine ambassador questions India’s ‘consistency’ on Gaza | Exclusive interview

    Palestine ambassador questions India’s ‘consistency’ on Gaza | Exclusive interview

    4 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Shubman Gill

    811 runs, 9 wickets: Guwahati run-fest raises an identity question for ODI cricket

    4 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Baththa review: Vijay Sethupathi stars in heart-warming tale of a ‘don’ daring to reject toxic masculinity

    Baththa review: Vijay Sethupathi stars in heart-warming tale of a ‘don’ daring to reject toxic masculinity

    4 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Kerala medicine shortage

    Is Kerala facing a medicine shortage?

    4 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Gyanesh Kumar

    INDIA bloc to hold ‘Save Democracy’ rally in Jammu on Oct 7, seek CEC’s removal

    3 Oct 2026 9:01 PM IST
    flydubai aircraft

    Mystery persists over identities of pilots who helped save FlyDubai flight

    3 Oct 2026 9:00 PM IST
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