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    IN PHOTOS┃The Cauvery gorge that might vanish: A trip to Mekedatu

    Rajaneesh Vilakudy
    30 Sept 2026 9:17 AM IST

    As Karnataka pushes ahead with the Mekedatu dam, a journey to the river, the forest, and the villages that could soon disappear underwater

    IN PHOTOS┃The Cauvery gorge that might vanish: A trip to Mekedatu
    Features
    Drugs seizure by Coast Guard
    India

    Coast Guard intercepts Iranian boat with 526 kg heroin, meth worth Rs 3,000Cr

    30 Sept 2026 9:10 AM IST
    How the Gen Z protest may have impacted campus politics in the country
    The Eighth Column

    How the Gen Z protest may have impacted campus politics in the country

    30 Sept 2026 6:54 AM IST
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon various issues in his 103-minute Independence Day speech from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi on August 15, 2025. (Photo: PTI)
    Opinion

    Growth story or a story about growth? Hidden costs of India’s electoral machine

    30 Sept 2026 6:30 AM 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
    From CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Modi, Shah, Congress set to escalate its SIR battle

    From CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Modi, Shah, Congress set to escalate its SIR battle

    29 Sept 2026 10:00 PM IST
    TVK in West Bengal

    TVK regional offices are unofficial, fan-created, clarifies party HQ

    29 Sept 2026 8:42 PM IST
    Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

    DMK says it will back in Parliament move seeking removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    29 Sept 2026 8:36 PM IST
    HDK launches not-so-NICE Rahul Gandhi-style attack on DKS; says more to come

    HDK launches not-so-NICE Rahul Gandhi-style attack on DKS; says more to come

    29 Sept 2026 8:27 PM IST
    S Jaishankar at Asia Society event in New York

    Jaishankar warns of major food crisis in coming months amid energy, fertiliser crunch

    29 Sept 2026 8:21 PM IST
    Heart, chest pain

    Heart risk among India’s young workforce: Report flags 58.5 pc under-35 employees

    29 Sept 2026 8:16 PM IST
    Why is Rs 2,700 medicine sold at Rs 27,000? Supreme Court questions drug pricing

    Why is Rs 2,700 medicine sold at Rs 27,000? Supreme Court questions drug pricing

    29 Sept 2026 7:19 PM IST
    Gulveer Singh

    Asian Games: Gulveer wins bronze in men's 5000m, completes hat-trick of medals

    29 Sept 2026 7:16 PM IST
    Asian Games

    Asian Games 2026: India wins first athletics gold by topping women's 4x400m relay

    29 Sept 2026 7:11 PM IST
    YouTube

    YouTube ecosystem added Rs 18,000 cr to India’s GDP in 2025: Report

    Agencies
    29 Sept 2026 6:58 PM IST

    Oxford Economics report says YouTube supported over 9.6 lakh full-time equivalent jobs, while creator businesses and regional-language content fuel...

    C Joseph Vijay, Rahul Gandhi

    Together in govt, opposed in politics: CEC protest reveals TVK-Congress disconnect again

    29 Sept 2026 6:26 PM IST
    stock market

    Stock market closing: Sensex, Nifty end lower; Sept losses mount on FII selling, oil

    29 Sept 2026 6:21 PM IST
    IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode parents

    IIT Bombay student death: Parents continue hunger strike, govt yet to approach them

    29 Sept 2026 5:36 PM IST
    fishing boats

    SC pulls up TN govt over fresh ban on fishing by purse seine nets

    29 Sept 2026 5:29 PM IST
    stock market

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

    29 Sept 2026 5:26 PM IST
    The deceased Havildar Jankhokai Kuki

    Assam Rifles soldier killed, 4 injured in suspected insurgent attack in Arunachal Pradesh

    29 Sept 2026 5:02 PM IST
    Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar

    CM Shivakumar writes to Centre, seeks review of Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats

    29 Sept 2026 5:01 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
    ED search at residence of Indranil Sen in Kolkata

    ED searches 15 premises linked to ex-Bengal minister Indranil Sen, others

    29 Sept 2026 4:52 PM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari

    Mamata Banerjee in Delhi to hatch another conspiracy, says CM Adhikari

    29 Sept 2026 4:07 PM IST
    Cancer drug shortage: Government approves price hike to boost production

    US waives 100 pc tariff on select Indian speciality drugs: What it means for pharma industry

    29 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
    CPI(M)

    Kerala local body bypolls hand LDF a lifeline and UDF a warning

    29 Sept 2026 3:49 PM IST
    Dead body, Death

    Krishnagiri: Teen girl dies by suicide after alleged harassment; two polytechnic students held

    29 Sept 2026 3:47 PM IST
    Sachin Waze

    Antilia bomb case: Sachin Waze gets bail as court rejects UAPA charges

    29 Sept 2026 3:39 PM IST
    AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal

    PM Modi degree row: HC rejects Kejriwal’s appeal, upholds 2023 order

    29 Sept 2026 3:32 PM IST
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