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Mon · 19 Oct 2026
Editorial
- Revamp functioning of Parliament
India’s impending delimitation debate may appear, at first glance, to be a matter of democratic arithmetic: if too many citizens are being represented by one Me...
- Separation of powers and CJI’s refusal
Why did the Opposition seek a meeting with the CJI? What allegations did it raise against the CEC? Why did the CJI refuse the request? What remedies did Rahul Gandhi seek from the Supreme Court? How does separation of powers apply to the case? What does judicial propriety require of judges?
- After a decade of disruption, Pattanam needs a renewed vision
Pattanam’s archaeological discoveries reveal an ancient settlement connected to a vast network, but the wider research and educational programme was disrupted; reviving it could transform Pattanam into a global centre for multidisciplinary research, learning and community participation
- Developing minds in a digital world, a changing India
Each evening, a familiar scene unfolds in homes around the world. A teenager moves seamlessly between chats, videos, social media, and games on their phone. Hom...
- A case for joining the global carbon coalition
On July 31, nearly 500 Indian companies across seven industrial sectors filed their first-ever compliance reports under the national Carbon Credit Trading Schem...
- Treacherous waters
Access to safe transport is of utmost importance in remote villages
- Beyond religiosity
Better crowd regulation could have prevented the Kolkata pandal tragedy
- Analysing female labour of the North East States and UTs
While the geography of female labour force participation is changing, it is not at a uniform pace
- On Abdullah’s promise of Statehood
Almost two years ago, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah, then 54 years old, was beaming over his massive electoral victory over the Bharatiy...
- Don’t take umbrage at my remark
When I was young, I could sing like a bird
- 50 years ago: Cyclonic storm likely to cross A.P. coast to-day
Madras, October 18: After four days of incessant rain, the weather in Madras and its suburbs improved to-day, as the cyclonic storm in the Bay which was earlier...
- 100 years ago: Opium smoking under Govt. auspices
London, October 18: A successful experiment of opening Government opium smoking saloons is mentioned in the Colonial Office report relating to Malaya, recording...
National
- SC bars mid-term fee hike in professional courses
Much to the relief of families sacrificing their life savings for professional education, the Supreme Court has ruled that students enrolling in professional co...
- Telangana seeks 100% MSP procurement amid drought
Half of State’s mandals are drought-hit; Agriculture Minister suggests lifting of 25% procurement cap on major crops; the ‘khet bachao abhiyan’ will be implemented from October 22, he adds
Science
- Satellite radiation: blocking views
Communications satellites in low-earth orbit are emitting radio signals that interfere with astronomy across a range of frequencies, a study published in Monthl...
Sun · 18 Oct 2026
Editorial
- How does the U.S.-Russia diesel deal impact India?
What does the U.S.’s diesel deal with Russia entail and what is President Trump’s reasoning behind it? Why are some Republicans and Democrats unhappy with the deal? How does the deal impact India and its trade deal with the U.S.? Is there an ‘energy ceasefire’ between Russia and Ukraine?
- Why was actor Imran Khan asked to leave India?
Who is eligible for an Overseas Citizen of India card? What privileges do OCI cardholders have in India and what activities and professions are they barred from? Do they have political rights? Can Imran Khan challenge the notice given to him? Can OCI registration be cancelled?
- Why have Central banks around the world began hiking rates?
How is this cycle different from 2022? What is happening in U.S. Treasury yields? Why should India be concerned?
National
- SC to hear plea against preventive detention
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear academician and columnist Apporvanad Jha, who has submitted that equating the right of peaceful protest with a breach of pe...
- Law is shaped by voices that do not always harmonise: CJI
Law will give you ‘joy of service and honour of upholding the Constitution’, says CJI Kant at NLSIU convocation, which had been postponed over students’ support for their NALSAR counterparts
- ED pastes notice outside Pinarayi’s residence
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday pasted a summons outside the residence of Keralam Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan, asking him to appear f...
- Congress terms Census enumerator posts for private persons an ‘RSS employment scheme’
A day after the Union government authorised the appointment of private schoolteachers and members of “institutions, societies and trusts” as Census enumerators,...
- Panel investigating violence to focus on use of pellet guns
The Supreme Court-appointed panel to investigate the incidents of violence near Jantar Mantar in Delhi and places outside the national capital in July during th...
- Children have fundamental right to access Internet: SC
Court says blanket bans are unproven measures of proven disproportionality; favours parental oversight, age-appropriate safeguards, dedicated ‘child mode’ and better efforts from stakeholders
- The permanence of agitation
Neha Bora The AISA student leader, now a prominent face of the youth protests, calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s impeachment and a halt to the SIR
Business
- NMDC inks pact with GAIL arm for gas supply to pellet plant
State-owned NMDC has entered into an agreement with GAIL Gas to secure natural gas supplies for its iron ore pellet plant in Chhattisgarh’s Nagarnar. Reduce emi...
Foreign
- Anthropic circulates draft Bill regulating AI with U.S. lawmakers
Anthropic confirmed on Friday it is circulating a draft Bill among U.S. lawmakers aimed at regulating AI to address the lack of federal legislation on the risks...
Regional
- ‘Amend Constitution to grant quota to religious converts’
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has demanded that the Union government amend the Constitution to ensure the continuation of reservation rights for eligible pers...
Science
- Dead elephants’ bodies are a boon for local ecosystems
When elephants die, their carcasses release copious nutrients. Per a study from Kruger National Park, this pulse creates a ‘coldspot’ for biodiversity as the hi...
Sat · 17 Oct 2026
Editorial
- Metrics to minds — restoring purpose to universities
There was a time when a national examination served a clear and limited purpose in India: to find a few thousand officers, soldiers and engineers, and to do it ...
- U.S. midterms as Donald Trump’s test, stakes for India
With less than three weeks to go before Americans vote in the midterm elections on November 3, 2026; the polls are so called because they fall midway through a ...
- Necessary corrective
Re-enrolment and summary revision are necessary, but not sufficient
- Ripples from future
The Economics Nobel rewards work that holds lessons for India
- A 10-minute boat ride that cost 13 young lives
On October 13, a boat carrying 30 people capsized in the Ganga in Bihar’s Vaishali district, claiming 13 lives, all of them children. The tragedy is part of a recurring pattern in a State where people rely on creaky boats to travel between areas with poor road connectivity. Amit Bhelari reports on the tragedy and the lack of regulation
National
- Manipur voter rolls after SSR likely to be out on January 4
The Election Commission of India has ordered a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of the electoral rolls in Manipur. In a statement on Friday, Arun Kumar Sinha, Man...
- No urgent hearing on Central Park closure: SC
Hoping that “better sense will prevail” among all concerned, the Supreme Court on Friday refused an urgent hearing on a plea against the New Delhi Municipal Cou...
- Rules to curb volatile airfares to be published in two weeks
The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that administrative approval had been granted for new aviation rules framed under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniya...
- SC notice to journalist, Sena (UBT) leader for remarks against CJI
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Friday that people who had come to the Supreme Court for relief, later turned around to “condemn, criticise” the insti...
- NGT takes note of The Hindu report on toxic water
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognisance of issues raised by a report in The Hindu on hexavalent chromium contamination in Uttar Pradesh ...
- ‘Private school teachers can be Census enumerators’
In a first, the Union government has expanded the definition of “any person” who could be appointed as Census enumerators authorising the appointment of private...
- SC to list plea against Rahul for ‘pushing’ pregnant journalist
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list an application alleging that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed a pregnant journalist during a march to the apex cou...
- Give Moitra circuit house stay on a day’s notice, says SC
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the West Bengal government to provide Mamata All India Trinamool Congress (MAITC) MP Mahua Moitra accommodation at the governm...
Business
- India’s crude imports rise 7% in September, bill surges 47%
India’s crude oil import bill surged 47% year-on-year (YoY) to $15.4 billion in September, amid resurging conflict in West Asia, according to provisional govern...
- Yes Bank weighs legal options after SC ruling on AT1 writeoff
Yes Bank is examining its legal options after the Supreme Court dismissed its appeal against the write-down of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) bonds worth ₹8,415 crore ...
Regional
- HC asks govt. to file status report on probe into faeces in school water tank
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday directed the State to file a status report on the progress in investigation into the finding of faeces in t...
- ECI releases schedule for electoral roll revision
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule for the Special Summary Revision (SSR) of the electoral rolls, with January 1, 2027 as the qua...
Fri · 16 Oct 2026
Editorial
- The debate over immunity to CEC, ECs
The SC has issued a notice to the Centre on a plea challenging Section 16 of the 2023 law, which grants CEC and ECs lifelong immunity for actions taken in discharge of official duties; the provision is more expansive than constitutional immunities provided to the President and Governors; as well as Parliamentary privileges granted to legislators
- Can wildlife thrive in India without active human intervention?
On October 2, a three-year-old tigress was released into the Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal marking the beginning of a phased programme to reintroduce tigers...
- A contested UNSC seat poses a test for India
Following the conclusion of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held from September 8 to 28, 2026, the government must double its ef...
- ‘Innovate today, nourish tomorrow’ for food security
The simple yet profound theme, “Innovate today, nourish tomorrow”, for World Food Day 2026, observed on October 16, reminds us that the future cannot be built w...
- Double standards
The U.S. must stop moralising to the Global South for trading with Russia
- Out of site
People’s protests are meant to be seen and heard, not hidden away
- letters to the editor
The ECI’s missing voice The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional authority entrusted with safeguarding the integrity of the electoral process....
- In full bloom
No teaser available, so the angle is uncertain; treat as low priority and revise the basics of whatever flowering, biodiversity or seasonal phenomenon it covers.
- The calculations women make
Women journalists have to balance the demands of reporting with the risks of working on the ground
- Advancing the women-led development model
NCW’s consultation on women’s access to social, economic justice calls for a rethink of women’s empowerment
- How Kumararaja changed the grammar of Tamil cinema
Kumararaja’s films are gritty but playful, referential but rooted, violent but funny, pulpy but formally ambitious, entertaining and prompting introspection through their plots; his film Aaranya Kaandam won a National Award, but its more enduring legacy was the filmmakers it inspired
- 50 years ago: Widespread heavy rain in Tamil Nadu
Madras, October 15: Madras and several parts of Tamil Nadu to-day recorded heavy rain marking the onset of the North East Monsoon over the State right on time. ...
- 100 years ago: British policy in China
Rugby, October 15: A statement on the British policy in China was made by Mr. Miles Lampson, British Minister—designate to China at the annual dinner of the Chi...
National
- House panel questions Centre, States on issues in SC scholarship schemes
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Thursday grilled the Union government and several State governments over their responses to gaps, including “frau...
- MoD signs ₹4,106-cr. deals for IAF satellite, torpedoes
The Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed contracts worth approximately ₹4,106 crore for a dedicated communication satellite for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and...
- Indian envoy rebukes U.S. lawmaker over electoral roll remarks
Hours after U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal extended support to the ongoing protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission ...
- Rajnath Singh to represent India at SCO PMs’ summit
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at the upcoming two-day meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Coop...
- Keralam asks govt. to accept State’s revised ESA proposal
The Keralam Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change accept the State g...
- Kerala HC suspends sentence of former DGP in assets case
The Kerala High Court on Thursday suspended the sentence imposed on former Director General of Police (DGP) Tomin J. Thachankary by the Vigilance Court, Kottaya...
- HC dismisses plea against CJP’s protest in Delhi today
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to restrain the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and its founder Abhijeet Dipke from holding a protest at Connaught Place’s ...
- J&K HC bars motorboats on Dal lake; eyes green fix
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday barred the use of fuel-powered motorboats and jet skis on Dal Lake and directed the government to explore the possi...
- Land shortage cripples Agriculture Ministry’s weather network rollout
Project is a year behind deadline, with over 96% of planned rain gauges and weather stations yet to be installed; after six States had already issued tenders, private partners say IMD retrospectively amended the 2023 manual, insisting that sensors be installed on the ground, not on rooftops
- Marginal rise in joblessness rate in urban India: NSO
The Unemployment Rate (UR) in the country stood at 5% in September, stable compared to August, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey conducted by the Na...
Business
- SC voids Yes Bank’s $883 mn AT-1 bond write-off
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday set aside Yes Bank’s write-off of ₹84 billion ($883.70 million) in additional tier-1 bonds, dealing a blow to the lender and r...
- SEBI to partly reverse derivative settlement rules
India’s markets regulator said on Thursday it will use volume-weighted average prices from the final 30 minutes of regular trading to settle expiring stock and ...
- Jio Platforms to focus on technology monetisation, targets debt-free status
Jio Platforms Ltd. (JPL) will focus on monetising its existing infrastructure and expanding services rather than relying primarily on tariff hikes to drive grow...
- ITAT orders ₹13,000-crore tax relief to Maruti Suzuki India
Maruti Suzuki India informed the exchanges on Thursday that the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) had ruled largely in its favour in tax matters covering eig...
Foreign
- Russia restarts diesel exports after Trump deal: Kremlin
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian diesel had begun to reach global markets following an agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump said last ...
Regional
- Goods exports jump 23.04% in September
Healthy growth in shipments of petroleum products, electronic goods and chemicals helped India’s merchandise exports rise 23.04% in September, while the trade d...
- Conversion does not automatically grant quota benefits: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said a Hindu belonging to a Backward order cannot claim the same reservation benefits as a Muslim Backward Class member merely on ...
Science
- Shifting global focus towards inclusive assessment of threats to health
Launched at the recent World Health Summit in Berlin, a new report has flagged 17 interlinked catastrophic threats including pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, and AI, and has urged global leaders to stop treating these issues in isolation, and start viewing them as deeply interconnected economic, environmental, and national security challenges
Thu · 15 Oct 2026
Editorial
- A split verdict, faltering remedies and people’s power
In Dr. Jaya Thakur vs Union of India, a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India was faced with a challenge to the 2023 law governing the appointment of th...
- Satyagraha for Constitution-as-commons
The events unfolding on the streets of India signal the emergence of a new language of citizenship and a new language of the Constitution. This has been in the ...
- Why the debate between Keynesian and orthodox economics matters
Keynes-Kalecki framework holds that demand, particularly private investment, shapes short-term fluctuations and long-term growth, unlike orthodox supply-led approaches; the shift towards inflation targeting coincided with falling wage shares and a greater burden on workers
- India’s China+1 lessons lie within its own States
“Don’t look at India — look at what’s happening with specific States,” a veteran investor told these writers in one of 50 interviews with senior industry execut...
- Illogical reasons
Delhi’s ‘logical discrepancy’ flags suggest a design that targets Muslims
- Drugs and bullets
Punjab is seeing a rise in narcotrafficking and targeted killings
- What 107 innings reveal about the Smriti-Shafali opening pair
In their last 15 innings, Shafali’s strike rate exceeded 170 and Mandhana’s 150, career highs over any 15-innings stretch
- The myth of ‘unskilled’ labour
According to the Safe in India Foundation, unskilled workers earning under ₹8,000 a month in the automotive sector lost 2.27 fingers per accident on average in ...
- Why is Spain facing a housing crisis?
How are tourism and investment funds worsening the crisis? Why is Spain struggling to provide affordable housing? How has the housing crisis affected Sánchez’s government? What measures has the government proposed to tackle the crisis? What is at stake in Spain’s snap election?
- How has the SC strengthened arrest safeguards?
What makes written grounds of arrest mandatory, and what happens if they are not provided?
- 50 years ago: ‘Nobody for President’ campaign in U.S.
San Francisco, October 14: The 1976 U.S. Presidential campaign is not all Jimmy Carter, Gerry Ford, television debates and fundraising dinners. There’s another ...
- 100 years ago: Imperial Indian mail
As there was no issue dated October 15, 1926, from the issue dated October 14, 1926 The following is from “The Statesman” of the 13th: A new era as regards comf...
National
- Centre seeks public input on demographic changes
Home Ministry’s portal invites govt. bodies, public, NGOs and ‘international bodies’ to submit their views on the impact of these changes on employment, education, healthcare, and local economies
- Will take care of those deleted in Delhi rolls: SC
The application has asked the court to direct the EC to frame an appropriate mechanism for restoration/inclusion of deleted voters without forcing them to apply...
- Denotifying Jantar Mantar pushes dissent ‘out of sight, out of mind’, says plea in SC
The Supreme Court may list for hearing on October 26 a petition challenging the denotification of the area near Jantar Mantar as a designated site of protest in...
- Don’t stand in the way of students: Rahul to govt.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah not to stand in the way of p...
- SC to hear Opposition’s plea on SIR, CEC today
The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday a joint petition filed by Opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi seeking a full disclosure of “files, agendas, minutes, ...
- SC mandates insurance on offline railway tickets too
The Supreme Court has issued a mandatory directive that tickets sold across counters at every railway station nationwide must include travel insurance coverage ...
- ₹53,428 cr. cleared for social assistance scheme till 2030-31
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an outlay of ₹53,428 crore for the continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) for five years, from ...
- No order yet on extra 50 days of work for FRA title holders
Adivasis were entitled to additional work under MGNREGA; VB-G RAM G Act, which guarantees 125 days of employment per household in a year, has no tier for beneficiaries of Forest Rights Act
- Rajnath calls for deeper India-ASEAN defence ties
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday called for deeper defence and technological cooperation between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
- Delhi Metro network was ‘fully functional’ on Oct. 10, says DMRC
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and its chairperson filed separate affidavits in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, stating that the Metro network remained...
- Railway staff to get bonus equivalent to 78 days’ wages
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved payment of productivity-linked bonus (PLB) of 78 days totalling ₹2,009.61 crore to 11,4...
Business
- Cabinet okays IDBI Bank sale to Fairfax for ₹52,878 cr.
Largest FDI deal in the financial sector in India’s history; with the sale, the government’s stake in the bank will decline to 15% and the Life Insurance Corporation’s stake will come down to 19%
- Panel to study issues of sugarcane farmers
The Centre set up a four-member panel under former NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand to examine issues raised by sugarcane farmers and recommend “appropriate measu...
- Govt. to roll out BS-VII norms for new cars from April 2029
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is planning to roll out stricter BS-VII emission standards for new cars and SUVs from April 1, 2029, accordi...
- SEBI targets 4 lakh accredited investors via expanded AIF
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is likely to issue a circular shortly to expand the framework for alternative investment funds (AIFs), includi...
Foreign
- Saudi top court sets aside Sri Lankan migrant worker’s death sentence
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday set aside the death penalty awarded to a Sri Lankan migrant worker over a Facebook post that was deemed blasphemo...
Regional
- SC agrees to ‘take care’ of Delhi voters whose names were removed
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to intervene for Delhi’s voters whose names were deleted from the electoral roll pursuant to the special intensive revisio...
- Madras High Court adjourns Pallikaranai interim Zone of Influence case to November 11
The judges say they will go through the report filed by Tamil Nadu State Wetlands Authority for declaring 36 survey numbers as an interim ZoI, and then pass orders on the next date of hearing
Science
- Old doubts linger, yet new Microsoft quantum chip raises the stakes
Not everyone is convinced Microsoft learnt the bigger lesson from its experience with announcing the Majorana 1 chip; University of Pittsburgh professor Sergey Frolov has said Microsoft’s previous record has left him unwilling to treat the new work as resting on a well-understood foundation
Wed · 14 Oct 2026
Editorial
- Nobel lesson: value of stabilisation models
Economic fluctuations, in addition to being reflected in GDP numbers, inflation, and unemployment rates, impact household budgets, hiring decisions of companies...
- What is preventive detention?
What does the law permit, and where must the State draw the line? What safeguards does the Constitution provide against arbitrary detention? How has preventive detention evolved in India? What is the difference between preventive detention and prohibitory orders?
- Spiralling food prices
Rural households have felt the greatest impact of rising inflation
- India’s problem of overtreatment, overmedication
Modern medicine has never been more capable than it is today. Tests detect illness earlier, scans reveal invisible abnormalities, medicines prevent and treat di...
- India-U.S. ties and the hurdle of American unilateralism
Have ties between India and the United States reached a breaking point? Where do they go from here? These and many other questions are being intensely debated f...
- Sound and fiery
Green crackers do little to curb air and noise pollution
- Legal aid cuts jail time for undertrials, but help often arrives late
Reaching prisoners soon after arrest is key if free legal aid is to reduce the human and economic costs of pre-trial detention
National
- Top court registers Rahul’s plea on SIR, CEC
A petition filed by Opposition leaders led by Rahul Gandhi in the Supreme Court for a complete disclosure of records and decisions of the Election Commission of...
- Muslims disproportionately flagged in Delhi SIR
Muslims, who form 13.6% of electors on Delhi’s draft roll amid the SIR process, made up 20.3% of those flagged for ‘logical discrepancies’ and 30% of those flagged under five reasons indicative of family size by the Election Commission’s ERONET software; in Bihar, which didn’t have ‘logical discrepancy’ checks, Muslims accounted for 18.4% of deleted electors, in line with their 17.7% share in population
Foreign
- Delhi HC asks AITA and petitioners to file replies
The Delhi High Court has asked the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the original petitioners led by former player Somdev Devvarman to file replies to the...
Regional
- Resistance will go on, says Rahul after meeting allies
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha discusses future course of agitation against CEC and SIR over tea; representatives of political parties, civil society activists and student leaders take part
- HC calls for report on plaint against Udhayanidhi’s poll affidavit
The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed its Registry to call for a report from a metropolitan magistrate’s court at George Town in Chennai on the numbering of...