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Govt. summons Iran envoy after missile hit kills Indian sailor in Strait of Hormuz, Pg1
India lodges strong protest with Iran after missile strike in Strait of Hormuz kills Indian sailor, injuring others, demanding immediate de-escalation.
Govt. summons Iran envoy after missile hit kills Indian sailor in Strait of Hormuz, Pg1
India lodges strong protest with Iran after missile strike in Strait of Hormuz kills Indian sailor, injuring others, demanding immediate de-escalation.
SC weighs SOP for urgent cases affecting life, liberty, Pg1
Supreme Court considers framing 24/7 SOP for urgent cases, ensuring continuous judicial access for life and liberty issues like illegal detentions and demolitions.
SC weighs SOP for urgent cases affecting life, liberty, Pg1
Supreme Court considers framing 24/7 SOP for urgent cases, ensuring continuous judicial access for life and liberty issues like illegal detentions and demolitions.
Cosmic sugar, Pg2
Scientists detect complex sugar erythrulose in deep space near Milky Way's center, suggesting cosmic origins for life's essential building blocks.
Cosmic sugar, Pg2
Scientists detect complex sugar erythrulose in deep space near Milky Way's center, suggesting cosmic origins for life's essential building blocks.
Steady in turbulence, Pg8
PM Modi's Australia, New Zealand visits bolster Indo-Pacific strategy, deepening defense, trade, and clean energy cooperation, securing uranium access.
Steady in turbulence, Pg8
PM Modi's Australia, New Zealand visits bolster Indo-Pacific strategy, deepening defense, trade, and clean energy cooperation, securing uranium access.
India-U.S. defence tech ties — big ambitions, little delivery, Pg8
India-U.S. defence tech ties face significant hurdles, with ambitious political announcements failing to deliver industrial outcomes, exemplified by the stalled GE F414 engine deal.
India-U.S. defence tech ties — big ambitions, little delivery, Pg8
India-U.S. defence tech ties face significant hurdles, with ambitious political announcements failing to deliver industrial outcomes, exemplified by the stalled GE F414 engine deal.
What is meant by ‘trial in absentia’?, Pg10
India's new BNSS empowers 'trial in absentia' for proclaimed offenders, targeting terror masterminds like Hafiz Saeed in high-stakes cases.
What is meant by ‘trial in absentia’?, Pg10
India's new BNSS empowers 'trial in absentia' for proclaimed offenders, targeting terror masterminds like Hafiz Saeed in high-stakes cases.
How the Gaganyaan crew module is built to survive, Pg10
Gaganyaan's crew module design ensures astronaut safety during re-entry, balancing aerodynamics, stability, and thermal loads with its sphere-cone configuration.
How the Gaganyaan crew module is built to survive, Pg10
Gaganyaan's crew module design ensures astronaut safety during re-entry, balancing aerodynamics, stability, and thermal loads with its sphere-cone configuration.
India blames Pakistan for protests in PoK, seeks accountability, Pg12
India slams Pakistan for brutal crackdown on PoK protests, citing systemic exploitation and human rights abuses, demanding global accountability.
India blames Pakistan for protests in PoK, seeks accountability, Pg12
India slams Pakistan for brutal crackdown on PoK protests, citing systemic exploitation and human rights abuses, demanding global accountability.
Union govt. launches tracker for seafarer safety, Pg12
Union Minister orders 'Seafarer-First' real-time tracking dashboard for Indian crew in conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz, ensuring their safety.
Union govt. launches tracker for seafarer safety, Pg12
Union Minister orders 'Seafarer-First' real-time tracking dashboard for Indian crew in conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz, ensuring their safety.
‘Gold standard’ India-U.K. trade deal is coming into effect today, Pg13
India-U.K. 'gold standard' CETA and DCC activate, eliminating tariffs on 99.5% UK trade and ending double social security for 75,000 Indian workers.
‘Gold standard’ India-U.K. trade deal is coming into effect today, Pg13
India-U.K. 'gold standard' CETA and DCC activate, eliminating tariffs on 99.5% UK trade and ending double social security for 75,000 Indian workers.
India bans import of goods made using forced labour amid pending U.S. probe, Pg13
India bans forced labor imports, aiming to avert U.S. tariffs and expedite a critical trade agreement with Washington.
India bans import of goods made using forced labour amid pending U.S. probe, Pg13
India bans forced labor imports, aiming to avert U.S. tariffs and expedite a critical trade agreement with Washington.
Can’t English be considered an Indian language, asks top court, Pg14
Supreme Court questions CBSE's 'non-native' English tag in three-language scheme, highlighting its 300-year Indian presence and official use.
Can’t English be considered an Indian language, asks top court, Pg14
Supreme Court questions CBSE's 'non-native' English tag in three-language scheme, highlighting its 300-year Indian presence and official use.
Draft health research policy proposes overhaul of India’s research ecosystem, Pg14
Centre unveils draft National Health Research Policy 2026, proposing a three-tier overhaul of India's research ecosystem for evidence-based public health and indigenous innovation.
Draft health research policy proposes overhaul of India’s research ecosystem, Pg14
Centre unveils draft National Health Research Policy 2026, proposing a three-tier overhaul of India's research ecosystem for evidence-based public health and indigenous innovation.
Acid ingestion included in amended Act: Centre to SC, Pg14
Centre amends RPwD Act 2016, expanding 'acid attack victim' definition to include internal injuries from acid ingestion, ensuring retrospective benefits.
Acid ingestion included in amended Act: Centre to SC, Pg14
Centre amends RPwD Act 2016, expanding 'acid attack victim' definition to include internal injuries from acid ingestion, ensuring retrospective benefits.
U.S. hits Iran and Tehran retaliates across West Asia; 3 tankers struck, Pg16
U.S. launches strikes on Iran, sparking retaliatory attacks on Bahrain, Jordan, and three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating West Asia tensions.
U.S. hits Iran and Tehran retaliates across West Asia; 3 tankers struck, Pg16
U.S. launches strikes on Iran, sparking retaliatory attacks on Bahrain, Jordan, and three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating West Asia tensions.
‘Committed to combat terror, organised crime’: India on gangsters’ indictment in Nijjar killing, Pg6
India vows to combat transnational crime as US indicts gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in Nijjar killing, Canada finds no Indian government involvement.
‘Committed to combat terror, organised crime’: India on gangsters’ indictment in Nijjar killing, Pg6
India vows to combat transnational crime as US indicts gangster Lawrence Bishnoi in Nijjar killing, Canada finds no Indian government involvement.
Ladakh groups slam new hill councils: ‘Maximum govt, minimum governance’, Pg6
Ladakh groups blast new district hill councils, alleging Centre's move dilutes proposed Article 371 safeguards and representative government powers.
Ladakh groups slam new hill councils: ‘Maximum govt, minimum governance’, Pg6
Ladakh groups blast new district hill councils, alleging Centre's move dilutes proposed Article 371 safeguards and representative government powers.
For Iran's third republic, America is the defining question, Pg12
Post-Khamenei Iran's 'third republic' confronts defining choice: persistent confrontation or accommodation with the US, reshaping Middle East geopolitics.
For Iran's third republic, America is the defining question, Pg12
Post-Khamenei Iran's 'third republic' confronts defining choice: persistent confrontation or accommodation with the US, reshaping Middle East geopolitics.
In Census, caste category must not be open-ended, Pg12
Expert panel urges standardized caste coding for Census 2027, rejecting open-ended entries to ensure accurate data for targeted social justice policies.
In Census, caste category must not be open-ended, Pg12
Expert panel urges standardized caste coding for Census 2027, rejecting open-ended entries to ensure accurate data for targeted social justice policies.
Between Iran blackmail and Trump bullying, Pg12
US-Iran conflict intensifies over Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran's 'blackmail' and Trump's 'bullying' jeopardizing global energy and trade.
Between Iran blackmail and Trump bullying, Pg12
US-Iran conflict intensifies over Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran's 'blackmail' and Trump's 'bullying' jeopardizing global energy and trade.
Rising inflation complicates RBI's choice, Pg12
India's retail inflation surges to 4.38%, fueled by food and transport, challenging RBI's MPC on interest rate decisions amid monsoon woes.
Rising inflation complicates RBI's choice, Pg12
India's retail inflation surges to 4.38%, fueled by food and transport, challenging RBI's MPC on interest rate decisions amid monsoon woes.
Tourism can unlock India's journey to a new milestone, Pg13
India's tourism sector, contributing 7% to GDP, eyes $3-trillion potential, demanding urgent policy alignment, infrastructure investment, and 'Brand Bharat' promotion for global leadership.
Tourism can unlock India's journey to a new milestone, Pg13
India's tourism sector, contributing 7% to GDP, eyes $3-trillion potential, demanding urgent policy alignment, infrastructure investment, and 'Brand Bharat' promotion for global leadership.
India's biggest parking problem is that it's free, Pg13
India's free parking culture fuels urban conflicts and congestion, demanding urgent policy reforms for sustainable city planning and revenue generation.
India's biggest parking problem is that it's free, Pg13
India's free parking culture fuels urban conflicts and congestion, demanding urgent policy reforms for sustainable city planning and revenue generation.
Israel, Lebanon hold talks to implement framework peace deal, Pg16
Israel and Lebanon resume US-brokered peace talks in Rome, aiming for Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon amidst regional tensions and Hezbollah's objections.
Israel, Lebanon hold talks to implement framework peace deal, Pg16
Israel and Lebanon resume US-brokered peace talks in Rome, aiming for Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon amidst regional tensions and Hezbollah's objections.
Food price surge pushes WPI inflation to nearly 10% in Jun, Pg17
Wholesale inflation surges to nearly 10% in June, driven by sharp food price increases, signaling an end to the low inflation era.
Food price surge pushes WPI inflation to nearly 10% in Jun, Pg17
Wholesale inflation surges to nearly 10% in June, driven by sharp food price increases, signaling an end to the low inflation era.
FCNR(B) scheme: Inflows cool after netting $10 bn, Pg17
RBI's special FCNR(B) scheme garners $10 billion, but inflows cool amid rising global funding costs and rupee depreciation, prompting FM's intervention.
FCNR(B) scheme: Inflows cool after netting $10 bn, Pg17
RBI's special FCNR(B) scheme garners $10 billion, but inflows cool amid rising global funding costs and rupee depreciation, prompting FM's intervention.
CBAM's 2027 deadline nears, Pg17
UK's 2027 carbon tax deadline looms, threatening $8.75 million Indian exports; India-UK discussions ongoing.
CBAM's 2027 deadline nears, Pg17
UK's 2027 carbon tax deadline looms, threatening $8.75 million Indian exports; India-UK discussions ongoing.
RBI plans easier rules for bank stake acquisition, Pg17
RBI plans to simplify bank stake acquisition for MFs, insurers, pension funds with one-time approval for up to 10% holdings.
RBI plans easier rules for bank stake acquisition, Pg17
RBI plans to simplify bank stake acquisition for MFs, insurers, pension funds with one-time approval for up to 10% holdings.
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