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Ankita Bhandari’s parents detained: ‘Dragged, driven around, no help to unwell wife,’ says father

Alisha Dutta - November 5, 2026

Cops say Ankita’s parents were removed as Section 163 of BNSS has been imposed on Rajghat and its surroundings areas. Father alleges police is tracking their location.

Delhi Police seeks evidence from X after Prashant Bhushan’s post on ‘slap’ by Russia’s Lavrov sparks FIR

Alisha Dutta - November 5, 2026

UP polls: What’s behind Akhilesh’s decision not to contest as BJP plans to field CM Yogi & his deputies

Prashant Srivastava - November 5, 2026

Andhra CID traces Rs 15 crore crypto fraud to Cayman Islands exchange, secures return order

Deepika Amirapu - November 5, 2026

Three killed, two injured in gunfight between rival armed Naga group cadres in Manipur’s Noney

Samridhi Tewari - November 5, 2026

Former Navy admiral Nancy Lacore, fired by Hegseth, projected to defeat Republican Jenny Costa

Jeyasri AT - November 5, 2026

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Defeated, lame-duck, dangerous: India & the world must brace for 2 yrs of greater anxiety under Trump

Shekhar Gupta - November 4, 2026

Bangladesh was a public health success story. Why it’s now in throes of world’s largest measles outbreak

Debdutta Chakraborty - November 4, 2026

Why are many of Jharkhand’s Eklavya schools empty? Tribal children wait for their first class

Nootan Sharma - November 3, 2026

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Centre tells SC it is setting up special committee to re-examine UGC’s 2026 equity regulations

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Opinion

Agnipath U-turn undoes its own logic. Armed forces are not for tinkering

Ajay Ahlawat - November 5, 2026

In 2022, the projection of Agnipath as the ‘only progressive step’ conveyed finality. Now, the same leadership presents the original design as flexible, subject to continuous review.

The new American Left faces an old challenge – Turning ideals into reality

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Praveen Swami - November 5, 2026

Indian warships have a foreign engine problem. That’s finally set to change

Anondeeta Chakraborty - November 5, 2026

India’s theatre commands need political direction, not endless military deliberations

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) - November 5, 2026

US midterms have created conditions to tame Superman Trump

Ashutosh Varshney - November 5, 2026

Rahul Gandhi at Ramlila got the headlines. Amit Shah had to compete for airtime

Shailaja Bajpai - November 5, 2026

Bengal voted for change. BJP’s five months in power show similar lawlessness

Deep Halder - November 5, 2026

Feature

Nitin Gadkari thanks Swiggy for creating jobs, starting EV rentals

Nootan Sharma - November 5, 2026

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UP polls: What’s behind Akhilesh’s decision not to contest as BJP plans to field CM Yogi & his deputies

Prashant Srivastava - November 5, 2026

In UP politics, there have been many CMs who have assumed office without being an elected member of state legislature at the time of taking oath, from Mayawati to Rajnath.

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay writes to PM Modi, makes case for a Chennai SC bench for southern states

Shweta Tripathi - November 5, 2026

Tamil Nadu says suppliers follow carmakers, not politics, as Oppn flags Rs 1,614-cr investments in Andhra

Shweta Tripathi - November 4, 2026

TDP-led NDA leads in Andhra urban local body elections as Cyclone Murasu delays vote count

Deepika Amirapu - November 4, 2026

Hyderabad municipal corporation polls are nearly a year overdue. What’s causing the delay

Deepika Amirapu - November 3, 2026

Karnataka: BJP accuses Congress govt of stifling free speech after playwright attacked over Gandhi play

Sharan Poovanna - November 3, 2026

As Rahul-Akhilesh ooze bonhomie at Delhi rally, Congress-SP tensions rise in UP over SP Maurya

Prashant Srivastava - November 3, 2026

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Ground Reports

Modi govt pulls plug on polio vaccine PSU BIBCOL. Workers ‘starving’, selling mangalsutras

Nootan Sharma - November 5, 2026

Siang project is at the heart of India-China theatre and competing claims. It isn’t just a dam

Vitasta Kaul - November 4, 2026

Why are many of Jharkhand’s Eklavya schools empty? Tribal children wait for their first class

Nootan Sharma - November 3, 2026

Delhi’s archaeology department is running on empty. 13 vacancies, no deputy director

Krishan Murari - November 2, 2026

Tech

AI firms took months to detect agents in Indian systems; CERT-In now has Mythos access—MeitY official

Vrinda Tulsian - November 4, 2026

Judiciary

Co-accused’s death ends joint trial, says Punjab & Haryana HC, quashing FIR in 2021 NDPS case

Sushil Manav - November 5, 2026

Health

Ray of hope for 7 Indian kids with rare brain disorder as Dutch initiative offers 99x cheaper drug

Sneha Richhariya - November 5, 2026

India

Delhi Police seeks evidence from X after Prashant Bhushan’s post on ‘slap’ by Russia’s Lavrov sparks FIR

Alisha Dutta - November 5, 2026

Delhi Police has approached X for electronic evidence in an FIR against SC lawyer Prashant Bhushan for sharing a doctored video of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov allegedly criticising India.