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Economy · Results

Godrej Properties shares drop 6% as quarterly profit falls 62%

The Mumbai developer earned ₹154 crore in the September quarter, down from ₹405 crore a year earlier, as higher expenses outran a jump in income. Realty was among the worst-hit sectors on a heavy day for Dalal Street.

States · Keralam

Om Prakash Mathur sworn in as Keralam's 29th Governor

Chief Justice Soumen Sen administered the oath at Lok Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, with Chief Minister V D Satheesan and Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan in the audience.

World · Middle East

Houthi missiles kill 53 recruits at Yemen army camp in Shabwa

Three ballistic missiles struck government recruits as they lined up for training in southern Yemen on Monday, one of the deadliest attacks since the war flared again. Saudi Arabia has called off a major investment conference.

World · Middle East

Lavrov in Tehran today for talks with Pezeshkian and Araghchi

Russia's foreign minister arrives on a working visit as the Hormuz standoff deepens. Moscow says the talks will focus on the situation around Iran and on Russian steps to cool tensions, alongside trade and energy projects.

Explained · Climate

Why the wettest corner of India had its driest monsoon on record

East and Northeast India got a quarter less rain than normal this year, the lowest since 1901, and Meghalaya ended 60% short. How the rain-bearing systems missed the region, what El Niño has to do with it, and what a dry winter could mean.

Explained · Law

Detained, not arrested: what the BNSS lets police do to stop a protest before it starts

Thousands of people, from chief ministers to students, have been picked up in Delhi this month during the protests against the Chief Election Commissioner. The police have relied on a handful of sections of the new criminal procedure code. What those sections allow, how long people can be held, and where the limits lie.

Explained · Europe

What it means when the EU puts an Indian firm on its Russia sanctions list

Brussels on Thursday listed nine more companies for helping Russia get round its curbs, four of them from India, the UAE and the Seychelles. An EU listing does not bind India, but it can still shut a company out of European money, ships and markets.

Explained · Elections

Who's who in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh contest

Yogi Adityanath seeks a third term, Akhilesh Yadav is betting on his PDA coalition and Mayawati is going it alone. The leaders, the small caste-based parties that tip close seats, and the newcomers who want a share.

Policy · Defence

First ASEAN-India defence think tank forum ends in Delhi

Policymakers, military officers and researchers from India and all 11 ASEAN countries met at MP-IDSA for two days to talk maritime security, defence technology and joint production.

Editorial

Indian seafarers should not have to carry the Hormuz risk alone

Two Indian sailors are missing and three Indian-crewed tankers have been hit in three days. Consent is not enough of a policy. The government owes crews hard guarantees, and it should use its standing in both Tehran and Washington.

Editorial

A festive sales boom is welcome. It does not mean inflation can wait

Online shoppers spent about ₹24,000 crore in two days, much of it from smaller towns. That is good news. But the same week brought 5.54% retail inflation and onions at double last year's price. Policy should be guided by the second number, not the first.

States · Assam and Telangana

Himanta dares Congress states to resign as Revanth calls for CEC to go

Assam's Chief Minister said he would fight on ballot papers if the Congress governments in Keralam, Karnataka and Telangana quit first. Telangana's Chief Minister, in Delhi for the protest, said SIR was being used against opposition voters.

Explained · Elections

What the INDIA bloc's Supreme Court petition on the SIR asks for

Rahul Gandhi and 10 other opposition leaders want the voter roll revision stopped, its records opened up and its deletions audited. Here is what they are asking, on what legal grounds, and what the Election Commission says.

World · South Asia

Sri Lanka keeps door open to a new IMF deal, says Dissanayake

With about six months left on the current bailout, the President said any new programme would have to put growth first. He warned that the Middle East war could push the fuel import bill to about $6 billion this year.

Explained · Politics

What is the Cockroach Janta Party, and what does it want?

A satirical online page started in mid-May 2026 is now one of the most visible youth protest movements in India. Where the name came from, who runs it and why it is marching against the Chief Election Commissioner.

Editorial

A Parliament that sits but does not debate

The Monsoon Session met for 19 days and passed 11 Bills, most without a single speech. Both sides of the House helped bring this about, and both can fix it.

Explainer · Parliament

How a bill becomes law in India

Six stages take a Bill from a minister's desk to the statute book. Here is what happens at each, and where Money Bills, joint sittings and private members fit in.

Explainer · Inflation

How India measures inflation: the new CPI series explained

Since February 2026, India's retail inflation figure comes from a new Consumer Price Index with base year 2024. The basket is bigger, food counts for less and some prices are now collected online.

Explainer · Parliament

How Rajya Sabha elections work

MLAs, not voters, choose Rajya Sabha members, using ranked ballots that they must show to their party. All 12 seats due in October were filled unopposed.

Editorial

Publish the caste census in full and on time

Census 2027 will record every Indian's caste for the first time since 1931. The Registrar General should commit now to a release date, a published coding method and full tables.

Explainer · Parliament

The anti-defection law explained

The Tenth Schedule punishes MPs and MLAs who switch sides, but a merger of two-thirds is allowed and the Speaker decides. 2026 has tested both rules.