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A fuel dispenser at a petrol station with blue, red and green nozzles; the green nozzle on the right is labelled for ethanol.

E100 explained: what India’s new pure-ethanol fuel rule means for your car

Explained26 Oct3 min read4 sources

Rows of yellow and green wooden fishing boats moored close together in the water at Kakinada fishing harbour under a grey, overcast sky.

Cyclone Arnab turns severe; 89,000 being evacuated on Kakinada coast, 53 trains cancelled

26 Oct3 min read6 sources

A wide reservoir under a pale evening sky, seen over green trees from the stone retaining wall and road of Osman Sagar near Hyderabad.

Hyderabad faces water emergency as reservoir levels drop; 6,000–8,000 tanker bookings a day

26 Oct3 min read6 sources

The red and cream sandstone North Block building on Raisina Hill with its central dome, under a clear blue sky.

Minor fire on Delhi’s North Block terrace put out in 15 minutes; no injuries

26 Oct2 min read4 sources

A Mumbai suburban local train approaching on a straight track beside a wall, with trees and a footbridge in the background.

Relay-room fire and a dangling wire hit Mumbai locals in Monday rush; commuters walk on tracks

26 Oct2 min read7 sources

Satellite view of a large cyclone with a tight spiral of white cloud bands over dark blue sea.

Cyclone Arnab forms over the Bay of Bengal, IMD issues red message for Andhra Pradesh coast

26 Oct2 min read7 sources

The sandstone main building of the Allahabad High Court with a red tiled roof, a domed tower and the Indian flag, seen across a lawn.

UP judge who handed down 23 death sentences in six months moved to a family court

25 Oct2 min read4 sources

Seven red-and-white Hawk jets of the Surya Kiran aerobatic team flying in formation against a blue sky, trailing white smoke.

‘Wings over Ganges’: IAF jets fly over the Ganga in Varanasi to mark the Air Force’s 94th anniversary

25 Oct1 min read2 sources

The Punjab and Haryana High Court building in Chandigarh, a long concrete structure with a curved roof and tall yellow, green and red pillars, seen across an empty paved plaza.

Hisar couple fought 22 years for higher compensation over son’s death. Both died before it came

25 Oct2 min read3 sources

Satellite view of a large white spiral of cloud over the dark blue Bay of Bengal, with the Indian coastline at the left edge.

Cyclone alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha: what IMD’s forecast says, explained

Explained25 Oct3 min read5 sources

A roadside cut slope of red soil that has slipped onto the edge of a road, with a mossy tree and ferns on the slope.

Why the Nilgiris ghat road keeps sliding: the Burliyar landslide explained

Explained24 Oct3 min read6 sources

Cars, a bus and a yellow truck on a narrow forested stretch of the Mettupalayam–Coonoor ghat road, beside a small steel bridge and a stone parapet.

Nilgiris landslide: bus driver killed as mud and trees bury TNSTC bus near Burliyar

24 Oct3 min read6 sources

Piyush Goyal, wearing glasses and a dark checked jacket, laughs while speaking at a podium with G20 and Startup20 branding, against a colourful floral backdrop.

“The problem was caused by you”: Piyush Goyal calls out Europe over carbon emissions

24 Oct3 min read4 sources

Jio Platforms IPO closes 22 times subscribed, draws record bids and 1.37 crore applications

24 Oct2 min read4 sources

Hardeep Singh Puri, in a green turban and waistcoat, speaks at a press conference in New Delhi, seated behind a row of news microphones.

Photos of Hardeep Singh Puri with Jeffrey Epstein go viral months after release in US Justice Department files

22 Oct3 min read4 sources

Wet red earth that has slid down a palm-lined embankment onto a railway track in heavy rain, in an AI-generated representative scene.

Landslide derails Bilaspur–Tirunelveli Express locomotive near Parassala in Kerala; all passengers safe

22 Oct2 min read4 sources

A seafront promenade with concrete tetrapods and a curving line of buildings fading into thick grey smog over the sea, in an AI-generated representative scene.

Mumbai’s smog explained: why a breezy coastal city’s air is rivalling Delhi’s this October

Explained22 Oct3 min read5 sources

The Bombay High Court’s Gothic Revival building with its central tower, seen across the Oval Maidan lined with palm trees in Mumbai.

Bombay High Court asks how officials can ‘have a peaceful sleep’ as Mumbai’s smog worsens, calls it an emergency

22 Oct3 min read4 sources

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shake hands in front of US and Indian flags in Mumbai.

Marco Rubio tours Reliance’s Jamnagar refinery as he says India–US trade deal is ‘weeks, not months’ away

21 Oct3 min read11 sources

An empty creator’s desk at dusk with a switched-off ring light, a microphone on a boom arm, an open notebook, a closed laptop and a phone lying face down, in an AI-generated representative scene.

‘Finance With Harish’ creator V Harish, 27, dies near Chennai; father alleges cyberbullying by Jason Samuel, who denies it

21 Oct3 min read9 sources