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A photograph of Francis Halzen is displayed on a screen as he is named the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 6, 2026.

NOBEL PRIZE 2026

Nobel committee honours man who listened to the universe and two who got molecules to pick a side

Francis Halzen turned Antarctic ice into a neutrino telescope and finally traced cosmic rays to their sources; Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai figured out why life prefers left-handed molecules, and how to make chemistry do the same.

Frontline News Desk

Residents collect and verify Enumeration Forms with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at Kishanbagh in Hyderabad on July 8, 2026.

SPECIAL INTENSIVE REVISION

Form 7 submission in Telangana reveals a sinister pattern

The bulk submission of pre-printed Form 7s targeting Muslim electors by BJP booth-level agents signals a conspiracy. Election officials’ failure to publicly disclose the “claims and objections” process makes the exercise even murkier.

Pits, trenches, and fencing by the Forest Department on CFR lands under the department’s plantation activities in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.

Community Forest Resource Rights

Forest Rights Act under pressure in Madhya Pradesh

The State’s forest bureaucracy is weakening communities’ rights and Gram Sabhas’ authority under the Forest Rights Act, with the agencies responsible for enforcing it allowing the violations to continue.

At a rally condemning the mob lynching of a Muslim youth named Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand, in Thane on July 10, 2019.

Modi and the mobland

Two reports have documented an alarming rise in mob violence during the Modi decade, linking it to the spread of Hindutva under BJP rule. The impunity the mobs have enjoyed has helped violence that began as communal vigilantism spread across society.

Mani Shankar Aiyar

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NOBEL PRIZE 2026

Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for breakthrough in controlling nerve cells with light

Jeffrey Archer dies at 86, leaving a legacy shaped by bestselling novels and political scandals

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A man with a child wades through floodwaters following a rise in the water level of the Ganga river, at Nakta Diyara, in Patna, Bihar, on September 5, 2026.

Holding on through another flood

Professor Asad Ghanem, a political scientist at the University of Haifa in Israel.

Palestinians must vote to maximise their voice in Israel: Asad Ghanem

Iftikhar Gilani

A protest outside Israel’s Supreme Court in Jerusalem on October 1, with a banner reading, “In parliament, in the streets, and at universities, we will fight efforts to silence voices.” The protest came ahead of a hearing on the eligibility of Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh and two Arab parties to contest elections.

Can Israel’s Arab parties help choose its next government?

After three years of wars and upheaval, Palestinian Arab citizens remain a major part of Israel’s electorate, making up roughly one-fifth of the population. Yet their parties struggle to be accepted as partners in deciding who governs the country.

Iftikhar Gilani

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah speaks in the assembly during the ongoing autumn session, in Srinagar on September 29, 2026.

Omar Abdullah’s term, measured against his manifesto

Annie Dillard, who died aged 81 in September 2026, used nature writing to confront suffering, faith, death, and the limits of human understanding.

The frog, the beetle and Annie Dillard’s search for God

Aditya Mani Jha

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