The Hindu (Chennai)
U.S. MoU best way out of war, says Iran President
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday defended a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States as the best way out of a stalled war while also acknowledging that his country’s citizens face “many problems”. The MoU signed in midJune...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Centre expands curbs on cold medicines for children under 4
The Union Health Ministry has imposed restrictions on the manufacture, sale, and distribution of all fixeddose combinations (FDCs) containing chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine hydrochloride, mandating a clear warning that these medicines...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
CJP team on school inspection attacked
team of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists was allegedly assaulted and chased out of RampuraKanwarpura village near Jaipur on Friday, when it attempted to inspect a government school as part of the organisation’s ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign. The...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
1978 ‘industry’ definition void under new code: SC
n a verdict in which judges varyingly differed on issues, a ninemember Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that a nearly halfcenturyold expansive interpretation of ‘industry’, which previously granted workers stronger labour rights and...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
NTA reforms should have meaningful continuity: SC
he Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasised the need for institutionalising reforms within the National Testing Agency (NTA) while indicating that the government must not hop from one committee to the next in search of solutions. The court made it clear...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Ready to drop FIRs against student protesters, says SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to use an exceptional power under Article 142 of the Constitution to quash first information reports (FIRs) registered against students who joined the nationwide protests against NEETUG paper leaks that led to the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Soren scraps examinations as protests rock Jharkhand
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday announced the cancellation of the Jharkhand Staff Selection CommissionCombined Graduate Level ( JSSCCGL) examination, 24 days after students and job aspirants began a protest over alleged irregularities...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Bangladesh sets ‘conditions’ for Rahman’s visit to India
The Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that officials from New Delhi and Dhaka have been in talks for “several weeks” for a possible visit to India by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. It also said that the atmosphere of bilateral...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
PM takes note of Gen Z anxieties, warns against ‘intellectual Naxals’
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day of India, just days after massive youth protests rocked the capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed a sevenpoint economic reform plan and an outreach to Gen Z...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
India helps China evade tariffs, claims U.S. report
India is once again in U.S. crosshairs, this time for allegedly allowing China to evade U.S. tariffs by routing its exports through the country. The latest allegations are part of a new White House report called ‘The Great Transshipment Scam’. In...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Goods exports surge 20% as India diversifies trade
Despite the ongoing turmoil in West Asia, India’s merchandise exports saw a growth of nearly 20% in July this year, faster than that of imports, official data released on Thursday show. Notably, exports to West Asia itself have recovered, with July’s...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Retail inflation hits 19month high of 4.45% in July
Retail inflation in India rose to a 19month high of 4.45% in July, driven up by higher food and fuel prices, official data released on Wednesday showed. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Karnataka told to release Cauvery water from today
he Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), which met in Delhi on Tuesday, affirmed and endorsed the decision by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) to direct Karnataka to ensure the release of Cauvery water at the rate of 12,000 cusecs...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Protesters march to Jharkhand Assembly; 5 injured in clashes
Thousands of students and job aspirants from across Jharkhand marched towards the State Assembly in Ranchi on Monday, breaking through barbed barricades and reaching the Assembly gates as their indefinite strike over alleged irregularities in...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Houthis hit Saudi oil facility, kill 11 in Yemen
At least 11 persons were killed in Houthi strikes in Yemen’s port city of Mokha on Sunday while a drone salvo by the Iranaligned rebels targeted a Saudi Arabian oil refinery on the Kingdom’s Red Sea coast. The attack in Mokha comes after a yearslong...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Manipur CM reopens National Highways to allow free movement
More than a year after the Union government failed to clear the “economic blockades” by ethnic groups in Manipur, the State government on Saturday announced the immediate reopening of the National Highways (NH) for the free movement of people from all...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye ink defence deal
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye on Friday signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca committing “collective defence” and “collective deterrence”, at a time when Saudi Arabia is under attack from Yemen’s Houthis and West Asia remains engulfed in the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
DMK lays down conditions to support delimitation Bill
As the Narendra Modi government explores the possibility of bringing in a constitutional amendment Bill to carry out a fresh delimitation exercise, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) may consider extending support if the Centre revises the legislation...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Rijiju meets Rahul in bid to end Parliament logjam
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday in an effort to break the deadlock in Parliament, with the two sides discussing the proposed delimitation Bill and the Foreign...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Udhayanidhi Stalin held for ‘misogynist’ remarks
Tamil Nadu’s Leader of the Opposition and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Tuesday morning arrested by police following a complaint filed by a functionary of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) who...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Thirupparankundram row: SC agrees to hear T.N.’s plea, but refuses interim relief
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine a petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government, headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, challenging orders passed by the Madras High Court on lighting a lamp at a stone pillar near a dargah on the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
PM launches drive to curb drug abuse among youth
Stressing the need for sustained action and community participation to combat drug abuse, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid out a national vision for building a drugsfree youth population as the foundation of “Viksit Bharat” (developed...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Eight killed as extremely heavy rain lashes Kerala
Eight people died in rainrelated incidents in Kerala as a spell of intense rain battered the State from Friday night into Saturday, triggering landslips, flashfloods, and widespread destruction, particularly in hilly regions. This comes barely a month...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Fourstorey building collapse leaves 10 dead in Maharashtra
At least 10 people were killed and three injured after a fourstorey residential building, declared “dangerous” by the civic body in September 2020 and undergoing illegal repairs, collapsed in Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra late on Thursday...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Pellet guns part of graded police response, says SC
he Supreme Court on Thursday said the use of pellet guns by the police in “exceptional circumstances” was part of a graded approach to break civilian protests. The court, however, did not expand on which “exceptional circumstances” justified the use...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Vijay takes his first Metro Rail ride with public, reviews phaseII project
With countless mobiles up in the air for quick selfies, and whistles and cheer piercing the air, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay took his first Chennai Metro Rail ride in the Blue Line on Wednesday. At the Government Estate and Nandanam Metro stations,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Release all minors held over student protests: SC
he Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it would consider constituting a highpowered investigation team to conduct a “thorough, fair, and independent” inquiry into allegations of police excesses during the recent student protests in Delhi and...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
CJP warns of fresh protests over govt.’s ‘promise breach’
he Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday warned of fresh protests, accusing the Centre of violating its assurance that no punitive action would be taken against protesters. “We are observing a complete breach of the agreement regarding no police...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Nilekani to lead high-powered task force on exam reforms: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the constitution of a highpowered task force, to be headed by former UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani, to recommend steps to make the country’s examination system leakproof and technologydriven. The...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Dharmendra Pradhan quits; CJP calls off stir
We have done it, says Abhijeet Dipke; President appoints Pralhad Joshi as Education Minister This is a signal to farmers, labourers, poor people to stand up to the oppressive govt., says Rahul Gandhi Kharge seeks stringent action against those who...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
U.S. announces permanent tariffs; India remains at 10%
Even as the U.S.’s temporary 10% tariffs come to an end, it has announced permanent tariffs related to its investigation into forced labour on 60 of its trading partners, including India. India’s tariff rate, however, remains at 10% instead of the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Houthi attacks drive Brent price past $100
In an escalation of the conflict in West Asia, the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen, said they attacked two Saudi Arabiaflagged tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, as part of a blockade on Saudi shipping. According to Al Masirah, the Houthis’ official...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Delhi HC seeks govt. response on police actions during CJP march
Petitioners warn against unchecked police action, flag use of lathis with nails, electric batons, pellet guns during the July 20 protest march; allegations can’t be dismissed as ‘isolated incidents’, says court; it orders preservation of CCTV, video...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Four Indian seafarers killed near Ukrainian port Odessa
Four Indian citizens were killed and one was critically injured in an attack on a merchant vessel near the Ukrainian port of Odessa on Sunday. India condemned the incident and called such attacks impeding freedom of navigation “deplorable”. The...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Cup of nostalgia: The Hindu Lit for Life Unplugged takes a stroll down the lanes of history in Kolkata
“That side,” said Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardee Usha Uthup, pointing towards the right corner of Trincas, a restaurant in Kolkata’s Park Street, “is where Sharmila Tagore and the Nawab of Pataudi would sit.” Then she swept her hand across the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Police move Wangchuk to hospital on Day 21 of fast
Activist Sonam Wangchuk was whisked away by police from the Jantar Mantar protest site on Saturday morning, in a setback for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)led protest demanding resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Mr....
Read Full Story (Page 1)
SC opposes use of SIR data for non-poll tasks
The Supreme Court stated on Friday that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is only linked to elections as a petition said the West Bengal government is using SIR data to delete names from schemes ensuring food security, women’s welfare and Backward...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Wangchuk weak, Delhi HC orders regular monitoring
With activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health condition worsening on the 19th day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi High Court ordered the Union and Delhi governments to ensure regular monitoring of his health. Doctors warned on...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Iran threatens regional oil blockade over U.S. actions
Returning to war nearly a month after signing a memorandum of understanding towards peace in West Asia, the U.S. and Iran on Wednesday launched strikes on targets across the region. While the U.S. Central Command said it launched “a wave of strikes......
Read Full Story (Page 1)
SC weighs SOP for urgent cases affecting life, liberty
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider framing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to allow citizens to knock on the doors of the courts any time, day or night, in cases affecting life and liberty, including illegal detentions, imminent...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Citizenship decisions must be ‘fair, reasoned’, says SC
The Supreme Court on Monday held that the determination of citizenship and foreigner status must be undertaken through a “fair, lawful, and reasoned” process, as it set aside a batch of 27 Gauhati High Court judgments declaring the appellants to be...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Iran attacks West Asian nations after U.S. strikes
he U.S. attacked Iran early on Sunday over an Iranian strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that left one Indian sailor missing. Iran responded with attacks on several countries in West Asia, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, and...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
15 Indian tourists killed in Vietnam boat accident
Fifteen Indian tourists were killed in Vietnam on Saturday when a sightseeing boat capsized off the coast of Phu Quoc, a major attraction known for its coral reefs and island-hopping excursions. The speedboat was leaving the Hon May Rut Ngoai, an...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
HC halts bypolls in 5 T.N. Assembly constituencies
The Madras High Court on Friday restrained the Election Commission (EC) from notifying byelections to the Tiruchi East, Perundurai, Ambasamudram, Viralimalai, and Karur Assembly constituencies until July 31. The elected representatives have resigned,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
India, Australia move to deepen cooperation in the IndoPacific
India and Australia on Thursday adopted a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation, committing to significantly deepen military engagement, strengthen defence industrial collaboration, and expand maritime security cooperation amid growing...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Trump declares end to truce but says he will let talks go on
The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is “over”, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, while leaving the door open for more talks, after the two sides exchanged fire amid a dispute over the status of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Three killed in debris slip at tunnel site in Wayanad
At least three people were killed and five reported missing when a massive heap of excavated mud swamped the portal of an underconstruction tunnel road in Wayanad district of Kerala on Tuesday. Emergency responders have rescued 10 people from the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
3 killed in landslide as rain disrupts life in Maharashtra
Three members of a family were killed in a landslide in Pune district early on Monday as rain wreaked havoc in Pune, Mumbai, and parts of Maharashtra, shutting down sections of the MumbaiPune Expressway and suspending rail traffic between the two...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Govt. issues notice to Meta on ‘child sexual abuse’ ads
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has directed Meta, the parent body of several social media platforms, to disable advertisements and content promoting and facilitating access to child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM)...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
India navigated West Asia crisis efficiently, says Modi
India successfully weathered the challenges triggered by the West Asia conflict through effective assessment and strategic, timely decisionmaking while efficiently using its domestic resources and strong diplomatic ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
India-Japan ties should not target third party: China
n a sign of a continuing thaw in India’s stance on Chinese investments, the government has issued an order allowing four companies with Chinese ownership or links to bid for projects tendered by the Indian government in the power sector. The order,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Free IndoPacific a priority for India and Japan: Modi
“free and rulesbased IndoPacific” is a common priority for India and Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday while welcoming his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi. Mr. Modi said India and Japan would jointly develop technologies that...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Commercial LPG prices reduced by ₹183 per refill
In an indication of an improvement in the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with the fourmonth West Asia conflict at a probable end, public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Wednesday cut the prices of commercial LPG cylinders by ₹183.5...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Below normal rain in July, current deficit 40%: IMD
ainfall in July – the most important of the monsoon months — will be “below normal” or less than 94% of what is usual for the month, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, DirectorGeneral, India Meteorological Department (IMD), said on Tuesday. India’s current monsoon...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
M.R. Vijayabhaskar resigns as MLA
In yet another setback to the AIADMK, its MLA and former Minister, M.R. Vijayabhaskar, resigned as MLA on Monday. Mr. Vijayabhaskar, who won from Karur in 2026 by 1,821 votes, submitted his resignation to the Speaker. As the request was in order,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Ayodhya row: houses of 8 accused searched
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday searched the residences of all eight accused in the alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations. The residences of Ramashankar Yadav, one of the accused and a close aide of Champat Rai, the general secretary of Shri...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Ram Temple row: Trust general secretary quits
Amid the uproar over the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Saturday announced that its general secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra had submitted their resignations. “At its next meeting,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Govt. releases names of 6 personnel killed in Operation Sindoor
In the first official disclosure of military casualties from Operation Sindoor, the Centre on Friday published the names of six armed forces personnel who laid down their lives during the crossborder operation in May 2025. The names of the six...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
DVAC books exMinister E.V. Velu in alleged corruption case; launches raids across T.N.
In the first major crackdown after the TVK came to power, the Directorate of Vigilance and AntiCorruption (DVAC) launched simultaneous searches on the premises of former State Highways Minister E.V. Velu, officials, and contractors in connection with...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Warehouse collapse kills five workers in Kolkata
ive workers were killed and several injured as an underconstruction warehouse in the Taratala area of Kolkata collapsed on Wednesday. At least 18 workers are feared to be trapped under the collapsed structure. The accident occurred shortly after noon...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Centre tightens norms for foreign contributions
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) wanting to access foreign funds must now stick to a list of activities specified by the Centre, according to the latest amendment to the Rules of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010, notified on...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
15 die in U.P. building fire, victims mostly students
At least 15 people, mostly students, were killed and five injured in a fire that engulfed a threestorey commercial building housing a graphics animation coaching centre, a library, and a pet shop, in the Aliganj area of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Opportunity to ‘turn over a new leaf ’ with Iran, says Vance as two sides gather for talks in Switzerland
U.S. VicePresident J.D. Vance said on Sunday that there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the two sides launched talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week. Mr. Vance...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Iran ‘closes’ Hormuz amid Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Iran’s military on Saturday said it had once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing “violations” of the first clause of a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the U.S., as Israeli strikes on Lebanon continued. “In light of the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Walking on footpaths a fundamental right, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday, in a judgment, declared the freedom to walk on demarcated and wellmaintained footpaths a fundamental right which has priority over movement by motorised vehicles. The court highlighted the need to lay down a statutory...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
T.N. govt. may look for new airport site instead of Parandur
The Tamil Nadu government will explore, with officials and experts, the possibility of finding an alternative site for the proposed greenfield airport near Chennai, Minister for Energy Resources and Law R. Nirmalkumar said on Thursday. He said the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Modi meets Trump, raises safety of Indian seafarers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the issue, in broad terms, of the safety of seafarers with U.S. President Trump during their bilateral meeting in Evian, France, on the fringes of the G7 Summit. “Mr. President, you are aware across the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
India’s rainfall deficit at 35% as monsoon progress stalls
Over a week past the monsoon’s normal arrival date, the rain clouds have yet to reach Mumbai, driving India’s nationwide monsoon deficit to 35% as of Tuesday. The shortfall in rainfall is concentrated in the regions the monsoon has failed to cover —...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
U.S. and Iran reach agreement to end war, re-open Hormuz Strait
The U.S. and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to end the war, lift blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, and launch substantive negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and the Western sanctions, the two countries announced...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Modi, Macron bilateral talk stresses economic security
India and France adopted an ‘Innovation Roadmap 2030’ and established a Dialogue on Economic Security during bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held in Nice on Sunday. A press release from the...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
An-32 cargo plane crash kills 5 IAF men in Assam
Five Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were killed after an An32 cargo aircraft met with an accident while landing at the Jorhat airbase in eastern Assam on Saturday. The deceased were Squadron Leader Prashant Singh, Flight Lieutenant Shubham Kumar,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Attacks on ships ‘unacceptable’, says India; Trump blames Iran
While condemning the U.S. attacks on three ships with Indian crew that killed three Indian seafarers, Esmaeil Baqaei, a spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Friday, described them as “attacks on Indian commercial vessels”. Publicly...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Tamil Nadu is committed to working constructively with Centre, says Vijay
Observing that homemakers deserve to be recognised as “nation builders”, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the unpaid domestic work performed by them must be monetised at a minimum of ₹30,000 per month while calculating compensation for deaths...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
CID searches residence of Mamata, Trinamool office
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police on Tuesday searched the residence of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata in connection with the alleged forgery of the signatures of two Trinamool Congress MLAs. The CID...
Read Full Story (Page 1)