The Hindu (Erode)
Three newborns killed in Maharashtra hospital re
Three newborns were killed and 36 were rescued after a re broke out at the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the District Women’s Hospital in Amravati, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Monday. The police said the blaze started after a ventilator...
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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...
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Cong. alleges bulk voter purge bid in Uttarakhand
Congress leaders in Uttarakhand have alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is accepting and processing unveried bulk applications to delete voters’ names during the claims and objections period of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of...
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CJP team attacked over attempt to inspect school
Ateam of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activists was allegedly assaulted and chased out of Rampura-Kanwarpura village near Jaipur on Friday, when it attempted to inspect a government school as part of the organisation’s ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign. The...
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1978 ‘industry’ de nition void under new code: SC
In a verdict in which judges varyingly differed on issues, a nine-member Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that a nearly halfcentury-old expansive interpretation of ‘industry’, which previously granted workers stronger labour rights and...
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NTA reforms should have meaningful continuity: SC
NEW DELHI 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...
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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 rst information reports (FIRs) registered against students who joined the nationwide protests against NEET-UG paper leaks that led to the...
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Seven devotees killed in stampede at Bihar temple
At least seven devotees, all of them women, were killed and over a dozen injured in a stampede at the Ashok Dham temple in Lakhisarai district of Bihar on Monday. “The incident happened at 6.40 a.m. due to a heavy rush of devotees. A barricade broke...
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Bangladesh sets ‘conditions’ for Rahman’s visit to India
The Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Aairs said on Sunday that ocials 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...
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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 seven-point economic reform plan and an outreach to Gen Z...
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India helps China evade tari s, claims U.S. report
India is once again in U.S. crosshairs, this time for allegedly allowing China to evade U.S. taris by routing its exports through the country. The latest allegations are part of a new White House report called ‘The Great Transhipment Scam’. In...
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Goods exports surge 20% as India diversi es 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, ocial data released on Thursday show. Notably, exports to West Asia itself have recovered, with July’s...
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T.N. Assembly adopts resolution to freeze LS seats at 543
Amid opposition from some political parties, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Union government to freeze the number of Lok Sabha (LS) seats at the existing 543, and retain the current proportion of...
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Karnataka told to release Cauvery water from today
The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), which met in Delhi on Tuesday, armed 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 a...
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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 indenite strike over alleged irregularities in government...
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Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point proposal for Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a U.S.-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and U.S. President Donald Trump as he tries to shore up his base ahead of coming elections. After more than a week of...
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Over 1.5 cr. names o poll rolls in latest phase of SIR
More than 1.5 crore names have been deleted so far from the existing voter lists in the ongoing third phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission. Of the 16 States and three Union Territories...
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye ink defence deal
akistan, 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...
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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...
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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 eort to break the deadlock in Parliament, with the two sides discussing the proposed delimitation Bill and the Foreign...
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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 led by a functionary of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) who...
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T.N. moves SC to press for release of Cauvery water
The Tamil Nadu government headed by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay moved the Supreme Court on Monday for a direction to the State of Karnataka to implement a Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) decision of July 30 to ensure the release of 3,500...
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Cauvery situation slightly better, says Karnataka CM
Stating that the water situation in the Cauvery is “slightly better” in view of the rain, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday reiterated his appeal to the Kannada organisations to withdraw their State-wide bandh plan for August...
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Eight killed as extremely heavy rain lashes Kerala
Eight people died in rain-related incidents in Kerala as a spell of intense rain battered the State from Friday night into Saturday, triggering landslips, ashoods, and widespread destruction, particularly in hilly regions. This comes barely a month...
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Trump touts Gaza deal, Hamas seeks Israeli exit
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the Board of Peace, an organisation Washington established to oversee a Gaza ceasere, has reached a “historic agreement” for the disarmament of Hamas and other militant organisations in the...
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Pellet guns part of graded police response, says SC
The 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” justied the use...
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Prior environmental nod must for infra projects: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed, with prospective e ect, a 2021 Oce Memorandum (OM) granting ex post facto environmental clearances to infrastructure projects, holding that the Union government cannot substantially alter protective...
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Release all minors held over student protests: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it would consider constituting a high-powered investigation team to conduct a “thorough, fair, and independent” inquiry into allegations of police excesses during the recent student protests in Delhi and...
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CJP warns of fresh protests over govt.’s ‘promise breach’
The 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...
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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 leak-proof and technology-driven. The...
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Dharmendra Pradhan quits; CJP calls o stir
As the student protests over paper leaks spread across di erent States and snowballed into a major political crisis for the Narendra Modi government, Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Education Minister on Saturday, prompting the Cockroach Janta Party...
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SC agrees to hear pleas alleging police excesses at CJP’s march
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Monday two freshly instituted petitions alleging police excesses during the July 20 crackdown on student protesters in the national capital. The development came hours after Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya...
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Delhi protesters reject Centre’s outreach e orts
The Centre on Thursday made renewed eorts to reach out to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which has remained steadfast in demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET question paper leak. Union Minister...
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Delhi HC seeks govt. response on police actions during CJP march
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Delhi Police to respond to a batch of public interest litigation (PIL) petitions alleging that the police used excessive force against students and other protesters during the Parliament march...
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Congress leaders detained after dharna at PM’s house
he principal Opposition party, the Congress, on Tuesday took the leadership of the anti-government agitation protesting the spate of paper leaks and seeking education reform, with the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, leading a...
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Several hurt in crackdown on CJP Parliament march
Several people were injured here on Monday when the police cracked down on a Parliament march called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan even as the government reached out to the...
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11 killed in J&K as heavy rain triggers ash oods
leven people were killed, and 10 went missing in ash oods triggered by torrential rain in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, ocials said. Nine deaths were reported from Poonch and two from Rajouri. Initial assessment...
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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....
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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...
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Wangchuk weak, Delhi HC orders regular monitoring
With activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health condition worsening on the 19th day of his indenite 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...
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Iran warns of 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 regions. While the U.S. Central Command said it launched “a wave of...
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SC weighs SOP for urgent cases a ecting life, liberty
NEW DELHI he 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 aecting life and liberty, including illegal detentions,...
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SC stays Madras HC order banning cow slaughter
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a May 27 order of the Madras High Court that directed the Tamil Nadu government to enforce a State-wide prohibition on the slaughter of cows and calves. A Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was...
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Tehran targets Bahrain, others after U.S. hits Iran
The 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...
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15 Indian tourists killed in Vietnam boat accident
Fifteen Indian tourists were killed in Vietnam on Saturday when a sightseeing boat capsized o 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 island...
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India, Australia move to deepen cooperation in the Indo-Paci c
India and Australia on Thursday adopted a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation, committing to signicantly deepen military engagement, strengthen defence industrial collaboration, and expand maritime security cooperation amid growing...
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Trump declares end to truce but says he will let talks go on
The cease re 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 re amid a dispute over the status of the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran said...
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3 dead, several missing in Wayanad debris slip
At least three people were killed and several reported missing when a massive heap of excavated mud swamped the portal of an under-construction tunnel road in Wayanad district in Kerala on Tuesday. Emergency responders have rescued nine people from the...
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Karur stampede case: SC agrees to hear DMK’s plea to bar TVK leaders from ‘in uencing’ material witnesses
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to urgently hear on Tuesday an application led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) seeking a direction to bar the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leaders, including Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and...
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Examine claims of Opposition on Ram Temple donation row: VHP urges SIT
NEW DELHI The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday wrote to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, urging it to examine several Opposition leaders who had publicly alleged...
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Commercial LPG prices reduced by ₹183 per re ll
In an indication of an improvement in the supply of liqueed petroleum gas (LPG ) with the four-month West Asia conict at a probable end, public sector oil-marketing companies (OMCs) on Wednesday cut the prices of commercial LPG cylinders by ₹183.5...
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Below normal rain in July, current de cit 40%: IMD
Rainfall 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, Director-General, India Meteorological Department (IMD), said on Tuesday. India’s current...
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Industrial output growth hits 5-month high of 5.1%
Growth in industrial activity quickened to a ve-month high of 5.1% in May, buoyed by stronger performances by the manufacturing, electricity, capital goods, and consumer goods sectors, the latest government data show. While releasing the data, the...
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Shared responsibility must for Indian Ocean, says Modi
India envisioned an Indian Ocean where maritime security was ensured alongside economic prosperity and where partnership was dened not by size, but by mutual respect and trust, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday during his visit to the...
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Ram Temple Trust chief and member step down
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,...
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164 dead, 1,000 injured as earthquakes hit Venezuela
Apair of powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela have killed at least 164 people and left around 1,000 hurt, the country’s leader said on Thursday as residents searched for loved ones trapped under rubble after many buildings were flattened within...
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Warehouse collapse kills five workers in Kolkata
Five workers were killed and several injured as an underconstruction warehouse in the Taratala area of Kolkata collapsed on Wednesday. Nearly 18 workers are feared to be trapped under the collapsed structure. The accident occurred shortly after noon...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Tamil Nadu to 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...
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Modi meets Trump, raises safety of Indian seafarers
EVIANLESBAINS (FRANCE) rime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the issue of seafarers’ safety with U.S. President Donald Trump and called for provisions for their protection in Washington’s proposed peace deal with Iran, even as the two...
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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 —...
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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...
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India, France elevate ties after Modi-Macron talks
India and France on Sunday decided to elevate ties to a special global strategic partnership after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in the city of Nice. “Considering the longstanding friendship...
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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,...
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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...
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U.S. hits one more vessel with Indian crew off Oman
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI The U.S. on Thursday attacked a bitumen carrier, Jalveer, with 20 Indian seafarers aboard off Oman, marking the third such incident in four days. The crew was reported safe. India had already lodged a strong protest with the U.S....
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20 Trinamool MPs plan to form a separate bloc, support NDA
he rebellion in the Trinamool Congress reached the national capital on Monday as several of its MPs held a meeting at the residence of Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal observer Bhupendra Yadav. There are 29 MPs of the...
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Not seeking mediation on border dispute: Nepal FM
Kathmandu is focused on establishing Nepal’s claim on the KalapaniLipulekhLimpiyadhura trijunction and is not “asking for mediation” by third parties, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said here on Sunday. At a press conference at the Embassy...
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Russian oil imports, prices jump; U.S. share goes down
Russia’s share in the value of India’s oil imports jumped back up to an 11month high of nearly 38% in April 2026 as India continued to increase its dependence on it against the backdrop of the ongoing West Asia crisis. This increasing dependence was...
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