The Hindu (Hyderabad)
Authorities lax in ensuring women’s safety in Delhi: SC
aking suo motu cognisance of a spate of sexual assault incidents against minors and women in the DelhiNational Capital Region (NCR), the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to immediately identify vulnerable pockets, step up patrolling,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
EC steps won’t undo ‘mass disenfranchisement’: Cong.
Aday after the Election Commission announced multiple steps to address concerns about the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Congress on Sunday termed them a “desperate attempt at damage control” that “hides all and reveals...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
EC switches to damage control mode after facing flak over SIR
The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday announced a slew of measures addressing concerns over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country, including stopping physical hearings for unmapped voters or those with...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Union Minister says SC/ST MPs not given enough time to speak
Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, in a letter addressed to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, has said that MPs belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are not “given adequate time” to speak during discussions on important Bills in...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Govt. forms panel to probe cases of alleged land irregularities, including properties linked to KCR
The Telangana government has constituted a committee to inquire into alleged irregularities and other issues relating to lands in several villages across the State, including properties linked to former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, former...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
‘Minister in a panel to select CEC sends wrong signal’
Supreme Court Justice Dipankar Datta on Wednesday said the replacement of the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Ministerled selection panel for Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners prima facie...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Cannot penalise refusal to sing National Song, says SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that while a democratically elected government may give shape to the scope and length of the National Song, it cannot violate individual and collective religious freedoms or subject conscientious objectors, who...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
10day police custody for Bolarum arms theft accused, questioning from today
A Secunderabad court has granted Hyderabad police 10 days’ custody of retired Army Havaldar U. Mallesh, accused in the theft of firearms and ammunition from the 20 Battalion, Madras Regiment, in Bolarum. His questioning will begin on...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Tata Sons Board did not meet conditions: Trusts
Tata Trusts, the majority owner of Tata Sons, has challenged the validity of the holding company’s September 17 decision to reappoint N. Chandrasekaran as the chairman of its Board, arguing that its Articles of Association (AoA) require affirmative...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Over 22 lakh Bengal voters filed appeals against exclusion: EC
A second affidavit filed by the Election Commission (EC) in the Supreme Court has revealed that over 22 lakh voters purged from the electoral roll during the special intensive revision exercise in West Bengal have filed appeals challenging their...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
State police manpower rejig saves ₹90 crore
An ongoing manpower audit and restructuring exercise in the Telangana Police has brought 376 personnel back into the available force and is expected to save the government around ₹90 crore, Director General of Police C.V. Anand said on Friday. As part...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Govt. to take decisions as per aspirations of people: CM
Exhorting people to cooperate in building a modern Telangana with the spirit of past struggles, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asserted that hopes and aspirations of the people will serve as benchmark for all the government decisions. “We are running...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
EPFO wage ceiling raised from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 a month
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved raising the wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 a month, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The new...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Merchants face 0.4% fee on UPI payment above ₹2,000
he National Payments Corporation of India has introduced a charge of 0.4% that most merchants will have to pay banks and payment processors on UPI payments they receive in excess of ₹2,000 per transaction, it said on Tuesday. The charge, or Merchant...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
CM hails contribution of Arya Vaishyas, calls upon them to secure their political share
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has called upon the Arya Vaishya community to remain united and secure its due share in politics, saying that collective strength was essential for earning greater respect and representation. Addressing an Arya Vaishya...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
BRICS countries adopt New Delhi Declaration
India forged a consensus of BRICS countries on Saturday, after Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed to a lastminute compromise on the language used about the war in West Asia, allowing the 11member grouping to adopt the New Delhi Declaration at a...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
End Ukraine war, says Modi as he meets Putin
ussian President Vladimir Putin, the first foreign dignitary to arrive here for the BRICS Summit, held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral ties. “During today’s meeting we talked...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
IndiaCanada trade deal by the end of the year, says envoy
The IndiaCanada trade deal will be ready by the end of the year, Canadian High Commissioner Christopher Cooter has told The Hindu, adding that the two countries are planning for their increased engagement this year to culminate in a visit by Prime...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Hormuz tensions flare as Iran, U.S. intensify strikes
Tensions between the United States and Iran flared again on Tuesday night after U.S. forces struck five Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for what Washington said was Tehran’s attack on its warships near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by firing...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Bar Council has no power to punish law students: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday declared that the Bar Council of India (BCI) and its Chairperson, Manan Kumar Mishra, lack jurisdiction to discipline or penalise law students, rebuking the regulatory body’s attempts to intimidate NALSAR students...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
PRAISES SOUTH’S ROLE
Home Minister Amit Shah and the CMs of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Keralam at the meeting. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday emphasised the need for early resolution of pending waterrelated issues concerning southern States...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
NTA reforms should have meaningful continuity: SC
The 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)
Ration card ensures selfrespect for the poor, says CM
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday said the government would continue issuing ration cards to all eligible beneficiaries even as he criticised Bharat Rashtra Samithi government for not issuing new ration cards and for failing to provide sanna...
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)
31-member parliamentary panel to review FCRA Bill
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday adopted a motion referring the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee ( JPC), amid a huge uproar by the Opposition, which demanded that the Bill be withdrawn completely as...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Centre stresses need for peace in border areas amid Chinese incursion allegations
Following fresh allegations of Chinese incursion along the border in Arunachal Pradesh, the External Affairs Ministry on Tuesday said the maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas is of “utmost importance” for development of bilateral...
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)
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 close elections. After more than a week of...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Over 1.5 cr. names off 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...
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)
SC asks govt. to consider ‘important’ plea against Jantar Mantar as a site of protests
The Supreme Court on Monday asked SolicitorGeneral Tushar Mehta to consult with Union government authorities on an “important” petition that Jantar Mantar is not the “right site” to hold protests. “The petition says Jantar Mantar is not the right site...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Cauvery situation slightly better, says Karnataka CM
tating that the water situation in the Cauvery was “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 Statewide bandh plan for August...
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)
Karnataka outfits call for bandh on Aug. 13 over Cauvery water
Various organisations in Karnataka have called a State bandh on August 13 in protest against the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA)’s directive to release water to Tamil Nadu. On Thursday, the CWMA upheld the Cauvery Water Regulation...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
CWMA upholds order directing release of Cauvery water to T.N.
In a setback to Karnataka, the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), which met in Delhi on Thursday, upheld the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) order directing Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu at a rate of 3,500 cusecs a day...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
U. S. fasttracks Act for 100% tariffs on trade partners of Russia
The U.S. Senate has voted to fasttrack the passage of a legislation that could see a tariff of 100% being imposed on India for its import of Russian oil. The Senate on Tuesday exhibited a rare display of bipartisan agreement by voting 8612 to invoke...
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’
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...
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
As the student protests over paper leaks spread across different 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...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
SC agrees to hear pleas alleging police excesses at CJP’s march
he 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...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
PM reaches out to students; Sonam Wangchuk ends fast
Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on a hunger strike demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET irregularities, ended his fast late on Thursday night. The move came even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
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...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Congress leaders detained after dharna at PM’s house
he principal Opposition party, the Congress, on Tuesday took the leadership of the antigovernment agitation protesting against the spate of paper leaks and seeking education reform, with the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi,...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
‘Indiramma Indlu’ towers to come up in CURE region
Telangana government has launched the scheme for construction of Indiramma houses in Hyderabad Core Urban Region (CURE), on Monday. The houses will come up as highrise towers. Applications for the houses will be received from July 21 to August 10,...
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)
SIR form distribution numbers defy reality
The near 100% distribution of enumeration forms claimed by the Hyderabad district electoral authorities as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls appears like an exaggeration officials are resorting to, in order to escape...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Revanth urges MPs to keep Telangana’s interests on top
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asked Parliament members to put the State’s interest on the top, cutting across party affiliations, to secure Central approvals for key infrastructure, irrigation and transport projects critical to the State’s...
Read Full Story (Page 1)
Iran attacks West Asian nations after U.S. strikes
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...
Read Full Story (Page 1)