The Hindu (Hyderabad)
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...
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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...
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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 first information reports (FIRs) registered against students who joined the nationwide protests against NEETUG paper leaks that led to the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 indefinite strike over alleged irregularities in...
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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 close elections. After more than a week of...
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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...
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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...
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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 effort 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 filed by a functionary of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) who...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 leakproof and technologydriven. The...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 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,...
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‘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,...
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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...
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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 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...
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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......
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 off the coast of Phu Quoc, a major attraction known for its coral reefs and islandhopping excursions. The speedboat was leaving the Hon May Rut Ngoai, an...
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Assembly elections likely after delimitation, says Revanth
Exuding confidence that the Congress would secure a second consecutive term in Telangana, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said the next Assembly elections were likely to be held in May or June, 2029, instead of December 2028, due to the proposed...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Pahalgam attack: NIA files charges against LeT chief
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed charges against Hafiz Saeed, chief and founder of the Pakistanbased terrorist organisation LashkareTaiba (LeT) and its proxy The Resistance Front (TRF), in the Pahalgam terror attack...
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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)...
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‘Sapling you planted 20 yrs ago has become a tree as CM’
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Saturday, celebrated two decades of his public life at Midjil, the mandal that elected him as an Independent ZPTC member in 2006, and used the occasion to express gratitude to the people while launching a sharp...
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Harish Rao fails to turn up for debate on State debts as Jupally waits
A day after indulging in war of words over debts raised by the previous BRS government and the alleged corruption in the present government, Excise Minister Jupally Krishna Rao appeared at the Press Club in Hyderabad for a debate on the State’s...
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State to join VBGRAM G under ‘unavoidable circumstances’
The State government has decided to join the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Grameen under “unavoidable circumstances”. The government has, however, resolved to take legal course on the issue to protect the State’s rights which...
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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...
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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...
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Industrial output growth hits 5-month high of 5.1%
rowth in industrial activity quickened to a fivemonth 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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CM challenges Opposition to a debate on govt. performance
In an attempt to counter the Opposition’s charges over his government’s performance, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy challenged Opposition parties to a debate on the floor of the Legislature on the performance of his 30month administration, the Bharat...
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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,...
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Ayodhya fund case: all eight accused in judicial custody
The eight people named as the accused in a first information report (FIR) regarding the alleged embezzlement of donations received at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya have been arrested and sent to judicial custody until Monday. “The eight accused will be...
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Revanth seeks cooperation of employees in achieving ‘Telangana Rising’ vision targets
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has sought the cooperation of government employees in making the State a US $ 1 trillion economy by 2034 and USB $ 3 trillion by 2047, contributing 10 per cent of the country’s GDP at that point in time. Telangana...
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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. At least 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
t 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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Two die in ammonia gas leak at T.N. seafood unit
Two migrant workers from Odisha were killed and more than 60 hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a shrimp processing unit in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Of those in hospital, 23 have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. The...
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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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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...
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Telegram evolved into ‘new dark web’, govt. tells Delhi HC
The Union government on Thursday submitted before the Delhi High Court that the messaging platform Telegram had evolved into the “new dark web”, arguing that its architecture and privacy features had made it a preferred tool for cybercriminals, fraud...
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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...
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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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Modi, Macron bilateral talks stress on 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...
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