The Hindu (Vijayawada)
Israel-bound plane drops 16,000 ft in a minute as pilot stabs colleague
An Indian pilot on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel was stabbed by his copilot who was apparently trying to crash the aircraft on Wednesday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker,...
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Suspend SIR as its constitutional validity is doubtful, says Congress
Alleging a “matchfixing” among Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Tuesday demanded Mr. Modi’s resignation, the removal of the CEC, an...
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Authorities lax in ensuring women’s safety in Delhi: SC
Taking 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,...
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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...
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Congress leads protests seeking CEC’s exit, arrest
The Congress on Friday led nationwide protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of compromising the integrity of India’s electoral process, with the party’s general secretary (organisation),...
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Deep depression wreaks havoc in North Andhra; rain leaves five dead in State
The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which crossed the north Andhra Pradesh coast close to Kalingapatnam during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, has wreaked havoc across Uttarandhra, with five persons reportedly dying of...
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Opposition calls for CEC’s exit over ‘illegal conduct’
Opposition parties on Wednesday sought the removal of Gyanesh Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) after an Indian Express expose claimed that two of the three members of the Election Commission (EC), Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, had...
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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...
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IndiaNew Zealand FTA to come into effect on Oct. 20
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and New Zealand that was ratified on Monday and comes into effect on October 20 aims at doubling bilateral trade to ₹35,000 crore in the “next four to five years”, according to Union Commerce Minister Piyush...
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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...
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Developing nations wrongly blamed for emissions: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the responsibility for carbon emissions had often been “wrongly placed” on developing countries. He also claimed that India was the only G20 country to have fulfilled all the commitments it made at the...
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Data suggest Indian oil buys fall after U.S. curbs
ver the past decade, India has complied with U.S. pressure to reduce oil imports from countries it has sought to isolate, such as Venezuela, Iran, and Russia, even though they were important sources. Once the U.S. pressure eased, official data show...
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U.S. clears Russia sanctions Bill; India faces tariff threat
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation targeting Russia’s energy sector, individuals and the “shadow fleet” of tankers, including authorising the U.S. President to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and other countries for...
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Pakistan corvette collides with Indian Navy warship
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday launched a slew of technologydriven initiatives at Tirumala aimed at enhancing pilgrim safety, convenience and the overall spiritual experience. APakistan Navy corvette collided with a frontline Indian...
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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...
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Modi ags weaponisation of tech, critical minerals
Warning against the “weaponisation” of technology and access to critical minerals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted new BRICS initiatives to strengthen supply chains and increase resilience against disruptions, pandemics, and climate...
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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 last-minute compromise on the language used about the war in West Asia, allowing the 11-member grouping to adopt the New Delhi Declaration at a...
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End Ukraine war, says Modi as he meets Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin, the rst 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...
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Naidu bats for proactive governance, tells Collectors to shift from reviews to results
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday asked District Collectors to shed egos, work as public servants and focus on results rather than merely conducting reviews. Addressing the eighth District Collectors’ Conference in Amaravati, he called...
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Hormuz tensions are as Iran, U.S. intensify strikes
Tensions between the United States and Iran ared again on Tuesday night after U.S. forces struck ve Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for what Washington said was Tehran’s attack on its warships near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by ring a...
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Modi hits out at critics as he opens freight corridor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a dig at the Opposition over the newly inaugurated dedicated freight corridor, saying critics would still complain like a “naraz fufa” (grumpy uncle) and manufacture grievances, while dismissing Congress...
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Delhi HC calls for audit of hostels; collapse toll hits 7
The death toll in the collapse of a building housing students in the Satya Niketan area rose to seven on Monday, even as the Delhi High Court expressed deep concern over the safety of students living in similar paying guest (PG) accommodations across...
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India, China hold military talks in Arunachal Pradesh
Amid concerns over con icting territorial claims and military build-up along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian and Chinese Armies held their rst Corps Commander-level meeting in the Eastern Sector on Sunday, marking a signi cant expansion of...
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Glacial collapse unlikely to halt China’s plan to build mega dam
Fresh concerns triggered by the devastating glacial collapse along the Nepal-China border are unlikely to sway Beijing’s plans to go ahead with the construction of a mega dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo, or the Brahmaputra river, in a...
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ISRO launches advanced imaging satellite EOS-05
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday successfully launched its advanced earth observation satellite EOS-05 aboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F17). The GSLV, on its 19th ight, placed the 2,367-kg EOS-05 into...
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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...
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SC orders oversight of Bar Council’s policy decisions
The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra is serving only as the “pro tem” chairperson of the Bar Council of India (BCI) until fresh elections are held and directed the apex lawyers’ body to consult the...
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Top court quashes FIRs against Gen Z protesters
The Supreme Court, at the urging of the Centre, took a rare and extraordinary step on Tuesday to quash criminal cases registered against Gen Z protesters involved in nationwide stir linked to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) following the NEETUG, 2026...
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Veligonda project will help create wealth in Prakasam, Markapuram, says Naidu
The Poola Subbaiah Veligonda Project will create wealth in Markapuram and Prakasam districts, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said after inaugurating the rst phase of the project at Gantavanipalli in Dornala mandal on Monday. “With the diversion...
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India, Uzbekistan upgrade ties, agree on uranium deal
India and Uzbekistan on Sunday decided to elevate their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and set a target of $5 billion in annual trade by 2030 following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat...
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Rescue e orts on a war footing in Nepal as disaster toll hits 675
The death toll from Nepal’s devastating ash ood rose to 675 on Saturday, as authorities said rescue operations continued for a fourth day, though hindered by the remoteness of the region. The country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
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Nepal disaster toll rises to 579; nearly 2,000 missing
The death toll in the Nepal ash oods touched 579 on Friday, even as the search for nearly 2,000 missing people continued for the third day. The Nepal Police said more than 4,500 people had been rescued. Of the 183 Indian tourists reported missing,...
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Nepal ood toll hits 389; rescue work in top gear
The death toll in the ash ood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district bordering Tibet touched 389 on Thursday, with 910 people still missing. Nepal’s government issued a fresh ood alert after satellite imagery showed that a lake had formed upstream of the...
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157 killed in Nepal ash ood, hundreds missing
At least 157 people were killed and more than 400 people, 133 Indians among them, were missing or out of contact after a massive §ash §ood in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River swept through villages in Rasuwa, a district bordering China’s Tibet region, on...
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India, China discuss ways to push border delimitation
ndia and China on Tuesday said they had discussed advancing talks on delimiting parts of the disputed border, as National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing. A statement from the Indian Embassy here said...
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Three newborns killed in Maharashtra hospital re
Three newborns were killed and 36 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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BRICS youth, sports ministers’ meet in Vizag today
Visakhapatnam will host the BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting and the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting on Saturday and Sunday, as India continues its BRICS Chairship for 2026. The two ministerial engagements will bring together Ministers and Heads of...
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Core sector growth slows to 5.4% in July as fertilizer, oil output falls UKG student dies after being slapped by teacher in class, probe panel formed
Economic activity in India’s core industrial sectors saw growth slow to 5.4% in July 2026 from 6% in June, according to o¤cial data released on Thursday. This was driven by a signicant slowdown in the fertilizers, iron ore, and steel sectors,...
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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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Soren scraps examinations as protests rock Jharkhand
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday announced the cancellation of the Jharkhand Sta Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level ( JSSC-CGL) 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 A airs 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. tari¤s 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 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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Retail ination hits 19-month high of 4.45% in July
Retail in¢ation in India rose to a 19-month high of 4.45% in July, driven up by higher food and fuel prices, o¨cial data released on Wednesday showed. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme...
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Another tiger dies in NSTR; eld sta hide it from higher-ups
Even as the probe into the death of two tigers in Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) is on, the death of a tigress in the reserve came to light on Tuesday. Though the tigress died in September 2025, the §eld sta did not inform the higher...
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Land re-survey will be completed in State by end of 2027, says Naidu
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said that the land re-survey exercise will be completed by the end of 2027 and the pattadar passbooks bearing the State emblem will be given away to farmers and landowners. A slew of reforms have been introduced...
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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 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
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
arliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday in an e£ort 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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Prashant Kishor breaches BJP’s fortress in Bankipur
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Monday scripted a major political upset in Bihar by defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the Bankipur Assembly byelection, a constituency represented for ve consecutive terms by the...
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Cauvery situation slightly better, says Karnataka CM
Stating 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 State-wide bandh plan for August...
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Modi inaugurates Bhogapuram airport, ₹17,900 crore projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh to the nation, and inaugurated development projects worth over ₹17,900 crore from Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram...
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Four-storey building collapse leaves 10 dead in Maharashtra
At least 10 people were killed and three injured after a four-storey residential building, declared “dangerous” by the civic body in September 2020 and undergoing illegal repairs, collapsed in Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra late on Thursday...
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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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SC restricts ‘retrospective’ environmental clearances
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed, with prospective e¦ect, a 2021 O§ce Memorandum (OM) granting ex post facto environmental clearances to infrastructure projects, holding that the Union government cannot substantially alter protective...
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Lakhs brave drizzle, undertake annual Giri Pradakshina
Nearly 4.60 lakh devotees embarked on the annual sacred ‘Giri Pradakshina’ of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy of Simhachalam by 11 p.m. on Tuesday. Devotees from all age groups, including elderly persons, women, children and youth, took part in the...
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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 dierent 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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A.P. Cabinet clears security plan for Godavari Pushkarams, weaver aid scheme, infra proposals
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday approved a series of proposals aimed at strengthening security arrangements for the Godavari Pushkaralu-2027, supporting handloom workers, promoting industrial development and advancing infrastructure projects...
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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
The principal Opposition party, the Congress, on Tuesday took the leadership of the anti-government 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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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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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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Bank loans became accessible to all eligible after 2014: Nirmala
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has observed that ‘phone banking’ used to be the order of the day between 2004 and 2014, during which period inuential sections would prevail on the bankers to lend to the chosen ones, by making phone calls,...
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Wangchuk weak, Delhi HC orders regular monitoring
ith 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 threatens regional oil blockade over U.S. actions
eturning 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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