Chennai’s The Dipshit Ladies are turning everyday life into silly songs
The Hinduby Priyamedha Dutta·26 Aug 2026
A song about a sandwich, another about a washing machine, and even one about rabies and apologies — if that sounds nonsensical, that is precisely the point of this three-woman band.
Harinie Jeevitha maps the vastness of the sky through Bharatanatyam
The Hinduby N C Srinivasaraghavan·26 Aug 2026
Dancer Harinie Jeevitha’s first major independent production, Varadarajam Upasmahe, was creative and deeply researched, with a clearly defined theme that offered several avenues for exploration.
Gross FDI hit 15-year high of $30.7 billion in April-June 2026
The Hinduby T C A Sharad Raghavan·26 Aug 2026
India attracted a total of $30.7 billion as gross foreign direct investment (FDI) in the April-June 2026 quarter, the highest level in at least 15 years.
India rejects ‘politically motivated, highly malicious references’ in remarks by UNCERD
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
India on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) rejected observations made by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD), calling them “politically motivated” and...
Centre issues largest tender on battery storage for solar power
The Hinduby Jacob Koshy·26 Aug 2026
The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), a public sector body under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, has issued the tender for setting up 500 MW/1000–MWh Standalone Battery...
Cyclone frequency may rise over Indian coast from the warming of Pacific: study
The Hinduby Jacob Koshy·26 Aug 2026
Tropical cyclones that originate near the Equator, while being devastating, have been unusually subdued in recent decades.
Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman extends tax exemption on capital goods used to make lithium-ion cells for battery storage
The Hinduby Jacob Koshy·26 Aug 2026
Eschewing big-ticket announcements, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) resorted to a series of customs duty exemptions in the Union Budget to encourage domestic...
NEET aspirant dies in Kota apartment, eighth coaching student death this year
The Hinduby PTI·26 Aug 2026
A 20-year-old NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh allegedly died after hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her rented apartment in Kota, police said on Wednesday (August 26, 2026).
Starc replaces Bumrah as top-ranked Test bowler
The Hinduby PTI·26 Aug 2026
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has attained the No. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings for the first time in his career after his 10-wicket haul in MacKay helped win the second match of...
Oscars 2027: ‘All of a Sudden’, ‘Coward,’ ‘Possible Love,’ ‘Everytime’ and ‘On the Road’ join International Feature race
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The 2027 Oscars International Feature Film race is taking shape as Japan, Belgium, South Korea, Germany and Mexico select Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden, Lukas Dhont’s Coward, Lee Chang-dong’s...
Mangaluru’s integration with SWR should be used for aggressive Railway development in the region: Kanyakumari Association
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The Kanyakumari District Railway Users’ Association (KKDRUA) has said the South Western Railway and people’s representatives should utilise integration of Mangaluru Railway region with SWR as...
Who is Anaya Bangar? Cricketer gets approval to play domestic cricket in Australia
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
Anaya Bangar, daughter of former Indian men’s cricket team national coach Sanjay Bangar, has gotten approval from Cricket Australia to resume her career in elite cricket.
From sacred fire to darkness: Navia Natarajan’s choreographic exploration of ‘Agni’
The Hinduby VV Ramani·26 Aug 2026
The opening lines of Subramania Bharatiyar’s poem ‘Agni Kunjondru Kanden’ resonated through the auditorium as the dancer walked onto the stage holding a lamp.
Madras Crocodile Bank turns 50: How does this reptilian zoo run?
The Hinduby Sanjana Ganesh·26 Aug 2026
Zai Whitaker distinctly remembers Madras Crocodile Bank Trust’s (MCBT) first-ever gharial. As incredulous as it sounds, it arrived in a box.
Panic over Telangana’s voter purge
The Hinduby Ravi Reddy·26 Aug 2026
The ruling Congress party has sounded the alarm over Telangana’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls fearing a structural voter purge similar to, what it describes as, the...
43 and counting: Statues around Hussainsagar mark shift from Telugu pride to social icons
The Hinduby Serish Nanisetti·26 Aug 2026
One of the first acts of A. Revanth Reddy after becoming Chief Minister was to unveil the statue of Telangana Thalli in the forecourt of the Secretariat.
Owaisi denounces Allahabad HC ruling on hijab as ‘attack on Islam’
The Hinduby Syed Mohammed·26 Aug 2026
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi described the Allahabad High Court’s recent ruling denying a Muslim student permission to wear the hijab in school as an...
UPI at Ten: A Decade That Rewired How India Pays
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·26 Aug 2026
Ten years ago this week, a modest interface called the Unified Payments Interface went live with 21 banks and barely 90,000 transactions in its first month.
China's Moonshot in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 revenue sharing, sources say
The Hinduby Reuters·26 Aug 2026
China’s Moonshot AI is negotiating revenue-sharing agreements with Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google that would allow the U.S.
The many musical worlds of Kumar Gandharva
The Hinduby Devina Dutt·26 Aug 2026
There are excellent musicians, and then there are the prodigious and multifarious ones who leave successive generations of artistes, scholars and listeners with something to ponder for decades...
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