‘JMI admission lapses’: protest site cleared, 4 students suspended
The Hinduby Ashna Butani·26 Aug 2026
Students protesting at Jamia Millia Islamia ( JMI) since August 24 against alleged irregularities in the admission process accused the administration of forcibly removing them from the agitation...
Restoring lakes by going beyond quick fixes
The Hinduby Mohan Chandra Pargaien·26 Aug 2026
Covering nearly 6% of the planet’s surface, wetlands — including urban lakes — are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth.
Bengaluru’s risk-averse force
The Hinduby K V Aditya Bharadwaj·26 Aug 2026
The Bengaluru City Police recently registered a suo motu FIR against a woman for holding a placard which read “Umar Khalid Zindabad”, “Sharjeel Imam Zindabad” at a students’ protest.
Delhi Lakshmi Yojana: CM hands sanction letters to over 4,000 women
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta distributed sanction letters to 4,190 eligible women under the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana at an event in the Capital on Wednesday.
SC youth’s death: CB-CID names six police officers as accused
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The CB-CID chargesheet filed in the Scheduled Caste youth Akash Delison’s custodial death case revealed that a murder case has been registered against six policemen, including a police inspector.
Karnataka govt. to call special legislature session on Kasturirangan report
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
Reiterating Karnataka’s opposition to the Kasturirangan report, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday announced a special session of the legislature to discuss the consequences of...
Gauhati High Court issues notices to Assam, Nagaland in petition on flood damage
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam and Nagaland governments and other authorities concerned to submit detailed affidavits by November 3 on eastern Assam’s devastating floods, in response...
Deepender Hooda targets BJP over Gurugram civic woes; MP Rao seeks CM’s intervention on waterlogging
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda on Wednesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party government over Gurugram’s recurring waterlogging, traffic congestion, sanitation and civic infrastructure problems...
Police may bar CJP’s Sept. 5 protest in New Delhi district
The Hinduby Lavpreet Kaur·26 Aug 2026
Delhi Police will not allow the protest march called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on September 5 in New Delhi, nearly a week before the two-day BRICS leaders’ summit, a senior officer said on...
In Chennai the beach finds its way into love and heartbreak
The Hinduby Meghna M·26 Aug 2026
The beach is woven into the lives of every person in Chennai. Whether a native, resident, or visitor, everyone is bound to have a beach story. It might be about love, grief, or solace.
When mobility paves the way for city’s development
The Hinduby R Srikanth; Sunitha Sekar·26 Aug 2026
Chennai has always been a trendsetter in the public transport scene in the country, be it the first train service to be operated in South India from Royapuram railway station to Walajah Road (now...
Childhood cancer: India has the treatment, but not the reach or the data
The Hinduby R Sujatha·26 Aug 2026
Sumana* was an energetic child until she turned 11. Then she began complaining of tiredness, could no longer play as she previously used to, and fell ill frequently.
T.N. pilgrims stranded in Nepal; officials coordinating steps to rescue them
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
At least 57 pilgrims, as per available information, from Tamil Nadu were among the Indians, who stranded in Nepal, where flash floods left behind a trail of destruction on Wednesday.
Lokeshwar and Deeban sizzle as Kovai Kings storm into the final
The Hinduby S Prasanna Venkatesan·26 Aug 2026
Lokeshwar had his fifty (66, 44b, 8x4, 1x6). Shahrukh Khan had his fireworks (18-ball 34). Deeban Lingesh had his hat-trick (three for 14). Siddharth had his four wickets (four for 11).
Seven missing Konaseema fishermen found safe off West Bengal coast
The Hinduby T Appala Naidu·26 Aug 2026
The seven fishermen from Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema district in Andhra Pradesh, who went missing in the sea on August 7, were found safe near Shankarpur fishing harbour off West Bengal coast on...
Non-Marathi rickshaw drivers protest, assault case registered in Kandivali
The Hinduby Chinmay Gaikwad·26 Aug 2026
A case of assault has been registered after a Marathi rickshaw driver was attacked in Kandivali, while non-Marathi drivers have called for a strike against the mandate on Marathi language usage.
Karnataka High Court quashes charges against Kodagu homestay owner in U.S. national rape case
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·26 Aug 2026
The High Court of Karnataka has quashed criminal proceedings against the owner of a homestay in Kodagu, who was accused of failing to report to the police the alleged rape of a US national at his...
Bombay HC orders FDA re-inspection of MCA eateries
The Hinduby Chinmay Gaikwad·26 Aug 2026
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to conduct a fresh inspection of five eateries at the Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) premises, whose...
Bengaluru citizens flag neighbour’s vehicles as ‘abandoned’ over parking feuds
The Hinduby Chetan B C·26 Aug 2026
Bengaluru residents appear to have taken advantage of the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) abandoned vehicle clearance drive with some ulterior motives.
Zelenskyy awards Elon Musk Ukraine’s Order of Freedom for Starlink role
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·26 Aug 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, one of Ukraine’s highest state honours, for his “outstanding personal merits” in...
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