BJD opposes Odisha government’s proposal for biometric attendance for college students
The Hinduby Satyasundar Barik·27 Aug 2026
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) criticised the Mohan Majhi Government’s move to introduce a biometric attendance system (biometric identity-based attendance) for college students alleging that it was an...
Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary announces the establishment of Bihar’s first women’s university
The Hinduby Amit Bhelari·27 Aug 2026
Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday (August 27, 2026) announced that a women’s university would be established in Bihar, where all officials and staff from top to bottom would be...
Stop making false statements, focus on the real problems of U.P., wrote State Congress chief Ajay Rai to CM
The Hinduby Mayank Kumar·27 Aug 2026
Uttar Pradesh Congress Unit president Ajay Rai on Thursday (August 27, 2026) wrote an open letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accusing him of continuously making casteist and religious...
‘Two systems’: Rahul attacks Modi government over NCLT settlement plan for Subhash Chandra
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·27 Aug 2026
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday (August 27, 2026) accused the Narendra Modi government of creating “two systems” in the country, one for a handful of billionaires and another for everyone...
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles unveils TATA.CARS brand identity
The Hinduby Lalatendu Mishra·27 Aug 2026
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. (TMPV) on Thursday (August 27, 2026) unveiled TATA.CARS, its new consumer-facing global brand identity nearly a year after Tata Motors Ltd was demerged into two...
Police scuffle senior Trinamool leaders, remove party hoarding from Camac Street building
The Hinduby Shiv Sahay Singh·27 Aug 2026
Kolkata Police personnel on Thursday (August 27, 2026) were embroiled in a scuffle with senior Trinamool Congress leaders, including party general Abhishek Banerjee and senior MP Derek O’ Brien, as...
Why 543 should remain 543
The Hinduby S Y Quraishi·27 Aug 2026
Days after both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on August 13, 2026, the monsoon session has yet to be formally prorogued.
Ahead of festive season, Delhi Food Safety department destroys 131 kgs of expired food articles
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·27 Aug 2026
Delhi’s Food Safety Department identified and destroyed over 131 kgs of expired food articles, including besan, khoya, and atta, during an inspection, officials said on Thursday.
Lawyer, father held after wife dies by suicide
The Hinduby Lavpreet Kaur·27 Aug 2026
A lawyer and his father were arrested on charges of dowry harassment following the death of his 29-year-old wife, the police said on Thursday.
India’s return to its Central Asian neighbourhood
The Hinduby Pankaj Saran·27 Aug 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to Central Asia in the next few days, the first port of call being a state visit to Uzbekistan, followed by participation in the meeting of Heads of...
Danger from above: On the Nepal flood
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·27 Aug 2026
Disaster struck Nepal on Wednesday after a flash flood ravaged the Himalayas and foothills. As of Thursday, at least 389 people including several foreign tourists, had died, while at least 300...
Keralam government issues technical sanction for first phase of KSRTC bus terminal at Karikkamury in Kochi
The Hinduby John L Paul·27 Aug 2026
The Keralam government has issued technical sanction to the Public Works department (PWD) to execute the first phase of the proposed KSRTC bus terminal at Karikkamury, near the existing bus stand.
‘Goal is to ensure no woman goes unheard’ : new DCW Chairperson
The Hinduby Shrimansi Kaushik·27 Aug 2026
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Lata Gupta has said her sole objective is to ensure that no woman goes unheard in the national capital. In an interview with The Hindu, Ms.
New-age fires: On India’s ICU fire accidents
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·27 Aug 2026
Not too long ago, India’s fire accidents typically occurred in industrial facilities, large offices, mass gatherings, firecracker units and railway compartments, caused by faulty machinery, weak...
IIT Delhi reconstitutes panel to probe student’s death as protests continue
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·27 Aug 2026
Justice Mukta Gupta, a retired judge of the Delhi High Court, will now head the inquiry panel set up to examine the circumstances leading to the death of an IIT Delhi student, officials said on...
Jairam Ramesh questions conflicting remarks on Pakistan-China cooperation during Operation Sindoor
The Hinduby Saurabh Trivedi·27 Aug 2026
Seeking a comprehensive official review of Operation Sindoor, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday (August 27, 2026) questioned what he described as conflicting statements by senior military...
Is English a foreign language in India?
The Hinduby Priscilla Jebaraj·27 Aug 2026
The Supreme Court has been discussing linguistics this month while hearing challenges to the CBSE’s three-language formula, which mandates that two of the three languages must be native Indian...
Krumbiegel’s headstone damaged, immediate restoration sought
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·27 Aug 2026
Heritage Beku, a citizen-led advocacy group, has urged the State government to investigate, repair and restore the damaged headstone of Gustav Krumbiegel, a German horticulturist and town planner...
Bescom to seek one-month extension to complete Gruha Jyothi survey
The Hinduby Rashmi Patil·27 Aug 2026
With only four days left for the completion of the Gruha Jyothi door-to-door survey, officials of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) said they would write to the Energy...
Rajinikanth, a secret Chennai park, and a Gandhi impersonator
The Hinduby Srinivasa Ramanujam·27 Aug 2026
The best stories in journalism are not necessarily the ones that begin with a strong pitch, or take hours of research and painstaking reporting; sometimes, they are the ones that a reporter simply...
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