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Placed in Pool B, India begins campaign against Uruguay on March 8 in FIH Women's WC qualifiers

The semifinals will be played on March 13 while the third-place playoff and the final will be held on March 14

24 Jan 2026 1:36 am
Seasons first rain lowers air pollution, increases hardships for homeless

Mercury drops as city receives 14.5 mm of rainfall; R-Day rehearsal disrupted, fly-past and cultural segments cancelled; some shelter homes in city report space crunch as people try to keep warm

24 Jan 2026 1:34 am
Bangladesh appeal can't be heard by ICC's DRC; Scotland to be named as replacement by January 24

Even as the ICC has kept Scotland on stand-by, the BCB under Aminul Islam Bulbul, after being completely cornered, decided to use its last resort approach the DRC headed by Englishman Michael Beloff (Kings Counsel)

24 Jan 2026 1:00 am
Watch: Ahead of Assembly elections, PM Modi takes on DMK at NDAs mega rally near Chennai

In his first major message in poll-boundTamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (January 23, 2026) said the State needs an NDA double-engine government, which would march shoulder-to-shoulder with the Union government to achieve overall development.

24 Jan 2026 12:42 am
Mindless killing: on Manipur, Meitei mans killing

Manipur is still reeling from the mishandling of the 2023 protests

24 Jan 2026 12:20 am
Harish Rao alleges more scams in Singareni, demands judicial or CBI probe

The BRS leader says there is a 500 cr. scam in solar power plants as contracts were given at 5.04 cr. to 7.16 cr. per MW against national average of 3-4 cr.

24 Jan 2026 12:18 am
Delimitation after 2027, redrawing power in India

If done poorly, driven by political arithmetic alone, it can deepen distrust and injure Indias federal spirit

24 Jan 2026 12:16 am
Right to dignity: on ASHA and anganwadi workers protests

Governments must ensure equitable pay for ASHA workers

24 Jan 2026 12:10 am
India and the EU a fit partnership in a divided world

The two sides have the potential to write a new chapter in multilateralism

24 Jan 2026 12:08 am
Laurus Labs Q3 net surges to 252 crore on 26% rise in revenue

Chief Financial Officer V.V. Ravi Kumar said growth was led by a robust generics business and sustained demand in CDMO small-molecule offerings

24 Jan 2026 12:01 am
Blue Dart hires over 200 PwDs in mainstream roles

As part of this programme, Blue Dart has introduced sensitisation workshops, sign language training, customised workplace adaptations, and role-based enablement frameworks

23 Jan 2026 11:51 pm
Repeated road cave-ins on Alagirisami Salai raise safety concern among residents

Locals say that a portion of the same road had sunk two months ago and the road was not restored properly causing severe inconvenience

23 Jan 2026 11:51 pm
23 Jan 2026 11:50 pm
South Indias tier 2, tier 3 residential sales value crosses 20,000 cr. in 2025

Despite improvement in deliveries, permissions, e-Khata processes and power connections continue to face bureaucratic bottlenecks that push up finance costs and slow down handovers, says CREDAI

23 Jan 2026 11:46 pm
At four, I watched Kosteniuk become World champion; I felt I needed that crown: Assaubayeva

The youngest woman to claim the World Blitz Championship, Assaubayeva has ambitions of winning the prestigious classical title. In this chat, she talks about her beginnings in chess, what achieving the GM title meant to her, why she enjoys playing in India, what she thinks of D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigiaisi, and where Kazakhstan chess is headed

23 Jan 2026 11:42 pm
Watch: How can EU defend itself from economic coercion? | The Hindu Explains

Donald Trump threatened tariffs linked to Greenland. Then he backed off and said he had reached a framework for a deal with European allies. So is the crisis over? Not exactly.

23 Jan 2026 11:35 pm
No-limits Mahuchikh looks to reassert her aerial dominance

The Ukrainian high jumper has begun 2026 with her best clearance since setting the world record in 2024. This bodes well for the reigning Olympic champion, who had a disappointing end to 2025, losing her World title and being outshone by rival Nicola Olyslagers. Mahuchikhs eyes this year are set firmly on making Marchs World Indoor Championships her own

23 Jan 2026 11:31 pm