SENSEX
NIFTY
GOLD
USD/INR

Weather

image 30    C

The Hindu

National / The Hindu

This is India, not North Korea: Rahul slams PM over action against Youth Congress members

In today's India, under the rule of a compromised PM, peaceful protest has been turned into the biggest crime. The world's largest democracy is being slowly pushed in a direction where dissent is labelled as treason and asking questions is called a conspiracy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said

26 Feb 2026 5:03 pm
2018 Kachanatham caste murders in Tamil Nadu: a revisit

Three Scheduled Caste villagers in a Tamil Nadu village were hacked to death during brutal attacks unleashed by an armed gang of caste Hindus in 2028. The latter were enraged that the members of the Scheduled Caste, during a temple festival, had failed to present them with temple honours and were sitting cross-legged in their presence

26 Feb 2026 5:00 pm
Debt-ridden farmer scales 400 KV tower threatening to end life in Karnataka

According to sources, he had borrowed around 6 lakh in 2025 to drill a borewell and, subsequently, he had taken more loans for his childrens marriage

26 Feb 2026 4:55 pm
Watch: Is the Hindi majority claim a statistical illusion?

Chapter 4 of Part I of the Report of the High-Level Committee on Union-State Relations deals with perhaps Tamil Nadus most sensitive issue language. But this is not Tamil versus Hindi. This is about what the Constitution actually says, whether Hindi numbers are inflated, whether English needs protection and whether Indias language policy needs a reset. It also challenges three assumptions: that Hindi is spoken by most Indians; migration makes Hindi essential, and the Three-Language Formula is w

26 Feb 2026 4:47 pm
Whats pickleball, and why is it so popular today?

Ever wondered why this game, which began way back in the 1960s, has suddenly become a lot more popular among your social circles?

26 Feb 2026 4:44 pm
Watch: Supreme Court bans NCERT class 8 books with controversial chapter on judiciary

A day after taking suo motu cognisance of controversial references to corruption in a Class 8 Social Science textbook, the Supreme Court of India ordered a complete ban on its reprinting and digital circulation. The Court directed immediate seizure of copies and warned of contempt if its order is violated.

26 Feb 2026 4:43 pm
Union Minister L Murugan inaugurates 10kW transmitter of Akashvani in Shivamogga

Union Government to establish content creator labs in 15,000 secondary schools to boost the orange economy

26 Feb 2026 4:43 pm
Vice-President asks students to reject colonial mindset, extols achievementsmade post-2019 in J&K

Addressing the graduating students in his maiden visit to J&K after assuming office, C.P. Radhakrishnan urges all of them to focus on swadeshi innovation and solutions, which are rooted in Indian knowledge, resources, and needs

26 Feb 2026 4:38 pm
Thaai Kizhavi movie review: Radikaa Sarathkumars masala comedy of gold standards signals a commanding new filmmaking voice

Radikaa Sarathkumars film, produced by Sivakarthikeyan, is a riotous rural comedy, which blends soul, style and subversion, and announces Sivakumar Murugesan as Tamil mainstream cinemas most assured new disruptor

26 Feb 2026 4:35 pm
Pakistan living in 'la la land', says India at U.N. Human Rights Council in response to Islamabads J&K claims

If the Chenab Rail Bridge, the worlds highest bridge, inaugurated in Jammu and Kashmir last year, is fake, then Pakistan must be hallucinating or living in the La-la-land, said Anupama Singh

26 Feb 2026 4:31 pm
No emergency surgery for Kerala Minister Veena George, ICU care to continue, says medical board

Continuous monitoring is necessary and travel is not advisable in her current condition, says board

26 Feb 2026 4:25 pm
3,000 new buses sought by State-run undertakings of Karnataka in budget

He expects introduction of smart cards to help achieve accuracy in maintaining data, and provide precise information about commuters, communities, and students using bus transport

26 Feb 2026 4:23 pm
NCERT under scrutiny: Legal literacy or political agenda?

In general, most school students in our country lack knowledge about the judiciary and basic legal literacy. To nurture informed citizens, it is essential to empower students to understand how the judiciary functions, the challenges it faces, and their legal rights. However, this empowerment is possible only if the textual material is appropriate for the students level and free from any hidden ideological bias.

26 Feb 2026 4:22 pm
Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: DMK in no mood to give into Congress demand for more seats

It is not possible to accommodate their demand as we have to distribute seats to new allies, a senior DMK leader told The Hindu on Thursday

26 Feb 2026 4:19 pm
Belagavi City Corporation presents surplus budget

The document estimates receipts at 442.54 crore and an expenditure of 441.62 crore, leading to a surplus of around 92 lakh

26 Feb 2026 4:09 pm
Anbumani criticises steep hike in private milk prices, urges T.N. govt. to act

He noted that the prices are significantly higher than those of the State-run Aavin, and that private milk is up to 55% costlier in some categories

26 Feb 2026 4:04 pm
Interview | Richard Flanagan: The writers only job is to be not boring

The Man Booker-winning author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North says literature should not be bound by morality or ethics

26 Feb 2026 3:59 pm
Agamya Gamyaalu: Tracing the global lives of Indias forgotten indentured labourers

In the Telugu book Agamya Gamyaalu, author Mukunda Ramarao draws from his familys migration history to illuminate indentured labour as a shared global tragedy

26 Feb 2026 3:45 pm
Student council opposes Azim Premji Universitys FIR against Spark Reading Circle, flags asymmetry in outcomes following vandalism at campus

Individuals accused of entering the campus without permission, assaulting members of the university community, and damaging property are facing bailable charges while students who organised a peaceful gathering are reportedly booked for a non-bailable offence

26 Feb 2026 3:40 pm
Anant National University Kicks Off WITH Festival 2026 and Unveils Its First-Ever Student Fest

Three days of art, design, performance and student-led celebration bring global voices on campus

26 Feb 2026 3:37 pm
Vijays TVK tells functionaries not to speak to media without prior approval

In a statement issued on Thursday, party general secretary N. Anand said TVKs State-level, district-level, and other functionaries should not participate in media debates without prior approval from the party headquarters

26 Feb 2026 3:34 pm
Kolkata trams: Once a lifeline, now fading into oblivion

Pictures from Kolkata's tram service, India's only surviving tram network

26 Feb 2026 3:31 pm
Bomb threat to school in Mangaluru turns out to be a hoax

Police rushed to the school with a Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad. The search was called off after the police concluded that the threat was a hoax

26 Feb 2026 3:26 pm
T20 World Cup: South Africa wins toss, asks West Indies to bat

South Africa are unchanged, while Roston Chase comes in place of Akeal Hosein for the West Indies

26 Feb 2026 3:25 pm
Kerala High Court stays release of The Kerala Story 2

Court says prima facie there is non-application of mind by censor board while certifying the movie

26 Feb 2026 3:25 pm
Kachanatham caste murders: Madras High Court upholds life sentences for 26, acquits one

In 2022, the Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Sivaganga imposed life sentences on 27 persons belonging to a dominant, intermediate caste in the case

26 Feb 2026 3:24 pm
Lung transplantation: hurdles and opportunities in India

In India, while lung transplant outcomes are comparable to those in the West, the shortage of donations as well logistical and financial challenges continue to pose hurdles; optimising some of these factors could help thousands of patients with end-stage lung disease

26 Feb 2026 3:18 pm
New hospitals and speciality units will turn Kalaburagi into medical hub of northern Karnataka: Minister

Cancer hospital expansion will be completed by August, Mother and Child Hospital by October

26 Feb 2026 3:16 pm
Netcores E-commerce Agentic Trends Report 2026: Why Agentic Commerce Is Becoming the New Operating System for Ecommerce

The Agentic Commerce Shift Report 2026 outlines six execution shifts ecommerce leaders are using to restore conversion and profitability in an increasingly AI-driven landscape.

26 Feb 2026 3:15 pm
T20 World Cup 2026 | Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka wants govt to stop negativity against players

Sri Lankas Dasun Shanaka cites external criticism and a challenging fitness landscape as key factors in the teams disappointing World Cup exit

26 Feb 2026 3:14 pm
Crows found dead in Tamil Nadus Cuddalore district

The cause of death will be known only after the report from Poultry Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance Laboratory, Namakkal arrives.

26 Feb 2026 3:09 pm
989 weapons seized or recovered from Maoists since 2020, Chhattisgarh Assembly told

Government says 4,340 Maoists surrendered, 666 killed in encounters; 70 AK-47 rifles among arms recovered

26 Feb 2026 3:01 pm