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Electric mobility the way ahead, says Taranjit Singh Sandhu

E-mobility is the way forward for the nations strategic, growth, and ecological trajectory and Delhi as the national capital will have to take the lead, says the Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi

15 Oct 2026 2:01 am
Blue drum murder case: Meerut court sentences wife, partner to death

Justice requires punishment proportionate to the gravity of the oence, says judge referring to the Mahabharata; Saurabh was killed on March 3 last year, his body was discovered 2 weeks later

15 Oct 2026 1:38 am
Sally Rooney's books no longer sold in U.K. over support for banned pro-Palestinian group

I have made every effort to be honest with the public about my beliefs and intentions and I am wholly prepared to accept the consequences, the author said in a statement

15 Oct 2026 1:09 am
U.S. lawmaker concerned over Indias actions to 'purge 130 million people from voter rolls

Pramila Jayapal, the Democratic Congresswoman from Washington State, said she supported the non-violent protests to counter anti-democratic efforts in India

15 Oct 2026 1:00 am
Marco Rubio to skip Delhi, visit Mumbai and Jamnagar next week

His Jamnagar Reliance refinery visit will come a day after U.S. President is expected to take a decision on sanctions on Russian oil imports

15 Oct 2026 12:51 am
Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi oil company Aramco's headquarters, officials say

There were no casualties in the attack, which the officials said damaged the building's top three floors

15 Oct 2026 12:49 am
Bengaluru Metro facilitates swift transport of vital organ for medical emergency

The organ was transported from Sparsh Hospital in Yeshwantpur to Apollo Hospital in Seshadripuram.

15 Oct 2026 12:42 am
Agriculture department seizes pesticides worth 3.12 lakh in Bengaluru

The officials seized three types of pesticides: chlorpyrifos, malathion and bifenthrin

15 Oct 2026 12:42 am
IMD to expand radar network, strengthen existing ones

Chennai radar was indigenously renovated in 2022, and its functioning is being closely monitored as it would help in cyclone detection

15 Oct 2026 12:41 am
Petitions in Supreme Court allege police excesses during Delhi CEC protests

Detainees demand independent inquiry into police action, preservation of CCTV footage and return of their phones and other belongings

15 Oct 2026 12:37 am
School education department holds workshop on AI training for teachers

Teachers learnt how to use various AI platforms with prompt engineering, gemini notebook, adobe express, Gimkit, and physics AI tools

15 Oct 2026 12:35 am
Sometimes, to give peace to the living, the dead would have to be disturbed, says Madras High Court

Justice V. Lakshminarayanan orders exhumation of a body for DNA profiling and confirms it to be that of the son of a mourning couple before the court

15 Oct 2026 12:34 am
TNPDCL will incur additional cost of 5 crore to 7 crore per day for purchase of gas power: Nirmal Kumar

Only 1,000 MW has to be procured, that too only to meet the evening peak demand, for 16 days from October 15 to 31, says Energy Resources Minister

15 Oct 2026 12:33 am
Speakers pitch for new environment framework for handling solar panel waste

Speakers stressed on an exclusive solar recycling policy to be enacted by the Central government

15 Oct 2026 12:33 am
AI platform launched to support children with disabilities

The platform provides a personalised daily programme where after an initial assessment, JADHU generates a new session every morning. It also provides the person with everyday scenarios such as grocery shopping, travelling on a bus to rehearse

15 Oct 2026 12:33 am
Northeast monsoon to set in over Tamil Nadu on October 15, bring widespread rain till October 20: Regional Meteorological Centre

Northeast monsoon is expected to bring fairly widespread rainfall over the State till October 20, putting an end to the extended spell of soaring temperatures in interior districts

15 Oct 2026 12:32 am
15 Oct 2026 12:28 am
Wrong-side driving persists on Chennai roads, putting pedestrians and motorists at risk

Despite police action, the practice persists on busy roads and junctions, including stretches where traffic police personnel are stationed

15 Oct 2026 12:27 am
A split verdict, faltering remedies and peoples power

Jaya Thakur underscores the limits of judicial intervention and the enduring power of peoples movements to defend the Constitution

15 Oct 2026 12:26 am
Indias China+1 lessons lie within its own States

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are leading examples of how industrial ecosystems attract global manufacturers

15 Oct 2026 12:19 am
Prashanth to carry golden howdah in this years Jamboo Savari

Dhananjaya named reserve ambari elephant; Abhimanyu will be Nishane elepahant

15 Oct 2026 12:18 am
GCC honours 920 NSS students for election duty

NSS students were briefed on the legal framework governing elections, its role in the electoral process, and guidelines for effective implementation

15 Oct 2026 12:14 am
Vijay launches 3,108-cr. ring main pipeline project for equitable drinking water supply

The project will interlink all nine water treatment facilities to ensure uninterrupted supply to residents of the GCC area. It involves laying 91.2 km of interconnected pipelines and installing instruments to measure water pressure, flow, and quality at treatment plants and distribution stations

15 Oct 2026 12:12 am
Satyagraha for Constitution-as-commons

The resisters out on the streets today are those who hold Gandhis talisman and Ambedkars Preamble in their fight to restore to the people of this country control over their lives

15 Oct 2026 12:12 am
The myth of unskilled labour

In fact, the unskilled status is one the state sustains rather than what naturally arises in society.

15 Oct 2026 12:03 am
Man killed as lorry rams two-wheeler in Tiruvannamalai

Special teams have been formed to nab the lorry driver, who is absconding

15 Oct 2026 12:01 am
Two held for cheating in Vellore

Around 1,080 grams of fake jewellery were recovered from them

14 Oct 2026 11:58 pm
Illogical reasons: on The Hindus investigation of Delhis draft rolls

Delhis logical discrepancy flags suggest a design that targets Muslims

14 Oct 2026 11:50 pm
Dandiya dressing gets bolder and blingier

Quirky chaniya-cholis, statement accessories, glares, tattoos and edgy nail art: This Navaratri, festive fashion turns maximalist.

14 Oct 2026 11:46 pm
VIT to install 65 LED streetlights on Sathuvachari-VIT High Road in Vellore town to prevent accidents

The initiative by VIT comes after The Hindu report highlighted the plight of hundreds of motorists and pedestrians in using the new stretch without streetlights

14 Oct 2026 11:41 pm
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seizes 30 crore worth of salt smuggled from Pakistan

Following the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025, the Indian government had banned the direct or indirect import or transit of all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan, in the interest of national security and public policy

14 Oct 2026 11:41 pm
Sudden showers in Vellore, nearby districts

Heavy rain damaged Tangedco poles and strong winds uprooted trees in these areas on Wednesday

14 Oct 2026 11:39 pm
Drugs and bullets: on narcotrafficking and targeted killings in Punjab

Punjab is seeing a rise in narcotrafficking and targeted killings

14 Oct 2026 11:31 pm
14 Oct 2026 11:31 pm
SIC to seek explanation from Kochi Corporation over move to share RTI applicants details

Commission says the reported move could deter people from seeking information under the RTI Act; Kochi Corporation had decided to refer details of frequent RTI applicants to the Vigilance for a probe into their financial backgrounds; SIC to seek a copy of the Corporations resolution, if any, and decide on the issue after receiving its response

14 Oct 2026 11:25 pm
Supreme Court likely to hear Rahul Gandhi, other Oppn. leaders plea against ECI decisions over SIR

The LoP also sought an interim direction from the Supreme Court to suspend the SIR pending consideration and adjudication of the issues raised in the petition in order to protect the rights of eligible electors

14 Oct 2026 11:23 pm