SENSEX
NIFTY
GOLD
USD/INR

Weather

image 11    C

The Hindu

Top News / The Hindu

Metro services to run between Poonamallee and Vadapalani soon

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. has received the final approvalfrom the Railway Board to operate the services on the Phase II stretch from February

21 Jan 2026 5:43 am
Why only female Darwins bark spiders weave the toughest webs

The Darwins bark spider, found in the forests of Madagascar, weaves silk that outperforms steel and most human-made fibres in both strength and toughness. Its silk has a tensile strength of about 1.6 gigapascals, around 3x higher than that of iron, making it the toughest biological material ever tested

21 Jan 2026 5:30 am
SRIHER celebrates 20 years of its cochlear implantation programme

There was a multidisciplinary team involving ENT surgeons, audiologists, speech and language therapists, anaesthesiologists and rehabilitation specialists, the release said

21 Jan 2026 5:30 am
Soosan Jacob appointed president of ISRS

Dr. Soosan Jacob is the second Indian to be elected as President of ISRS, after ophthalmologist Amar Agarwal

21 Jan 2026 5:30 am
SIT notice on Harish Rao is an attention diversion tactics: KTR

Rama Rao also questioned the silence of Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy in the matter and sought to know whether the BJP was also party to the scam

21 Jan 2026 5:14 am
Karnataka HC refuses to grant bail to former MUDA commissioner Dinesh Kumar in money laundering case

However, the High Court has given him liberty to approach it again for bail after three months

21 Jan 2026 5:08 am
U.S. forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil

U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta without incident

21 Jan 2026 5:01 am
Turbulent South America builds up resistance to U.S.s Donroe doctrine

Following the U.S militarys capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, the continent of more than 450 million people is confronting the reassertion o fa Monroe Doctrinestyle logic treating it as a zone of U.S. influence; however internal divisions undermine the regions ability to form a united front

21 Jan 2026 5:00 am
Trump says he won't attend emergency Paris meeting on Greenland called by Macron

Mr. Trump told reporters that he would not attend the meeting, in part because Mr. Macron would not be leading his country for much longer

21 Jan 2026 4:53 am
21 Jan 2026 4:53 am
U.K. approves controversial plans for Chinese super embassy in London

The planning permission for the proposed construction at the20,000-square-metre site of the former Royal Mint Court near the Tower of London had been called in for a ministerial review as a matter of national significance

21 Jan 2026 4:29 am
India Women to travel to South Africa for five-match T20I series

The series will open with two matches at Durban's Kingsmead on April 17 and 19 before moving to the DP World Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg for the third and fourth T20Is on April 22 and 25

21 Jan 2026 4:08 am
Injured Bracewell to be monitored during T20I series in India; Clarke to stay with NZ squad

Walter said Bracewell will remain with the squad but the players needed to recover quickly ahead of the T20 series

21 Jan 2026 4:03 am
Kostoulas's late overhead kick rescues point for Brighton in 1-1 draw with Bournemouth

The 18-year-old Greece international received a knock-down from Jan Paul van Hecke, chested the ball up in the air and then executed a perfect bicycle kick from about 10 yards out

21 Jan 2026 3:56 am
Osaka opens 'jellyfish season' with stylish win at Australian Open

Unbowed by Osaka's firepower, Ruzic had her own designs on Grand Slam success, and lit up the arena with an array of sparkling winners to force a third set

21 Jan 2026 3:48 am
Amelia Valverde appointed as Indian senior women's football team coach

Valverde, 39, has joined the Indian camp in Antalya where the Blue Tigresses are preparing for the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026, scheduled for March

21 Jan 2026 3:28 am
Will not bow to ICC pressure on T20 WC participation: Bangladesh government adviser

BCB wants to play each of the four group stage matches in Sri Lanka, where the marquee India-Pakistan clash will also be held as per the mutually agreed arrangement for ICC events until 2027

21 Jan 2026 3:28 am
India gifts first tranche of 60 pick-up vehicles to Nepal for March 5 polls

The vehicles and other supplies gifted by India are part of the support requested by the Nepal government

21 Jan 2026 2:40 am
CEO of real estate firm arrested amid outrage over Noida techies drowning

SIT team to submit report within five days; eyewitnesses claim that despite repeated pleas, police and rescue teamsarrived late and failed to act; culture of greed and disrespect towards other living beings being propagated in India: Rahul Gandhi

21 Jan 2026 1:37 am
Enhancing China-India youth ties

Bilaterally and internationally, mutual understanding and friendly exchanges of the youth play a vital role in the healthy development of ties

21 Jan 2026 1:17 am
Orphaned by floods years ago, two rhinos return to Kaziranga

Chandra and Kamal were hand-raised at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation

21 Jan 2026 1:14 am
Indore water contamination deaths: Action without accountability

Transfers and suspensions after public crises point to damage control

21 Jan 2026 1:11 am
Data discrepancies in Lok Bhavan statement on Governors address

Many reasons stated were wrong or the data was cherry-picked

21 Jan 2026 12:53 am
Governors address flags grave concern over Centres adverse attitude towards T.N. over fund release

It points to the continued denial of approvals and financial allocations for several essential projects

21 Jan 2026 12:25 am
Not hesitant to commit to alliance with DMK, but discussions must begin, says Congress leader Girish Chodankar

Congress leader participates in the executive committee meeting of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee to discuss the preparatory work for the election campaign and the public rallies involving party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

21 Jan 2026 12:23 am
Augean mess: on the SIR and the genuine voter

The ECI aims to clean the rolls but it is scrubbing off genuine voters

21 Jan 2026 12:20 am
The Donroe doctrine, a broken international order

It is a mixed bag as far as the global outlook for 2026 is concerned, marked by an updated version of the U.S.s shock and awe tactics

21 Jan 2026 12:16 am
Madras HC quashes FIR against BJP leader Amit Malviya, says Udhayanidhis remarks on Sanatana Dharma are hate speech

The judge said the party to which Mr. Udhayanidhi belongs had repeatedly made statements against Sanatana Dharma, and hence, the overall circumstances leading to the present case ought to be taken into consideration

21 Jan 2026 12:15 am