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Why are French students protesting | Explained

When did the protest begin? What are students protesting for? How has the government responded to the protest?

2 Oct 2026 4:02 pm
Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting wins 'monumental' Asian Games gold

The 30-year-old beat China's Yang Chengyu 5-0 in the women's 60kg final in Nagoya, giving her a second Asian Games gold after winning in the 57kg class in Hangzhou three years ago

2 Oct 2026 2:59 pm
Congos Ebola outbreak records more than 4,000 deaths

The World Health Organization has recently raised the alarm regarding the rapid geographical spread of the virus into new health zones, stretching limited resources.

2 Oct 2026 2:57 pm
Israel honours Captain Smit Machchhars valour with billboards in Mumbai

The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai, in a press release, said billboards across the city to thank the pilot for saving 174 lives, have been put up in various locations in Mumbai.

2 Oct 2026 2:41 pm
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay launches Vettri Payanam scheme, expanding no-fare bus travel for women

CM Vijay kickstarted the scheme by issuing free tickets to women passengers at the Koyambedu bus terminus

2 Oct 2026 2:39 pm
Menopause is a major health milestone, yet health records barely track it - new research

Many aspects of menopause, and the diversity in womens experiences with it, remain poorly understood.

2 Oct 2026 2:34 pm
Dont Trouble The Trouble movie review: Fahadh Faasil and Ssara Palekar carry this uneven drama

Director Shashank Yeletis Telugu film has hilarious moments and a delightful lead trio, but dull stretches and repetitive magic tricks keep it from becoming the full-on fun childrens film it could have been

2 Oct 2026 2:31 pm
Google data centre project cleared for approvals after due diligence of DPR, APIIC tells High Court

The temples Executive Officer tells the court the 160 acres are the deitys inalienable property; the petition by environmentalist Bolisetti Satyanarayana is to be heard on October 5

2 Oct 2026 2:30 pm
How accurate is Bengalurus AI traffic enforcement? | Explained

Amid debates around the shortcomings of using AI in smart policing and rule enforcement, The Hindu looks at how the Bengaluru Traffic Polices Intelligent Traffic Management System works, how accurate are the violations flagged, how are the challans generated and the means through which erroneous cases can be challenged.

2 Oct 2026 2:29 pm
New islands appear after Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts

Based on an evaluation of Sentinel satellite imagery, two formations resembling small islands can be seen around Mount Anak Krakatau

2 Oct 2026 2:01 pm
Pakistan Army presents man it claims India wrongly identified as militant killed in Kashmir

Mohd Asif alias Hashim Moosa was neutralised in a joint operation by the Indian Army and other security forces in Budgam district Tuesday (September 29, 2026) night

2 Oct 2026 1:44 pm
Questions over botched lethal injection protocol after Tennessees failed execution of Christa Pike

The case has raised several questions about lethal injection protocols, which are the primary method employed for executions in the U.S.

2 Oct 2026 1:22 pm
KSCA seeks 50 acres of land in Mangaluru to develop cricket infrastructure, writes to MUDA

In a letter to MUDA chairperson, B. K. Venkatesh Prasad, Honorary President of KSCA, stated that the cricket body is committed to ensure that the proposed facility becomes a Centre of Excellence for development of the game

2 Oct 2026 1:14 pm
Transnational racket of unemployed locals recruited, pushed into cyber scam abroad busted in Kashmir

Preliminary investigation has brought to light an alleged modus operandi of local facilitators in coordination with foreign-based handlersluring vulnerable and unemployed youth with offers of employment abroad, the SIA said

2 Oct 2026 12:54 pm
Pete Hegseth creates Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs as part of faith-related reforms

Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting Christian worship services for employees and often speaking of the United States as a Christian nation

2 Oct 2026 12:37 pm
He taught us never to bow before injustice: Congress pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge paid floral tributes at Rajghat, as the party also remembered Lal Bahadur Shastri and K. Kamaraj on their respective anniversaries

2 Oct 2026 12:25 pm
Flydubai incident | Complete coverage

Read The Hindus complete coverage of attack on Indian captain by the co-pilot on flydubai

2 Oct 2026 12:24 pm
Trump says Iran link possible as flydubai co-pilot is transferred to UAE

A Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking the captain on an Israel-bound flight has been transferred from Saudi Arabia to the UAE. U.S. President Donald Trump has also suggested a possible Iran link, while investigations continue.

2 Oct 2026 12:13 pm
Madras High Court dismisses case over transfer of five juvenile elephants from Assam to Tamil Nadu

Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan say petitioner ought not to have rushed to the court within 24 hours of giving a representation to Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee

2 Oct 2026 12:03 pm
Across India, a food yatra is documenting the traditions that recipes cannot capture

The Food Culture Yatra is travelling across India to document disappearing food traditions. Its findings reveal that it is not just recipes that are at risk; it is the way of reading landscapes, seasons, and community that binds them

2 Oct 2026 12:02 pm
No curfews, fix the streets instead: Delhi students spotlight safety outside campus

Women across Delhis colleges describe changing routes, travelling in groups, avoiding certain roads after dark, or leaving college early. Their concerns extend beyond the campus perimeter to the roads, parks, metro stations, and neighbourhoods that make up their daily commute.

2 Oct 2026 11:56 am
Ahead of Gandhi Jayanthi, we ask: What does Mahatma Gandhi mean to you?

So, after 78 years, does Gandhi still have something to say to this generation? We explore that question through conversations with young Indians, historians and people who have studied Gandhi closely. Gandhi and Gen Z: The Mahatma is suddenly cool again, a documentary by The Hindu, releases on October 2, on Gandhi Jayanti.

2 Oct 2026 11:52 am
Cultivators organisation accuses Assam government of trying to take over grazing land for corporate interests

A cultivators organisation says the State government is trying to take over grazing land traditionally used by riverine communities to fuel corporate interests

2 Oct 2026 11:49 am
USTR Greer says he does not think something is imminent on trade deal with India

Speaking to the media following G20 trade deliberations in the U.S. and also after a meeting with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Mr. Greer said the two sides had identified the sticking points of the deal and were working to address them

2 Oct 2026 11:40 am
What is the Vettri Payanam Thittam launched by Tamil Nadu CM Vijay? Explained

The Vettri Payanam Thittam is an expansion of the five-year-old Magalir Vidiyal Payanam scheme empowering women to undertake trips in more bus services

2 Oct 2026 11:14 am
Trinamool stripped of its name and symbol, vote for BJP, says CM Suvendu in Rejinagar

TheChief Minister urged the electorate not to engage in Hindu-Muslim politics and said that all nationalist forces should vote for BJP

2 Oct 2026 11:06 am
Trump says Iran will be hit very hard if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel

The U.S. Presidents warning came as investigators worked to determine why the FlyDubai copilot stabbed the captain, causing the jet to plummet before passengers intervened and the plane landed in Saudi Arabia

2 Oct 2026 10:51 am
In Bihar, 44 prisoners to be released on Mahatma Gandhis birth anniversary

A large number of the prisoners being released from jails this year are elderly and have been serving long-term sentences. Two of them are above 90 years of age, while eight prisoners are above 80 years and 20 prisoners are in the 7080 age group.

2 Oct 2026 10:32 am
Only ideas, entrepreneurship can create jobs and make India a developed country: NRN

Recalling his early days in university, he said that he had been raised in a value system that imparted the key idea that getting respect from society was the most satisfying result in ones entrepreneurial journey

2 Oct 2026 10:32 am
Andhra HRD Minister Lokesh asks officials to set skill training targets

5.43 lakh youth have secured employment opportunities so far through skill development programmes, say officials

2 Oct 2026 10:29 am
Shortage of drugs to treat NCDs in govt. hospitals in Keralam

Kerala Medical Services Corporation Limitedreleased only the drug supplies of the first quarter and that the second quarter release of June did not happen at all which led to the shortage of some drugs, including NCD drugs

2 Oct 2026 10:28 am
Man dies after being shot during hunting trip near Koppa

He was part of a group of six persons who had gone hunting at night

2 Oct 2026 10:20 am
PM Modi has good ideas for settlement of Ukraine conflict: Putin

The Russian leader said PM Modi brings up these matters at every meeting we have and takes a keen interest in them

2 Oct 2026 9:54 am
Sri Lanka: chasing system change

The National Peoples Power govt. restored macroeconomic stability and introduced a different political culture, but key promises of structural reform remain unfulfilled; two years after Dissanayakes election, the govt. faces the challenge of turning the Aragalayas demand for system change into lasting political transformation

2 Oct 2026 8:58 am
Marginalised Yanadi and Chenchu communities in Andhra Pradesh struggle for land

Caught in a cycle of landlessness, insecure housing, precarious livelihoods, and neglect, the Yanadi and Chenchu settlements in Andhra Pradesh remain highly marginalised. Despite government welfare schemes, a stark gap persists between their living conditions and surrounding urban areas

2 Oct 2026 7:53 am
French school protests spread as fires, blockades deepen unrest

The Interior Ministry said police and gendarmes had made 1,949 arrests, while 305 officers had been injured

2 Oct 2026 7:14 am
Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Lovlina, Parveen, Ankush eye gold; India face China in womens hockey final on Day 13

India narrowly defeated Pakistan 4-3 to enter final of mens hockey; India thrash Sri Lanka by 124 runs to storm into final

2 Oct 2026 5:18 am
U.K.-Iranian man held over U.K. airbase incident

Britain gave the U.S. the greenlight to use RAF Fairford for defensive strikes against Iran

2 Oct 2026 4:56 am
Putin says Russia will use 'all weapons' in its arsenal if any of its territory is attacked

European leaders and intelligence services have warned that Russia could be ready to strike at another country within a few years, especially if it wins its war on Ukraine.

2 Oct 2026 4:12 am
Saudi Arabia says flydubai co-pilot who tried to crash Israel-bound jet transferred to UAE; Trump alleges copilot linked to Iran

Asked if the U.S. would retaliate against Tehran if it was behind the attack, Mr. Trump said, Oh they'll be hit, very hard, don't worry.

2 Oct 2026 12:42 am
Other than outrage: On women, unsafe public spaces

Restrictions on women cannot be the answer to unsafe public spaces

2 Oct 2026 12:19 am
Trump says Iran may be linked to flydubai copilot who tried to crash Israel-bound jet

Asked if the U.S. would retaliate against Tehran if it was behind the attack, Mr. Trump said, Oh they'll be hit, very hard, don't worry.

2 Oct 2026 12:01 am