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Sabarimala gold row: LDF in Kerala questions Sonia Gandhi link to put Congress on the defensive

Kerala Law Minister Rajeeve says Congress is still at a loss to coherently explain the presence of two main suspects in the case at residence of Sonia Gandhi in Delhi

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:54 pm

Bridgerton Season 4 Part 1 series review: Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha sizzle in the swoon-worthy Cinderella story

Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha burn up the screen in a sweetly reimagined fairy tale, while the others in the Ton go about their little foibles, as diligently recorded by Lady Whistledown

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:49 pm

Recharge Power Awarded Taiwans Largest Solar-Plus-StorageEPC Project from HEXA Renewables

Project highlights Recharge Powers utility-scale system integration and EPC delivery capabilities

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:46 pm

Veteran music director S. P. Venkatesh dies at 70

The acclaimed composer, known for his evocative scores and popular songs of the 1980s and 1990s, passed away in Chennai, leaving behind a defining Malayalam film legacy.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:43 pm

Manipur Government formation: What led to Presidents rule in the strife-hit State? The story so far

With Presidents Rule set to end soon, discussions are underway to form a new government as tensions remain high in the region.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:43 pm

Rename Ladki Bahin scheme after Ajit Pawar: NCP leader

The Ladki Bahin scheme was announced by Ajit Pawar when he was the Finance Minister and started in July 2024

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:21 pm

Stern action will be initiated if anyone violates Section-30: Parvatipuram SP Madhav Reddy

Madhav Reddy said the rule was imposed against the backdrop of agitations and protests which led to violence at other places in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:19 pm

The Lumineers live in India: Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites bring their folk tavern elegia to Gurugram

Armed with tambourines and folk ballads built for shared voices and open skies, The Lumineers made Gurugram feel briefly medieval and content to stay there awhile

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:18 pm

Dismembered body of man found in well

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:18 pm

India to host shooting's Asian Olympic qualifying championship in 2027

The eight slots in the Asian competition will be in addition to the 12 quota places that will be on offer in the World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) from April 21 to 30 next year, also to be held in Delhi

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:12 pm

Watch: Clintons agree to testify in house investigation into Epstein

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify in a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, potentially averting a House contempt vote. The House Oversight Committee had earlier recommended holding them in contempt for refusing in-person testimony.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:05 pm

Dhurandhar: The Revenge teaser: Ranveer Singhs Jaskirat transforms into Hamza in an explosive quest for retribution

Written and directed by Aditya Dhar, the film is set to be released in theatres on March 19

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:59 pm

BTS Arirang : Netflix to stream live event, release documentary on the K-pop groups comeback

Netflix in partnership with Hybe announces live streaming of BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG on March 21, and the release of BTS: The Return documentary on March 27

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:54 pm

Higher education in Union Budget 2026: Pivot to market readiness, skilling

The government has clearly pivoted toward identifying skill development and market-readiness as critical survival tools for the modern workforce. By moving beyond the traditional focus on enrollment, the budget signals an intent to address the qualitative crisis in Indian education, acknowledging that a degree alone is no longer a guaranteed passport to the professional world.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:51 pm

Linen manufacturer James Baird launches Burgoyne Original Masters, a platform for art, craft and culture

James Baird of popular Irish linen manufacturer WFB Baird has now launched Burgoyne Original Masters, a platform that brings together creators across art, craft, music, design and culture

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:40 pm

Climate report: Warming trend persists in Kerala despite slight relief in 2025

According to Statement on Climate for the State of Kerala: 2025, temperatures remained higher than normal, though the year was significantly cooler than 2024 the warmest year on record for Kerala since observations began in 1901

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:38 pm

Citizens forum honours Good Samaritans

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:26 pm

Supreme Court objects to WhatsApp, Metas take it or leave it privacy policy

The Supreme Court gave Meta/WhatsApp time to file a detailed response and scheduled the case till February 9, 2026

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:23 pm

Delegation demands proper maintenance of R.N. Shetty stadium in Dharwad

Among other things, the lone toilet and two urinals in the sports complexare in poor condition, and unfit for use

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:22 pm

O' Romeo: Lawsuit in Mumbai court seeks stay on release of the Shahid Kapoor-starrer

A lawsuit filed by Sanober Shaikh, daughter Hussain Shaikh, claimed that Sajid Nadiadwala and Vishal Bhardwaj are involved in the production and direction of a film based on the biography of her late father

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:19 pm

NIA raids suspect's house in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar

The searches by the agency were carried out at a residential house in Hazari Bazar locality in the early hours

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:16 pm

Budget announcement on Harappan site in Haryanas Rakhigarhi met with scepticism

A similar announcement was made in the Union Budget 2020-21, but little progress was made at the site.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:12 pm

British Council Chennai ties loose ends as it shifts library to Cyberspace

Managing the transition from a physical library to a digital one is not just about logistics and numbers, but also handling the emotions that go with the dissolution of a cherished space, says British Council

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:04 pm

Spreading endlessly: The ad infinitum story

To think of infinity is to think of a trick. Through the brains and hands of the mathematician and the philosopher, the mathematical infinity has traversed paths of suspicion and illusion, confusing the layperson significantly.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:03 pm

Iran's President seeks fair, equitable negotiations with United States

The announcement marked a major turn for reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who had warned Iranians for weeks that the turmoil in his country had gone beyond his control

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 11:50 am

Chief Superintendent of Kalaburagi Central Prison transferred amid inquiry

Kalaburagi Central Prison had been in the news following clashes among inmates, allegations of bribery against prison officials, and reports of prisoners being provided expensive liquor and cigarettes

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 11:48 am

Indian, American industry bodies and leaders laud India-U.S. tariff deal

Some commentators, however, cautioned against taking the new of the deal for granted.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 11:44 am

Star Health reports 414% YoY Ind AS Profit growth to 449 Cr for Q3 FY26

Q3 Combined Ratio improves 317 bps to 98.9% driven by Loss Ratio moderation

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 11:26 am

Palantir CEO defends surveillance tech as US government contracts boost sales

Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp defended the firms surveillance technology as it reported a big jump in sales

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 11:17 am

Robotaxi pioneer Waymo gets $16 billion injection to accelerate its expansion plans

Waymo has raised another $16 billion to help fuel its ambition for its fleet of self-driving cars

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 11:15 am

Google Cloud, Liberty Global strike five-year AI partnership

Liberty Global, which has about 80 million fixed and mobile connections across Europe, said the deal would support new consumer services

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 11:13 am

Trump announces $12 billion plan for rare earths stockpile

The U.S. has launched Project Vault, a $12 billion plan to build a strategic reserve of critical minerals and rare earths. The initiative aims to strengthen supply chains and reduce reliance on global processing hubs. Indias External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is in the U.S. for key mineral and trade talks.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 11:09 am

Tesla introduces new Model Y variant in US priced at $41,990

Tesla has introduced a new all-wheel drive variant of its bestselling Model Y SUV in the United States, priced at $41,990

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 11:09 am

'Moltbook' social media site for AI agents had big security hole, cyber firm Wiz says

Wiz cofounder Ami Luttwak said the security problem identified by Wiz had been fixed after the company contacted Moltbook

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 11:06 am

Australia's Hazlewood unlikely to be fit for half of World Cup, Cummins says

Hazlewood, arguably the squad's most important bowler, has struggled with hamstring and Achilles injuries and missed the entire five-test Ashes series against England

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 10:50 am

Dense fog blankets Delhi, visibility drops to 100 m

Visibility dropped to 100 metres at both Palam and Safdarjung, the weather office said

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 10:43 am

Parliament Budget Session Day 5 LIVE updates: Both Houses to continue with motion of thanks on President's address

A major political row erupted on Monday (February 2, 2026) as Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi sought to quote in the Lok Sabha from an unpublished memoir of former Army chief M.M. Naravane on the 2020 India-China conflict

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 10:27 am

OpenAI launches Codex app to gain ground in AI coding race

OpenAI said it designed its Codex app to make it easy for users to simultaneously manage multiple artificial-intelligence agents over a long period of time

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 10:25 am

Rupee jumps 119 paise to 90.30 against the dollar on India-U.S. trade deal

Forex traders said the 18% tariff changes the story, improving Indias relative position and reopening the door for FII participation

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 10:24 am

Watch: Firefighters battle wildfires burning 50,000 hectares across Argentinas Patagonia

Firefighters in Argentinas Chubut province are battling massive wildfires that have burned an estimated 50,000 hectares across Patagonia. Fueled by strong winds, the fires forced road closures and pushed crews to retreat for safety. While provincial fires are now contained, flames continue to spread in Los Alerces National Park, consuming 24,000 hectares of native vegetation and pine forests.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 10:23 am

Work on South Coast Railway Zone to begin soon: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Mohit Sonakiya said the work on Errupalem-Nambur and Kotipalli-Narsapur lines were progressing.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 10:14 am

OpenAI is unsatisfied with some Nvidia chips and looking for alternatives, sources say

Nvidia and AMD GPU technology relies on external memory, which adds processing time and slows how quickly users can interact with a chatbot

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 10:00 am

Supreme Court bail to 3 accused in 2024 Pune Porsche crash: Victim's kin say it sends wrong message

The case relates to the incident on May 19, 2024, when a Porsche car allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy under the influence of alcohol fatally knocked down two IT professionals in Pune's Kalyani Nagar area

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 9:56 am

Kochi airport to become Indias first airport to operate hydrogen-powered buses

Procurement and operation of three hydrogen fuel cell electric buses at Kochi airport is part of Kerala Hydrogen Valley initiative under National Green Hydrogen Mission of Government of India

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 9:48 am

Union Budgets focus on growth, infrastructure will benefit Puducherry: CII

Tourism has been identified as a major employment generator. Puducherry could become a high-value coastal, heritage and medical tourism hub by tapping the budget initiatives

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 9:25 am

Experts emphasise need for educational security and legal awareness for girls

Rajagopalan, advocate from the Union Territory of Puducherry Legal Services Authority (UTPLSA) explained the legal rights and legal aid systems provided to women while addressing the topic Womens Safety - Legal Perspectives

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 9:24 am

Traffic diverted for CM Stalin to pay floral tributes to Anna at memorial on beach

The Traffic police, temporarily halted traffic on the stretch on Kamarajar Road from Kannagi statue to Wallajah Road to facilitate DMK leader and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and other Ministers to pay floral tributes in the morning

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 9:23 am

India-U.S. deal: Five unanswered questions

U.S. President Trump and PM Modi announce U.S. tariff rates have been slashed to 18%, but questions over the broader FTA, Indian investment commitments, Russian oil, Chabahar port remain

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 8:46 am

Trump says Mexico will stop sending oil to Cuba

Mexico is the single-largest supplier of oil to Cuba, which regularly suffers from energy shortages and mass blackouts

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 7:58 am

Union Ministers hail historic India-U.S. trade deal; Congress says PM has capitulated finally

India and the U.S. agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18% from the current 25%

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 7:54 am

U.S. top diplomat in Venezuela says discussed 'transition' with interim leader

Rodriguez made several key appointments to her presidential cabinet on Monday, including tapping former Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia to lead Venezuelas diplomatic mission in the United States.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 7:39 am

Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation ahead of contempt vote

The decision could head off a planned vote in the Republican-led House of Representatives to hold the two prominent Democrats in contempt, which could lead to criminal charges

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 6:53 am

Ukrainian capital Kyiv under missile attack, officials say

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko ordered emergency medical crews to affected parts of the city

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 6:20 am

Centre has taken note of water contamination incident in Indore, Minister informs Rajya Sabha

In a written reply to a question, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu said that the area has old pipelines dating back to 1997, adding that some of it is damaged, so the municipal administration identified the old stretches of pipeline and included them under AMRUT 2.0

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 5:37 am

NASA hit by fuel leak during practice countdown of moon rocket

The launch team began loading the 98-meter rocket with super-cold hydrogen and oxygen at Kennedy Space Centre; more than 2.6 million litres had to flow into the tanks and remain on board for several hours, mimicking the final stages of an actual countdown; a couple hours into the daylong operation, excessive hydrogen was detected near the bottom of the rocket

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 4:41 am

Drone attack targets strategic northeast Congo city, authorities say, blaming M23

The government of Tshopo province, where Kisangani is located, said in a statement on Sunday (February 1, 2026) that the drones attempted to strike Bangoka International Airport between early Saturday (January 31, 2026) and early Sunday (February 1, 2026) but were shot down before reaching their target

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 4:16 am

Elon Musks SpaceX acquires xAI

A merger would represent one of the most high-profit corporate pairings in Silicon Valley, blending a space-and-defence contractor with a rapidly evolving AI developer whose costs are dominated by chips, data centres and energy

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 4:11 am

Will try to make Narela education hub a university township: CM

Delhis students will benefit from it. We want to turn Narela into an education hub and will try to get it included in the initiative under which five university townships will be established near industry and logistics corridors, said CM Rekha Gupta

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 3:08 am

ISRO tests thrust chamber for LOX-Methane Engine

The test was conducted at the Thrust Chamber Test facility at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri on January 27, 2026

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 3:03 am

Survey in and around Kolkata shows most students in 17-24 age group read books only occasionally

According to the survey, conducted by the Kolkata-based Sabar Institute and the Sarojini Naidu College for Women, 35% of students in the age group 17-24 years read only occasionally while 25% sat with a book daily

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 2:53 am

Rajasthan fully prepared to take advantage of budgetary incentives: CM

The Union Budget will give new strength to all-round development of Rajasthan and support our resolve to achieve the development goals It is a roadmap for a developed India, Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma said

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 2:30 am

BJP names Tarun Chugh as observer for Legislature Party leader election in Manipur

MHA calls meeting with Kuki-Zo insurgent groupsin indication that elected government could be restored in Manipur soon

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:59 am

For Punjab, taking a leaf out of Haryana

The BJP is reaching out to SCs and OBCs, hoping to repeat its success in Haryana

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:31 am

Mamatas Delhi visit a planned drama: Suvendu

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:28 am

Wetlands as a national public good

There is a need to shift the focus from projects to programmes and beautification to ecological functionality, and ensure watershed-scale governance

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:14 am

Tamil Biennale will be held in January 2027, Stalin says at Global Tourism Summit

State govt. signs 127 MoUs worth 22,794 crore, which are likely to create 65,937 jobs. Tourism infrastructure such as theme parks and camping sites will be set up at 31 locations, says CM

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:06 am

Watch: After call with PM Modi, Trump announces trade deal with India, lowering of tariffs to 18%

In a post on social media, Trump described his phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day as an honour, calling the Indian leader one of my greatest friends and a powerful and respected figure.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 1:00 am

A cautious nudge: On the 16th Finance Commissions recommendations

Only structural change can restore the balance in fiscal federalism

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:57 am

A full stop: On the top court, the right to menstrual health and hygiene

Making access to menstrual hygiene for girls a fundamental right is a big step

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:53 am

196 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants deported and another 370 have been identified, says Karnataka Home Minister

Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Monday told the Legislative Assembly that 196 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants had been deported from Karnataka so far, while another 370 had been identified under the ongoing drive in this regard

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:53 am

Why the timing is right for Arijit Singh to quit playback singing

The singers announcement at the peak of his career challenges Bollywoods stereotypes and redefines what success in playback singing truly means.

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:52 am

Three booked on cheating charge

The Kothamangalam police registered a case against three people, including two local BJP leaders, for allegedly cheating a 58-year-old man of nearly 10 lakh

The Hindu 3 Feb 2026 12:50 am