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The incongruity of caste and science

A students ability to understand thermodynamics or solve a differential equation has anything to do with the ritual status of their ancestors

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 7:17 am

BannedJamaat factions spar over ideological shift, property takeover in Kashmir

Leaders of the breakaway faction of the JeI, including Ghulam Qadir Wani and Ahmadullah Parray Malik, addressed the press in Srinagar and alleged there were attempts to sow the seeds of suspicion among their supporters by using the labels like traitors and sellouts.

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 7:13 am

Navi Mumbai ASI found dead; note, video allege harassment by senior officials

ASI Pandurang Nimba Patilallegedly left behind a note and a video on social media, accusing a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), the Wireless Assistant Commissioner of Police, and a head clerk of harassment and causing mental distress.

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 6:55 am

U.K. recognises India's carbon credit scheme under its carbon tax mechanism: official

With this recognition, U.K. importers of eligible Indian goods covered under CBAM will be able to seek carbon price relief

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 5:25 am

Paris investigates claim of women being removed during Hindu delegation visit at Eiffel Tower

As the delegation passed through, women were asked to leave their workstations so that men could take their places, Diane Davoine, a union representative, told Reuters.

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 4:20 am

Agnikul opens new facilities to validate reusable rockets

The Times of India 8 Sep 2026 4:00 am

Rybakina thumps Osaka to reach U.S. Open quarters, close in on top ranking

The flawless victory for Rybakina, who won Wimbledon in 2022 and this year's Australian Open, booked a last-eight clash with Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen and left the Kazakh one match win away from becoming world number one for the first time.

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 3:19 am

Mizoram electoral rolls see 78,442 deletions, 39,243 additions after SIR; final count at 8.35 lakh

The draft electoral rolls published on July 4 contained 8,28,906 electors. During the claims and objections period, which ended on 2 September, 32,280 more names were removed while 39,243 voters were added, resulting in a net increase of 6,963 electors or 0.84% from the draft rolls, in the final rolls, Chief Electoral Officer Garima Gupta said

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 2:15 am

Student from Alappuzha arrested in Ernakulam college morphing case

The youth was part of a Telegram group that includedSreehariV.S., a second-yearBBAstudent of the college inErnakulam, who was arrested earlier in the case, say police

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 1:18 am

Indias opportunity to put BRICS back together

The Delhi summit offers India an opportunity to restore BRICSs original purpose

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:54 am

U.S. tariffs are not what is holding back Indian research

The sectors most exposed to trade shocks barely overlap with those that invest in research

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:53 am

77 days and counting: Haryana guest teachers intensify agitation seeking job regularisation

The teachers are demanding implementation of the State governments regularisation policies framed in 2014, citing recent judgments of the Supreme Court and the Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:50 am

Vijay argues individual crimes should not be equated with law and order situation

One cannot fix responsibility for a crime on a government, because not all crimes were committed in the last 100 days, says CM

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:45 am

Natural partners: On India-Belgium ties

India and Belgium are building ties across sectors despite differences

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:43 am

Assam womans severed head found in fridge

The 25-year-old boutique workers partially decomposed body was recovered from an apartment in Guwahatis Beltola area; her husband surrenders before the police

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:43 am

Southern Railway proposes to increase tracks at Tambaram

The Railways is planning to increase the number of tracks from 10 to 15for operating more long distance trains from Tambaram station. It would help to ease congestion at the Egmore station

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:42 am

Ground control: On ISRO, policy and and its focus

ISRO must focus on space technology as a tool for development

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:42 am

With EC bypoll notification, focus shifts to whether TVK will give tickets to resigned AIADMK MLAs

The poll body has announced the bypoll only for Madurantakam and Dharapuram on October 6

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:41 am

Jeddah-bound flight makes emergency landing at Chennai airport due to technical issue

An Air India Express from Tiruchi to Singapore was also diverted to Chennai

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:36 am

Teen agency beyond Metas reckoning

Peer dynamics drive how teens move across different apps, with platform design acting as an amplifier

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:20 am

Rahul Gandhi interviews candidates for AICC secretary posts

The move is part of the Congress high commands attempt to bring new faces and give representation to SC, ST and OBC communities

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:15 am

Asian Games | For cricket to grow, it has to be played everywhere: Sunil Gavaskar

Though reports have emerged of the arrangements in Japan for the cricketers not being up to scratch, Gavaskar emphasised that such obstacles shouldnt dissuade the games stakeholders from exploring newer markets

The Hindu 8 Sep 2026 12:02 am

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay spits fire at three generations of DMK leaders

Citing the 1976 Sarkaria Commission report, Vijay saidthere was an entire chapter dedicated to Veeranam pipeline scam and mentionedthe alleged corruption by Karunanidhi and Maran.

The Times of India 7 Sep 2026 11:57 pm

Assam told to pay 2 lakh to husband of woman pushed into Bangladesh

The Gauhati High Court took serious exception to the way a Foreigners Tribunal in Nagaon handled Mumtaz Begums case; the court impleaded the Ministry of External Affairs in the case and advised it to make an endeavour to have the woman located in Bangladesh and to expatriate her to India.

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:56 pm

Firecracker explosion injures newlywed in Erode

The Times of India 7 Sep 2026 11:51 pm

Govt to restructure forest force, curb forest fires

The Times of India 7 Sep 2026 11:47 pm

Fisherman drowns as boat capsizes off Kalpakkam coast

The Times of India 7 Sep 2026 11:38 pm

ASI to re-excavate 17th century Sadras Fort

The Times of India 7 Sep 2026 11:29 pm

Ganesh idols that grow after immersion

This Ganesh Chaturthi, take home eco-friendly clay idols embedded with seeds and grains that, once submerged, can sprout as well as serve as food for birds and fish

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:28 pm

U.S-India space ties move from cooperation to co-creation: Ambassador Gor

The chemistry of partnership between Australia and India is unique: Australian High Commissioner to India Philp Green

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:22 pm

North Chennai residents seek Metro Rail connectivity via Perambur, better sanitation, and water supply facilities

These demands were consolidated into a study report at a public meeting organised by Federation of North Chennai Residents Welfare Associations

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:22 pm

Karnataka High Court orders tech-driven overhaul to manage finance and assets of temples

The High Court of Karnataka has issued a series of directions aimed at bringing transparency and preventing financial mismanagement in all temples controlled by the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:22 pm

Key suspects in investment scam surrender

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:21 pm

Chennai Metro Rail to complete tunnelling work from Royapettah to Thousand Lights next month

In corridor 3 of the phase II network covering 45.8 km, trains will depart from Madhavaram and will pass several areas, including Royapettah and Thousand Lights before making the last stop at SIPCOT

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:21 pm

West Bengal CM urges Durga Puja committees to give up State support, announces restrictions

No Durga Puja inauguration will be allowed before Mahalaya, marking the beginning of the auspicious Devi Paksha, and the governmentwill not organise a carnival this year, Suvendu Adhikari says

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:21 pm

Arambai Tenggol, village volunteers not banned organisations: Manipur CM

CM Yumnam Singh tells Assembly that the State has registered cases against individuals not the groups

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:12 pm

Mosque demolitions, attacks on minorities unfortunate: Omar Abdullah

The way Muslims are treated as outsiders: whether its demolition of mosques, and the manner in which they have been assaulted, both are extremely unfortunate, the CM said

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:09 pm

Over 13,800 challans issued for traffic violations in Puducherry in August

In cases involving underage drivers, the parents were summoned to the Traffic Police Stations and counselled, says SSP Traffic

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:06 pm

Delhi building collapse death toll up to 7; HC orders citywide PG inspection, flags student housing woes

Building owner arrested, along with spouse and son; five MCD officials suspended; Delhi government mulling policy to govern buildings used for different purposes, including PG accommodations

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:05 pm

JLR to cut 4,000 jobs in two years to save 1.7 billion

The reduction, which is not expected to impact direct manufacturing jobs, will be achieved through voluntary means wherever possible, TMPV said in an exchange filing

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 11:04 pm

Pune MPSC aspirants protest against paper leaks, demand chairmans resignation

Student representative Nitin Andhale says the examination system needs to be held accountable for irregularities that affect aspirants who prepare for competitive examinations for years

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:54 pm

GCL: Knights score over Pipers

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:52 pm

Iran warns U.S. energy assets in Gulf are vulnerable after latest clashes

We will only commit to the Strait of Hormuz being open when they [the Americans] stop the sabotage, threats and attacks on Iran, said senior Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:51 pm

Congress SC, ST MPs to petition President over Haldwani purification row

MP Mallu Ravi said 32 MPs decided in a meeting to finalise a memorandum seeking the Presidents intervention; they also decided to constitute a parliamentary forum to take up issues concerning SC and ST communities

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:50 pm

Surplus liquidity: RBI mops up 6 lakh crore in two auctions with mixed response

As against 7 lakh crore of notified amount, the first auction received a tepid response, with bids of just over 2.59 lakh crore being received for the 30-day VRRR, according to an official statement

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:49 pm

CM Vijay has no locus standi to speak about obscenity against women, says Udhayanidhi

Speaker agreed to allow us to speak; but he subsequently denied permission; we do not know under what compulsion he denied us permission; that is why we are meeting the media, said Udhayanidhi Stalin

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:49 pm

13 lakh Delhi voters deleted in pre-SIR mapping phase, highest in Phase-3

January 2026 alone accounted for more deletions than 11 months of 2025; officials say this was part of continuous updation of rolls; no separate list was published with reasons for the mass deletions

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:47 pm

Sailing expedition in Alappuzha

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:45 pm

Its always Plan A for Satwik-Chirag

Their 10th crown on the BWF World Tour gives them a timely confidence boost heading into their Asian Games title defence later this month

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:34 pm

Assembly till September 12

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:24 pm

Apollo doctors treat rare swallowing disorder

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:14 pm

Calcutta High Court warns it may restrain further FIRs against Abhishek Banerjee if interim protection is disregarded

The court also provides interim protection to the TMC leader till November 30 in three FIRs linked to irregularities to the Trinamools Sebaashray health camps

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 10:14 pm

TN Assembly drama: CM Vijay attacks DMK over past corruption | Above the Fold | Sept 7, 2026

Todays Above the Fold bulletin covers Tamil Nadus heated Assembly clashes over past corruption charges, Delhis tragic hostel collapse raising serious safety questions, and New Delhis official stance on a controversial new UN map. We also examine escalating West Asia strikes, ISROs milestone satellite launch, and key diplomatic engagements worldwide.

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 9:58 pm

Rise of digital hawala aiding money laundering, terror financing, global watchdog says

FATF report identifies the fusion of virtual assets with the traditional 'hawala' system as a significant development; it says that nearly 70% of surveyed jurisdictions have reported the integration of new technologies into such networks

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 9:53 pm

Supreme Court asks why U.P. Police sought journalists digital data in road-rage probe

Court directs the police to file an affidavit on what kind of information it sought from X for the road-rage case against independent journalist who flagged the alleged misappropriation of donations to the Ayodhya Ram temple

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 9:53 pm

Coastal Local Area Bank Limited achieves Scheduled Bank status

With the new status, the bank intends to reach new customer segments and institutional depositors, increase its current account and savings account (CASA) deposits and reduce the cost of deposits

The Hindu 7 Sep 2026 9:51 pm