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
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.
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.
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
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.
Agnikul opens new facilities to validate reusable rockets
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.
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
Opposition mounts attack on BJP over proliferating PGs
A mole on the chest, a scar on the knee: how families identified their sons
Delhis student hubs: soaring rents, ageing buildings and little room to breathe
Two bike riders killed, one injured in separate accidents in Keralams Kochi
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
Indias opportunity to put BRICS back together
The Delhi summit offers India an opportunity to restore BRICSs original purpose
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
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
Vijay tables bill to hike MLA vehicle allowance to 75,000, provide PA allowance of 25,000
Bill to provide vehicles to legislators introduced in Tamil Nadu Assembly
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
Applications open for IIT Madras School Connect programme
Natural partners: On India-Belgium ties
India and Belgium are building ties across sectors despite differences
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
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
Ground control: On ISRO, policy and and its focus
ISRO must focus on space technology as a tool for development
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
Chennai has been a guardian through every stage of my life
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
Assembly is not your cinema studio: Nagenthran to Vijay
Teen agency beyond Metas reckoning
Peer dynamics drive how teens move across different apps, with platform design acting as an amplifier
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
TVK women Ministers and MLAs turn up in Assembly clad in red-tinted saffron sarees
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
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.
Special commission to identify Panchami lands soon: Minister
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.
Udhayanidhi targets Vijay, says CM evaded 15 questions, hid behind punch dialogues
Firecracker explosion injures newlywed in Erode
Govt to restructure forest force, curb forest fires
Traffic on Chennais Arcot Road worsens amid metro construction, illegal parking and drainage work
Fisherman drowns as boat capsizes off Kalpakkam coast
Sewage lorries turn Thangal lake into a cesspool, residents fear groundwater contamination
Puzhal pipeline burst leads to GNT Road cave-in, disruption of water supply to four zones in Chennai
Fire at Mylapore substation interrupts power supply in surrounding areas
ASI to re-excavate 17th century Sadras Fort
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
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
These demands were consolidated into a study report at a public meeting organised by Federation of North Chennai Residents Welfare Associations
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
Key suspects in investment scam surrender
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
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
Byelections to two assembly segments in TN, one in Puducherry to be held on Oct 6
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
Jipmer holds CME on orthopaedic infection management
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
Guest house owner hacked to death at Bommayarpalayam
Derogatory remarks against women will invite legal action: Vijay
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
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
CM warning on abuse of women must apply to TVK too: Premallatha
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
SHRC calls for enquiry into patients death following fall from hospital bed
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
GCL: Knights score over Pipers
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
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
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
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
Bengaluru gets Circular Textile Lab to keep fabric waste out of landfills
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
Sailing expedition in Alappuzha
Former panchayat vice president killed in tractor collision in Namakkal, probe on
APPCB holds Green Walkathon, workshop on air quality in Visakhapatnam
Two seriously injured in road accident in Varkala
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
Apollo doctors treat rare swallowing disorder
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
GVMC deploys BT Pothole Doctor machine for road repairs
CM Vijays reply in assembly resembled a cinema style speech: Dr Krishnasamy
VOC Port handles record 2.17 lakh tonnes of cargo in a day
TMB Foundation organises HPV vaccination drive
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.
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
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
Sundaram Home targets doubling of emerging business AUM in TN
Watch: Building safety checks around coaching hubs, PGs on priority: Ashish Sood
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
