A civilisational approach to social media
The Hinduby Milinda Moragoda23 Aug 2026
The debate over banning social media for minors is rapidly becoming one of the defining policy questions of the digital age.
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top 53%Vive La France at the World championships
The Hinduby Uthra Ganesan23 Aug 2026
The French are known for a lot of things but badminton isn’t one of them. Till Sunday, when the country that has never been considered among the top nations even in Europe created history at the...
Udhayanidhi slams TVK, says Vijay leads a ‘dummy govt.’
The Hinduby C Jaisankar23 Aug 2026
Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday said Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay was leading a “dummy government” in the State.
DMK’s regional satraps among 22 who will lose district secretary posts
The Hinduby B Kolappan23 Aug 2026
With the principal opposition party in Tamil Nadu, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), on the cusp of a revamp, several of its powerful regional satraps, including former Ministers, are set to...
The Jat, non-Jat fault line in Haryana
The Hinduby Ashok Kumar23 Aug 2026
The controversy over Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Archana Gupta’s reference to a “vishesh varg” (particular class) in the context of government jobs has once again brought the...
AISA national president Neha slams Congress govt. in Karnataka over FIRs against students seeking release of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau23 Aug 2026
“Political parties who claim to be anti-BJP must lead by example and show what anti-BJP looks like.
‘Mayor Care’ Onam kits spark row in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau23 Aug 2026
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led administration in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has landed in a controversy after the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) alleged improprieties in the...
Not ‘delulu’ — an AI tutor for every child in India
The Hinduby Srivatsa Krishna23 Aug 2026
Indian students rank among the top students almost anywhere in the world. The joke is that, from the womb to the afterlife, they are taught to study maths and science which serves them well...
When National Theatre brought cinema to the western suburbs of the city
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau23 Aug 2026
National Theatre stood on Arcot Road in Virugambakkam at a time when the western parts of Madras — particularly the Kodambakkam-Vadapalani-Saligramam belt — were emerging as the heart of the city’s...
Triple test, adrift: on the ruling on definition of ‘industry’
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors23 Aug 2026
On August 20, a nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment on the correctness of the ruling in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board vs A. Rajappa (BWSSB) (1978).
The return of profanation as a new political language
The Hinduby M H Ilias23 Aug 2026
In his work Profanations, Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben observes how the act of profanation applies to the game of chess and children playing with household items as toys.
Ship sinks off Odisha; two rescued as Navy, Coast Guard continue search for 22 crew members
The Hinduby Satyasundar Barik; M Kalyanaraman23 Aug 2026
The fates of 22 crew members aboard a Panama-flagged bulk carrier that sank in the Bay of Bengal off Odisha remained unknown even after 24 hours of intensive search and rescue operations by the...
Cyberabad Security Council marks 20 years of police-industry partnership
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau23 Aug 2026
The Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) marked its 20th anniversary on Sunday, commemorating two decades of collaboration between the Cyberabad Police, industry and the community on...
Maharashtra incentivises tribal participation to tackle high malaria burden in Gadchiroli
The Hinduby Vinaya Deshpande Pandit23 Aug 2026
To control malaria in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra’s worst-affected rural district, the government has started incentivising tribal communities to get tested for the disease and encouraging traditional...
Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest fires
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors23 Aug 2026
Indonesianpolice on Sunday (August 23, 2026) arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the recent forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country...
BJP is wasting time over unnecessary issues, says Laxman Savadi
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau23 Aug 2026
BJP leaders are deliberately disrupting the Assembly proceedings and wasting precious time and public resources over unnecessary issues, Minister Laxman Savadi said in Vijayapura on Sunday.
Iran says new sanctions threatened by ‘desperate’ U.S. will fail
The Hinduby Reuters23 Aug 2026
Iran’sForeign Minister dismissed the threat of new U.S. sanctions as a sign of desperation on Sunday (August 23, 2026) and said the expected new measures would fail to defeat Tehran. U.S.
Madurai Corporation outlines strategic overhaul to tackle waste management issues
The Hinduby B Tilak Chandar23 Aug 2026
Madurai has waste management issues to address, and a robust mechanism is needed to deal with the problem.
BJP chief holds strategy meet for next round of Assembly polls
The Hinduby PTI23 Aug 2026
BJP president Nitin Nabin on Sunday (August 23, 2026) held a meeting with the party’s office-bearers to discuss a range of organisational matters, especially the strategy for high-stakes Assembly...
Rajamahendravaram’s ode to history in art and sculpture
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau23 Aug 2026
Rajamahendravaram has finally welcomed a new art gallery – more than a century after the historic Rajahmundry Chitra Kalashala was inaugurated in 1923, aimed at grooming young artists.