Class 1 student bitten by snake inside Kolkata school; second incident in one week
The Hinduby Shrabana Chatterjee·25 Aug 2026
A class 1 student was bitten by a snake inside a Kolkata school on Monday (August 24). This is the second such incident of snakes biting students inside school premises in the city within a week.
Delhi High Court cautions against use of personality rights to snuff out caricature, parody
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·25 Aug 2026
The Delhi High Court has warned that personality rights cannot be invoked so broadly as to stifle caricature, satire or parody, particularly when such expression does not involve commercial...
Mobile phones prohibited on Srirangam temple premises from Sept 1
The Hinduby R Rajaram·25 Aug 2026
Devotees visiting the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy temple will not be able to carry their mobile phones into the premises with effect from September 1.
Keralites’ to-do list during Onam now features leisure travel too
The Hinduby M P Praveen·25 Aug 2026
Preetha Cheerambathel, 56, wore the look of quiet contentment that comes from fulfilling a long-cherished wish as she stepped out after partaking in the famed Vallasadya — the grand ritual feast...
Why has Maharashtra drafted a law to rein in coaching centres?
The Hinduby Snehal Mutha·25 Aug 2026
Maharashtra has released a draft law — the Maharashtra Private Coaching Centres (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2026 — intending to rein in coaching centres in the State, which drew attention...
U.S. state probes OpenAI over rogue AI hack
The Hinduby AFP·25 Aug 2026
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI faces an investigation by the state of Alabama after the company revealed last month that its models went rogue and hacked an AI platform during testing.
Somalian pirates and their role in war | Explained
The Hinduby Debayan Tewari·25 Aug 2026
The story so far: On August 21, 2026, a Shipping Ministry official said that pirates have hijacked two commercial vessels, with 22 Indian seafarers onboard, off Yemen and Somalia.
Why has Delhi University allowed some colleges to admit students based on Class 12 marks? | Explained
The Hinduby Kabir E R·25 Aug 2026
The story so far: Admissions to undergraduate courses in the University of Delhi have, for the second year in a row, entered a mop-up round, in which some colleges were permitted to admit students...
Remembering Chennai’s Pilot Theatre, once Royapettah’s modern cinema
The Hinduby Athira Elssa Johnson·25 Aug 2026
For many in Royapettah and nearby neighbourhoods, an evening at the movies once meant a trip to Pilot Theatre.
From protest streets to the stage, Mumbai’s Gen Z voices speak out
The Hinduby Yohaan Varghese·25 Aug 2026
On Monday (August 24, 2026), Mumbai saw students, political representatives, performers and social media personalities gather to discuss youth participation in the recent protests and the role of...
Children being treated worse than animals: CJP writes to state governments, seeks data on school infrastructure
The Hinduby PTI·25 Aug 2026
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which has put state government schools at the centre of its ongoing campaign, wrote to all state governments on Monday (August 24, 2026), seeking data on school...
Family issues, stress account for nearly one-third of child missing cases in first five months of this year in Keralam
The Hinduby R K Roshni·25 Aug 2026
As many as 932 children were reported missing between January and May 2026 in Keralam, according to the State’s Women and Child Development department (WCD).
Amid Sri Lanka’s green energy push, communities in Mannar fear environmental fallout
The Hinduby Meera Srinivasan·25 Aug 2026
Mannar For about a decade now, successive governments in Sri Lanka have sought to tap Mannar’s strong winds to power the island’s transition to green energy.
The Hindu Morning Digest: August 25, 2026
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·25 Aug 2026
India-China talks: ‘Structural differences have not disappeared,’ says Chinese strategic affairs scholar Ahead of talks in Beijing on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) between National Security Advisor...
Rewarding Meetings Begin At Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur At KL Midtown
The Hinduby Cuelive·25 Aug 2026
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As Kuala Lumpur continues to welcome major international exhibitions, conventions and corporate events, Hyatt Regency Kuala Lumpur at KL...
ICP DAS-BMP Brings Advanced Medical TPU Portfolio to Medical Manufacturing Asia 2026
The Hinduby Cuelive·25 Aug 2026
HSINCHU , Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ICP DAS-BMP (Biomedical Polymers), a Taiwan-based manufacturer and supplier of medical-grade TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane), will exhibit at Medical...
Stone quarries put Assam semiconductor plant at risk
The Hinduby Rahul Karmakar·25 Aug 2026
Dust-producing stone quarries and crushers in the vicinity could cripple Assam’s semiconductor unit, a signature pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before it can start, an environmental...
U.S. removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list
The Hinduby AFP·25 Aug 2026
The United States on Monday (August 24, 2026) removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions and...
Armed men ambush patrol in South Sudan, kill two UN peacekeepers
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·25 Aug 2026
Armed men ambushed a patrol travelling to a remote area of South Sudan on Monday (August 24, 2026), killing two UN peacekeepers, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan said.
India-China talks: ‘Structural differences have not disappeared,’ says Hu Shisheng
The Hinduby Ananth Krishnan·25 Aug 2026
Ahead of talks in Beijing on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Hu Shisheng, a leading Chinese strategic affairs scholar on...
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