We need more mega-science projects, says CERN Director-General
The Hinduby Vinaya Deshpande Pandit·31 Aug 2026
The world needs more mega-science projects, said Director-General of CERN, Mark Thomson, during his visit to Mumbai on Monday (August 31, 2026) for the India premiere of ‘The Peace Particle’, a...
Bihar, Jharkhand sign agreement on sharing Sone River water
The Hinduby Amit Bhelari·31 Aug 2026
Bihar and Jharkhand signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on sharing Sone River water on Monday.
The republic of examinations
The Hinduby Sajitha Bashir·31 Aug 2026
Few institutions shape how citizens experience the modern state more profoundly than its public examinations.
Citing lack of jurisdiction, India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters Treaty ruling
The Hinduby Kallol Bhattacherjee·31 Aug 2026
Hours after the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague said the Indus Waters Treaty remains "fully in force" and called on India to “observe its obligations”, the Ministry of External Affairs...
‘Samudra Manthan' scheme designed to benefit Adani, says Congress
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
Alleging that the Centre’s ₹84,084-crore Samudra Manthan scheme for offshore hydrocarbon exploration was designed to benefit the Adani Group, the Congress on Monday (August 31, 2026) demanded that...
HDFC Bank CEO’s decision to retire causes leadership transition risk: Moody’s
The Hinduby Lalatendu Mishra·31 Aug 2026
HDFC Bank MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan’s decision not to seek re-appointment and to retire in October 2026 introduces a degree of leadership transition risk as the succession was not previously...
TVK and DMK fight it out in the Assembly over ₹10 collected more for a liquor bottle
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
Minister for Prohibition and Excise K. Vignesh said on Monday (August 31, 2026) that the “extra ₹10” collected at Tasmac liquor shops was the result of years of underpaying the shop workers and...
Draft voter lists see over 6 crore deletions so far in SIR third phase
The Hinduby Sreeparna Chakrabarty·31 Aug 2026
As the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls nears its end, more than 6 crore names have been deleted from the voters’ registry as per the draft lists published so...
Railways making arrangements to transport rescued victims of Nepal floods
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
Expressing concern over the devastating floods in Nepal, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday (August 31, 2026) said the Railways is making arrangements for rescued passengers arriving in...
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India eyes sustainable growth as 2W market expands
The Hinduby Lalatendu Mishra·31 Aug 2026
India’s two-wheeler industry’s double-digit growth continues to be supported by evolving mobility needs, premiumisation, export demand and the potential rural recovery, even as it remains sensitive...
Three Kuki villagers killed in Manipur
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
Unidentified gunmen on Monday (August 31, 2026) killed three Kuki villagers, including two women, and injured four others along the same road in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, where four Liangmai...
Key posts at govt. medical institutions across T.N. vacant or held by personnel given additional-charge, say doctors
The Hinduby Serena Josephine M·31 Aug 2026
Several key positions in government medical college hospitals across Tamil Nadu are vacant or are being managed by personnel given additional-charge arrangements.
Keralam government reconstitutes GIDA general council
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
The government has reconstituted the general council of the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA), with Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan as its chairman.
Kozhikode Mayor assures steps to prevent diversion of Central Market funds
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
The Kozhikode Corporation will take steps to ensure that the Central government funds sanctioned for modernising the Central Market in the city are not lost, Mayor O. Sadasivan has said.
Candlelight vigil held in Hyderabad for 21-year-old nurse who was raped and murdered; nurses demand action against private hospital
The Hinduby Siddharth Kumar Singh·31 Aug 2026
Members of the Telangana Nurses Association (TNA) held a candlelight vigil at the Ambedkar Statue on Tank Bund in Hyderabad on Monday (August 31) in solidarity with 21-year-old Sirisha, a private...
Central Railway to opt for vetiver grass plantation to curb soil erosion in ghat sections
The Hinduby Maitri Porecha·31 Aug 2026
To avoid soil erosion and landslips during heavy rains, the Central Railway is planning vetiver grass plantation for uninterrupted train working in the ghat sections.
SUCI(C) stages protest over suspension of social security pensions
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
Members of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) (SUCI-C) staged a protest in Dharwad on Monday demanding the immediate release of social security pensions that they said have been...
PoK’s newly-appointed Prime Minister and the Islamabad factor
The Hinduby Luv Puri·31 Aug 2026
In 2006, while I was staying in Muzaffarabad, a serving young Deputy Commissioner of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir came to visit me one evening.
News Analysis: Kanthapuram’s directive on curbs on women puts CPI(M) ties under strain
The Hinduby Abdul Latheef Naha·31 Aug 2026
A directive by veteran Sunni leader Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar on Muslim women’s participation in public religious celebrations has triggered a political controversy in Keralam and opened...
Tamil Nadu government to implement State-level plan to prevent drug abuse
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
The Tamil Nadu government will formulate a State-level drug abuse prevention action plan, Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment K. Jegadeshwari said in the Assembly on Monday.
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