What goes on behind the screen when you pay through UPI? | Explained
The Hinduby Vasudevan Mukunth·1 Sept 2026
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is India’s preeminent digital payments system. In July 2026 alone, it processed 2,366 crore transactions — or around 7,600 transactions per second — in total...
The broken promise of the right to work
The Hinduby Rajendran Narayanan; Vijay Ram S·1 Sept 2026
On August 21, a three-judge Supreme Court Bench led by the Chief Justice of India dismissed a petition and sought a fresh one in a case on minimum wages in rural employment guarantee programmes.
Donald Trump vows to hit Iran ‘hard’ after first exchange of fire in weeks
The Hinduby AFP·1 Sept 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday (August 31, 2026) to hit Iran “hard” after the two foes traded fire for the first time in weeks, as his Treasury secretary vowed to keep up a...
The Hindu Morning Digest: September 01, 2026
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·1 Sept 2026
Lionel Messi announces retirement from international football Lionel Messi said on Monday (August 31, 2026) he is retiring from international football after leading Argentina to a second successive...
U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom project to proceed
The Hinduby AFP·31 Aug 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (August 31, 2026) allowed President Donald Trump to continue construction of his White House ballroom, granting him a major victory against opponents of the...
JNU’s Barak Hostel: Built for northeast students but houses only 12% from the region
The Hinduby Mantasha Ahmed·31 Aug 2026
In 2014, a brutal racial assault on a student from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi triggered many protests and much soul-searching on problems faced by people from the northeast living and studying in...
After Supreme Court judge’s letters, Collegium recommends new Chief Justice for Rajasthan HC
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday (August 31, 2026) recommended Chhattisgarh High Court judge, Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal, for appointment as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.
NCLT's first-ever 5-member Bench to decide on Subhash Chandra repayment plan
The Hinduby PTI·31 Aug 2026
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday (August 31, 2026) formed a five-member Bench to decide on media baron Subhash Chandra's repayment plan in a personal insolvency case involving...
Green-blue infrastructure and heritage: building a resilient and timeless Delhi
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·31 Aug 2026
A city’s greatness is measured as much by what it safeguards as by what it builds. On that count, Delhi has few equals.
Delhi SIR draft roll out; 47.56 lakh names deleted
The Hinduby Suruchi Kumari·31 Aug 2026
The names of 47.56 lakh (32.78%) voters in Delhi were removed from the draft electoral roll published on Monday.
CJP march: police step up security, to look out for participants at July 20 stir
The Hinduby Shrimansi Kaushik; Lavpreet Kaur·31 Aug 2026
The Delhi Police have drawn up a multi-layered security plan involving online monitoring, drone surveillance, call records’ analysis at sensitive locations ahead of the proposed Cockroach Janta...
Govt. school student dies; teacher made her stand in sun, alleges kin
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
A 10-year-old girl student at a government school in east Delhi’s Vinod Nagar died during treatment after suffering a seizure, with her family alleging days later that she had fallen ill after a...
Political demography, the future of democracy
The Hinduby Varghese K George·31 Aug 2026
What is common between Elon Musk, M.K. Stalin, a Catholic bishop in Keralam, N. Chandrababu Naidu, C. Joseph Vijay and Mohan Bhagwat? All of them are asking ‘their’ people to have more children.
AAP stages protest over alleged bicycle procurement scam
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday staged a protest near the Delhi Secretariat, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of an alleged bicycle procurement scam worth ₹40 crore.
The Baltic Way — Gandhi’s imprint on Baltic freedom
The Hinduby K B Usha·31 Aug 2026
August 23, 2026, marked the 37th anniversary of the Baltic Way, the historic 1989 human chain that became a watershed moment in the Gandhian-inspired Singing Revolution in Lithuania, Latvia, and...
Pinarayi accuses Taliparamba MLA of ‘betrayal’
The Hinduby PTI·31 Aug 2026
Leader of the Opposition in the Keralam Assembly Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday (Augut 31, 2026) accused former leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and Independent MLA T.K.
Step up regulation: On AYUSH medical education
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·31 Aug 2026
Non-government institutions accounted for 86% of Ayurveda and 85% of homoeopathy colleges in 2024, according to government data, showing that the private sector is leading the AYUSH medical...
Deadly span: On vulture safety in India, threat of electrocution
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·31 Aug 2026
Whereas for many decades the chief concern about vulture safety was centered on chemical threats, the threat of electrocution posed by India’s expanding power infrastructure may supersede it.
Engineering, as a career prospect, losing its sheen in Tamil Nadu, say experts
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·31 Aug 2026
Is engineering as a career prospect losing its appeal among students in Tamil Nadu? It could well be the case when compared to last year, if the trends of student intake this year are to be...
Sumadhura Group makes Chennai debut with ₹400-crore logistics park
The Hinduby Sangeetha Kandavel·31 Aug 2026
Real estate firm Sumadhura Group has entered the Chennai market with a Grade A built to suit Industrial & Logistics Park in Red Hills, North Chennai, along the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road (CPRR).
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