Revisiting Kuwait’s invasion amid war
The Hinduby Ginu Zacharia Oommen; Anu Abraham13 Sept 2026
As the world witnesses yet another war in West Asia, the passage of August revives the haunting memory of Iraqi troops invading Kuwait on August 2, 1990.
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top 73%The evidence gap in dole politics
The Hinduby Sayantan Kundu; Amarendu Nandy13 Sept 2026
In May 1795, English magistrates met at the Pelican Inn in Speenhamland, Berkshire. With food prices rising and the French Revolution unsettling the English establishment, they decided to top up...
730 held for liquor smuggling over 5 months as new excise policy takes shape
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau13 Sept 2026
The Excise Department of the Delhi government on Sunday announced that it arrested 730 people and registered 725 FIRs over the last five months, seizing 2.20 lakh bottles of illegal liquor and 197...
ABVP unveils manifesto for DUSU polls; student housing, women’s safety top priorities
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau13 Sept 2026
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Sunday released its manifesto for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, with student housing among its key focus areas.
Bridge to replace part of Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road on Pallikaranai marshland
The Hinduby Deepa H Ramakrishnan13 Sept 2026
In the near future, there will be a time when a 2-km stretch of Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road from Chennai One to Kamakshi Hospital junction will cease to exist.
Temple tenants urge CM to implement G.O. fixing rents
The Hinduby Deepa H Ramakrishnan13 Sept 2026
Tenants of temple properties have urged Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to intervene and implement the G.O. fixing rents, issued by the previous government for residential properties.
Trump says ‘very negative forces’ raising exaggerated concerns over AI
The Hinduby Reuters13 Sept 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (September 13, 2026) likened critics of artificial intelligence to "very negative forces" bringing up scenarios that will not happen, and said he wanted to...
CPI(M) hits back at WB CM over his comments on party’s Durga Puja bookstalls
The Hinduby Senjuti Sengupta13 Sept 2026
CPI(M) leaders on Sunday (September 13, 2026) hit back at West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari over his criticism of the party’s bookstalls at Durga Puja pandals, saying the stalls carry...
India steps up Africa outreach as Modi holds talks with leaders from the continent
The Hinduby Kallol Bhattacherjee13 Sept 2026
Months after postponing the India-Africa Forum Summit because of the Ebola crisis, New Delhi has started a broad-based dialogue with African countries, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaging...
Russia strikes Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train: Ukraine, Poland
The Hinduby AFP13 Sept 2026
A Russian drone struck a Kyiv-to-Warsaw passenger train near the Polish border on Sunday (September 13, 2026) but caused no casualties, Ukraine and Poland said, as Moscow steps up attacks in the...
IAF’s Surya Kiran team to perform at Meerut airshow
The Hinduby Mayank Kumar13 Sept 2026
The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) is slated to perform its latest formation at the upcoming Meerut airshow on September 19 and 20, 2026.
How to remember grandmothers you barely met
The Hinduby Sudha G Tilak13 Sept 2026
The world seems to be writing paeans to grandmothers these days: their saris and silverware, their recipes and rituals, their wisdom and words, passed down like heirlooms.
Mamata-led Trinamool Congress names candidates for bypolls
The Hinduby Shiv Sahay Singh13 Sept 2026
Ending speculation that former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee may contest the upcoming Assembly bypolls, the Trinamool Congress on Sunday (September...
Pakistan’s westward turn — strategic depth or overstretch
The Hinduby Mohammed Ayoob13 Sept 2026
The defence cooperation agreement signed by Pakistan and Kuwait on August 27, 2026, is the latest manifestation of Pakistan’s rapidly expanding strategic footprint in West Asia.
Nearly 86,000 flee fighting in Yemen: UN
The Hinduby AFP13 Sept 2026
Flaring fighting between government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen has displaced nearly 86,000 people, the United Nations said Sunday, with the number surging by 10,000 from a day...
Ganges Grandmasters beat Alpine Pipers to win maiden GCL title
The Hinduby P K Ajith Kumar13 Sept 2026
Magnus Carlsen erred. Ian Nepomniachtchi capitalised. The Russian could not have timed his win against the Norwegian better.
It was good conversation, we agreed to put past behind us: Pezeshkian on meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
The Hinduby PTI13 Sept 2026
A day after holding a rare meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday (September 13, 2026) described it as a...
S-400 destroyed Pakistani aircraft at 314 km during Operation Sindoor: Defence Ministry report
The Hinduby Saurabh Trivedi13 Sept 2026
An S-400 air-defence unit of the Indian Air Force destroyed a Pakistani special-mission aircraft at a distance of 314 km during Operation Sindoor, marking one of the longest surface-to-air...
There is no such thing as a ‘UN map with borders’: Guterres
The Hinduby Suhasini Haidar; Kallol Bhattacherjee13 Sept 2026
Days after India wrote to the United Nations objecting to “anomalies” in a world map that was used during the passing of the ‘Correct the Map’ resolution at the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary...
Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply
The Hinduby Reuters13 Sept 2026
Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn’t restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders...