Trump says his super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked backlash for glorifying him
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·8d ago
President Donald Trump said Monday (October 5, 2026) that he will stop using taxpayer funds for television advertisements glorifying himself that sparked a major backlash, and instead tap his super...
DVAC launches probe into the alleged sand mining scam during the DMK government
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·8d ago
The ED said in a report that the survey revealed mining beyond permissible limits. The value of the illegally mined sand was quantified at ₹4,730 crore, which the investigators alleged was the...
The Hindu Morning Digest: October 6, 2026
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·8d ago
Voting in high-stakes bypoll in three States, one U.T. today Voting will take place today (October 6, 2026) for byelections to five Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and...
Saudi-backed Yemeni forces expel the Houthis from several areas around key strait, officials say
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·8d ago
Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said Monday.
Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protests
The Hinduby AFP·8d ago
A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday (October 5, 2026) in the latest round of French high school protests that have erupted into clashes with police, with more than 200 students injured in the...
Students protest Cornell’s response to gang rape complaint
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·8d ago
Cornell students thronged a campus plaza to protest the university's response to allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house, and the school's main administration building was splashed with...
Mayawati reappoints Akash Anand as national convener in BSP
The Hinduby Mayank Kumar·8d ago
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Monday (October 5, 2026) announced the reappointment of Akash Anand as the party’s national convenor, adding that the decision was taken in the...
Shinde meets PM Modi over Maharashtra drought, says Centre assures support for farmers
The Hinduby Yohaan Varghese·8d ago
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday (October 5, 2026) and discussed the drought situation in Maharashtra, with Mr.
Supreme Court quashes Bombay HC order directing Maharashtra FDA to pay ₹5 lakh compensation
The Hinduby Yohaan Varghese·8d ago
The Supreme Court on Monday (October 5, 2026) set aside a Bombay High Court direction ordering the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pay ₹5 lakh compensation to a Pune-based dairy...
First international cargo vessel leaves eastern Assam since 1947
The Hinduby Rahul Karmakar·8d ago
A barge carrying 540 metric tonnes of methanol left the Bogibeel Terminal in Dibrugarh district for Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday (October 5, 2025), marking the first international shipment from...
Kaliningrad: Why Russia’s Baltic exclave is a new flashpoint
The Hinduby Smriti Sudesh·8d ago
On October 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to the West. In a grand hall in Moscow, Mr. Putin sat before an audience of foreign policy experts at the Valdai Discussion Club.
Anguish among party workers as former Trinamool leaders being nominated to Upper House: BJP veteran Tathagata Roy
The Hinduby Shiv Sahay Singh·8d ago
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran and former Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has said that there was considerable anguish among party workers over nomination of former Trinamool Congress leaders...
The looming crisis of world unemployment
The Hinduby Shashi Tharoor·8d ago
A recent World Bank forecast reveals that the global economy stands at the precipice of a silent catastrophe.
America’s new-age military populism takes shape
The Hinduby Vivek Mishra·8d ago
As the second Trump administration nears the midpoint of its term, ‘a rapidly changing America’ appears to be a most apt description.
Good, not good enough: On India and the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·8d ago
Aspiring to host the Olympic Games in 2036, India faced a harsh reality check at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Bird islands: On India’s bustard conservation programme
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·8d ago
This week, at the Desert National Park in Jaisalmer, two male Great Indian Bustards were released into the wild.
Encroachment of land in Mumbai
The Hinduby Santosh Karmarkar·8d ago
The average Mumbaikar’s plight has become like that of the poor peasant in Tagore’s epic poem Dui Bigha Jomi (two bighas of land), in which the poor man says to his zamindar –“O Lord, countless are...
Jamia students link hostel evictions to protests over mess food
The Hinduby Ashna Butani·8d ago
For several women students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), hostel accommodation has become a point of conflict with the university administration, with at least five students receiving eviction...
Chennai Corporation starts imposing fine on owners of abandoned dogs
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·8d ago
Chennai Corporation has started identifying the owners of abandoned pets in the city. The drive to rescue abandoned dogs will be intensified in all the 15 zones of the city ahead of the onset of...
Chennai Corporation completes 57 works under Thiruppugazh Committee recommendations, spends ₹307.51 crore | Why is report still not public?
The Hinduby R Aishwaryaa·8d ago
The Thiruppugazh Committee report on Chennai’s flood risks largely remains unavailable in the public domain, despite the the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) completing 57 of the 63...
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