Posts of The Hindu

Youth, leaders detained amid protests demanding CEC’s exit - Opposition parties, activists, and student groups hold protests across States seeking Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation; hundreds detained in Delhi; Rahul condemns police action against demonstrators, saying, ‘a lathi can stop a crowd, but not a question’

If Gyanesh Kumar goes, Modi will have to follow suit: Dipke - Despite lack of permission, over 4,000 people turn up at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park seeking CEC’s resignation; personalities like Shabana Azmi and Vishal Dadlani take part in protest; this is just a trailer, full picture at Jantar Mantar, says CJP

Fighting a quiet battle for dignity, belonging - Caught in a relentless cycle of landlessness, insecure housing, precarious livelihoods, and neglect, the Yanadi and Chenchu settlements in Andhra Pradesh remain profoundly marginalised. Despite many government welfare schemes aimed at uplifting these communities, a stark divide persists between their living conditions and the surrounding urban localities, writes P. Sujatha Varma

How Hansi flicked the Raphinha switch - The Barcelona coach has unlocked a turbocharged version of the Brazilian attacker by shifting him from the wing to the centre-forward’s position. Raphinha has exploded in his new role, rising to the top of the LaLiga scoring charts ahead of Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe

A Bumpy Ride - While the Priyadarshini free travel scheme has brought cheers to women passengers, it has dealt a body blow to the private bus sector. Dhinesh Kallungal speaks to stakeholders to understand the crisis in the sector

Youth, leaders detained amid protests demanding CEC’s exit - Opposition parties, activists, and student groups hold protests across States seeking Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation; hundreds detained in Delhi; Rahul condemns police action against demonstrators, saying, ‘a lathi can stop a crowd, but not a question’

‘Syrian officials, Hezbollah held secret talks in Turkiye to de-escalate tension... - Syrian intelligence and Foreign Ministry officials took part in a meeting last month at the invitation of Turkish security agencies, sources say; officials say talks ‘went well’ and made ‘progress on security issues’; both the nations deny such a meeting; Syria was under U.S. pressure to take on Hezbollah

The forgotten villages at the heart of Delhi’s urban history - Delhi’s villages were integral to the city’s history, but colonial surveys, land acquisition and urbanisation transformed their land and communities; as Delhi expands, preserving the heritage and living traditions of Delhi Dehat remains a challenge

India women baulk Chinese pressure to corner glory - The players end a 44-year wait for gold even as they punch their tickets to the 2028 LA Olympics, following a defensive masterclass led by Savita under the post to protect Lalremsiami’s brilliant goal

'Popular' suspect - Luigi Mangione The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, who allegedly shot the CEO of a medical insurance company in the U.S., has found support among many, while it shows the public’s eroding trust in institutions

Russian strikes snarl traffic on Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic - Russian aerial attacks overnight force full or partial closure of three of Kyiv’s six road bridges across the Dnipro river; Ukraine’s Foreign Minister says Kyiv has received separate partial-truce proposals from the U.S., India, Turkiye, and Egypt

I can say that my only student is contesting the World title match - Fresh off his success in the Global Chess League, B. Adhiban talks about working as a coach while still being an active player. Having guided Vaishali to Candidates glory, he previews her chances against champion Ju Wenjun. He also reveals why he thinks Gukesh is the favourite against Sindarov and offers an insight into Ganges Grandmasters’ triumph in the GCL

SP to field third candidate for Rajya Sabha, setting up stage for fight on all s... - Will take route BJP took in 2024 RS poll, says Oppn. party MP referring to ruling party’s move to field extra candidate, force contest; SP backs dynasties, capitalists but seeks PDA votes: Mayawati

Breaking the blister pack - Over the past few months, probe agencies have busted several major drug rackets involving counterfeit and adulterated pharmaceuticals, from cancer treatments and vaccines to antibiotics and psychotropic drugs. Lavpreet Kaur and Ashna Butani trace how fakes move through illicit supply chains and find that while many perpetrators may be caught, there is no system for tracking down victims at the receiving end

Pay the Global South for climate damage: economist - Michael Greenstone says that such payments should be contingent on developing countries adopting carbon pricing; exact parameters of agreements would have to be negotiated, he adds

‘India has no excess capacity, bans forced-labour imports’ - Mr. Goyal’s remarks come even as U.S.T.R levied 10% ‘forced labour’ tariff on India imports and is in the process of investigating country for structural excess capacity, which may result in more tariffs

Obstacle race - The Special Intensive Revision exercise is threatening universal adult franchise

Centre yet to extend SoO pact with Kuki-Zo groups - Suspension of Operations pact to be kept in abeyance till Kuki-Zo groups surrender all weapons, say officials; Meitei, Naga groups have sought its abrogation; Shah set to visit Manipur next week

Rescue act - Preventing ecological degradation is the way to protect wildlife

President, PM hail pilot for role in averting flight crisis - Modi says without fearing for his own life, Captain Smit Machchhar fought valiantly and prevented another 9/11-like attack from happening; Murmu lauds his ‘incredible presence of mind’

What human brain tissue transplanted into mice showed us - A Stanford University experiment called ‘xenocortication’ lets human brain tissue develop inside a living mouse, offering a new way to study the developing human brain and, potentially, how disease develops; it also raises new ethical questions about how far such experiments should go

Bitter pills - The Supreme Court did well to intervene in drug pricing by retailers

UAE probes ‘terrorist’ link to flight incident - Israeli PM credits the Indian flydubai pilot for averting a tragedy after co-pilot stabbed him

Amazon v. Perplexity: who’s in control when an AI agent acts for you? - In India, where e-commerce, automated consumer services, and AI adoption are all expanding rapidly, the legal dispute between Amazon.com and Perplexity AI offers a useful, if also imperfect, template to think about platform governance and intermediary liability

Other than outrage - Restrictions on women cannot be the answer to unsafe public spaces

SIR deletions: elector numbers in 1/3 of Delhi below poll turnout - The number of electors left in the roll — 94.9 lakh — is 97% of the total number of actual voters who turned up to vote in the 2025 elections

India holds off Pakistan in a thriller, enters final - The defending champion lets slip a three-goal lead before Abhishek’s last-minute strike saves the day for the team; Malaysia ousts South Korea to reach the gold-medal contest

SC rules out total ban on firecrackers for Deepavali - Court sees worth in CSIR-NEERI report on new-generation joined green crackers with lower noise, particulate emissions, and solid waste generation; Bench mulls specific time windows for bursting

Season’s end - The IMD is conservative when it comes to projecting rainfall deficit

Trump, Vance ramp up campaigning as Republicans brace for midterm polls - Trump’s trips to Texas and Oklahoma kicks off what the President said will be a 32-day campaign blitz; Vance will be stumping in Florida, putting the party’s highest-ranking officials in areas where GOP candidates once expected to have glide paths to victory but are now facing much tougher races