A sudden spell of rain and hail hit Hyderabad in the late afternoon, providing relief from intense heat. Clear skies gave way abruptly to dense cloud cover, thunder, and gusty winds after 4 p.m....
Chinese government scientists warn that a strong El Niño event this year could drive up global fossil fuel demand by reducing hydropower output through droughts or flooding. The warning comes as energy markets are alrea...
The conflict in Iran has sharply raised oil prices and is driving accelerated uptake of electric vehicles across Asia, as consumers and businesses look to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The trend, already building be...
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy met the state's Governor to seek clearance for the nominations of Kodandaram and Azharuddin as Members of the Legislative Council....
India has invested billions of dollars in urban metro networks, yet ridership remains well below potential. Experts cited by the BBC say the absence of affordable last-mile connectivity options and high fares are the pri...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally supervised ballistic missile tests and expressed satisfaction with the results. He declared the tests proof that years of work by a specialised missile warhead research group ha...
Chinese sculptor Gao Zhen has been detained and is facing trial for artworks created approximately 15 years ago, in a case that rights groups say illustrates a dramatic escalation of censorship in China. Observers warn t...
US federal prosecutors charged Shamim Mafi, a 44-year-old Iranian national and Los Angeles resident, with brokering the sale of Iranian-made drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition to Sudan on beh...
A retired teacher's residence in Tirupattur town was burglarised, prompting the Superintendent of Police Shymala Devi to establish dedicated teams to apprehend the perpetrators....
Tamil Nadu's 2026 assembly elections are generating intense political activity across constituencies and party lines. Delimitation has emerged as a key battleground issue, with BJP's Anurag Thakur claiming southern state...
The Hindu publishes a reflective piece on the concept of Achuta, exploring its spiritual and philosophical significance....
Several airports built across second- and third-tier cities in Uttar Pradesh to boost regional connectivity have suspended operations within weeks of inauguration. The pattern raises serious questions about planning, via...
Belgian political scientist and EU security strategist Sven Biscop, director at the Egmont Royal Institute and professor at Ghent University, discusses Europe's efforts to assert itself as a geopolitical actor. Biscop, a...
Hong Kong's government has postponed the introduction of basketball betting, surprising many given that enabling legislation had recently passed the Legislative Council and the Hong Kong Jockey Club had been actively pre...
After a prolonged period of high temperatures, weather patterns in Maharashtra are expected to shift significantly from April 20. The Chief Maharashtra Minister's Office announced the forecast via social media, signallin...
Iran has indicated it does not plan to attend proposed talks with the United States hosted in Pakistan. Separately, President Donald Trump announced that a U.S. destroyer fired on a large Iranian-flagged cargo ship after...
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced that Prime Minister Netanyahu and he have instructed the IDF to respond with full force — both on the ground and from the air — against any threat to Israeli soldiers in...
A historical retrospective from The Hindu recalls a report from 50 years ago about the experimental use of meteor trails as a medium for radio communication links, an early form of meteor burst communications technology....
A historical retrospective from The Hindu marks the centenary of a mill workers' strike in Bengal, recalling one of the early significant labour actions in the region during India's colonial period....
A People's Manifesto was released in Coimbatore ahead of the Tamil Nadu elections, outlining citizen priorities for the constituency. Separately, the Civic Policy Forum conducted a study of schemes implemented in the Coi...