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Resource person Punitha Natarajan, handling a Newspaper In Education (NIE) session at Srirangam Boys Higher Secondary School in Tiruchi. File | Photo Credit: ASHOK R ‘The Hindu’ — perhaps the two most vivid words I remember from my childhood. Every morning, an English newspaper arrived at our doorstep, along with an Urdu paper that my…
62 players were declared ineligible for registration or transfer for any tournament during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons | Photo Credit: PTI The BCCI has imposed a two-year ban on Bengal leg-spinner Rohit Yadav for allegedly misrepresenting his age, weeks after he was selected in India’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming series against Australia. Rohit,…
Gloria Steinem, undercover as a Playboy Bunny for her investigative journalism piece “The Bunny’s Tale”. Published – September 04, 2026 05:00 pm IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Source link
Veteran CPI(M) leader late Sitaram Yechury, interacting with The Hindu Group Director N. Ram and noted historian Prof R. Champakalakshmi | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES The role played by the media, whether print, electronic or social, has long been regarded as integral to the polity of a civilised country, particularly in India, where democracy…
An oft-repeated statement in Hyderabad film circles underlines the enthusiasm with which the audience in the Telugu States patronises films across languages. It is widely believed that if a film’s promotional material, director and star cast intrigue movie lovers, they will not hesitate to make a trip to the theatres. At the time of writing…
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Right-wing party Brothers of Italy’s leader Giorgia Meloni. File. | Photo Credit: AP Giorgia Meloni on Friday (September 4, 2026) celebrates her hard-right government becoming the longest-lasting in Italy’s postwar history, with a rally in Bari expected to draw thousands of supporters, while protesters demonstrate nearby. Italy’s first leader will have been in charge of…
An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley after a massive flash flood more than a week ago, as they desperately search for anyone who may still be alive inside the tunnels of devastated hydropower plants. The messaging group was set up by engineers before the wall…
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A regional data-sharing mechanism is urgently needed to manage the escalating risks of glacial outbursts in the Himalayas, says Safi Ahsan Rizvi, an expert risk analyst, former adviser to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer with extensive experience in disaster management and risk reduction. He argues that…
After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and the creation of Telangana, there were fears of a slowdown in investments in Hyderabad. Those fears proved misplaced. File | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The turning point in the development of the city came in the late 1990s, when N. Chandrababu Naidu took over as Chief Minister and…
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Germany’s Alexander Zverev celebrates after winning his second round match against France’s Quentin Halys. | Photo Credit: Reuters Top seed Alexander Zverev was put through the late-night ringer once more before booking his place in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday (September 4, 2026). The German star, who had finished a five-set…
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