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PolityThe Hindu|

Mojtaba Khamenei | The cleric with a gun

A wounded man who lost his parents and wife, and was elected the ‘Supreme Leader’ of a nation under attack from the world’s most powerful country and its closest ally, the ayatollah now faces a rare c...

PolityThe Hindu|

Why did the SC allow passive euthanasia? | Explained

What test did the Supreme Court apply in the Harish Rana case to decide if continuing treatment was in his best interest? What nuanced distinction did it provide between active and passive euthanasia?...

PolityThe Hindu|

Congress releases second list of 23 candidates for Assam polls

Congress general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal released the second list of candidates for the 126-member Assembly; the party also left 15 seats for its alliance partners

PolityThe Hindu|

Jeweller arrested in IDFC First Bank fraud case in Haryana; 12th arrest

The case pertains to private lender IDFC First Bank, which had disclosed a ₹590 crore fraud involving certain employees and others at its Chandigarh branch in a set of accounts held by the Haryana gov...

PolityThe Hindu|

‘Pandit’ option for question on opportunists trips up BJP in U.P. days after ‘anti-Brahmin’ claim by opposition

Uttar Pradesh BJP secretary Abhijat Mishra, who belongs to the Brahmin community, has written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, raising objections to the question and seeking action against those res...

PolityThe Hindu|

BJP indulging in horse-trading to win Rajya Sabha election; former CM Naveen Patnaik

All political parties are conducting mock-poll training for their MLAs to ensure that their votes are not rejected

PolityThe Hindu|

Fact check: Are “40 out of 100 children malnourished” in Gujarat?

Data indicates that the statement is true and that several of the worst affected districts are tribal ones, pointing to a higher burden of malnutrition among adivasi communities in the State

PolityThe Hindu|

India well-placed to deal with any situation on crude oil, fuel amid West Asia supply shock: Piyush Goyal

Acknowledging that while the country is facing "stress" on the rupee, Mr. Goyal said there is no reason for anyone to panic as rupee is expected to bounce back in a more gradual fashion, possibly once...

PolityThe Hindu|

ECI to announce Assembly poll dates for four States, one Union Territory today

The poll authority has convened a press conference at 4 p.m. to announce the schedule for Assam, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry

PolityThe Hindu|

Watch: HPV vaccination roll out, climate change, metabolic diseases and more | Health Wrap

In this episode of Health Wrap, senior health journalists Ramya Kannan and Zubeda Hamid discuss the week’s important developments in public health. This episode looks at the rollout of Human papilloma...

PolityThe Hindu|

In frames | War lights a kitchen fire

West Asian conflict has snuffed out a clean cooking fuel in kitchens; facing a crisis, homes and eateries are looking at firewood and biomass to energise their cooking

PolityThe Hindu|

Odisha BJP shifts its MLAs to Paradip ahead of Rajya Sabha polls

The BJP MLAs, including Ministers, boarded two luxury buses to the port town after a crucial meeting with senior party leaders at the BJP state party headquarters on Saturday (March 14, 2026).

PolityThe Hindu|

CM Adityanath tells recruitment boards to avoid making undignified remarks on any community

The controversy comes days after Opposition parties accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of being "anti-Brahmin" following the alleged mistreatment of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati during ...

PolityThe Hindu|

G1 would have completed ribbon-cuttings: Congress's dig at ECI

The Congress frequently uses the term 'G2' to take swipes at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, who are both from Gujarat.

PolityThe Hindu|

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra says BJP workers brought ‘jungle raj’ in West Bengal

Mahua Moitra criticised BJP workers for vandalising and attacking Bengal Minister Shashi Panja’s house, adding that no political party has ever vandalised the house of a Cabinet Minster in the State

PolityThe Hindu|

Two killed, six injured as wall of house collapses in Bihar

According to villagers, the wall of a house where the wedding ceremony was going on suddenly collapsed on them, Obra Police Station SHO Nitish Kumar said.

PolityThe Hindu|

Resign if you can’t maintain law and order: Allahabad HC to SP, DM on Sambhal mosque prayer row

The petition challenged the order that limited the number of people permitted to offer namaz at the mosque. During the hearing, the court observed that if the local administration is unable to maintai...

PolityThe Hindu|

Six persons linked with Pakistan-based smugglers held with arms, 3 kg heroin in Amritsar

Amritsar police also recovered six sophisticated pistols, 60 live cartridges and 3.51 kg heroin from the accused, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said.

PolityIndian Express|

Sonam Wangchuk freed, but Ladakh’s March 16 shutdown will go ahead as planned. Here’s why

PolityIndian Express|

SIT formed to probe attempt on Farooq Abdullah’s life