The Hindu Following the building code

A guide to the most simplified approval norms across India, with Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Haryana leading the list

The Hindu Who is Major Mukund Varadarajan? The real-life hero behind Sivakarthikeyan’s Amaran

Major Mukund Varadarajan, an officer in the Indian Army’s Rajput Regiment, is remembered as a fearless leader who prioritised his team’s safety and well-being.

The Hindu It’s a wrap for Mohanlal - Shobana’s ‘L360’, helmed by Tharun Moorthy

The film will have a script written by KR Sunil and the director Tharun himself

The Hindu The Lab in Goa spotlights cocktails with stories and local culture

Tucked into a new boutique hotel, Amaraanth, The Lab is Goa’s latest cocktail address. Try red amaraanth, a local curry and sarsaparilla in cocktails with meaningful backstories that spotlight the local culture

The Hindu Tractor-load of sand to be made available for ₹1,000 soon: Ponguru Narayana

Municipal Administration Minister distributes social security pensions in Nellore

The Hindu Chennai Metro Rail construction sites face worker shortage

To build the 118.9-km network with three corridors in phase II, thousands of workers from States including Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh have been at work in the city for the last couple of years

The Hindu Jet fuel sees 3.3% hike; commercial LPG rates rise by ₹62

This is the fourth straight monthly hike in commercial LPG prices; Commercial LPG now costs ₹1,754.50 per 19-kg cylinder in Mumbai, ₹1,911.50 in Kolkata and ₹1,964.50 in Chennai

The Hindu ‘The Diplomat’ Season 2 series review: Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell continue to rock this marital/political drama

Ending in an even-more out-there cliff hanger, ‘The Diplomat’ is as ridiculous fun and bingeable as ever

The Hindu Today’s top tech news: China develops AI model for military using Meta’s Llama; ChatGPT to work as search engine; Apple takes 22% value share in India

The Hindu ISRO's analogue space mission kicks off at Ladakh's Leh

The analogue space mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond Earth

The Hindu Mysuru Dasara brings fortune to KSRTC as corporation earns ₹5.90 crore in 10 days

For every kilometre a special bus was operated, it earned ₹61.05. The operating cost of each bus is around ₹43 per kilometre

The Hindu Air quality deteriorates to ‘severe’ category in India’s cleanest city Indore

On the ground, however, Indore has been a model city for waste management. In January, it was ranked as the cleanest city in India for the seventh year in a row

The Hindu Chittoor district hails B.R. Naidu’s appointment as TTD chairman

B.R. Naidu hails from the remote village of Punepalli in Penumuru mandal, falling under Gangadhara Nellore Assembly constituency of Chittoor district

The Hindu Chennai teen beaten to death over a quarrel while bursting crackers

A quarrel erupted over a petty issue and he was beaten by one of his friends, the police said

The Hindu Honor Magic 7 Series with AI features running on Snapdragon 8 Elite launched

Snapdragon and Honor announced the launch of the AI-powered Honor Magic 7 Series