The Hindu Delhi, Himachal, Uttarakhand rains LIVE: Over 700 people stranded on Kedarnath route evacuated; rescue operation underway

According to the IMD, intermittent showers are likely in Delhi till August 5

The Hindu ED ‘insiders’ tell me raid being planned, waiting with open arms: Rahul

Using the 'chakravyuh' metaphor as a leitmotif, Mr. Gandhi on July 29 claimed that an atmosphere of fear prevails all around

The Hindu In dark shadow of a powerhouse: tribes who built A.P power project live in darkness

In the 1970s, members of four tribes—Porja (a PVTG), Bagata, Goud and Konda Dora—of Odisha migrated to Andhra Pradesh to work for Lower Sileru Hydro-Electric Project construction. Half a century later, these tribal people, who poured in their blood and sweat for the power project that lights up the State, continue to reel under darkness even as they fight on the back foot, for electricity

The Hindu Caught in the canine conundrum

Death of a toddler in a stray dog attack near Hyderabad last month has brought the focus back on rampant canine attacks in the State resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. With euthanisation ruled out as a solution, preventive measures by the State government are centered around Animal Birth Control strategies. However, poor implementation of the strategies, inadequate solid waste management practices and misplaced empathy are cited as causes for the urban scourge, reports Swathi Vadlamudi

The Hindu BBMP mops up ₹743 crore in four months

This has come by way of one-time settlement scheme and revision of tax demand for undervalued properties

The Hindu Bengaluru’s tech industry: A golden goose or a workhorse?

Bengaluru’s IT sector is lauded for propelling Karnataka’s economy for years now. But the recent proposal to increase the working hours of IT employees in the State to 14 hours a day, though put on the back burner now, has sent ripples across the 20 lakh-strong labour force in the sector, many of whom are already overworked and burned out, reports Shilpa Elizabeth

The Hindu Morning Digest: Rescue operations in Wayanad recover more than 180 bodies; Supreme Court judges call for policy to remove quota for SCs, STs in creamy layer, and more

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The Hindu Health Ministry asks BCCI, SAI to prevent surrogate tobacco, alcohol ads by sportspersons

The Ministry said sportspersons, especially cricketers, are role models for society and it is disheartening to see surrogate ads of tobacco and/or alcohol-related products by cricketers in events like IPL

The Hindu Three Maoists, one sympathiser arrested, INSAS rifle, ammunition seized

An INSAS rifle with 29 live rounds, 12 rounds of .303 rifle, olive green uniforms, an axe and Maoist literature were seized from them.

The Hindu Faculty duplication: Affiliated colleges predict Anna University will issue unique ID Cards to curb practice

Monitoring of attendance of faculty and monthly salary payments through bank accounts linked to Aaadhar cards could provide a solution to the issue, they opined.

The Hindu Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered ’new phase’ after killings of top militant figures

Israel has not claimed responsibility for Haniyeh’s assassination, but comments by Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stopped short of an outright denial.

The Hindu Policemen in Lucknow suspended after mob harasses couple on flooded street

The police have also arrested four people for allegedly misbehaving and assaulting motorcyclists.

The Hindu Controlling gestational diabetes critical to mother, baby’s future

The Hindu Maratha community has ‘exceptional backwardness’: MSCBC tells Bombay High Court

The MSCBC claimed that it carried out a quantitative research study and went through the reports and recommendations presented by the previous committees.

The Hindu ‘Brinda’ web series review: Trisha, Ravindra Vijay sparkle in this taut crime drama

In debut director Surya Manoj Vangala’s Telugu web series ‘Brinda’, Trisha and Ravindra Vijay come up triumphs as the narrative navigates professional and personal stories of resilience