The Hindu 2 dead and 18 injured in small plane crash in Southern California

The flight-tracking website FlightAware shows a four-seat, single-engine aircraft crashed about a minute after takeoff

The Hindu Morning Digest: Article 370 caused spread of terrorism in Kashmir, says Amit Shah; Rohit Sharma opts to ‘rest’ for Sydney Test, and more

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The Hindu Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of snoopy eavesdropping

The allegations about a snoopy Siri contradicted Apple's long-running commitment to protect the privacy of its customers — a crusade that CEO Tim Cook has often framed as a fight to preserve “a fundamental human right”

The Hindu Bapatla police crack ₹74-lakh cyber fraud case, two persons rom Rajasthan

The police have busted a nationwide network of frauds involving more than ₹10 crore in 43 cases reported from 18 States, says SP Tushar Dudi

The Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay stone for new railway zone, green hydrogen projects in Visakhapatnam on January 8

Modi is also scheduled to address a public meeting at Andhra University engineering college grounds

The Hindu Rohit Sharma opts to ‘rest’ for Sydney Test

“Our captain has shown leadership by opting to rest in this game”, Jasprit Bumrah said

The Hindu Checking crime is the primary goal of govt., A.P. CM tells probationary ASPs and DSPs

Friendly policing is the approach, Naidu says, adding that people committing atrocities against women and children must be dealt with an iron fist

The Hindu At the soft core of a non communicable diseases epidemic, is obesity

Obesity is a chronic, complex disease defined by excessive fat deposits that can impair the health of an individual. Obesity increases the risk of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, bone health, and even reproduction. It also increases the risk of certain cancers and greatly influences quality of living, such as sleeping and moving.

The Hindu Over the counter, under the radar: can paracetamol become fatal?

The Hindu What do the State of Forest Report 2023 findings mean? | Explained

Experts say the report doesn’t specify the quality of forests contributing to increases in forest cover nor provides data on causes of forest degradation

The Hindu Andal’s wake-up call

The Hindu India vs Australia 5th Test: India drop Rohit, win toss and choose to bat

Australia lead the series 2-1 after rebounding from the thrashing in the Perth opener to win the tests in Adelaide and Melbourne, which sandwiched a draw in Brisbane

The Hindu Ind vs Aus 5th Test | India 107/4 at Tea vs Australia; Pant, Jadeja take India past hundred

Australia lead the series 2-1 after rebounding from the thrashing in the Perth opener to win the tests in Adelaide and Melbourne, which sandwiched a draw in Brisbane

The Hindu Books, writers have been guiding light in times of defeat: Pawan Kalyan

Recalling a few writings that stayed with him since his childhood, Mr. Kalyan pointed out how he could relate to the struggles of the protagonist in the Kesava Reddy’s ‘Athadu Adavini Jayinchadu’ and understand the travails of the people in Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay’s ‘Vanavasi’

The Hindu Navy skydivers collide during rehearsal for operational demo

At 5.40 pm, a mid-air collision occurred between two Navy skydivers who were gliding with their parachutes during the operational display rehearsals