Author Archives: THEHINDU

Elections and campaigns briefing: Caste among 40 questions notified for the second phase of the Census 2027

The government on Friday notified 40 questions, including one about the respondents’ caste, for the [...]

Elections and campaigns briefing: Cockroach Janta Party calls for Manan Mishra’s resignation as CJI slams

Cockroach Janata Party ( CJP ) co-convenor Saurav Das on Friday demanded the resignation of [...]

Crime and policing briefing: Who were Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, Anthony Hines, and Jeremy Williams? 3 men

Three men were executed in Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama on Thursday, August 13, marking the [...]

Film and television briefing: Ajay Devgn rents out Mumbai’s Juhu bungalow for ₹16 lakh a month; to earn

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn and his mother, Veena Devgn, have leased out their 7,802.75 sq [...]

What the latest development means: Aaradhya Bachchan case: Delhi HC asks if Bachchan family name’s reputation

On Thursday, the Delhi High Court raised several key legal questions that it will consider [...]

Tested and assessed: Awarapan 2 Brooding Emraan Hashmi brings back the 2000s with a nostalgic sequel

It’s been 19 years since the first Awarapan , a film that bombed at the [...]

What the latest development means: Supreme Court quashes hate speech case against Rahul Gandhi over Savarkar

The Supreme Court on Friday (August 14, 2026) quashed a hate speech case against Leader [...]

What the latest development means: PM Modi recalls the courage of all those who were impacted by Partition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered the victims of the 1947 Partition on Friday (August 14, [...]

Government and policy briefing: Freeze Lok Sabha strength at 543: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay says in letter to PM

Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi [...]

What the latest development means: Bhutanese king expresses solidarity with Assam flood victims; Himanta

Guwahati, The king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, expressed solidarity with the people of [...]