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The Hindu Important to hold onto attacking mindset: Kuldeep

“It’s very important for spinners to hold on to their strengths. Whenever batters put you under pressure, you tend to forget your strength. You look for a safer option to get out of that situation. If you are an attacking spinner, don’t let that go. Because that is your identity and if you are doing that work for the team, taking wickets, there can be nothing better than that. Your mindset should be attacking,” says Kuldeep

The Hindu Tamil Nadu missed out on Central government schemes because DMK saw BJP as an enemy, says G.K. Vasan

This is an election for the safety of the people of Tamil Nadu, especially women. The DMK does not want any development from the Centre because of vote bank politics. It should be a double-engine sarkar; the Central and State governments should work together, says the TMC(M) president

The Hindu White House seeks $1.5 trillion defence budget as Iran war drives costs

Trump requests a ‌10% cut in ‌non-defence and discretionary ‌spending ⁠for the ⁠2027 fiscal year and an ​increase to ‌defence spending by $500 billion, according to ‌a White ​House budget document

The Hindu ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ movie review: All action, little imagination

Frenetic action, bright colours and competent voice work manage to rescue the animated adventure from plumbing the depths of tedium

The Hindu Why offices are starting to look like boutique hotels

As employee experience gains importance, companies borrow hospitality design ideas to reshape the workplace

The Hindu When an unknown 29-year-old took on K. Kamaraj in 1962

Sixty-four years ago, P. Ramamoorthy, now 92, volunteered to fight against the then all-powerful Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in Sattur, though he had nothing personal against him. The election did not generate any surprise. Kamaraj won hands down

The Hindu U.S. experts say American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes

"raise serious concerns about violations of international human rights ​law and international humanitarian law, ‌including potential war crimes" Over 100 international law experts in the U.S. say

The Hindu Yadgir DC issues show-cause notices to two LPG agencies for violating rules

The agencies face charges of selling cylinders at a higher price than that fixed by the government to customers who had not even booked a cylinder, and caused inconvenience to genuine customers

The Hindu Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama: ‘Power is building structures, not visibility’

Ibrahim Mahama on topping the 2025 ArtReview’s Power 100 list, making art with colonial detritus, and travelling to Kochi Muziris Biennale and Venice Biennale

The Hindu Earthquake tremors felt in several parts of north India

At a depth of 150 km, Afghanistan was the epicentre of the earthquake, which also shook Pakistan

The Hindu Priyank Kharge urges X to probe ‘mass reporting, follower stagnation’ of opposition handles

Mr. Kharge currently has 2,26,500 followers. However, sources close to him told The Hindu that the figure has remained more or less stagnant for the last three years

The Hindu Most rank holders are girls

The Hindu Pinarayi Vijayan slams T.K. Govindan, backs P.K. Shyamala in Taliparamba

Mr. Vijayan alleged that Mr. Govindan had shifted his political stance purely out of seat ambitions, terming his move as an act that goes beyond mere breach of trust

The Hindu Iran may be losing the battles, but it might still win the war

The U.S. and Israel appear to be struggling strategically as Iran demonstrates resilience and retaliatory capacity

The Hindu The CPI(M) does not need to launch all leaders as MLAs or for other positions for live, says CPI(M) veteran M.M. Mani

M.M. Mani predicts a resounding third consecutive term for the LDF in the Assembly with over 100 seats

The Hindu Honorary doctorates to politicians raises eyebrows

The two politicians are Congress MLC K. Govindaraj and B.M. Farooq, an industrialist from Mangaluru identified with the Janata Dal (Secular)

The Hindu PNB officers’ union flags large-scale transfers of Scale IV officers, seeks review

The All India Punjab National Bank Officers’ Association said that 1,142 Scale IV officers, nearly one-fourth of its strength, have been given transfer orders, creating huge disruption

The Hindu Iran-Israel war LIVE: White House requests giant $1.5 trillion defence budget amid Iran war

The total year-on-year increase in Pentagon spending would be the largest since World War II, U.S. media reported, although presidential budgets are wish lists that have to be approved by Congress, rather than binding orders.

The Hindu Kerala’s development decade

Despite a structurally discriminatory federal fiscal architecture, it is a journey marked by unprecedented human development gains and economic growth

The Hindu IPL 2026 GT vs RR | Rathour terms Suryavanshi a very, very special player

Vikram Rathour underlined the importance of the current season in Suryavanshi’s development. “It’s going to be an important season for him, but his mind is in the right space. He’s working really hard.”

The Hindu When welfare met demographic concerns

A new study revisits the parliamentary debates in the 1960s over linking maternity benefits to population control in India

The Hindu MHA replaces ‘most affected’ tag with other LWE categories

Red Corridor shrinks to just two districts in 2026, reflecting a shift in the severity of Left Wing Extremism across affected regions

The Hindu ​Lessons unlearned: on the stampede in Nalanda, Bihar

Steps to manage crowds must be taught to organisers, police personnel

The Hindu Patented drug tariffs: India more or less shielded, says GTRI

U.S. President Trump signed an executive order, announcing the imposition of a 100% ad valorem duty on the import of certain patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients

The Hindu IPL 2026 GT vs RR | Onus on Titans’ top-order as it meets Royals in first home fixture

GT’s bowling, quietly efficient in the defeat to Punjab Kings, now meets a different kind of volatility, led by Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal. RR began its campaign with a thumping eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings.

The Hindu ​Fear of the foreign: on the FCRA amendments

The FCRA amendments are unfair in principle and procedure

The Hindu LDF corrected course after setback, confident of minority support, says RJD State secretary general Varughese George

The decision of senior leaders to step aside was voluntary and aimed at creating space for new candidates, says Varughese George

The Hindu Death toll hits five in Bihar ‘hooch tragedy’, 12 arrested, SHO suspended

State Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav slams the State government, saying the incident once again exposes the failure of the NDA government and its prohibition law.

The Hindu Election petitions must be decided on the basis of material on record: Supreme Court

The order was based on an appeal challenging a February 2025 Punjab and Haryana High Court order on elections to the post of sarpanch of gram panchayat Khalila Majra at Panipat

The Hindu Chennai Poll Canvas: Thousand Lights | The hidden problems behind urban growth

Chennai Poll Canvas is an election special programme from The Hindu, offering a comprehensive constituency roundup from in and around Chennai for the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026.

The Hindu A year after Operation Sindoor tensions, India and Azerbaijan decide to reset ties

MEA Secretary visits Baku for talks; both sides discuss “fight against cross-border terrorism”

The Hindu Iran-Israel war LIVE: White House requests giant $1.5 trillion defence budget amid Iran war

The total year-on-year increase in Pentagon spending would be the largest since World War II, U.S. media reported, although presidential budgets are wish lists that have to be approved by Congress, rather than binding orders.

The Hindu Theorising a third term for LDF, one couplet at a time

CPI (M)’s M.A. Baby says the ‘alternative model’ led by the Left should not be disrupted; he says BJP’s communal politics is the biggest challenge for Kerala and that the Congress is yet to understand the threat of communal fascism

The Hindu Iran-Israel war LIVE: White House requests giant $1.5 trillion defence budget amid Iran war

The total year-on-year increase in Pentagon spending would be the largest since World War II, U.S. media reported, although presidential budgets are wish lists that have to be approved by Congress, rather than binding orders.

The Hindu The hub of export-oriented textile units and bus building facilities set to witness high-stakes electoral battle

On the flip side, Karur district is no different from Tiruppur, Erode,and Coimbatore when it comes to the degradation of environment due to industrialisation and urbanisation; drinking water scarcity has been constant complaint of the people against the successive governments

The Hindu Death toll hits five in Bihar ‘hooch tragedy’, 12 arrested, SHO suspended

State Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav slams the State government, saying the incident once again exposes the failure of the NDA government and its prohibition law.

The Hindu Watch: Hormuz Strait talks | Has India missed the boat on mediation? | Worldview

Amidst the war and continuing strikes between the U.S. and Israel and Iran, Trump signals a stalemate—is there a role for international diplomacy to end the war? Has India missed the opportunity to participate in the Hormuz Strait talks, or does it still have options to engage?

The Hindu Indigenously built stealth frigate INS Taragiri commissioned into Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam

The ceremony, attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, marked the induction of a vessel that represents a generational leap in naval engineering.

The Hindu 102 Assam candidates face criminal cases: ADR

Of these candidates, 11% have declared serious criminal cases in their affidavit

The Hindu Russia promises to increase oil, LNG supplies to India

Russia says ‘particular attention’ paid to cooperation in oil and gas sector; supply of mineral fertilizers to India increased by 40%

The Hindu Congress is politically incompetent and ideologically bankrupt, says D. Raja

The Left Democratic Front government in Kerala has been successful on many fronts and will win a third consecutive term, says the CPI general secretary; accusing the Congress of resorting to ‘slanderous campaigns and allegations’, he says it must criticise the government on the basis of issues

The Hindu Man found dead in Cubbon Park

The Hindu GVMC gears up for major ward restructuring

Fresh delimitation under State government guidelines to redraw ward boundaries, expand representation and strengthen civic administration

The Hindu Minister Payyavula Keshav invites Arvind Limited to set up garment units in Anantapur

The Finance Minister and the firm’s representatives discuss investment prospects and opportunities in Anantapur region

The Hindu VMRDA Commissioner promotes VISTA App at Kailasagiri

YSRCP opposes ₹10 per person charge for visitors arriving by vehicle, seeks rollback

The Hindu Palakkad Division surpasses freight target, achieves record loading of 7.34 million tonnes in 2025-26

On March 31, the Division achieved highest-ever single-day freight loading, moving 50,000 tonnes across 759 wagons

The Hindu Watch: G.K. Vasan: Tamil Nadu missed central schemes as DMK treated BJP as ‘enemy’

GK Vasan, president of the Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar), speaks about the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. He talks about his party’s alliance with the BJP, why the country has rejected the Congress party and that the priority of the State should be safety, especially for women.

The Hindu Watch: BJP releases list of 27 candidates for Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party has announced its candidates for 27 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, featuring key leaders and notable changes in constituency allocations.

The Hindu Congress calls delimitation move ‘dangerous,’ says women’s law amended to grab political mileage in polls

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to meet party colleagues and other Opposition leaders to strategise for the special session, says Jairam Ramesh, adding the move to amend women’s quota law in the middle of elections violates model code

The Hindu Checks intensified in Anantapur to contain drug trafficking

Police team, accompanied by dog squad, conducts checks at bus and railway stations

The Hindu One crew member rescued from downed U.S. fighter jet over Iran: U.S. media reports

Unidentified sources quoted by U.S. media reported that one of the two crew on the plane had already been rescued by U.S. special forces but that the search was ongoing for the second crew member.

The Hindu Cambodian parliament passes landmark cybercrime law after scam centre scrutiny

It lays out punishments of two to five years in prison and fines of up to $125,000 for those convicted of online scams.

The Hindu Watch: Artemis II crew make contact with Earth, describe breathtaking sights

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission made contact with Earth via video on Thursday, sharing extraordinary moments from deep space as they journey toward the Moon.

The Hindu India keeps plastic waste targets intact, but eases path to compliance

New provisions allow companies to carry forward the shortfall in meeting targets and formalise a system of tradable certificates

The Hindu IPL 2026: Mhatre’s fifty carries CSK to 209/5 against PBKS

Mhatre and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (28) added 96 runs for the second wicket, the crux of the CSK innings, after Sanju Samson returned to the hut early.

The Hindu Ukraine says ten killed in ‘massive’ Russian missile and drone attacks

Moscow has been firing aerial broadsides at Ukraine throughout its more than four-year invasion, mostly at night, but in recent weeks it has stepped up daytime attacks.

The Hindu Habitual offender arrested in Nandyal, gold and cash seized

The accused was wanted in multiple offences reported from Nandyal, Bandi Atmakur, Revanur, Sanjamala, Gadivemula, and other parts of Rayalaseema, say police

The Hindu Honorary doctorates to politicians raises eyebrows

The two politicians are Congress MLC K. Govindaraj and B.M. Farooq, an industrialist from Mangaluru identified with the Janata Dal (Secular)

The Hindu One crew member rescued from downed U.S. fighter jet over Iran: U.S. media reports

According to the CBS News, citing two U.S. officials, one crew member ​from ⁠a U.S. ‌fighter jet ‌was rescued.

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