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Bone of contention: India ceded Katchatheevu (seen in the background) to Sri Lanka in 1974. The barren and uninhabited islet, half-a-mile long and half-a-mile wide, was used for bombing practice by the Royal Air Force. | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, during the recent protests in Rameswaram against the continuing arrest … Read more
London, March 11: In the Commons, replying to questions, Mr. Samuel said that raw cotton, exported from Britain to Russia, during last year, amounted to 4,50,000 centals valued at four million sterling, compared with 99,000 centals, valued at 7,31,000 sterling in 1923. Published – March 12, 2025 03:32 am IST
(This story is part of The Hindu on Books newsletter that comes to you with book reviews, reading recommendations, interviews with authors and more. Subscribe here.) Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. The firebrand Kannada writer, advocate and activist, Banu Mushtaq, whose collection of stories, Heart Lamp (Penguin), translated by Deepa Bhasthi, has been longlisted for … Read more
ICC Chairman Jay Shah greets India’s captain Rohit Sharma during the presentation ceremony of the ICC Champions Trophy after their win against New Zealand at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Is this India’s greatest white ball era and ODI team? The results would … Read more
Madras, March 11: The Chief Minister, Mr. Karunanidhi, said today that he would have to give up parliamentary methods to achieve the objective of State autonomy if the Centre did not change its posture towards the State Government. Making a spirited case for autonomy in the Legislative Council while replying to the budget discussion, Mr. … Read more
(In the weekly Health Matters newsletter, Ramya Kannan writes about getting to good health, and staying there. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox.) There is no shying away from the fact that without eternal vigilance at the turnstile of the infectious diseases pathway into the community, we will be allowing pathogens to traipse right into our midst, … Read more
Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, who has been appointed as AP Government Advisor (Cancer care) speaking to The Hindu in Vijayawada on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: KVS GIRI Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori, who has been appointed as AP Government Advisor (Cancer care) speaking to The Hindu in Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: KVS GIRI There are reports that the incidence of cancer in … Read more
On March 11, videos on the Internet showed nine young men, with their heads shaved, faces hidden, and feet bare, being paraded by the police in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. The men had been accused of creating a ruckus during the celebrations of the Indian cricket team’s victory in the ICC Champions Trophy, and misbehaving with … Read more
Language policy The latest round of an exchange of words in Parliament is nothing but sound and fury that signifies nothing. There are a record number of aspirants from Tamil Nadu signing up to learn Hindi through the Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha. Moreover, the National Education Policy does not mandate that Hindi has to … Read more
(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) When Abu Mohammad al Jolani, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), captured Damascus in December after a lightning military campaign, many thought it would be a new beginning … Read more