Premium

Unsteady brilliance: Anish Giri has descended from his ratings peak of 2798, but remains one of the world’s best chess players. ‘I have an image of being very solid but my tournaments have been very unstable for many years,’ he says. ‘I need to find my way.’ | Photo credit: Getty Images

I will be really, really surprised if Gukesh doesn’t win the World title: Anish Giri

P.K. Ajith Kumar

In Jharkhand, a jostle for the women vote

Quenching Bengaluru’s ever-growing thirst, from 100 km away

Shreyas H S

Human habitations in Kottayam and Ernakulam: Trapped in the wild

U. Hiran,K S Sudhi

Fierce faith amidst frantic fray of Banni festival at Devaragattu temple in Kurnool district of A.P.

Doubts remain over LAC ‘buffer zones’

Cyclone Dana brings heavy rain to Odisha

Gas leak: Over 40 students from school in north Chennai’s Tiruvottiyur hospitalised

Live

Israel strikes on Iran LIVE: Military targets in Tehran attacked as West Asia crisis escalates

West Asia has been on edge in anticipation of Israeli retaliation for a ballistic-missile barrage carried out by Iran on October 1

The Hindu Bureau

84.8 lakh workers registered under MGNREGS ‘deleted’, finds report

Women work under MGNREGA scheme. Between April and September this year, as per a study released by Lib Tech, a consortium of academics and activists, 84.8 lakh workers registered under the MGNREGS found their names deleted from the programme

Chinese hackers targeted phones used by Trump and Vance: Reports

India, China to undertake ‘coordinated patrolling’

Latest News

READ MORE STORIES

Saturday, October 26

READ OUR EDITORIALS IN

Fair trade: On the 29th COP and India’s carbon market

India must develop a transparent carbon trade policy

Neck and neck: On the U.S. presidential election

Trump and Harris offer U.S. voters vastly different choices

Assembly Elections 2024

Maharashtra

Maharashtra Congress in-charge Ramesh Chennithala and Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole address the media after attending the party’s central election panel meeting in New Delhi on October 25, 2024.

Maharashtra Assembly elections: Final list to be released on October 26, says Congress

Maharashtra Assembly polls: Devendra Fadnavis files papers in Nagpur southwest seat; banks on ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme

NCP Ajit Pawar group releases second list; Sana Malik, Zeeshan Siddique to contest from Mumbai

Congress announces first list of 48 candidates for Maharashtra polls, retains 25 sitting MLAs

NCP(SP) releases first list; Yugendra to take on uncle Ajit Pawar in Baramati

Mahayuti sorts seat adjustment, decides to declare a few names at the last minute to avoid rebel candidates

Jharkhand

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma participates in the nomination procession of the AJSU leader Sudesh Mahto ahead of Assembly polls, in Ranchi, on October 25, 2024.

Congress sells ‘20% ticket’ in every election: Himanta Biswa Sarma

In Jharkhand, a jostle for the women vote

Unity among allies not an option, it is an imperative to save the country: D Raja

NDA known for development, JMM-led alliance for corruption: Chirag Paswan

JMM fields Rajya Sabha member Mahua Maji from BJP stronghold Ranchi

Hemant Soren, wife Kalpana Soren, brother Basant Soren and other candidates file papers

Top Videos

Watch | BRICS Summit: What did the Modi-Xi meeting achieve?

Watch | BRICS Summit: What did the Modi-Xi meeting achieve?

Watch: A ride with Bengaluru’s Kannada-teaching auto driver

Why is Tamil Nadu opposing delimitation? | Focus Tamil Nadu

Cyclone Dana: Lakhs in Odisha, West Bengal brace for cyclonic storm landfall

Watch: Are Indian students benefitting from higher education in the U.K.?

Watch | Can the history of wars in West Asia tell us where oil prices are now headed? | Business Matters

Dulquer Salmaan: A period setting lends scope for more drama

Watch: PM Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping | India says peace, stability on LAC is vital

Watch: Odisha evacuates people as Cyclone Dana heads towards coast

Watch: What does the 2024 State of Climate report say? | Tipping Point

VIEW ALL VIDEOS

Top Picks

S Rani leading the Irular Ensemble

Music Tamil Nadu’s Irular community finds its voice with the Irular Ensemble

Kerala A tribal community takes charge against invasive alien species

Residents of Bagapatia returning home from a cyclone shelter on Friday.

Odisha Cyclone Dana pushes Odisha’s climate-displaced to the brink once more

Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin at a government function in Chennai on Friday.

Tamil Nadu ‘Tamil Thai Vaazhthu’ rendition caught in controversy yet again

A drone mid-flight in Wazirabad on Friday.

Delhi In a first in Capital, govt. conducts pilot study using drones to monitor bad air

Hyderabad Autonomous VTOL aircraft of BluJ Aero takes off with eye on skies

ISRO Chairman and Secretary, Department of Space S. Somanath

Sci-Tech ISRO-DBT ink deal to conduct biotechnology experiments in space station

Image for representation only

Health Regulator finds 49 drug samples not of standard quality

Chennai Chennai Metro Rail’s trial run of driverless train postponed

When set up, Private 5G Box provides network coverage up to 500 meters. It also allows users to make cross network calls.

Business A private 5G network box that can work even in remote locations

The Hindu Opinion

‘The problem of defection has deep roots in Indian politics’

Sharpen the anti-defection law, strengthen democracy

A Nobel in hand, but where AJR’s model falls short

Should chess be an Olympic sport?

On the Draw — October 25, 2024

Reviewing the reviewers

The Gaza war and the Global South’s ‘interventions’

The Hindu Explains

Employees work on Boeing 737 MAX airplanes at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton, Washington on March 27, 2019.

On Boeing 737’s ‘defective’ rudder system | Explained

Murali N. Krishnaswamy

How is the U.S. President elected? | Explained

Priyali Prakash

Why did the Supreme Court uphold the Assam Accords-based Section 6A of Citizenship Act? | Explained

Aaratrika Bhaumik

The crude oil tanker RN Polaris and a bulk carrier sail in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia in 2022.

Why has India been accused of hosting a shadow fleet? | Explained

M. Kalyanaraman

People throng the Visakhapatnam Railway station to get a foothold in the train, on January 17.

On Railways decision to shrink advance booking period

Top News Today

Featured

Sri Lanka’s first female surf club at Arugam Bay breaks gender norms

Meera Srinivasan

SocietyMeera Srinivasan

States Updates

Cities Updates

Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!

Access 10 free stories every month
Save stories to read later
Access to comment on every story
Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products