India stands at a pivotal crossroads in its journey in space. The era of state-led exploration has given way to the “Second Space Age”—a competitive frontier defined by commercial interests, private enterprise, and new geopolitical ambitions. This collection of articles from The Hindu provides an essential record of how a nation, once celebrated for its…
Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) has announced a special promotional offer to boost voter participation ahead of the elections on April 9. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) has announced a special promotional offer to boost voter participation ahead of the elections on April 9. Voters will be eligible…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed profound gratitude to the President Droupadi Murmu for her approval of Amaravati as Andhra Pradesh capital | Photo Credit: PTI In a landmark development for Andhra Pradesh, the long-pending dream of establishing Amaravati as the State’s capital received a decisive boost after Droupadi Murmu gave her assent…
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. File | Photo Credit: ANI Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday (April 6, 2026) said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not merely a political party but a platform to serve the nation with a “nation first” approach, while the party’s state leadership launched a sharp attack on Congress…
Before and after: Poster of a Bodoland People’s Front candidate in the Gossaigaon Assembly seat, which borders West Bengal. Photo: Special Arrangement A picture, as an adage goes, is worth a thousand words. In poll-bound Assam, an erased picture is said to be worth a thousand sentences. Soon after its seat-sharing deal with the Bharatiya…
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that the United States and Iran are at a “critical point” in negotiating a potential ceasefire agreement, but the chances of reaching a deal by a Trump-imposed deadline on Tuesday evening appeared uncertain. In a lengthy news briefing at the White House, the president echoed an expletive-laden Easter Sunday warning to…
The Kochi City Cyber Police have arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly revealing the identity of a rape survivor on social media. Jinu K. Koshy, alias Jinu Kunjumon, of Mannoor near Kottarakkara, was arrested for posting content on YouTube and Facebook that led to the identification of the survivor in a case registered at the…
Billionaire hedge fund founder turned environmental warrior Tom Steyer, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, is facing mounting questions about how he earned his wealth — notably investments in private prisons that are now being used to house undocumented immigrants facing deportation. Some of the most vicious political attacks come from his Democratic rivals…
The accused police personnel in Sattankulam custodial deaths case being produced before the First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai on April 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy All the nine police personnel convicted in the 2020 Sattankulam custodial deaths case, in which trader P. Jayaraj (58) and his son J. Benicks (31)…
MEXICO CITY — The goal, say Mexican authorities, was to bring clarity to one of the nation’s most explosive questions: What happened to the more than 130,000 people officially listed as “disappeared”? Their faces are pasted on walls and lampposts across Mexico, and demonstrators regularly hoist banners demanding the return of loved ones whose names are memorialized…