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AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) National President Chandra Shekhar Azad during a press conference to announce the formation of the 'Samajik Parivartan Morcha' to jointly contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, in Lucknow, on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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Owaisi names Azad as U.P. CM face of 'Samajik Parivartan Morcha'

Chandrashekhar Azad said, “If SP, Congress or any other party wants to join us to stop BJP from coming to power, we are open to it”
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Six researchers win Infosys Science Foundation prizes for 2026

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Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng says she has been stopped from coming to Hyderabad for Bharat Summit

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Two missing policemen found dead in Kishtwar

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Noel Tata retires as Tata Investment chaiperson; Bahram Vakil takes over

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Rida Wanbha Nongbri,Yukesh Saravanan
‘Stronger water governance and prudent consumption are essential for successful investments and industrial sustenance’
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Bengaluru, the banyan tree that never stops growing

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Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, during The Bengaluru Debates: Can the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act Deliver for Bengaluru? event in Bengaluru.
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How the algorithm is being targeted

Raviesha Pradeep
On October 10, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wrote to Meta asking it to review its “recommendation and content ranking mechanisms” so that they do not cause “disproportionate exposure of users to a single or limited set of narratives”.
Comment

Reset tax on transfer of property

R. Srinivasan,S. Raja Sethu Durai
Economic wisdom often says that a higher tax rate yields the same revenue as a lower one, as a higher rate encourages tax evasion, while a lower tax rate encourages tax compliance.
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Turning battery waste into strategic mineral wealth

Shyamasis Das
‘India should not wait for millions of retired EV batteries to accumulate before deciding what to do with them’.
Comment

Biodiversity over boarding gates, Tamil Nadu chooses its Ramsar sites

Pulikesi C.R.
‘The Vedanthangal and Karikili bird sanctuaries, now also recognised as Ramsar sites of international importance, are used by migratory birds along the Central Asian Flyway which is a major global migratory route for numerous bird species’

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Military-linked Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite US blacklist, records show

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Alice Huang, who reportedly had affair with Nvidia CEO, is Chinese banker turned tech exec

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Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, during The Bengaluru Debates: Can the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act Deliver for Bengaluru? event in Bengaluru.
Comment

Bengaluru, the banyan tree that never stops growing

'When it comes to building Bengaluru, the city must come first. The partnership between the Centre and the State is not just constitutional, it is essential for a city this size,' writes Tejasvi Surya
Tejasvi Surya
On October 10, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) wrote to Meta asking it to review its “recommendation and content ranking mechanisms” so that they do not cause “disproportionate exposure of users to a single or limited set of narratives”.
Comment

How the algorithm is being targeted

Raviesha Pradeep
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
West Bengal

Suvendu-Abhishek feud keeps political temperatures high

Shiv Sahay Singh
Cities across the country reeled under hazardous Air Quality Index (AQI) levels. a day after Deepavali. A scene from Delhi
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A country bogged down by smog

Ramya Kannan
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GCC plans ₹200-crore infrastructure upgrade for Guindy, Ambattur industrial estates

GCC Joint Commissioner (Works) S. Saravanan inspects the Guindy Industrial Estate under the Adyar zone. He reviewed the existing footpaths, roads and stormwater drains, and the proposed improvements on Wednesday.

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CM C. Joseph Vijay virtually launches the experience centre established by Raptee.HV, at the Secretariat in Chennai

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CM Vijay urges TVK MLAs to stay united, prioritise public grievances, avoid controversies

Police personnel stand guard during a consultative meeting commenced by TVK founder and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, with party MLAs, in Mamallapuram on November 11, 2026.

Library book ‘scam’: ₹22 lakh belonging to publisher frozen

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Rahul and Priyanka supporting Sonia Gandhi at Rajiv Gandhi’s funeral in 1991.
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'Sandpapergate' reopened

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 24: Cameron Bancroft of Australia during day 3 of the 3rd Sunfoil Test match between South Africa and Australia at PPC Newlands on March 24, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Sandpapergate and rubbing the wrong way

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You cannot sandpaper the truth selectively or partially

Suresh Menon
Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja.

Sandpapergate recap: Everything you need to know about Usman Khawaja’s new book

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File photo of former England cricketer and match referee Chris Broad.

Chris Broad criticises Lehmann over Sandpapergate, backs Khawaja’s revelations

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With little support from state and society, mothers of children with autism contend with burn out

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The head-worn fitness tracker Temple on the company's website

Indian billionaire, doctors spar over $900 brain blood-flow tracker Temple

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Swabbing public transport to identify urban microbiomes, a city’s microbial signature

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Mani Ratnam’s ‘Inji Vellam,’ starring Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi, gets a release date

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Sport

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Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi begin fast classical campaign with draws at Total Chess Pilot

Praggnanandhaa. File.
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Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja.
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Sandpapergate and rubbing the wrong way

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 24: Cameron Bancroft of Australia during day 3 of the 3rd Sunfoil Test match between South Africa and Australia at PPC Newlands on March 24, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Health

Health

With little support from state and society, mothers of children with autism contend with burn out

Exact numbers for India aren’t mapped yet, but up to 1.8 million to 2 million children in India are thought to have ASD. Image used for representation purposes only
Technology

Indian billionaire, doctors spar over $900 brain blood-flow tracker Temple

The head-worn fitness tracker Temple on the company's website
Health

Swabbing public transport to identify urban microbiomes, a city’s microbial signature

A team of researchers from IIT Madras swabbed 96 samples from 12 stations and trains on Chennai Metro’s Blue and Green Lines in December 2021 and January 2022, targeting four high-touch surfaces: station handrails (bannisters), ticket-vending kiosks, train handrails (rods), and ticket counters. Photograph used for representational purposes only

Science

Science

Six researchers win Infosys Science Foundation prizes for 2026

Riddhipratim Basu, Associate Professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (ICTS-TIFR) in Bengaluru.
Science

Why do firecracker emissions sometimes linger in the air?

Diwali celebrations in New Delhi on November 9, 2026.
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Gravitational-wave astronomy is entering its statistical era

A still image from a simulation of a black-hole binary merger with unequal masses.

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Booker Prize 2026 and a case to take science fiction and fantasy more seriously

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Review | Sonia Gandhi’s Belonging: A memoir of revelation and reticence

Rahul and Priyanka supporting Sonia Gandhi at Rajiv Gandhi’s funeral in 1991.
Books

Prix Pascal: If AI writes your book, are you still a writer?

Entrants have to turn in an unpublished manuscript in French, of 300,000 characters, written with the help of LLMs. 

Education

Children

Movie Review | To those who teach the lessons of life

To those who teach the lessons of life
Education

Bringing children’s fundamental right to Internet into every classroom

One in three schools have no working computer for teaching, and students in Classes 10 and 11 will only get revised NCERT textbooks from 2027-28. File. Photo credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J / The Hindu
Education

Accountability: Why school learning outcomes data must be made widely available

To improve, schools must use assessment results to identify gaps, guide action, and track whether that action leads to better outcomes. File. Photo: SUDHAKARA JAIN / THE HINDU

Food

Food

Navratri special thalis in Visakhapatnam: Festive menus at hotels

Columns

Column | Before the city forgets

The late Bunny Gupta, who co-authored The Calcutta Cook Book; and Starbucks is offering aloo posto burger as part of its Durga Puja campain.
Society

India needs a risk-based approach to food adulteration: Sukhvinder Pal Singh

In 2025, Sukhvinder Pal Singh received the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology’s national Food Safety Award.
The Hindu
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