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EC reverts to allowing Form 6 submission without attached declaration in non-SIR States

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 19:15
While Form 6 is normally used for new voter registrations, during the SIR process, it was also used for re-enlisting those who had been deleted during the enumeration phase. A separate declaration had been added to the physical form regarding the mapping of self or parents with electoral rolls from the period of the previous SIR
Categories: National News

Ministers Aadhav Arjuna, C.T.R. Nirmal Kumar urge Madras High Court to dismiss DMK’s defamation case

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 19:06
They contend that the political party had not issued prior notices to them as required under Section 80 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Categories: National News

T.N. government proposes memorial for 5 icons on University Union Grounds at Chepet in Chennai, sports teachers object

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 19:03
The State government plans to build the memorial complex for 5 icons on a portion of the University Union Grounds in Chetpet belonging to the University of Madras
Categories: National News

Major fire engulfs Fort Kochi’s historic Koder House

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:56
Major tragedy was averted as guests and staff were evacuated from the building soon after the flames were spotted
Categories: National News

Local Sena (UBT) leader dies in Thane after firing by unidentified assailants

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:48
Purnekar was the Thane 'vibhag pramukh' or division head of the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, a Sena (UBT) leader said
Categories: National News

Surveillance is not the only privacy issue

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:46
Who is responsible, when a protester is identified by a camera, doxxed by anonymous accounts, and then threatened at home? What happens to privacy when an electoral-roll decision determines whether someone can vote? Which safeguard applies when data gathered by the police is held by a private company?
Categories: National News

Food Safety dept. officials direct stall owners to maintain hygiene

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:31
Officials conduct surprise raids at Eat Street, interact with the public and enquire about the quality of food being sold
Categories: National News

R. Veeramani booked for abetting suicide of minor in 2004

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:28
Chennai Police also book third case against the octogenarian businessmen under the POCSO Act
Categories: National News

Protest intensifies against large-scale water extraction from Tejaswini river in Keralam’s Kasaragod

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:20
Protesters say water extraction from the Tejaswini is expected to exceed 30 MLD in March and April. They fear it will worsen water scarcity
Categories: National News

At CWC meet, Rahul says Modi told him: ‘When we go, you will come'

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:10
Leader of Opposition says Congress must resist both inside Parliament and on the streets; asserts CEC Gyanesh Kumar has to resign
Categories: National News

Drug menace dominates BJP’s poll campaign in Punjab as it cuts across caste, religion, age

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:06
The saffron party, which has historically struggled to make inroads in Punjab, is aggressively pushing its campaign around the drug menace issue to get a foothold in the border State.
Categories: National News

Centre moves Supreme Court to stay hearings on Great Nicobar project

Hindu - Tue, 09/29/2026 - 18:02
Centre reiterates in Supreme Court that the petitioner, Meena Gupta, has no locus standi to move court in the matter and the petitions are an abuse of process; Calcutta High Court had rejected this argument in May and paved the way for a final hearing in November
Categories: National News

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