Newspaper editorials — Friday 25 September, 2026

‘Madras on Stage’, the fourth edition of The Hindu’s ‘Made of Chennai’ archives exhibition showcased the rich cultural heritage of the city

Census authorities should explain the rationale of new entries in the questionnaire India’s first census under the Raj asked 17 questions. The ongoing 16th Census will ask 40. That’s not a bad thing because data...

Nodal testing agency is fast losing legitimacy. UGC-NET’s exam issues were sheer incompetence NTA is becoming a burlesque act. The latest fiasco – three papers of UGC-NET, the qualifying test to teach in colleges, and...

India sits on a conservatively estimated 35,000 tonnes of gold, valued at well over 115% of GDP. We are the only country in the world with this distinction, yet we behave like Kasturi Mrig –...

Assam’s floods are often described as inevitable. From a civil engineer’s perspective, that is an incomplete diagnosis. Brahmaputra and its tributaries will overflow during extreme monsoon events, but flooding becomes a disaster when int…

Bone health is built over a lifetime, and the consequences of poor bone health may become apparent suddenly, often with fragility fractures

Education's purpose is to prepare young people for life. Beyond preparing them for examinations, we need to prepare them for the inevitable failures life brings

The answer is no. AI and fast GPUs can help forecast the rains with better accuracy, and India has what it takes to harness them

We must include it in our calculation of gross domestic product (GDP). Estimates vary, but there is little doubt that gender inequity in the distribution of care work explains the economic and social disempowerment of women.

The insurance regulator's proposals could rein back runaway misselling and turn the sector more customer-friendly. A country that’s sparsely insured should focus on long-term market expansion.

NSE made its debut on BSE, which reflects shifts in institutional investor strategies. The exchange's listing invites scrutiny from analysts and affects capital allocation among financial institutions. Institutions that retained their sh…

16 जून 1949 को संविधान सभा में डॉ. भीमराव आंबेडकर ने चुनाव आयोग की स्वतंत्रता को लेकर एक महत्वपूर्ण आशंका जताई थी।

मेरी उम्र 72 साल है और मुझे नई तकनीकें सीखने में डर लगता है कि कहीं कोई धोखा न हो जाए। यूपीआई, स्मार्टफोन चलाना व वीडियो कॉल करने की शुरुआत करना कैसे सीखूं?

उम्र कोई ऐसी ढलान नहीं है, जहां संभावनाओं के द्वार बंद होने लगें। यह तो अनुभवों की वह पराकाष्ठा है, जहां से नई उड़ान भरी जा सकती है।

अपनी भौगोलिक स्थिति के चलते हूती अमेरिका-ईरान के बीच संभावित शांति प्रयासों को दरकिनार कर युद्ध का रुख मोड़ने की पूरी ताकत रखते हैं।