What to read in The Hindu
13 September 2025
Page 1 (Front Page)
- CJI: Firecracker ban shouldn’t be only in Delhi
GS-2: Polity & Governance – Judiciary, Centre–State, Environment Regulation - Sushila Karki sworn in as Nepal’s first woman PM
GS-2: International Relations – Neighbourhood, Women in Politics - ‘Ending India’s Russian oil imports is top priority’ — U.S. Ambassador-designate
GS-2: IR / GS-3: Economy – Energy Diplomacy, Strategic Autonomy - Retail inflation climbs to 2.1% in August after a nine-month decline
GS-3: Economy – Inflation, Monetary Policy
Page 2 (States)
- India–Mauritius ties ‘deeply rooted in spirituality & culture’
GS-2: IR – Diaspora Diplomacy, Cultural Soft Power - Calcutta HC to Centre: disclose detainee push-back locations
GS-2: Polity – Migrants, Liberty, Federal Issues - 20 custodial deaths in Rajasthan in two years
GS-2: Governance / Ethics – Police Reforms, Human Rights - Punjab CM: speedy relief to flood-hit
GS-2/3: Disaster Management – Relief Governance - Assam CM: SIT report on MP links to be discussed
GS-2: Governance – Security, Political Accountability - 7/11 Mumbai blasts accused seeks ₹9 crore compensation
GS-2: Polity – Wrongful Prosecution, Compensation
Page 3 (News)
- SC defers hearing on bail pleas in 2020 Delhi riots case
GS-2: Polity – UAPA, Bail Jurisprudence - Centre to hold meeting on creating more special courts
GS-2: Governance – Judicial Reforms, Speedy Trials - Imphal & Churachandpur decked up for PM’s visit after ethnic conflict
GS-2: Governance – Law & Order, Reconciliation - Do not exempt atomic-mineral mining from consultation: Stalin
GS-3: Environment – EIA, Federal Issues - Hoax bomb-threat emails disrupt Delhi & Bombay HCs
GS-2: Governance – Court Security
Page 4 (News)
- SC asks Centre & EC to reply on regulating political parties
GS-2: Polity – Electoral Reforms, Party Regulation - C.P. Radhakrishnan sworn in as 15th Vice-President
GS-2: Polity – Parliamentary Institutions - 21% legislators have dynastic background: ADR report
GS-2: Polity – Internal Democracy, Representation - ADR co-founder Jagdeep Chhokar passes away
GS-2: Polity – Civil Society & Electoral Reforms - Shooting reels banned in Supreme Court high-security zone
GS-2: Governance – Court Administration - Operation Sindoor a reality check; India–U.S. defence ties steady
GS-3: Security – Defence Preparedness, Indigenisation - 2 Maoists shot dead in Chhattisgarh
GS-3: Internal Security – Left Wing Extremism
Page 5 (News)
- Railways alert after signal failures during infra works
GS-3: Economy / Infrastructure – Transport Safety - V-C told to include sexual-harassment judgment in résumé
GS-2: Governance – Ethics, Accountability - PM pushes for digitising manuscripts; national knowledge database
GS-2/3: Governance & Culture – Digital Public Goods
Page 6 (Editorial Page)
- Doublespeak: India finding Trump administration unreliable
GS-2: IR – India–U.S. ties, Sanctions, Energy - RTI and Privacy: Balancing transparency with privacy rights
GS-2: Polity – RTI Act, Puttaswamy Judgment, Fundamental Rights - Facilitating corruption: Weakening RTI amendments
GS-2: Governance / Ethics – Transparency, Accountability - Scam space: Social media & fraudulent content regulation
GS-3: S&T / Internal Security – Cybercrime, Digital Regulation - Property rights, tribals and gender parity gap
GS-1: Society – Gender & Tribal Rights; GS-2: Polity – Succession Laws - In Nepal: Fragile democracy & India’s diplomatic role
GS-2: IR – Neighbourhood Policy, India–Nepal Relations
Page 7 (Ground Zero)
- India’s grain bowl, after the deluge (Punjab floods)
GS-3: Disaster Management / Agriculture – Floods & Food Security
Page 12 (World)
- NATO on edge: Russia, Belarus begin joint military drills
GS-2: IR – European Security, NATO–Russia Conflict