What to read in The Hindu
16 September 2025
Page 1 (Front Page)
- SC stays ‘arbitrary’ Waqf changes; upholds Act — GS 2: Polity, Judicial Review; Minority rights; Federal institutions
- ‘Aadhaar is part of statute, can be used by voters’ — GS 2: Polity & Governance; Electoral reforms; RP Act Section 23(4)
- PM inaugurates Combined Commanders’ Conference; calls for ‘swift action’ — GS 3: Internal Security; Defence reforms; Jointness/Atmanirbharta
- NH-2 won’t reopen till pact with Meitei people: Kuki-Zo Council — GS 3: Internal Security; Ethnic conflict; Critical infrastructure
- Amid export surge, trade deficit falls by 54% (Aug 2025) — GS 3: Economy; External sector; Trade data
Page 3 (States/National)
- Three missing after heavy rain lashes Hyderabad — GS 3: Disaster Management; Urban flooding; Municipal resilience
- Karnataka to survey sexual minorities with transgender enumerators — GS 2: Social Justice; Vulnerable sections; Policy design & data
- Heavy rain alert for nine Telangana districts — GS 3: Disaster Management; Early warning systems
- BRS seeks disqualification of defected MLAs; responses filed — GS 2: Polity; Tenth Schedule (Anti-defection)
- Quota matrix: BJP warns Karnataka govt. — GS 2: Polity; Reservation policy; SC directives
- T.N. launches ‘Anbu Karangal’ support scheme for orphaned children — GS 2: Welfare schemes; Child protection
Page 4–5 (News/National)
- Prepare for any eventuality, PM tells Defence Ministry at CCC — GS 3: Defence preparedness; Multi-domain warfare; Vision 2047
- SC backs removal of ‘Waqf by user’ recognition; misuse concerns — GS 2: Polity; Property law; Minority Affairs policy
- Opposition welcomes SC interim order on Waqf Act; demands repeal — GS 2: Polity; Parliamentary oversight; Minority rights
- Muslim bodies call decision ‘victory of Constitution’s spirit’ — GS 2: Polity; Civil society; Rights discourse
- Rijiju: SC order affirms reforms intact; digitisation, transparency to continue — GS 2: Governance; Institutional reforms; Waqf administration
- SIT gives clean chit to Vantara animal acquisitions; SC accepts report — GS 3: Environment; Wildlife law; Trade & compliance
- ED conviction rate over 94% in PMLA cases; restitution focus — GS 2/3: Governance; Money laundering; Institutional performance
- Kashmir fruit markets shut over highway closure; parcel train flagged off — GS 3: Economy (horticulture supply chains); Infrastructure; Disaster impact
Page 6–7 (Science/Tech)
- Light pollution stretches bird activity by ~50 minutes; behavioural ecology — GS 3: Environment; Biodiversity; Anthropogenic impacts
- Greece deploys sterile insect technique to combat invasive fruit flies — GS 3: S&T; Biotechnology in agriculture; Biosecurity
Page 8–9 (Editorial/Opinion)
- Divided state (on U.S. polarisation and gun violence) — GS 2: International Relations; Comparative polity; Social tensions
- Field and fraternity (India-Pakistan cricket handshake row) — GS 2: Ethics in public life; Soft diplomacy; Sports & society
- Unlocking innovation with procurement reforms — GS 3: Economy; Public procurement; R&D policy
- Better gender data for economic ambitions (UP’s WEE Index) — GS 1/2/3: Society; Gender budgeting; Data-driven policy
- Court’s nod to mental health as a right (Sukdeb Saha case) — GS 2: Polity & Rights; Public health; Victimology
- Strengthening Kerala’s secular legacy (Sabarimala) — GS 1/2: Culture & Society; Secularism; Temple administration
- SC on anticipatory bail under SC/ST Act — GS 2: Polity; Social justice; Criminal justice
- China’s ‘involution’ in EV sector & policy response — GS 2/3: IR (trade); Economy (industry policy); WTO context
Page 10–11 (Text & Context)
- Social media firms’ passivity during political unrest (Nepal) — GS 2: Governance (IT policy); GS 3: Cybersecurity; Platforms & democracy
Page 14–15 (World)
- Nepal PM Sushila Karki expands Cabinet; orders probe into protest violence — GS 2: IR (neighbourhood); Democratic transitions
- Trump to visit U.K.; defence & tech deals; domestic political headwinds for Starmer — GS 2: IR; India angle via trans-Atlantic policy shifts
- Syria risks fragmentation despite diplomatic moves — GS 2: IR; West Asia geopolitics; Ethnic/religious conflict
- Cluster munitions casualties in Ukraine cross 1,200 — GS 2: IR; International humanitarian law; Arms control