What to read in The Hindu newspaper
5 December 2025
| Section | Headline / Topic | Page | GS Paper & UPSC Theme Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Page | SC tells States to replace distressed BLOs for SIR | 1 | GS-2: Governance – Electoral Management, BLOs’ role, SIR verification; Issues of accountability & administrative reforms |
| Editorials | New Delhi’s relative isolation, India’s tryst with terror | 8 | GS-3: Internal Security – Terrorism, Counter-terror policy, Geopolitics impacting security |
| Cyber crackdown | 8 | GS-3: Cybersecurity, Digital Governance, Regulating online platforms | |
| Freeze and thaw | 8 | GS-2: International Relations – Changing geopolitical alignments, diplomacy cycles | |
| News | PM welcomes Putin; India–Russia partnership highlighted | 12 | GS-2: IR – India–Russia relations, Strategic cooperation, Defence partnership |
| U.S. deported 3,258 Indians in 2025, highest since 2009 | 13 | GS-2: Diaspora Issues, Migration, India–US relations, Consular matters | |
| Parliament approves Bill to levy excise duty on tobacco | 13 | GS-3: Economy – Taxation, Public Revenue, Sin taxes, Tobacco regulation | |
| Postal department considers UPI-like unique address labels | 14 | GS-2: Governance – Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Administrative reforms, Efficiency in service delivery |