Silder one Silder two Silder three Silder four Silder five
Flashback icon

Flashback

The Hindu

Most Read Stories of 2023

Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission | ISRO’s next leap to the Moon
Odisha train tragedy
Consumers and food vendors urged to immediately stop using newspapers for packing, serving and storing food items
Assembly Elections 2023 | Election Commission announces polling dates for five States; only Chhattisgarh to vote in two phases
After U.S., U.K., Australia, Five eyes member New Zealand too criticises India on order expelling Canadian diplomats

2023 was eventful. Millions of you turned to us to make sense of the news. In fact, the time you spent with us is equivalent to watching "Jawan" 📽️ 2.1 million times! We looked through our data, and here are some of the most visited articles of 2023.

Biggest news stories of 2023

Text

18-year-old gang-raped in Manipur after women vigilantes hand her over to armed men

FIR says Meira Paibis women’s group handed her over to four armed men; after a brutal assault, gangrape, murder threats, she arrived at Bishnupur police station but did not trust Meitei police to take her home
VIJAITA SINGH
Text

Many killed in Manipur riots; State government issues shoot-at-sight order

Clashes began in Manipur after a march was taken out by tribes against move to grant ST status to the majority Meitei community; hundreds of houses, churches, temples, vehicles vandalised or set ablaze
RAHUL KARMAKAR
Text

Peace will be restored in Manipur, PM Modi assures Lok Sabha

Government wins the no-confidence motion; Modi asks the Opposition to try again in 2028; many of the problems that had flared up in Manipur had their origin during Congress regimes, he says
NISTULA HEBBAR
Text

Hindenburg Research | With an eye for fraud

The short seller at the centre of the storm over its report on the Adani Group’s corporate practices is a small firm ‘specialising in forensic financial research’
SURESH SESHADRI
Text

‘Mala fide intention to undermine reputation, damage upcoming FPO’: Adani Group responds to Hindenburg report

Hindenburg Research in its report held short positions in Adani Group, accusing the conglomerate of improper extensive use of entities set up in offshore tax havens and expressing concern about high debt levels
THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

Hindenburg welcomes Adani Group’s legal ‘threat’

“We fully stand by our report and believe any legal action taken against us would be meritless,” Hindenburg Research said.
MAHESH LANGA
Text

Article 370 abrogation case | The Hindu’s detailed coverage

How The Hindu covered Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, and the bifurcation of the northern-most State into the two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh, and the Supreme Court's hearing on the matter
THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

The deep import of the Article 370 verdict

What has been discussed less are what the verdict means on the ground for Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh; how the top court sees peace and security, and what it implies for democracy
RADHA KUMAR
Text

Article 370 judgment is a case of constitutional monism

Such a judicial reading in a context that defies monism also affects federalism and constitutional democracy
ZAID DEVA
Text

‘President of Bharat’ on G20 invite triggers row; govt. sources dismiss talk of name change in upcoming Parl. session as ‘rubbish’

The term “President of Bharat” has been used for the first time in an official invite for a banquet hosted by the President for the dignitaries attending the G20 summit, replacing the traditional “President of India”.
THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

G-20 summit 2023 | World leaders take home Kashmiri saffron, Sundarbans honey, and ittar from U.P. as part of gift hamper

G-20 summit was held over two days at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi
THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

G-20 Summit clinches New Delhi Declaration

On the opening day of the event, G-20 forges consensus on the contentious ‘Ukraine paragraphs’; PM Modi stops proceedings to make announcement
SUHASINI HAIDAR
Text

Mitchell Marsh defends picture of resting feet on World Cup trophy, says he would do it again

Mitchell Marsh’s picture with the World Cup trophy, which went viral on social media, didn’t sit well with Indian fans
PTI
Text

ICC World Cup | Aussies reign a sixth time, riding on a Heady ton

Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne stitched a 192 run partnership for the fourth wicket.
K C VIJAYA KUMAR
Text

India look at young guns to take their legacy forward after World Cup heartbreak

Shubhman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jaishwal and hopefully Rishabh Pant will hit the road to the T20 World Cup 2024 and beyond.
PTI
Text

Explained | Why were the Turkey earthquakes so deadly?

Is a rupture between multiple tectonic plates responsible for the widespread devastation? What is a strike-slip fault? What can quake-prone regions learn from Chile and Japan? Has India ever experienced an earthquake of such magnitude?
JACOB KOSHY
Text

Explained | Himachal floods: a man-made disaster?

Why is climate change alone not to blame for unprecedented rain and floods in the State? What are the anthropogenic reasons? Should the development model be relooked? How have changes in the way dams are being built, shift in crop patterns, rush of tourism added to the problem?
TIKENDER SINGH PANWAR
Text

Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing

Power generation hit as floods damage Chungthang dam; 11 bridges washed away; National Highway-10, considered the lifeline of the State, in bad shape; Power Ministry holds meeting to ascertain damage to projects; 26 relief camps set up
THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

Key takeaways from Union Budget 2023-24 in charts

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her fifth Budget speech in Parliament on Wednesday
THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

Decoding Budget 2023

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth straight Budget comes at a time when the economy is slowing and there is a need for increased spending on social sectors as well as ramping up incentives for local manufacturing.
THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

Union Budget 2023-24 | Income tax rebate limit increased to ₹7 lakh; Railways accorded highest-ever capital outlay

THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

Evacuated from war-torn Ukraine, over 1000 Indian MBBS students resume studies in medical university in Uzbekistan

Around 19,000 Indian students were studying in Ukraine when the Russian invasion began in February 2021
PTI
Text

Wagner group mutiny against Russia updates | June 24, 2023

Mercenary group Wagner’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had announced an armed rebellion on June 24 to oust Russian Defence Minister, but called off the mutiny after the intervention of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko
THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

India offers help to end Russia-Ukraine conflict 

“If India has chosen a side — it is the side of peace and it is for an immediate end to violence”, said S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister
KALLOL BHATTACHERJEE
Text

Oscars 2023: Complete list of winners at the 95th Academy Awards

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ won seven out of its eleven nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Directing, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing
THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

Oscars 2023: ‘RRR’ creates history, ‘Naatu Naatu’ wins Best Original Song

The win makes ‘RRR’ the first Indian feature production to win an Oscar
THE HINDU BUREAU
Text

Why It Matters | Oscar win for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’

“I stand here today to speak for the sacred bond between us and our natural world,” Kartiki Gonsalves said.
THE HINDU BUREAU

Our subscribers read these deeper, exclusive stories

Why Nipah virus outbreaks are occurring only in Kerala
An enforced silence cannot solve India’s problems
When Gandhi was denied entry to Bhagavathi Amman temple
Why Tipu Sultan must be killed, again
The plight of a Humanities student

Get a Subscription or Gift a Subscription

Most popular videos

Text

Hyderabad gets India’s first solar roof cycling track

WATCH NOW
Text

Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis and the discovery of ORS

WATCH NOW
Text

Why is this millet eatery in Visakhapatnam so popular?

WATCH NOW

Popular stories from featured sections

Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: All Muslim candidates of BRS and Congress trailing | Data
Data | Why is Pakistan’s economy collapsing? Explained in charts
Are “poor quality” courses in the U.K. impacting Indian students?
Why Indian Railways is increasing AC coaches and reducing Sleeper and Second Class | Data
India may face economic trouble as fertility levels drop
Aadhaar put Japan behind tech curve: Prof. Jun Murai, ‘father of Internet’ in Japan
Why Narayana Murthy is wrong about the 70-hour work week
Canadian firms may actively look for alternative options if tensions persist: global tech analysts
Chennai’s vegetarian chain Vasanta Bhavan goes contemporary with VB World
How Chakkakkoottam, a WhatsApp group-turned-company, is bringing about a jackfruit revolution in Kerala
Not vegan, not Jain, this restaurant serves satvik food
The secret ingredient in Hyderabadi biryani
Nobel Prize 2023 in Physics awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L’Huillier for research on electrons in flashes of light
Possible pathway for Long COVID pathogenesis uncovered
Physicists find the first law of thermodynamics is even more useful than thought
Stray dog population control is dogged by bad science
A late but right call by Kerala Governor
Solar energy is not the best option for India
The IITs are overcommitted, in crisis
No more FDFS: Changing the script of special movie shows in Tamil Nadu
Decathlon forays into electric cycles with the Rockrider E-ST100
Did India’s porn ban reduce traffic to popular adult sites?
Why is India’s Defence Ministry ditching Microsoft Windows for Ubuntu-based Maya OS?
Garena Free Fire’s return to India remains elusive
India is ‘dangerously close’ to Hindu rate of growth, says Raghuram Rajan
Explained | Will consumers now have to pay for transactions made with PPIs via UPI?
Government rebuffs Moody’s Aadhaar views; says a billion Indians trust it
Explained | The funding and demand for MGNREGA
A.R. Rahman’s clarification on his ‘Marakkuma Nenjam’ concert: I’m terribly disturbed and accountable for what happened
A.R. Rahman’s clarification on his ‘Marakkuma Nenjam’ concert: I’m terribly disturbed and accountable for what happened
The evolution of female sexuality in Bollywood over the years
The evolution of female sexuality in Bollywood over the years
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ concert movie review: Enchanting the world, one era at a time
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ concert movie review: Enchanting the world, one era at a time
On a world stage: Inside the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai
On a world stage: Inside the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai

Popular around India

Most read interviews

S. Somanath Chairman - ISRO
Rajnath Singh Defence Minister
Mahua Moitra Former Member of Lok Sabha
M.K. Stalin Chief Minister - Tamil Nadu
Kaushik Basu Former Economic Adviser - Goverment of India
Eric Garcetti US Ambassador to India
Smriti Ravindran Author
Rajeev Bhargava Political Theorist
Soumya Swaminathan Chairperson - MSSRF

New Year, New Stories! 🎉 Here's to fresh adventures in 2024. Happy New Year from The Hindu! ✨