Stalin wants to ‘clean out competition’ to make Udhyanidhi CM: TVK leader Adhav Arjuna
Chennai: TVK leader Adhav Arjuna claimed on Sunday that the DMK alliance is no longer “natural” but is instead maintained through “pressure and financial influence to clean out competition” and make way for Udhayanidhi Stalin to hold high office. He also accused DMK chief M K Stalin of abandoning the principles of social justice in…
Amit Shah holds huge roadshow in Kerala’s Beypore
Kozhikode (Kerala): Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a huge roadshow in Beypore assembly constituency where thousands of people turned up to greet the BJP leader on the campaign trail for the NDA ahead of the April 9 elections in the state. Shah, who arrived at the Calicut airport here on Saturday evening, held…
BJP will not project CM face in Bengal, will seek votes in Modi’s name: Samik
Kolkata: Amid speculations on the BJP’s chief ministerial face in the West Bengal assembly polls, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said the party had not taken any decision on the matter and would instead seek votes in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his “development agenda”. Bhattacharya said the BJP did not distinguish…
PM’s push for increasing seats of LS, assemblies nothing but ‘Weapon of Mass Distraction’: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the proposal to increase Lok Sabha seats, saying he is “bulldozing” the move that will work more to the benefit of larger and populous states and is nothing but a “Weapon of Mass Distraction (WMD)”. The opposition party also…
Hyderabad Cricket’s Kumbhakarna Culture: Awake for Privileges, Asleep on Accountability
By Vinay Rao Every IPL season brings with it packed stands, roaring crowds, and high-decibel excitement. But alongside the spectacle on the field, there is a far more predictable phenomenon off it—an annual awakening within sections of Hyderabad’s cricketing ecosystem that insiders now describe, with pointed irony, as the “Kumbhakarna Culture.” A system that remains…
“Main Ghayal Hoon, Toh Ghatak Hoon”: AAP’s Loyalty Test Exposes Its Hollow Core
The self-proclaimed “anarchist” outfit, the Aam Aadmi Party, seems poised to lose yet another member—this time, not a dissenter on the fringes, but one of its most articulate and visible young faces in Parliament, Raghav Chadha. His defiance, summed up in the punchy line “Main ghayal hoon, toh ghatak hoon,” is not just personal bravado—it…
Artemis II: US inches towards “Boots on the Moon.”
Dr. R K Chadha The time was 14:56 (UTC) on 20 July 1969 when the first human, US astronaut Neil Armstrong, stepped onto the Moon’s surface and uttered the famous phrase, That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. He was joined by Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, and both of them…
Deshpande’s brilliant final act ensures thrilling win for Rajasthan Royals over Gujarat Titans
Ahmedabad: Tushar Deshpande bowled a magnificent final over by landing six consecutive deliveries on either blockhole or wide yorker length in an exhibition of high-class bowling as Rajasthan Royals edged out Gujarat Titans by six runs in an IPL humdinger here on Saturday. This was the Royals’ second successive win in the tournament while the…
BJP releases 5th list for Bengal polls; veteran, ex-Union minister’s kin get tickets
New Delhi/Kolkata: The BJP on Saturday announced its fifth list of five candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections. According to the list, Saurav Sikdar will contest from Dum Dum Uttar, Taraknath Chatterjee (Krishnanagar Uttar), Anupam Biswas (Kalyani), Anindya Raju Banerjee (Madhyamgram), and Rudraprasad Banerjee from Uluberia Purba. Saurav Sikdar is the nephew of senior…
345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi: A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals. The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials…
