Kolkata: As dusk settled over Metiabruz in southwest Kolkata on May 9, television screens inside crowded restaurants replayed visuals of Suvendu Adhikari taking oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister, a moment that until recently would have seemed politically unimaginable in a state shaped for decades by anti-BJP sentiment. In many Muslim neighbourhoods across…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister D Sudhakar died in the early hours of Sunday after a prolonged illness, a medical bulletin said. He was 66. The planning and statistics minister breathed his last at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences here. He had been undergoing treatment for a lung infection for the past two months. “Honourable Minister…
Jammu: The 100-day ‘drug-free J-K campaign’ has achieved significant success across the Union Territory, leading to the arrest of 646 persons in 614 FIRs related to drug peddling and seizure of more than 260 kg of narcotic substances, officials said. They added that the campaign also led to the attachment and demolition of properties worth…
MS Shanker The political landscape of Tamil Nadu appears to be entering an entirely new phase. For the first time since 1967, the state has moved beyond the traditional dominance of the two towering Dravidian formations — the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The emergence of Joseph Vijay and…
Jaipur: Leg-spinner Rashid Khan returned to his magical best with a four-wicket haul after his skipper Shubman Gill struck a sublime 84 as Gujarat Titans outclassed Rajasthan Royals by 77 runs to move a step closer to the IPL playoffs, here on Saturday. Gill and Sai Sudharsan (55) stitched a commanding 118-run opening stand as…
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate or lay the foundation stone for development projects worth around Rs 9,500 crore and address a BJP rally here today This marks his first public rally in Telangana following his 2024 re-election and historic BJP victories in the West Bengal and Assam assembly elections this month….
The rot was never limited to 57 clubs. The rot was the system itself. Vinay Rao The debate surrounding the infamous 57 disqualified clubs is once again being reduced to a dangerously simplistic argument. Some want Hyderabad cricket to believe this is merely a procedural issue — a technicality, a calendar dispute over whether the…
Today, Mother’s Day As the world observes the sacred occasion of Mother’s Day, humanity pauses to acknowledge the eternal presence of the mother — the living embodiment of compassion, sacrifice, strength, and unconditional love. She is not merely the nurturer of a family, but the silent life-force that sustains generations, shaping both character and civilisation…
The New York Times headlines screamed, Modi’s Hindu Nationalists Conquer a Bastion of India’s opposition after the historic win of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal last week, ending 15 years of political violence, tyranny, and fear under TMC (Trinamool Congress) rule. The western media like The New York Times, The Washington Post, The…
In recent times, pornography is entering the parliament house, classrooms, kitchens, and bedrooms. As a whole, compulsive sexual behaviors pose many problems in modern civilization. Several instances of lawmakers watching pornography within parliamentary buildings have caused controversy. Notably, UK MP Neil Parish resigned in 2022 after admitting to watching porn in the House of Commons….
