Kolkata: When West Bengal’s post-SIR electoral rolls are published on Saturday, it will not only update a list of over seven crore voters, but also reflect months of political confrontation, courtroom battles, street protests, and a climate of anxiety that have reshaped the narrative ahead of the high-stakes Assembly polls. The February 28 publication, classifying…
New Delhi: Indian young adults have performed poorly in Mind Health Quotient (MHQ) scores, ranking 60 out of 84 nations featured in an ongoing global mental health study. The study by US-based Sapien Labs — Global Mind Health in 2025 — also revealed that not only did Indian youths in the 18-34 age group score…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said Parliament has the “absolute prerogative” to enact a law and it is not bound by the undertaking which may have been given by the Centre before the court. The observations came from a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which was hearing pleas…
Hyderabad: Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Friday expressed relief over being discharged in the Delhi excise policy case and said the judiciary has cut through the “web of lies” in the case. Kavitha, daughter of BRS president and former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, said she has always maintained that the case was…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said Artificial Intelligence must remain a tool to enhance human creativity and not replace artists, stressing ethical use, protection of intellectual property and fair compensation in the AVGC-XR sector. He also called upon industry leaders to invest in original content, educational institutions to modernise curricula, young creators to…
Chennai: Terming the recently concluded SIR of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu as a model for the country and a great success, CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Friday said parties in the state have suggested holding Assembly polls in a single phase, and a decision on it would be taken after considering all the factors. The…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the industry to come forward with investment and innovation, and exhorted financial institutions to help them with practical solutions and strengthen market confidence. Addressing a post-Budget webinar on ‘Technology, Reforms and Finance for Viksit Bharat’, Modi said when government, industry, and knowledge partners come together, “reforms…
Jaipur: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday took a sortie as co-pilot in Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district. The LCH took off from the Jaisalmer Indian Air Force (IAF) station. Before the sortie, the captain briefed the president. Dressed in an olive green uniform and helmet, she waved from…
Chennai: Three-time AIADMK Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who held top party positions before his expulsion in 2022, on Friday joined the ruling DMK in the presence of its president and Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin. Panneerselvam, a trusted confidant of late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa and popularly known as OPS, joined arch rival DMK,…
The acquittal of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case is being celebrated by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as moral and political vindication. For Kejriwal, who walked out of court with moist eyes and folded hands, the trial court’s judgment is not merely legal relief — it is a…
