Patna: In view of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the Bihar government constituted a crisis management group to ensure the uninterrupted supply of essential goods and services, safeguard the interests of migrant workers, and coordinate response measures to any potential fallout. According to a statement issued by the state’s Disaster Management Department, the group…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday extended greetings to all members of the TDP on the occasion of its 44th foundation day. The chief minister said the party has always upheld NT Rama Rao’s principle of providing food, shelter and clothing to the poor, adding that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)…
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Saturday published the third supplementary voter list under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for 2026. The poll panel, however, did not provide details on the total number of deletions or inclusions in the third list, which follows the publication of the second supplementary list on Friday night….
Noida: Welcoming the inauguration of the Noida International Airport, several locals on Saturday urged the government to ensure affordable airfare so that the facility benefits not just the affluent but also the economically weaker sections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the airport on Saturday at Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar district….
New Delhi: India on Saturday said it has strongly opposed the contentious China-led Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement for its incorporation into the WTO framework. Incorporation of the IFD agreement risks eroding the functional limits of the WTO and undermining its foundational principles, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in a social media…
MS Shanker The arrival of the Indian Premier League season is supposed to be a celebration of cricket—packed stadiums, electrifying contests, and fans living every ball. Instead, what unfolds behind the scenes is far less glamorous: a scramble for free passes, entitlement politics, and a quiet sidelining of the very people who built the game….
In politics, timing is everything. And in the middle of a global crisis triggered by the ongoing tensions in West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to have timed his move with clinical precision—placing the Opposition on the defensive just weeks before crucial Assembly elections. These five state polls—West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and…
Among public figures, Garikapati appears to be the first high-profile “victim” of the paraabhava dhaati predicted in the panchangam during Ugadi. Few would have imagined that a preacher admired for his blunt, unapologetic style—often seen as a counterweight to the more measured approach of contemporaries like Chaganti—would face such a sweeping and viral backlash. The…
Ms. Tanmai (name changed), a 30-year-old teacher, visited my clinic with complaints of intermittent episodes of a racing heartbeat for the past 2 months. The incidents would occur and resolve spontaneously and last for 5 to 10 minutes each time. She was worried, as her mother had passed away from a heart attack at the…
The escalating US-Israel and Iran war that began on 28 February 2026 is becoming an unpalatable broth as more and more cooks are being sucked into, voluntarily or otherwise, disrupting global peace and economy. This war has dealt a systemic shock that transcended regional borders to impact the entire world through multiple, interconnected channels. While…
