Mumbai: Producer Vipul Shah on Friday said “The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond” does not portray Kerala or its people in a negative light, hours after the Kerala High Court paved the way for the film’s release. A division bench of justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and P V Balakrishnan stayed a single judge’s order that…
Colombo: England rode on Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed’s pyrotechnics to fight back from the brink and register a stunning four-wicket win over New Zealand in their T20 World Cup Super Eights match here on Friday. The result kept Pakistan’s hopes of a semifinal berth alive. In Pallekele on Saturday, Pakistan will need to beat…
New Delhi: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday kick-started a four-day visit to India that is focused on forging ambitious bilateral partnerships across a range of critical sectors such as trade, energy and artificial intelligence. Carney, accompanied by a high-level delegation, landed in Mumbai, where he will interact with top Indian and Canadian corporate…
New Delhi: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Friday flagged challenges posed by fake news and misinformation and emphasised that journalists have a responsibility to uphold the truth and counter misinformation. Addressing the 57th convocation of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) here, the vice president said journalism and mass communication will play a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday came down heavily on the Congress for the shirtless protest by its youth wing members at the AI Impact Summit recently, saying the opposition party can tear as many clothes as it wants, but his government will continue to work for the country’s progress. Addressing the News18…
When a so-called nuclear-armed state declares “open war” on social media, it isn’t projecting strength. It is advertising instability. That is precisely what Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif did when he thundered that it was now “open war” between Pakistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The outburst followed renewed border clashes after Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghan…
First, the disclaimer. The video in circulation is AI-generated – entirely fictional, produced by pixels with a sense of humour. It shows Congress dynast and Leader of the Opposition, Shri Rahul Gandhi ji, seated inside the party war room – known more popularly as the ‘lie factory’. Beside him sits the ever-vigilant Congress spokesperson, Supriya…
The thirst for water in India is not only natural but also policy-oriented. The growing reliance on bottled water in India is not just a story of changing consumer behavior, but also clearly points to deep-seated, multi-layered systemic problems in public water governance. Tap water, once considered a basic right for citizens and a state…
The judiciary is the guardian pillar of India’s democracy, protecting the Constitution and assuring justice to citizens. However, recently, the Supreme Court took a strong stance against the NCERT’s Class 8 Social Science textbook, imposing a complete ban on its printing, distribution, and circulation. The chapter on “The Role of the Judiciary in Our Society”…
The vision of the Veda is not confined to ritual utterance nor limited to ceremonial fire; it descends into the intimate chambers of daily life and elevates every ordinary act into sacred participation in cosmic order. The seers of the Atharva Veda, the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, and the Samaveda did not compose hymns for temples…
