THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ending days of uncertainty, Congress on Thursday released its second list of 37 candidates in Kerala, completing the selection process for all 95 seats the party will contest in the state. In line with the directive from the party high command, no sitting MP has been fielded in the assembly polls.The names featured in…
The 2026 Global Terrorism Index, released Thursday, records sharpest drop in terrorism deaths in years, yet the geopolitical storm clouds gathering over South Asia, the Sahel, and the West suggest the reprieve could be short-livedThe geography of global terrorism has shifted again. In 2025, Pakistan replaced Burkina Faso as the country most affected by terrorism,…
As ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ sent fans flocking to cinemas in large numbers across the country, leading man Ranveer Singh‘s proud mother, Anju Bhavnani, joined in the frenzy. At a time when the film has been shattering records and raising the bar at the box office, Anju showed her support as she attended a screening. Proving…
Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy.The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbours directly into the…
Taylor Frankie Paul, the TikTok influencer and star of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,’ has shared her heartache after abrupt cancellation of her season of ‘The Bachelorette’ just days before its premiere.The decision came on March 19, 2026, following the release of a 2023 video by TMZ showing Paul in a physical altercation with…
PM Modi condemns strikes on Qatar energy infrastructure during talks with Amir Al Thani NEW DELHI: PM Modi spoke to the leaders of Qatar, Oman, Jordan, France and Malaysia to underline the urgent need for de-escalation and return to dialogue and diplomacy. After his talks with Qatar’s Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Modi said…
Top Arab and Muslim Ministers Meet in Riyadh as Iran vs US-Israel War Threatens to Spiral As the Iran vs US–Israel war intensifies and missile strikes ripple across the Gulf, a high-stakes diplomatic gathering in Riyadh has emerged as a defining moment in the region’s response. Foreign ministers from more than a dozen Arab and…
JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON: Israel’s attack on an Iranian gas field on Wednesday was coordinated with the US but is not likely to be repeated, three Israeli officials said, despite President Donald Trump saying he did not know about it in advance. The attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field drew an Iranian aerial assault on energy infrastructure…
Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Ustaad Bhagat Singh’ faces piracy just hours after its March 19, 2026 release, despite legal protection. The action-comedy has garnered mixed reviews, with praise for Kalyan’s screen presence but criticism for its outdated narrative. While some mass moments and humor landed, the film’s overall reception remains divided. The newly released action flick ‘Ustaad…
DUBAI: Iran is considering a proposal to levy transit fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Thursday, a potential bid to monetise Tehran’s newfound grip over the critical waterway through which a fifth of global oil and liquefied gas passes.Since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran…