NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday tore into Gujarat BJP chief Jagdish Vishwakarma over his alleged “pallu” remark targeting Congress MP Geniben Thakor during local body poll results in the state.Taking to X, Rahul accused the BJP of hiding behind a “mask of Nari Vandana” and described the…
What are the most valuable assets for a country — gold, silver, currency? In Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, the answer looks far less conventional. Here, vast climate-controlled warehouses store one of the region’s most unusual forms of wealth: hundreds of thousands of wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, slowly ageing and quietly getting more valuable over timeTo…
Puducherry’s 2026 Assembly elections have turned into a closely watched contest, with a record voter turnout of 89.83 per cent, several razor-thin contests, and the entry of new political players adding unpredictability. Counting is set for May 4 for all 30 seats. The main contest is between the ruling AINRC-BJP-led NDA and the Congress-DMK alliance,…
Assam voted across all 126 constituencies on April 9, recording a turnout of over 85%, one of the highest in recent years. The higher participation was seen in both rural and urban areas, indicating widespread voter turnout across the state.The BJP, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is seeking a third consecutive term. The…
NEW DELHI: A trip meant to celebrate a housewarming function turned into a devastating tragedy for a Delhi family after three of its members died in a cruise boat accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur. A video of one of the deceased has surfaced in which the woman made a video call to her brother, showing…
Once listed in intelligence files as a Maoist stronghold, Chukka Tola village in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district has undergone a remarkable transformation—one that did not come through force, but through foresight. Previously embedded within the support network of CPI (Maoist) leadership, including the high-profile Milind Teltumbde, the village now stands at the centre of an…
Israel has supplied the United Arab Emirates with an advanced laser-based air defence system, known as ‘Iron Beam’, as tensions escalate amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict. The system, designed to vapourise short-range rockets and drones, marks a major step in defence cooperation between the two countries and signals a deepening strategic partnership in West Asia.According…
Kerala’s 2026 Assembly election is shaping into a closely contested multi-cornered political battle across all 140 seats, with the LDF aiming for a rare third consecutive term, the UDF banking on anti-incumbency sentiment and the NDA attempting to expand its presence in select constituencies, with results to be declared on May 4.While the statewide narrative…
A woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her sister at a north London flat before taking a valuable watch, the BBC reports.Nancy Pexton, 70, was found guilty of murdering her sister, film director Jennifer Abbott Dauward, at the victim’s home in Camden in June last year. She must serve a minimum…
The political map of India today looks decisive – almost settled. Large parts of the country are under the rule of the BJP or its alliance partners. As of May 2026, the BJP-led NDA is in power in 21 out of 31 states and Union Territories – numbers that point to sheer dominance of the…