Joshi to steer Prasar Bharati in digital transition phase | India News

Prasoon Joshi appointed Chairman of Prasar Bharati. The celebrated lyricist and writer will now lead India’s public broadcasting system, including Doordarshan and All India Radio. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday appointed noted lyricist and communications expert Prasoon Joshi as chairman of Prasar Bharati, filling a key vacancy at the public broadcaster that has been…

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West Bengal assembly election 2026: Mamata under pressure, BJP on the rise, SIR in focus – explained in 10 charts | India News

Suvendu Adhikari; Mamata Banerjee Bengal breathes politics. Take a walk through the streets of Howrah, Kolkata or any town in the state and you will find tea stalls where kakus (uncles) argue over ideology, leaders and the future, as if each conversation carries the weight of history. This is not new. From the era of…

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Roots and Rupture: Trump withdraws forces from land of his forebears after clash with Merz

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) TOI correspondent from Washington: In a move steeped in geopolitical tension and personal irony, US President Donald Trump, whose grandfather emigrated from Germany, giving him one of the closest generational ties to the country of any modern American leader, has ordered the withdrawal of roughly 5,000 American troops from…

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Karnataka assembly disqualifies Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni after conviction in BJP leader murder case | India News

NEW DELHI: Karnataka legislative assembly on Saturday disqualified Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni following his conviction by a Bengaluru sessions court in a criminal case. Kulkarni was issued an official notification by the assembly after he was convicted in the murder case of BJP leader Yogeshgouda Goudar. He is currently in prison serving life imprisonment in…

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West Bengal assembly results 2026: Mamata, Adhikari among heavyweights to watch out for | India News

NEW DELHI: West Bengal’s 2026 assembly election is unfolding as a tightly contested battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with exit polls suggesting a sharply divided mandate. While several projections give the BJP an edge, others point to a neck-and-neck race, underlining the uncertainty surrounding the outcome. Chief…

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