NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over rising inflation, flagging a steep surge in commercial LPG cylinder prices, including a Rs 993 jump in a single day.The Congress leader said he had earlier warned that inflationary pressures would rise after the…
Senior official in the Iranian government dismissed claims by the United States on the health of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and said that he is healthy.Member of the assembly of experts and the deputy for international affairs in the office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi said that such tactics are used…
Palayamkottai Assembly Constituency is an urban seat in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, under Tirunelveli Lok Sabha, recognized for its educational institutions, mission hospitals, and Nellai River proximity supporting a mix of trade, services, and peri-urban farming. Abdul Wahab M of DMK serves as the current MLA as of March 2026, elected in 2021 with 89,117…
WWII bomb found at Plymouth building site. More than 1,200 homes have been evacuated in Plymouth after a Second World War bomb was discovered at a construction site, with authorities preparing to carry out a controlled explosion.A 400-metre exclusion zone has been set up around the site in the Southway area, where the 250kg German…
The Indus River System comprises six major rivers, the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, flowing through the territories of both India and Pakistan. The system sustains drinking water, agriculture and electricity generation across the Indus Basin, supporting hundreds of millions of people on both sides of the border.When British India was partitioned in…
A wooden structure, dated 476,000 years old, was found at Kalambo Falls in Zambia. This discovery has significantly altered our view of early hominin intelligence. Researchers from Aberystwyth University and the University of Liverpool uncovered these logs that fit together, marking the oldest known example of wood used in building. Remarkably, this structure existed over…
Vasudevanallur Assembly Constituency (SC-reserved) is located in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency, encompassing rural agricultural lands growing paddy, sugarcane, and millets near the Western Ghats foothills. Dr T Sadhan Tirumalaikumar (also known as Sathan Tirumalaikumar) of MDMK allied with DMK won the 2021 election with 68,730 votes (39.08% share), defeating…
A China court sentenced a 14-year boy to life imprisonment for rape and murder of his 15-year-old classmate, a case that became a significant mark in juvenile crime.The Qujing Intermediate People’s Court announced its verdict, convicting and sentencing the defendant, who attempted to rape his classmate.According to the court, the incident occurred between the night…
Kadayanallur Assembly Constituency in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, falls under Tenkasi Lok Sabha and serves a diverse rural region blending agriculture and trade near the Western Ghats. C Krishnamurali of AIADMK is the current MLA, elected in 2021 with 88,474 votes (43.08% share), defeating IUML’s K A M Muhammed Abubacker (64,125 votes) by a margin…
A former mayor in Berkshire has been jailed for helping her son hide key evidence during a police investigation into the rape of a 15-year-old girl.Naheed Ejaz, 61, who had recently served as mayor of Bracknell Forest, was sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of perverting the course of justice at Winchester…