Kozhikode : Near-en bloc consolidation of Muslim and Christian votes along with widespread anti-incumbency sentiments emerged as a decisive force behind UDF’s victory, reshaping Kerala’s political landscape and delivering a crippling setback to LDF.The verdict marks a dramatic return of minority communities — long the social backbone of the UDF since its formation in the…
Cockroach Janta Party protest (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday posted a video highlighting key moments from Saturday’s protest at Jantar Mantar, where hundreds of students, young professionals and supporters gathered to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment processes.The party, describing the…
New Delhi: Congress is set to go unrepresented from Gujarat in Rajya Sabha for the first time as Election Commission announced polls for 24 seats in the House on June 18. BJP’s two minority faces in govt and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former PM H D Deve Gowda figure among those retiring from Upper…
Representative image (PTI) NEW DELHI: Daily wage earners accounted for 31% of all suicide deaths in 2024, the highest share in a decade (2015–2024), according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. A total of 52,910 daily wage earners died by suicide during the year, marking a sharp rise from the previous peak…
NEW DELHI: In less than a week since the controversial amendments involving definition of transgender persons, omission of “self-perceived identity” as the basis for approval for getting a TG certificate from a district magistrate and introduction of a medical board among other things were notified as law, a writ petition has been filed before the…
Oman’s mountains hide one of the strangest geological discoveries on Earth. Image credit – Wikimedia In Oman, geologists get to do something almost impossible anywhere else. They can walk straight across rock formations usually found kilometres below the ocean bed. According to researchers, the area, named the Oman ophiolite, provides the most extensive and well-exposed…
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: Will Suvendu Adhikari be the next chief minister of West Bengal? The question has gained momentum after a dramatic electoral setback for long-serving CM Mamata Banerjee, as the Bharatiya Janata Party surged far ahead in the assembly polls.The BJP decisively outpaced the Trinamool Congress, emerging as the new power…
Nicole Kidman is one of the most celebrated actresses in the Hollywood industry. With a career spanning decades, the actress has navigated many ups and downs; however, she has managed to pull through and slowly become one of the most respected names in the industry. Here is a look at the quote for the day…
Vaishali with Women’s Grand Swiss Trophy on the left and with Women’s Candidates title on the right (Photo by Michal Walusza/FIDE) NEW DELHI: The photos and videos are making rounds on social media. Seeing Vaishali hold the Women’s Candidates title and imagining that soon she will sit in front of the five-time World Champion Ju…
The Tamil Nadu Assembly election results were announced yesterday (May 4), and actor-politician Thalapathy Vijay secured victories in both constituencies he contested. His party also performed strongly across several regions in the state, making it a memorable first election outing for the actor. Immediately after the outcome of the TN Election results had been declared,…