NEW DELHI: Exit poll projections for Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) have thrown up one of the most intriguing questions of the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections: is Vijay on the cusp of a breakthrough like Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi, or will he resemble Prashant Kishor’s Bihar experiment that ended in ‘arsh se farsh par’.The answer, at…
NEW DELHI: Even as the NMC issues yet another warning to medical colleges — this time on overcharging MBBS fees — questions are being raised over the effectiveness of such directives, with similar warnings in the past having hardly any impact.In a notice dated April 7, 2026, the regulator said colleges must not charge fees…
Director Imtiaz Ali reveals ‘Safar’ from ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ evolved from a blues track to a ‘country meets blues’ feel, capturing modern life’s restlessness. He highlights Irshad Kamil’s lyrics, ‘idhar ka hi hoon na, udhar ka raha, safar ka hi tha main safar ka raha’, as embodying the contemporary human’s state of flux. Imtiaz…
NEW DELHI: India’s new online gaming framework has tightened oversight of real-money gaming, placing banks at the centre of enforcement. User protection provisions, including “age verification or age-restriction mechanisms”, form a core part of the rules.The Online Gaming Authority of India will act as the central regulator.Under the Online Gaming Promotion and Regulation Rules, 2026,…
T’puram: EC on Monday sought a report from Thiruvananthapuram district collector over BJP’s Kattakkada candidate P K Krishnadas’s controversial speech saying the victory of LDF or UDF would promote ‘love jihad‘ in Kerala. EC has also sought legal advice on the matter.At an election rally inaugurated by Union home minister Amit Shah, Krishnadas alleged that…
The first trailer of Nitesh Tiwari‘s ‘Ramayana‘, starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead, debuted at a special screening at Burbank, Los Angeles on Monday and fans cannot stop raving about it. The hype around the film has hit new highs with the early reviews, videos and photos from the event flooding social media sites. At…
Bhagyashree is stepping into one of the most emotionally layered roles of her career with ‘Raja Shivaji’, where she portrays Rajmata Jijabai, the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The actress recently opened up about what convinced her to instantly become part of Riteish Deshmukh’s ambitious historical drama and why the story deeply moved her. According…
China is accelerating the use of robotics in one of its most critical systems: the national power grid. The state-owned State Grid Corporation of China has outlined plans to invest about $1 billion (roughly 6.8 billion yuan) to procure around 8,500 robots, with deployment expected to scale through 2026. These machines will assist with inspection…
NEW DELHI: Days after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that the Bharatiya Janata Party would restrict Bengali food habits, including fish and meat, if it comes to power, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday sharpened its attack against Union home minister Amit Shah ahead of his 15-day visit to the poll-bound state.In a social…
There is a growing idea in evolutionary biology that human ageing might not just be a modern biological process. Instead, it may be rooted in a very ancient survival strategy shaped millions of years ago. According to microbiologist João Pedro de Magalhães from the University of Birmingham, early mammals lived in a world dominated by…