Chennai, 2/5: Actor-politician C Joseph Vijay was on the course of breaking the Dravidian duopoly of DMK and AIADMK on Monday with his party, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam, surging ahead in over 100 of the 234 assembly seats. The AIADMK was emerging as a distant second with about 70 seats, while the ruling DMK alliance was…
Ottawa, 4/5: Canada’s intelligence agency has declared Khalistani extremists a “national security threat”, adding that the group uses institutions to promote its “violent extremist agenda” in the country. Canadian Security Intelligence Service, in its 2025 Public Report, highlighted that involvement of Canada-based Khalistani extremist (CBKE) in violent activities “continues to pose a national security threat…
Thiruvananthapuram, 3/5: AICC general secretary and Kerala in-charge Deepa Dasmunshi on Sunday said UDF allies had left the decision on the chief ministerial candidate to the Congress in the event of the front coming to power. The Assembly elections in Kerala were held on April 9 and the results will be declared on May 4….
New Delhi, : A consortium led by steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and vaccine tycoon Adar Poonawalla has agreed to acquire Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals in a deal valuing the team at $1.65 billion, a statement said.Mittal will hold about 75% of the franchise along with his family, while Poonawalla is set to own…
Chennai, 2/5: Passengers on board a Sharjah-Chennai Air Arabia flight experienced harrowing moments on Sunday morning when a 34-year-old man opened the emergency exit door and jumped off the aircraft while it was taxiing after landing at the Chennai International Airport. Sources in the airport told that the passenger, who hails from Pudukkottai district in…
Gurgaon, 3/5: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat revealed on Sunday that she is one of the six women who filed sexual harassment complaints against former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Phogat took to her social media account and posted a message just ahead of the National Open Ranking Tournament in Gonda. “I am…
Kolkata, 5/3: Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday challenged the BJP to win the Falta assembly seat in West Bengal by using its full machinery. This comes after the Election Commission of India on Saturday order a repoll in the constituency scheduled for May 21. The EC ordered a fresh probe due to “severe electoral offences…
New Delhi, 3/5: India bound LPG tanker ‘Sarv Shakti’ on Saturday successfully crossed the critical Strait of Hormuz and is now heading toward the Gulf of Oman, according to marine tracking data. This marks the first significant India-linked energy tanker to navigate the choke point in nearly two weeks.
New Delhi, 3/5: The I.N.D.I.A bloc is likely to meet later this month to discuss strategy and future course of action as the Opposition feels that the Narendra Modi government may again try to bring a Bill on delimitation of Lok Sabha seats after smarting a defeat in Lok Sabha. The meeting, which is likely…
Tehran, 2/5: In a period of profound West Asian instability, Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, Representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader in India, offers a defiant assessment of the country’s geopolitical stance. Describing the current conflict not as a clash of nations, but as a “personal war” driven by specific political interests, Illahi outlines Tehran’s readiness for…
