Actor Vijay has made his first political bet, with a bold but risky strategy.By taking the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) into the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election without allies, he is stepping into a political arena where alliances have historically determined winners. In a state long dominated by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the…
Amit Shah, Akhilesh Yadav clash in Lok Sabha. NEW DELHI: A heated debate took place between home minister Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday as a special Parliament session was held to discuss Constitution Bill, Union Territories Laws and the Delimitation Bill.Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Yadav slammed the Centre…
NEW DELHI: India has proposed a stronger focus on mental health and healthy lifestyles under its BRICS chairship on Wednesday, as it hosted the first Health Working Group meeting for 2026 in the capital.The meeting brought together senior health officials from BRICS — a grouping of major emerging economies including Brazil, Russia, India, China and…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to tackle growing obesity in India, the ICMR has launched a nationwide exercise to find out what actually works to reduce weight and related health risks, at a time when nearly one in four adults in the country is overweight or obese.The scale of the problem is becoming hard to…
– NEW DELHI: The special session of Parliament on Thursday is set for a heated debate as three key bills — the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, including a proposal to implement women’s reservation from the 2029 Lok Sabha elections…
File photo: PM Modi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wrote about women’s empowerment on social media ahead of the special session of Parliament.In a post on X, the Prime Minister said the country is set to take a “historic step” in empowering women as lawmakers prepare to discuss an…
NEW DELHI: Noting that it is the honour which is the most important thing for a defence personnel, Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that a septuagenarian former Indian Air Force pilot, who had to face an ignominious exit from the service 33 years back, be now given a farewell with honour as his dismissal was…
NEW DELHI: “The most difficult part for a constitutional court is to give a ruling whether a centuries-old belief of millions of devotees is right or wrong,” said CJI Surya Kant on Wednesday as the nine-judge constitution bench under him continued hearings on whether the court can be arbiter on faith-related matters, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.Justice…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday took cognisance of charges against businessman Robert Vadra in a money laundering case linked to the Shikohpur land deal in Gurgaon, directing him and eight other accused to appear on May 16, reports Koushiki Saha.ED’s prosecution complaint (equivalent to a chargesheet), filed in July 2025, characterised the deal…
