New Delhi: Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor on Thursday once again took a different position from his party and other opposition parties and supported the center’s position on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli and Iranian conflicts in the Middle East.Tharoor told the Press Trust of India news agency in an interview that he understood the government’s desire … Read more
NEW DELHI: The rapid rise in temperatures in the first half of March, which led to an earlier and longer summer in northern India, appears to have stalled for at least the next two weeks. The Meteorological Department said that while the ongoing weather system is bringing rain to northern India, two more rains are … Read more
AI image generated for representational purposes. Heavy use of social media is causing a sharp decline in happiness among young people, with teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe particularly affected, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 released on Thursday.The annual study released by Oxford University’s Well-Being Research Center also found that Finland … Read more
Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (file photo) New Delhi: Trinamool Congress The battle for Bengal has virtually begun as (TMC) and the BJP announce their candidate lists. While the TMC has announced candidates for all 294 seats, the saffron party has so far nominated 144 seats, about half of the Assembly. The game is largely … Read more
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Commissioner on Wednesday challenged the definition of “industry” fixed by the Supreme Court in 1978, saying how can it cover temples when most of them are maintained by the surplus generated from donations to a few temples, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.Senior advocate Jaideep Gupta, appearing before … Read more
New Delhi: bjp The list of 88 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections was released on Thursday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Ready to compete in his traditional Jalukbari seat.The names of candidates in the Sisibergon constituency have been withheld. watch Assam Elections 2026: Can Himanta Biswa Sarma use CAA to secure re-election? Under … Read more
Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced the first list of 88 candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections to be held on April 9, 2026. The party has retained a name for Sissiborgaon constituency.One of the biggest highlights of the announcement was the inclusion of former Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi, who joined the … Read more
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday announced the appointment of Vikram K Doraiswami as the next Ambassador of India to the People’s Republic of China. Doraiswamy is an Indian diplomat who was appointed in 1992 and currently serves as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. According to MEA, he “is … Read more
New Delhi: Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor dismissed speculations about him becoming the next chief minister of Kerala, saying he is not even contesting as he is not contesting in the upcoming assembly elections.In an interview to PTI, the Thiruvananthapuram MP made it clear that it would be better for the chief minister to be chosen … Read more
