Kerala is out for voting on Thursday and the noise is over.The ‘Kalashakkottu’ has ended, the loudspeakers are off and after weeks of rallies, temple runs, church visits, candidate selfies and backroom arithmetic, the election is back where Kerala likes it best – booth by booth, ward by ward, vote by vote.Now the real contest … Read more
NEW DELHI: Does Aam Aadmi Party not want Congress to win in Kerala assembly polls?INDIA bloc’s inability to form a unified front ahead of the Kerala assembly polls was exposed spectacularly after Arvind Kejriwal‘s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released successive lists of candidates, signalling its intent to fight a full-scale battle across all 140 seats … Read more
On National Maritime Day, when India pauses to mark the historic voyage of its first modern merchant ship and celebrate a legacy that stretches back to ancient seafarers, the focus is usually on pride. This year, however, it may also be a moment to look harder at the seas that sustain it. In many ways, … Read more
Congress’ V Vaithilingam; CM N Rangasamy; TVK chief Vijay NEW DELHI: The upcoming Puducherry assembly elections have set the stage for a direct contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of All India NR Congress (AINRC)–BJP and the Congress–DMK’s Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA).The NDA, led by chief minister and AINRC founder-president N Rangasamy, is … Read more
‘Cause shade never made anybody less gay’ – Taylor Swift, You Need to Calm DownLast week, two contrasting developments related to the LGBTQ+ community made global headlines. One, in the German city of Munich, Dominik Krause was elected mayor, the first openly gay man to hold a constitutional office in a European country.Second, at the … Read more
With campaign activity picking up across Tamil Nadu, the 2026 assembly election is shaping up as a high-stakes contest that could test the durability of the state’s long-standing Dravidian political order. What was once a largely bipolar contest is now evolving into a more complex, multi-cornered fight, with new entrants and shifting voter alignments adding … Read more
Is it that time of the month? No issues. Pop a pill and get to work with a hot water bag! It sounds casual, almost harmless. But behind this everyday remark lies a deeper reality, one that millions of women silently go through every month.Modern work life is designed around a predictable, almost mechanical rhythm, … Read more
NEW DELHI: The just-concluded Rajya Sabha election has done more than reshuffle numbers in the Upper House – it has once again exposed the widening divide within the opposition’s INDIA (Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance) bloc. What was stitched together as a united opposition front, led by Congress, against the BJP ahead of the 2024 … Read more
The last day of February was meant to be routine — travel plans, a turn of the calendar, the quiet anticipation of a new month. Instead, a long-simmering conflict boiled over as the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran under what has been referred to as Operation Epic Fury.The escalation took a … Read more
This image is used for representation purpose only (AI-generated) Former AIADMK chief VK Sasikala recently announced the name of her new political party- All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munetra Kazhagam ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. The move signals a new phase in her political journey. “I will work to my full … Read more