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Udhayanidhi said the party’s bond with minority communities remained strong despite political attack. NEW DELHI: DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday strongly reaffirmed his party’s commitment to protecting minorities, declaring that the DMK would continue to stand by the Muslim community despite what he described as attempts by political opponents to divide them.His remarks come … Read more

Harry Potter: The magic that never dies Somewhere between paying EMIs, navigating workplace politics, doom scrolling through bad news, and wondering whether adulthood was always meant to feel this way, an entire generation is still waiting for an owl.Millennials know that no letter is coming through that letterbox and no half-giant named Hagrid is about … Read more

File photo: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP and the RSS over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, calling it a “scam” carried out by the BJP-RSS ecosystem and questioning the silence of Prime Minister … Read more

Area cordoned off in search of 2 LeT terrorists NEW DELHI: An anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district entered its second day on Sunday, with security forces tightening the cordon around a dense orchard and deploying additional personnel to block all possible escape routes for two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists.The operation, launched on … Read more

Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge with Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring in Barnala. (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Congress is staring at a crisis in Punjab. Does this read as a surprise? Well, not really! It’s the same old story of infighting and power tussle between the state leaders which has played out so … Read more

Mamata Banerjee, Dilip Ghosh (File photo): BJP says ‘TMC no longer exists’ as Mamata takes charge after Chandrima’s resignation NEW DELHI: West Bengal minister and BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Sunday claimed the Trinamool Congress was witnessing a “wave of resignations” and alleged that the party “no longer exists”, a day after former state president … Read more

NEW DELHI: Centre on Saturday revoked the emergency natural gas supply restrictions imposed in March during the West Asia conflict, restoring normal gas allocation to fertiliser plants, refineries, city gas distributors and industrial consumers as the ceasefire eased concerns over disruption of LNG shipments through Strait of Hormuz.Saturday’s decision follows a series of steps taken … Read more

VISHAKHAPATNAM: A mechanized fishing boat carrying a crew of seven people went missing in the Bay of Bengal after it set sail from Vizag fishing harbour on July 1 for fishing.The boat, MM-V5-83, had seven fishermen on board. It went missing while returning to the fishing harbour with its catch due to gusty winds on … Read more

Photographic view during the Static Test of SOLVE-ST01 NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the first ground test of the solid motor for its Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE), a new test platform being developed to support the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme.The static test was carried out at the … Read more

Prime Minister paid tribute to the Padma Vibhushan awardee NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep grief over the passing of renowned Pandavani singer Teejan Bai, describing her death as an “irreplaceable loss to the world of art and culture.”In a post on X, the Prime Minister paid tribute to the Padma … Read more