NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh high court on Friday granted permission for a second post-mortem in the death case of Twisha Sharma.This has to done at the earliest, the court observed, as quoted by Bar and Bench.Twisha, was found hanging at her marital home on May 12, had her post-mortem conducted at AIIMS Bhopal. Police have … Read more
Family pictures before mother’s death NEW DELHI: As tensions in West Asia disrupt global shipping routes and renew fears around the Strait of Hormuz—a crucial corridor for India’s oil and gas supplies—an old wartime tragedy is haunting one family in UP’s Aligarh all over again: nearly 40 years ago, Syed Husain Waheed, in his sixties … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday announced that elections for 24 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states will be held on June 18. According to the poll body, the vacancies are arising due to the retirement of sitting members between June 21 and July 19.The elections will cover four seats each in Andhra Pradesh, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu is witnessing a literary war between the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam after senior DMK leader A Raja used the metaphor of a ‘coconut tree bending into a neighbour’s house’ to take a swipe at VCK and Indian Union Muslim League joining the cabinet of chief minister Vijay … Read more
CHENNAI: Just days after navigating intense post-poll uncertainty and winning a crucial trust vote, Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay has moved quickly to stamp authority on his fledgling government, framing it as a break from the past while signalling an ambitious governance agenda.Vijay’s rise to power marked one of the most dramatic political … Read more
NEW DELHI: Govt is staring at a major shortage of bitumen due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, which is set to impact construction and maintenance of tar roads. While the price of VG-40, the most commonly used grade of bitumen, has almost doubled since the conflict began, its availability has plummeted compared to the … Read more
Cockroach Janta Party (Image/website) NEW DELHI: The rapid rise of satirical digital platform ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ (CJP) on social media has left the parents of its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, worried that their son could land in legal trouble or even face arrest over his political satire content.Dipke, a student at Boston University and a former … Read more
Image credit: PTI and X/@CJP_2029 NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor came out in support of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), questioning the withholding of its X account and calling it “disastrous and deeply unwise.”“I’m incredibly intrigued by the rise of #CockroachJantaParty, which has already reached more than 15 million (now over 19 million) … Read more
NEW DELHI: Vanni Arasu and AM Shahjahan took oath as ministers in the Tamil Nadu cabinet on Friday after chief minister Vijay inducted two more members into his council of ministers as part of the ongoing cabinet expansion.Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office to the two legislators during a ceremony … Read more
Govt plans childhood cancer registry as India battles 75,000 new cases a year NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is working with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on a nationwide system for early detection and reporting of childhood cancer, including a possible registry and making the disease notifiable, amid concern … Read more