NEW DELHI: India-bound LPG supertanker Sarv Shakti transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and is expected to arrive at Visakhapatnam on May 13. The last India-bound ship to cross the conflict-hit channel was Desh Garima (oil tanker) on April 18, after Iran announced free passage for a short period.Officials said the Marshall Islands-flagged LPG…
Prasoon Joshi appointed Chairman of Prasar Bharati. The celebrated lyricist and writer will now lead India’s public broadcasting system, including Doordarshan and All India Radio. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday appointed noted lyricist and communications expert Prasoon Joshi as chairman of Prasar Bharati, filling a key vacancy at the public broadcaster that has been…
Suvendu Adhikari; Mamata Banerjee Bengal breathes politics. Take a walk through the streets of Howrah, Kolkata or any town in the state and you will find tea stalls where kakus (uncles) argue over ideology, leaders and the future, as if each conversation carries the weight of history. This is not new. From the era of…
Nalbari: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a BJP workers meeting, in Nalbari, Assam. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA, if it wins Assam on May 4, will secure a hat-trick of terms in the northeastern state, while chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will be elected to office for a second consecutive term.The…
There is something quietly radical about a book that begins not with a theory but with a classroom moment. A student raises his hand and tells a veteran corporate leader, with polite but unmistakable firmness, that everything he just said belongs to a different world. It is an uncomfortable opening. It is also the perfect…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka legislative assembly on Saturday disqualified Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni following his conviction by a Bengaluru sessions court in a criminal case. Kulkarni was issued an official notification by the assembly after he was convicted in the murder case of BJP leader Yogeshgouda Goudar. He is currently in prison serving life imprisonment in…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal’s 2026 assembly election is unfolding as a tightly contested battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with exit polls suggesting a sharply divided mandate. While several projections give the BJP an edge, others point to a neck-and-neck race, underlining the uncertainty surrounding the outcome. Chief…
Residents in West Bengal’s Falta protested alleged TMC threats ahead of vote counting, as heavy security was deployed, repolling continued in select booths, and fresh controversies over EVM strongroom irregularities emerged. Punjab Police filed non-bailable FIRs against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak after his switch to BJP, triggering allegations of political vendetta from BJP and…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the declaration of results for the 2026 assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry with counting of votes scheduled to begin at 8 am on May 4. The outcome will decide the fate of 824 assembly seats and determine the political direction in five…
NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Zero hunger, quality education, affordable and clean energy—sounds like a dream state? Not quite. Kerala, a consistent topper in most Sustainable Development Goal rankings, is set to deliver its verdict on May 4, even as its celebrated development model comes under closer scrutiny.The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government is banking on…