The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin challenging the election victory of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate V. S. Babu from the Kolathur Assembly constituency in the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections. Stalin had approached the court seeking the cancellation of Babu’s...
Asim Riaz has reignited a controversy involving television actors Rubina Dilaik and Hina Khan after responding sharply to comments they made about his role and popularity in reality television. The former reality-show contestant took to social media to defend his repeated claim that his presence contributes significantly to the ratings and popularity of the shows...
A US-backed programme designed to monitor landslides, floods and other natural hazards in Nepal was shut down in January 2025 following funding cuts under the Donald Trump administration, more than a year before a devastating Himalayan disaster claimed more than 1,200 lives and left thousands of people missing. The closure of the disaster-monitoring initiative has...
India and the United States are working toward a trade relationship that is fair, reciprocal and mutually beneficial, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Wednesday, signalling continued momentum in negotiations between the two countries. Speaking at the 66th annual session of the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) in New Delhi, Gor...
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has appointed retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, marking a significant change in the administrative structure of the institution. Mishra, who previously headed the Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command, has been brought into the temple...
A political controversy has erupted in Punjab after Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha alleged that his name was removed from the state’s draft electoral roll and marked as “shifted” during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. Chadha has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government of political vendetta, arguing that his voter...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is set to move a resolution in the state Legislative Assembly seeking the Centre’s approval to recognise Tamil as the principal language of the Madras High Court. The move is aimed at expanding the use of Tamil in judicial proceedings and making court-related documents more accessible to people...
A group of masked and helmeted men allegedly broke into and ransacked Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s office on Camac Street in central Kolkata in the early hours of Thursday, September 3, triggering a fresh political confrontation in West Bengal. According to allegations made by Abhishek Banerjee, the attackers entered the party office at around...
A rare and serious controversy has emerged within the higher judiciary after Supreme Court Justice Sandeep Mehta sought the immediate transfer of Rajasthan High Court Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, alleging misuse of administrative and roster powers, favouritism, nepotism and conduct that, according to him, raised questions about judicial integrity. In three letters addressed...