Chandrababu Naidu targets DMK-Congress on women’s Bill, woos Telugu voters in TN | Chennai News

Chennai/Coimbatore: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu campaigned for NDA candidates in Tamil Nadu, reaching out to Telugu-speaking voters while accusing the Congress and DMK of blocking the women’s reservation Bill. “The Congress-led DMK has defeated women’s empowerment,” he said, linking the issue to representation and political intent.Addressing a gathering on Monday, Naidu opened his…

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Remained isolated for 180 million years: How Madagascar Island became a hotspot for Earth’s unique creatures | World News

The biological narrative of Madagascar is a 180-million-year history of isolation and evolutionary divergence. Once a part of the Gondwana supercontinent, it broke away from Africa and later split from the Indian subcontinent around 88 million years ago. This separation turned it into a secluded natural lab. With no competition from mainland species, Madagascar’s plants…

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Rajasthan: Civil rights groups demand ₹800 minimum wage, MGNREGA restoration | Jaipur News

Social activist Aruna Roy at International Labour Day event in Bhim town of Rajsamand district Friday Jaipur: Civil rights groups and workers’ organisations Friday called for sweeping labour reforms, including fixing minimum wages at ₹800 per day and restoring MGNREGA in its original form, at a large International Labour Day gathering in Bhim town, Rajasthan.The…

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Tamil Nadu crane, Haryana plate: Vehicle registration racket busted in Ambala Cantt | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: A major vehicle registration scam has been unearthed at the Ambala Cantonment sub-divisional magistrate’s (SDM) office, exposing large-scale irregularities and raising concerns over possible administrative complicity.According to preliminary findings, a copy of which is with TOI, vehicles from other states, particularly from those in the south, were registered at the SDM’s office using fake…

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Before V-Day, all eyes on Didi turf as Bhowanipore hosts Royal Bengal Battle | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Bhowanipore has become the most symbolically charged constituency in Bengal’s 2026 election, not only because it pits CM Mamata Banerjee against Suvendu Adhikari, but because it condenses the state’s wider tensions over identity, class, community, governance and momentum into one south Kolkata seat.For Banerjee, this is where her home is, one in which she…

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Sensex up 753 pts, at 6-week high

MUMBAI: With Brent crude sliding below the $90/barrel mark and WTI close to $85 on the back of the likely second round of peace talks between US and Iran, sensex rallied 753 points (1%) on Tuesday to close over the 79K mark, a level not seen for over six weeks. Market players, however, are cautious…

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