Chennai: BJP state president Nainar Nagenthran on Friday said the BJP would not involve itself in any effort to form the govt in Tamil Nadu following the Assembly election results. In a statement, he said the party had contested the elections with the aim of serving the welfare and progress of the people of Tamil…
Arab Cinema’s biggest Cannes yet? Regional filmmakers shine across major festival sections / Image: File The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival 2026 is shaping up to be one of the strongest years yet for Arab and Middle Eastern cinema. From Palestinian and Moroccan stories to Egyptian industry collaborations and Iranian auteurs competing for…
Kriti Sanon has revealed that she would love to play veteran actress Rekha in a biopic, calling her the ‘ultimate baddie.’ In an interview, she also opened up about her struggles in the industry, saying she earned every opportunity. She will next be seen in ‘Cocktail 2’. Kriti Sanon has left no one guessing about…
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the NDA 1, NA 1 and CDS 1 results 2026 on its official website, upsc.gov.in. Candidates who cleared the written examination will now move to the next stage of the recruitment process i.e. the Services Selection Board (SSB) interview. The result PDFs contains the roll numbers of…
Ravichandran Ashwin picks his top 4 for IPL 2026 Playoffs (Image: ANI) Ravichandran Ashwin has shared his IPL 2026 playoff predictions and laid out the difficult qualification path facing Chennai Super Kings after another dramatic shift in the points table following Kolkata Knight Riders’ emphatic win over Delhi Capitals.KKR kept their playoff hopes alive with…
Mumbai: Bombay high court has dismissed an application by 52 tenants of a demolished building in Ghatkopar (W) to add a new developer as a party to their petition on redevelopment.” It has also imposed Rs 5 lakh costs on them.Justices Ajey Gadkari and Kamal Khata in Wednesday’s order said, “It prima facie appears that…
Bengaluru: Karnataka is witnessing a sharp rise in snakebite cases this year despite the state rolling out a dedicated action plan to tackle the problem.According to Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), between Jan and the last week of April, Karnataka recorded 3,939 snakebite cases and 39 related deaths. April alone accounted for 961 bites and…
Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), through its international arm Global Research Foundation, has established a startup and tech centre in Menlo Park, California, to tap market and funding opportunities in Silicon Valley, the US’s tech and AI hub. The move aims to help Indian deep-tech startups to access the market, capital, talent,…
Hyderabad: The managing partner of a Bowenpally-based private firm engaged in the air-conditioner business has been accused of cheating six city investors of Rs 6.81 crore by promising them 4% monthly returns on investments. The Hyderabad Central Crime Station (CCS) police registered a criminal case on May 4 and launched a probe into the allegations.According…
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari was on Friday unanimously elected the BJP legislative party leader at a meeting of newly elected MLAs in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah, paving the way for him to become Bengal’s ninth chief minister.Making the announcement after a 30-minute closed-door meeting with the MLAs, Shah said, “Eight proposals were…
