Bharathiraja’s association with Ilaiyaraaja is not confined to cinema; their relationship dates back several years. They were best friends, innovators, and partners, and their journey from obscurity paved the way for their legend in Tamil cinema. However, their brilliant history came to an end following the death of Bharathiraja on June 10, 2026. The multi-talented…
CJI Surya Kant (Source: ANI) NEW DELHI: Giving an interesting twist to the popular belief that 13th century Magna Carta articulated the concept of equality, Chief Justice Surya Kant Thursday said he personally believed that ‘Arthashastra’, authored by legendary 4th century administrator, strategist and thinker Kautilya, conceptualised equality and gave it the foundational value for…
New Delhi: Upholding an order asking a daughter-in-law and her son to vacate a property owned by her in-laws, Delhi High Court has stressed that “right of residence in a shared household” under the Domestic Violence (DV) Act doesn’t mean ownership of the premises.“The right of residence is a protective right, intended to secure shelter,…
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court upheld the Forest Department’s efforts to stop barytes and dolomite mining in the Garla reserve forest of Khammam district, and dismissed petitions filed by mining and labour contract companies against stop-work notices issued since 2009.Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka criticised administrative lapses by revenue authorities, saying their wrongful classification of reserve forest…
Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again. (AI image) Open, closed, closed but open – the Strait of Hormuz has become the center of the ongoing US-Iran conflict and its blockade a key factor in pressure tactics from both sides. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical channel for nearly one-fifth of global oil…
Police personnel inspect a NEET centre in Jaipur on Saturday. Retest to be held 2pm-5.15pm. Candidates to report at centres 11am-11.30am NEW DELHI: The NEET (UG) 2026 re-exam is set to be conducted on Sunday, with 22.8 lakh candidates across India set to appear for it.Here are the key numbers and developments ahead of the…
Kolkata: Any BJP worker with a party flag seen resorting to vandalism will be expelled, BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said on Tuesday, stressing that BJP has closed its doors to any fresh induction.“At some places, people carried the BJP flag and engaged in vandalism. We want to make it clear that if anyone does such…
Aam Aadmi Party faces a significant blow as Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader Ashok Kumar Mittal and several other MPs, including Raghav Chadha, defect to the Bharatiya Janata Party. NEW DELHI: Just 22 days after being appointed as the Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha deputy leader in place of Raghav Chadha, MP Ashok Kumar Mittal has…
Pune: There has been a sharp and worrying increase in the number of oral cancer patients amid a rise in screenings with 250 confirmed cases reported in Maharashtra in April and May alone. In 2025-26, 3,677 cases were registered under the state’s NCD screening programme — up from 1,018 in 2021-22Doctors said patients are getting…
Mumbai: Eight in 10 students in Mumbai’s civic schools are aware of artificial intelligence tools, but their use is increasingly centred around homework, translation and problem-solving rather than conceptual learning, a joint study by Salaam Bombay Foundation and NMIMS School of Business Management has found. The study, which surveyed 1,050 Class IX students across 20…
