NEW DELHI: For Rohit Kashyap and Hemant Sharma, who died on Friday night in an accident while returning after watching an IPL match, cricket was more than just a shared hobby. It signified a friendship that had stayed unbroken since childhood.The friends, fathers of two young sons each and the sole breadwinners of their families,…
Mumbai: Discussions across medical forums in recent weeks have centred around “problems” with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act after two court interventions put gynaecologists under scrutiny.“Why are doctors being made scapegoats?” asked senior Mumbai gynaecologist Dr Sudhir Naik, reflecting the anger in medical circles.In one case, an FIR was filed against a gynaecologist…
BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, accused the opposition Congress of being a parasite in the wake of its separation from long-standing ally DMK in Tamil Nadu.“DMK stood with Congress for three decades and repeatedly rescued Congress during crises. The UPA government before 2014 also survived because of DMK’s support. But the moment political…
CHENNAI: When C Joseph Vijay repeatedly claimed that the 2026 Assembly elections would be a direct contest between his party, the TVK, and the then ruling DMK, many dismissed the assertion. However, days after securing victory in the polls and garnering enough support to form the government, the 51-year-old was sworn in as the chief…
Hyderabad: Commercial cylinder prices have seen a sharp rise since the US-Iran-Israel war first broke out, with prices being hiked thrice. The price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder in Hyderabad now stands at ₹3,315.The last price increase, which came on May 1, pushed the cost of a 47.5 kg commercial cylinder to ₹8,282.50.Domestic…
Bongaon: Ashok Kirtania, the two-time Bongaon Uttar (North) MLA, inducted into the Bengal cabinet, is the only minister from the Matua community who is not a member of the Thakurbari household. From the Thakurbari family, Union minister of state Shantanu Thakur’s wife, Soma, and brother, Subrata, are both BJP MLAs.Ahalya Kirtania, his mother, broke down…
Ludhiana: A late-night food delivery driver was bludgeoned and robbed of his earnings on Friday, the latest in a series of violent street crimes targeting the city’s vulnerable overnight workforce.Gagan Pal was travelling from Shivpuri toward the Jalandhar Bypass at 11.15pm when three men intercepted him near the Daresi area and struck him with a…
Chandigarh: The Punjab BJP on Saturday attacked the Bhagwant Mann govt over the growing drug menace and drug overdose deaths in the state.Reacting to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, which ranked Punjab second in the country in drug overdose deaths, Punjab BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha vice-president Paramjit Singh Kainth said while the Punjab…
Pune: Environmentalists and residents have urged caution over the forest department’s plan to remove Gliricidia plantations and introduce Miyawaksi-tyle native tree plantations on parts of Vetal Tekdi, warning that the initiative could harm the hill’s grassland and scrub forest ecosystem if not scientifically designed.The issue concerns two locations on Vetal Tekdi — a two-hectare patch…
NEW DELHI: As Suvendu Adhikari took oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister on Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti following a landslide mandate for the saffron party, the moment marked more than an electoral victory. In Bengal’s political memory, power shifts have often been shaped by short-lived political waves. The 2026 assembly outcome, however, reflected decades…
