NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again come to the defence of the “noble idli,” this time weighing in on a viral social media post that declared “chai and idli” to be the “best combination to ever exist.”Responding to the post on X, the Thiruvananthapuram MP offered a detailed and characteristically witty critique…
Sriram Krishnan, the Indian-American technology executive serving as Senior White House Policy Adviser on Artificial Intelligence, is set to leave his position at the end of June 2026 after an 18-month tenure in the Trump administration.Krishnani is a former Silicon Valley venture capitalist and product leader at companies including Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and Yahoo. He…
Indian benchmark indices ended a volatile session marginally lower on Friday as investors digested the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decision and continued foreign institutional investor (FII) selling, while keeping a close watch on global developments, according to an ET report.The RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and maintained its neutral policy…
Decades before discussions about the male gaze, objectification, and gender representation became mainstream, Smita Patil was already asking uncomfortable questions. The acclaimed actress, remembered for her powerful performances in ‘Bhumika’, ‘Manthan’, ‘Aakrosh’, ‘Ardh Satya’, and ‘Mirch Masala’, never hesitated to speak her mind, whether through her choice of roles or her public statements.At a time…
CET top rank holder in engineering Tanisha Karthik with parents – mother Aarthy Karthik, father Karthik R and sister- Harshitha Karthik BENGALURU: In a reversal of last year’s performance, state board students swept most of the ranks in the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET), as against CBSE students. Of the top 10 ranks in engineering,…
The announcement was made on the occasion of Shivrajyabhishek Din, which refers to the anniversary of the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on June 6, 1674. “ Mumbai: The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai has announced plans to install a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Israel. The announcement was made on the occasion…
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin on Sunday questioned the stability of the TVK govt, stating that the way the govt was functioning had raised doubts whether it would last for even three months.“Today, the govt is functioning with a question mark dangling above whether it will survive for even three months, let alone six…
Hyderabad: Launching a counterattack against chief minister A Revanth Reddy over his recent remarks targeting BJP leaders, Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said the chief minister was speaking out of “political frustration and desperation”.Kishan Reddy took exception to Revanth Reddy’s remarks made during a public meeting in Mahabubnagar. “ CM Revanth says he…
Kolkata: Middle-class households across Kolkata woke up to a cold shock this Sunday, June 7, as domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices surged by Rs 29, bringing the cost of a 14.2 kg cylinder to Rs 968.The hike comes a mere five days after a massive Rs 53.50 jump in commercial gas prices, which now…
Former leader of opposition Debabrata Saikia said he was not interested in contesting and wanted to work for his area Guwahati: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee on Sunday held a review meeting at Rajiv Bhawan here on the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election, necessitated by the resignation of former Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi, who joined BJP ahead…
