NEW DELHI: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Friday accused Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann of arriving “drunk” at the legislative assembly.In a social media post on X, Maliwal shared a clip of Mann addressing the assembly and said that Mann should undergo an “alcohol test” and, if found guilty, be removed from the…
Senior official in the Iranian government dismissed claims by the United States on the health of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and said that he is healthy.Member of the assembly of experts and the deputy for international affairs in the office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi said that such tactics are used…
Swarupnagar is a Scheduled Caste-reserved constituency in North 24 Parganas district, located close to the Bangladesh border. It is largely rural with a strong SC voter base. In 2026, sitting TMC MLA Bina Mondal seeks re-election against BJP’s Tarak Saha.In 2021, TMC’s Bina Mondal won comfortably with 99,784 votes, defeating BJP’s Brindaban Sarkar by a…
Petrol and diesel prices stayed steady across major Indian cities on Friday, even as global crude oil prices witnessed a sharp surge, indicating no immediate impact on domestic fuel rates.The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) released a statement and said that there has been no revision in retail fuel prices, ensuring stability for consumers.The Centre on…
KOCHI: Ernakulam Central police have booked a film director on charges of Pocso following a complaint by the viral Kumbh Mela girl.Police sources said that the woman has alleged that the accused misbehaved with her when she was a minor. She has alleged that the director exploited her on the pretext of offering acting opportunities…
The Indus River System comprises six major rivers, the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, flowing through the territories of both India and Pakistan. The system sustains drinking water, agriculture and electricity generation across the Indus Basin, supporting hundreds of millions of people on both sides of the border.When British India was partitioned in…
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced the rollout of India’s first Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) barrier-less tolling system at the Chorayasi Toll Plaza on the Surat–Bharuch stretch of NH-48 in Gujarat.The new system allows vehicles to pass through toll plazas without stopping, using technologies such as Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and FASTag for…
Russia has successfully conducted the first test launch of its new Soyuz-5 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking a key milestone in the country’s space programme, according to its space agency Roscosmos.The launch took place late on April 30 at 2100 Moscow time, with the rocket lifting off without any reported issues. Roscosmos…
Ramanathapuram, the coastal headquarters of the district, has seen representation from the DMK, AIADMK and the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) over the years. In the 2021 Assembly elections, DMK’s Katharbatcha Muthuramalingam won with 1,11,075 votes, defeating BJP’s D. Kuppuramu by a margin of 50,312 votes. In the 2016 Assembly elections, AIADMK’s Dr. M. Manikandan won…
Mudukulathur, located in Ramanathapuram district, is considered a politically sensitive constituency with a strong presence of the Mukkulathor community. In the 2021 Assembly elections, DMK’s R. S. Raja Kannappan won with 1,01,901 votes, defeating AIADMK’s Keerthika Muniyasamy by a margin of 20,721 votes. In the 2016 Assembly elections, INC’s S. Pandi won with 94,946 votes,…