NEW DELHI: Seven rebel Rajya Sabha parliamentarians from the Aam Aadmi Party were officially inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party, as the Rajya Sabha Secretariat updated party positions in the Upper House.This comes days after Raghav Chadha, along with six MPs, left AAP and decided to merge with the BJP after being removed from the…
Sydney man Ahmed al-Ahmed, who was widely hailed for disarming one of the attackers during last year’s deadly Bondi Beach shooting, has been charged with assault, according to local media reports.As per the Australian broadcaster ABC, he is accused of assaulting his father during an incident at a home in Bankstown, located in Sydney’s south-west,…
Are you tired of checking the price and bargaining till you reach the appropriate amount of vegetables? So, every time you want to skip that hassle and have these things just at your hand, a kitchen garden is the answer. But, did you know that you can start a grocery-saving kitchen garden in your home…
If no challenger emerges, as expected, Burnham will be confirmed as Labour leader next week before taking office as prime minister on July 20 Andy Burnham is on the brink of becoming Britain’s next prime minister after securing overwhelming backing from Labour MPs to replace Keir Starmer as party leader.The former Greater Manchester mayor has…
An AI generated image used for representation NEW DELHI: For continuous ‘health monitoring’ of major and extra-long old bridges on NHs, highway owning agencies will now install advanced sensors for quick alert in case of abnormal behaviour so that corrective steps can be taken before any mishap.The road transport ministry has issued a standardised tender…
In Tamil Nadu, the small town of Uthukuli, situated in the Tiruppur District, is acclaimed nationwide for its traditional butter, known as Uthukuli Vennai (Uthukuli Butter). Uthukuli acts as the administrative center for the Uthukuli Taluk and it has traditionally been involved in the activities of dairy farming and production of butter, thus making the…
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Tajikistan on Thursday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).The earthquake occurred at 6:50:11 am IST at a depth of 122 km, the NCS said in a post on X.“EQ of M: 4.7, On: 02/07/2026 06:50:11 IST, Lat: 38.265 N, Long: 73.342 E, Depth: 122 Km, Location:…
The NJ9842 line, drawn under the Karachi Agreement after the first Indo-Pak war, was meant to mark an end. Instead, it pointed “thence north to the glaciers” — and straight into the next conflict. In 1984, 35 years later, India moved first, securing the strategic Saltoro Ridge overlooking the Siachen Glacier, pre-empting Pakistan. Islamabad responded…
NEW DELHI: Long confined to street-corner arguments, village chaupals and late-night college addas, cuss words such as ‘b…sdi’ and ‘g…u’ found a place in mainstream political discourse on Wednesday, with Sena UBT’s Sanjay Raut using them at a presser to describe defectors, and then telling reporters, “Don’t cut it, run it.“When questioned on his language,…
NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Lok Bhavan on Saturday announced the portfolio allocation for the newly formed Tamil Nadu Cabinet led by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, days after the actor-turned-politician took oath following his party’s landmark victory in the 2026 Assembly elections.According to the official notification, portfolios were assigned to 10 ministers, including Vijay,…