Spread the love There was a time when Suriya and romance went hand in hand on screen. Films like Kaakha Kaakha with Gautham Vasudev Menon, Sillunu Oru Kadhal with A.R. Rahman’s music and Jyothika opposite him, and Vaaranam Aayiram, again with Menon and a Harris Jayaraj soundtrack, built his reputation not just as an action star but as an actor...
What is NASA’s Moon Base programme and why does it want India to be part of it? | Explained
Spread the love The story so far: At the ninth meeting of the India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG), held in Bengaluru on August 5 and 6, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offered a formal invitation to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to be part of its ambitious Moon Base programme under the Artemis Accords. NASA is...
Hours after ban, BCI reverses decision on NALSAR 2026 batch over CJI invite row
Spread the love The original order was issued after a campaign by the students against the participation of CJI Surya Kant in the convocation ceremony. NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Thursday modified its controversial circular that had effectively barred graduates of Hyderabad’s NALSAR University of Law’s 2026 batch from enrolling as advocates.In a fresh communication, released...
‘No clear info’: Nepal PM claims Indian territory, but ‘loses’ 210-year-old treaty papers
Spread the love Nepali PM Balen Shah had raised up the issue of border with India, including Lipulekh. NEW DELHI: Nepal has apparently lost the decades-old original of the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli, a document that largely defined the Himalayan nation’s boundaries with British India, its foreign minister Shisir Khanal told Parliament on Monday.Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told the House...
What Trump tariffs? Russia accounts for over half of India’s crude imports
Spread the love A sharp cut in Russian crude imports could raise India’s oil import bill, disrupt refinery operations. With Russia’s share in India’s oil imports progressively climbing up, any abrupt shift away from Moscow’s crude appears unlikely in wake of the fresh Trump tariff threat emerging from the US, says Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) in its latest report.According...
UP polls: How parties are vying for Dalit votes amid Mayawati’s shrinking base
Spread the love As Mayawati’s base shrinks, BJP, SP and Congress intensify fight for Dalit votes in UP NEW DELHI: Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh is at a crossroads. For a very long time, Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party were synonymous with the idea of Dalit vote in UP. Not any more. Mayawati’s BSP today is a much weaker...
Sri Lankan coach dies after altercation with cricketer in Colombo
Spread the love Former school coach Sumith Fernando dies (Image: Representative photo) Veteran Sri Lankan cricket coach and former school mentor Sumith Fernando has died following an altercation involving young players at a cricket facility in Colombo. Fernando, 62, passed away on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at a hospital after sustaining injuries during the incident on August 8. The coach...
‘No NALSAR 2026 graduate will be advocate’: BCI’s strong stand amid CJI invite row
Spread the love The decision follows a campaign by the students againsts the participation of CJI Surya Kant in the convocation ceremony. NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has directed all state bar councils to halt the enrolment of any 2026 law graduate from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, as an advocate until further orders. This follows an...
‘Purify your minds’: Oppn flays BJP over ‘suddhikaran’ at Kharge rally venue
Spread the love “BJP-RSS did nothing for India’s freedom”: Kharge at Haldwani rally, says Congress fought for India’s freedom NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over the alleged “suddhikaran” of the Haldwani ground where Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge had addressed a public...
Real ‘Sena’ battle: ‘Sin’ of defection should not be rewarded, Uddhav camp tells SC
Spread the love Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray addresses a press conference, at Bandra, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that constitutional provisions cannot be interpreted in a way that encourages the very conduct the anti-defection law was enacted to prevent. Appearing before a bench headed by...
