Spread the love Graham Platner The TOI correspondent from Washington: The abrupt collapse of Democrat Graham Platner’s Senate campaign in Maine has thrown one of America’s most closely watched midterm contests into turmoil and revived a recurring question in US politics: how much do allegations of sexual misconduct still matter to voters?Platner, a 41-year-old oyster farmer, harbormaster and Marine Corps...
Hours after joining BJP, ex-TMC leaders named Rajya Sabha bypoll candidates
Spread the love Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik (L-R) NEW DELHI: Hours after formally joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik were on Thursday named as the BJP’s candidates for the upcoming bypoll elections.The announcement came shortly after the three leaders were inducted into...
பள்ளிகளில் கீர்த்தனாவுக்கு NO ENTRY-ஆ? அமைச்சர் ராஜ்மோகன் அறிக்கையின் பின்னணி என்ன?
Spread the love அண்மையில் தவெக அமைச்சர்கள், தொண்டர்கள் செய்வது அனைத்தும் தலைமைக்கு தலைவலியாக மாறியுள்ளதாக்க் கூறப்படுகிறது. குறிப்பாக அமைச்சர் கீர்த்தனாவின் ஆய்வு, அவர் பேசிய “லாஸ்ட் பெஞ்ச்” கருத்து, தவெக அரசு பெரும் நெருக்கடியை ஏற்படுத்தியதாகவே விவரம் அறிந்தவர்கள் கூறுகின்றனர். அதுமட்டுமல்லாமல், பள்ளிகளில் முதலமைச்சர் விஜய்யின் பிறந்தநாள் கொண்டாடப்பட்ட வீடியோவும் மக்கள் மத்தியில் அதிருப்தியை ஏற்படுத்தியதாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது. இப்படி அடுத்தடுத்த சர்ச்சைகள் எழுந்து தவெக அரசுக்கு பெரும் குடைச்சலை கொடுத்து வருவதாக தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன. இந்நிலையில், இனி வரும் காலங்களில் பள்ளி வளாகங்களில் தேவையின்றி...
10 red cards! Argentine referee for France-Morocco game once became players’ nightmare
Spread the love Referee Facundo Tello (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Argentina’s Facundo Tello will referee the FIFA World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco, drawing attention because of his strict style of officiating and a controversial match in 2022 where he showed 10 red cards.FIFA’s decision has also sparked debate as the entire officiating team for the match is...
Dombivli hospital row: 2 doctors assaulted by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre quit jobs
Spread the love Two doctors (R) resigned after an alleged assault by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre (L) MUMBAI: Two doctors who were allegedly assaulted by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre at a civic-run hospital in Dombivli have resigned.The hospital staff said they were deeply traumatised by the incident that has triggered outrage across Maharashtra’s medical fraternity, news agency PTI...
A viral Bell’s Palsy claim has parents worried—Here’s what an neurologist says
Spread the love A viral Instagram post has left many parents worried after claiming that a 10-year-old girl went to bed with wet hair and woke up the next morning unable to move one side of her face. The post, shared by mindfulness coach Seva Gorobets, identifies the condition as Bell’s palsy and suggests that sleeping with wet hair triggered it....
‘Remove burqa, apply sindoor’: Bihar mob forces cousins into ‘marriage’ – video
Spread the love Police arrested two men in Nawada, Bihar, after a viral video showed a couple being harassed PATNA: Two men were arrested in Bihar’s Nawada after a video showing a young man and woman being harassed by a group of men went viral on social media, police said on Thursday.The action came on the directions of Nawada Superintendent...
Punjab assembly elections 2027: AAP vs who — Congress or BJP?
Spread the love Who will be AAP’s principal challenger? NEW DELHI: Who will be the principal challenger to Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party in the 2027 assembly elections in Punjab?On paper, the answer should be Congress. After all, it is the main opposition party in the state, with 18 seats in the assembly, followed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and...
Vijay’s swansong Jana Nayagan finally gets release date after 7-month battle with CBFC
Spread the love 4 min readKochiUpdated: Jul 9, 2026 07:33 PM IST Putting an end to the seven months-long wait, actor-politician Vijay’s apparent swansong, director H Vinoth’s Jana Nayagan, has finally received a release date. After receiving an A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) following a prolonged certification battle, the makers have confirmed that the political...
Video shows jet escorting slain Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei’s coffin to Mashhad
Spread the love Iran’s longest-serving Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was flown back to Iran from Iraq on Thursday, with his coffin escorted by a fighter jet, according to Reuters footage.Khamenei’s burial is scheduled later in the day in his hometown of Mashhad following a grand funeral ceremony. His coffin was brought from Iraq after funeral rites in the Shia...
