Puducherry’s 2026 Assembly elections have turned into a closely watched contest, with a record voter turnout of 89.83 per cent, several razor-thin contests, and the entry of new political players adding unpredictability. Counting is set for May 4 for all 30 seats. The main contest is between the ruling AINRC-BJP-led NDA and the Congress-DMK alliance,...
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The Parmigiano vault: How Italy’s ‘cheese banks’ power a 4 billion euro industry
What are the most valuable assets for a country — gold, silver, currency? In Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, the answer looks far less conventional. Here, vast climate-controlled warehouses store one of the region’s most unusual forms of wealth: hundreds of thousands of wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, slowly ageing and quietly getting more valuable over timeTo...
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‘Manuvadi, anti-women’: Rahul rips into BJP over ‘pallu’ remark on Congress MP
Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday tore into Gujarat BJP chief Jagdish Vishwakarma over his alleged “pallu” remark targeting Congress MP Geniben Thakor during local body poll results in the state.Taking to X, Rahul accused the BJP of hiding behind a “mask of Nari Vandana” and...
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The midnight myth: Why waking up between 1 AM and 3 AM doesn’t mean your liver is failing
4 min readNew DelhiMay 2, 2026 05:00 PM IST Tap into the health side of the Instagram algorithm, and you’ll find an endless spree of videos giving away signs to spot any deficiency, disease, healing symptom, or maybe some other medical progress. A similar video titled “5 silent signs your liver is asking for help”...
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‘Save me’: Delhi woman’s last video call before MP cruise boat tragedy that killed 3
NEW DELHI: A trip meant to celebrate a housewarming function turned into a devastating tragedy for a Delhi family after three of its members died in a cruise boat accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur.A video of one of the deceased has surfaced in which the woman made a video call to her brother, showing him...
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‘MS Dhoni can surprise’: Ashwin gives major update before CSK vs MI
MS Dhoni (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has ruled out MS Dhoni’s return for Chennai Super Kings’ big IPL 2026 clash against Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. Dhoni has not played a single game this season because he is recovering from a calf injury, and fans were...
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Oil’s well: Venezuela’s crude exports hit highest since 2018 — India, US and other buyers line up
Venezuela’s oil is flowing across the world again, and at its fastest pace in more than seven years. In April, the country’s crude exports jumped 14% to 1.23 million barrels per day, powered by stronger demand from the United States, India and Europe, according to shipping data and internal documents from state-run PDVSA.The sharp rise...
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Janhvi Kapoor on struggling with alcohol dependence: ‘I felt the need to just get drunk’
Janhvi Kapoor, during a recent appearance on Figuring Out with Raj Shamani, provided a candid reflection on the subtle indicators that suggest it may be time to reevaluate one’s relationship with alcohol. During the conversation, she highlighted how sometimes, the wake-up call may not be a massive explosion, but a quiet, visceral realisation — be...
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Janhvi Kapoor denies ‘alcohol dependence’ comment, says was there as ‘ally, caregiver’
Janhvi Kapoor, during a recent appearance on Figuring Out with Raj Shamani, provided a candid reflection on the subtle indicators that suggest it may be time to reevaluate one’s relationship with alcohol. During the conversation, she highlighted how sometimes, the wake-up call may not be a massive explosion, but a quiet, visceral realisation — be...
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BJP-dominant India or … ? Decoding layers of saffron supremacy across country
The political map of India today looks decisive – almost settled. Large parts of the country are under the rule of the BJP or its alliance partners. As of May 2026, the BJP-led NDA is in power in 21 out of 31 states and Union Territories – numbers that point to sheer dominance of the...
