. NEW DELHI: Parliament has voted down the government’s proposal to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats, implement 33% reservation for women, and redraw constituencies accordingly, but the defeat has not closed the issue. If anything, it has exposed how a once-technical constitutional mechanism has become one of the most consequential unresolved...
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When blood sugar fails: How to spot the signs of a glucose-deprived brain
Low blood sugar episodes are often brushed off as “just weakness” or temporary fatigue, but in certain cases, they can escalate into a medical emergency. When glucose levels fall sharply, the brain—its primary fuel source—can become severely deprived of energy, sometimes triggering seizures that require urgent intervention. According to Dr Sreelakshmi N., Consultant – Neurologist...
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Jaipur nikah, Kashmir trail: How LeT’s ‘Khargosh’ used fake passport to flee India
J&K police (ANI photo) A top operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Umer Harris alias “Khargosh” (rabbit), with roots in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is now believed to be in Saudi Arabia after fleeing India using a forged passport, officials told PTI on Sunday. The document was issued under the name “Sajjad”, with Harris posing as a resident of Rajasthan.The...
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Bohiragoto vs Bhadralok: Bengal’s identity battle heats up as parties ‘fish’ for votes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photo) The 2026 West Bengal Assembly election is once again being fought not just on governance, welfare, or corruption, but on something far more visceral. The identity. As the campaign sharpens, the familiar charge of “bohiragoto” has returned to the centre of the political...
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‘Mr Prime Minister, speak from … ‘: Mamata’s dare to Modi over women’s quota bill address
Mamta Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday responded sharply to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s criticism of opposition parties including TMC over the failure of the women’s reservation Bill.In a long message shared on social media, she accused the Prime Minister of misleading the country instead of addressing concerns...
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‘PM Modi’s address violated model code’: CPM, CPI write to Election Commission;
In this screengrab from a video posted on April 18, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation. (@NarendraModi/YT via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday wrote to the Election Commission (ECI), seeking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address...
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Elon Musk’s 4-word warning to Europe as birth rates predicted to hit record low
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has issued a blunt warning to European leaders and people following a report that predicts a massive population collapse across the region. Responding to data showed in a report by The Guardian, that the European Union’s population could shrink by 53 million people by the end of the century, Musk posted...
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‘Who is he to deny’: Iranian president hits out at Trump over nuclear rights claim
Pezeshkian Iran president Masoud Pezeshkian, on Sunday, questioned the United States’ authority to limit Iran’s nuclear programme, asking what legal basis Washington had for such demands.Reuters, citing the Iranian Student News Agency, reported that Pezeshkian said the US had no valid justification to deny Iran access to its own technology.Speaking publicly, Pezeshkian directly criticised US...
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Slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei yet to be buried. Are Iranian officials too ‘afraid’ to do so?
Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei The burial of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei remains unresolved more than a month after his death, as Iranian officials continue to assess security risks around holding a large public funeral.Khamenei, 86, was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28, an attack that escalated into a...
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Godfather of AI ‘reveals’ biggest problem with Anthropic not releasing Mythos to public
Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio has raised concerns about the restricted release of Anthropic’s latest AI model, Claude Mythos. Bengio, known for his contributions to deep learning and one of the Godfathers of AI, has argued that the core issue lies in the concentration of decision-making power within a single private company. He said that...
