Siddaramaiah (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah to the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s top decision-making body. In a statement, Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said, “Hon’ble Congress president has appointed Shri Siddaramaiah as Member of the CWC with immediate effect.” The...
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‘Iran was building conventional shield’: Rubio defends US war against Tehran at Senate hearing
US: Rubio says Iran nuclear talks ‘highly technical’, may take months US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Tuesday defended Washington’s military posture toward Iran, arguing that Tehran had been attempting to build up conventional weapons capabilities as a “shield” to protect its nuclear programme.Speaking before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said Iran’s...
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RJ Balaji meets Vijay after saying he was the first choice for Suriya’s Karuppu: ‘Unreal’
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G Parameshwara set to be Karnataka deputy CM as Congress finalises DKS cabinet
G Parameshwara is set to become Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister as Congress finalizes its cabinet. BENGALURU: Senior Congress leader G Parameshwara is set to be appointed Deputy chief minister in the new Karnataka government headed by chief minister-designate D K Shivakumar, sources said on Tuesday.The decision emerged after a series of high-level meetings in New...
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Mouth ulcer that wouldn’t heal: Why doctor warns against ignoring persistent oral symptoms
3 min readNew DelhiJun 2, 2026 10:00 PM IST Mouth ulcers usually heal on their own within a week or two. Which is why many people often ignore them. But when do they become a concern? Responding to a Quora query: ‘My mouth ulcer won’t heal. What should I do?’, Dr Aniket Mule, consultant, internal...
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‘Tender investigator’: Rahul meets 17-yr-old student who exposed CBSE-OSM anomalies
(Photo shared by Rahul Gandhi on X) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met Jharkhand student Sarthak Sidhant, the teenager who recently presented his findings on alleged irregularities in the CBSE’s online marking system before a parliamentary panel. Sharing photographs of the meeting on social media, Gandhi praised the student and wrote, “Sarthak, stand firm...
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‘Dumocracy’ in America: When the President becomes a punchline
TOI correspondent from Washington: Historians may someday conclude that US President Donald Trump‘s greatest contribution to American political discourse was not immigration enforcement or peace treaty, or even a trade war. It may have been a painstaking seminar on how he coined the word “Dumocrats.“In several interviews and speeches over the past week, Trump has...
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India’s climate science has lost ‘instrument-making culture,’ leading researchers warn
A group of India’s leading climate scientists has warned that the country has almost lost the ability to build its own scientific instruments, leaving its climate observations dependent on imported equipment that is often run uncalibrated for years. This has led to “incorrect data being reported in national and international journals, often leading to questions...
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Gatta Kusthi 2 teaser: Aishwarya Lekshmi chases glory, Vishnu Vishal enters the kitchen
2 min readNew DelhiJun 2, 2026 09:15 PM IST The teaser of the highly-anticipated sports-comedy Gatta Kusthi 2, starring Vishnu Vishal and Aishwarya Lekshmi in the lead roles, was released on Tuesday. The promo promises an entertaining blend of comedy, family drama and sports. In the teaser, Aishwarya is seen playing a wrestler determined to...
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Jakub Mensik: Meet the Czech star, girlfriend and coach before QF
Who is Jakub Mensik, a 20-year-old Czech star who got special tips from rival Novak Djokovic? Meet his girlfriend and coach ahead of French Open 2026 QF (via Josefina Catino/Instagram) Jakub Mensik continues his impressive run at the French Open 2026. The young Czech star is moving closer to one of the biggest milestones of...
