Spread the love NEW DELHI: As Kerala awaits election results on Monday, the bigger political question may not be whether the BJP can win power in the state, but whether it has begun to disrupt Kerala’s long-standing two-front system. For decades, politics in the state has remained firmly bipolar, with power alternating between the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and...
Will ‘immigration’ narrative prove to be BJP’s biggest weapon in Assam?
Spread the love Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo/ Agencies) NEW DELHI: Whether the BJP-led NDA secures a third consecutive term in Assam will be known when votes cast in the April 9 assembly polls are counted on Monday.Ahead of the polls, the “infiltrator” narrative emerged as one of the BJP’s central electoral planks, with the party campaigning aggressively on the promise...
Dianna Russini pressured The Athletic in Vrabel scandal: Insider claims
Spread the love Dianna Russini faces fresh scrutiny after insider Mike Florio suggested she may have pushed The Athletic to publicly support her during the Mike Vrabel controversy. Early statements defending her are now being questioned, especially as investigations continue. With Russini stepping away and uncertainty growing, the situation raises concerns about media influence, internal pressure, and credibility within NFL...
FPIs continue to exit Indian markets, sold Rs 60,847 cr worth equities in April
Spread the love Foreign investors continued their selling spree from Indian equities in April, pulling out Rs 60,847 crore from the market. This comes after a massive sell-off in March, when overseas investors had already offloaded shares worth Rs 1,17,775 crore, according to National Securities Depository Limited data. The back-to-back withdrawals have pushed cumulative foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows from...
‘Impossible military op or …’: Iran mocks US, says Trump has only 2 options left
Spread the love US President Donald Trump Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Sunday said the United States faces a choice between an “impossible” military operation or a “bad deal” with Tehran, mocking Washington’s narrowed options amid a prolonged diplomatic deadlock and rising tensions between the two countries.In a statement carried by state television, the Guards’ intelligence organisation said US...
Why it’s no win for Congress even if DMK+ wins in Tamil Nadu
Spread the love Rahul Gandhi holds a clay pot during a public rally in support of party candidate for Thuraiyur constituency Lenin Prasath in Tiruchirappalli district. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In Tamil Nadu’s tightly structured alliance politics, the verdict is often as much about continuity as it is about change. With voting now complete and results due, attention turns to what...
‘Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan took 20 takes to walk in sync’: Rajiv Menon on shooting the KHxRK promo
Spread the love Cinematographer Rajiv Menon has given the most detailed account yet of how the promotional video for KHxRK, the upcoming Rajinikanth-Kamal Haasan collaboration directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, was put together in just four days, and revealed that the two legends needed 20 takes before they could walk in sync on camera. In a conversation with I AM with...
Assembly poll results 2026: A defining test for BJP, Cong & regional satraps
Spread the love NEW DELHI: On paper, the 2026 assembly elections are straightforward: five regions, 824 seats, and a familiar roster of parties battling for power. West Bengal (294 seats), Tamil Nadu (234), Kerala (140), Assam (126), and Puducherry (30) together form a significant, but not unprecedented, electoral exercise.Yet, this is not a routine election cycle.The timing gives it weight....
IPL: Sunil Narine scripts history, becomes the first overseas player to…
Spread the love Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine (ANI Photo) Sunil Narine etched his name deeper into IPL history by becoming just the third bowler to reach the 200-wicket milestone in the tournament. In the process, he also became the first overseas player to achieve the landmark, underlining his longevity and dominance in the league. Most wickets in IPL (economy...
Laugh in the face of darkness: How humor became humanity’s oldest coping mechanism
Spread the love AI generated image Amid the unendurable, inside hospital wards, in the rubble after a calamity, or in the quiet devastation of personal loss, dark, absurd jokes bubble up like twisted lifelines.“We can either laugh in the face of death or die trying not to,” wrote novelist James Grippando. It’s morbid, it’s wrong, yet it cuts through the...
