NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor questioned the outcome of the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, suggesting that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls may have played a decisive role in the BJP’s victory in the state.Referring to the SIR exercise, Tharoor alleged that large-scale deletions from voter rolls and delays in adjudicating…

A Spanish passenger is sprayed with disinfectant by Spanish government officials before boarding a plane after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at Tenerife airport in the Canary Islands (Photo credit: AP) A US passenger evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship has tested positive for the virus, American health officials confirmed on Sunday,…

Jewellery segment shares fell sharply on Monday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to cut gold purchases. Share prices of Senco Gold and Kalyan Jewellerys tumbled over 8% while Titan was down over 6%.Speaking in a rally earlier on Sunday, PM Modi called citizens to help preserve foreign exchange reserves. His appeal included avoiding unnecessary…

Today, Thalapathy Vijay has become one of the most beloved Tamil Nadu actors and politicians. In fact, he has already accomplished the impossible: he is now the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. But it wasn’t easy for Vijay to get to where he is today. Ever since he entered the industry, he has faced many…

As dating apps and casual hookups proliferate, many young people are turning to numerology to determine compatibility and relationship patterns. Moolank or root number is one of the most popular concepts in numerology, which is based on the birth date of a person. Numerologists say each Moolank comes with a unique set of personality traits,…

CTET September 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the notification for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) September 2026 session. The online registration process is set to begin today, May 11, 2026. Eligible candidates can apply for the examination through the official CTET website, ctet.nic.in, and CBSE website, cbse.gov.in.According to the…

Children absorb far more from what parents do than from what they say. If parents want calm, honesty, empathy, and resilience, they have to live those qualities in daily life. They need to show how to apologize, how to handle disappointment, how to disagree without cruelty, and how to recover after a hard day. This…

RCB players after their win over MI in Raipur. (Pic credit: IPL) The IPL 2026 playoff race is getting more intriguing with each passing day. After 54 of the 70 league matches were completed last week, two teams — five-time champions Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants — were eliminated on the same day, Sunday,…

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister Thalapathy Vijay‘s swearing-in ceremony triggered a controversy after the state song ‘Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu’ was relegated to third place after the National Song and National Anthem during the event.This raised eyebrows as government events in Tamil Nadu begin with the rendition of the state song and conclude with the…

US President Donald Trump rejects Iran’s draft proposal for ceasefire. (AP photo) Iran’s latest response to a US-backed ceasefire proposal demanded sweeping political, military and economic concessions from Washington — including sanctions relief, compensation for war damages, withdrawal of US forces from the region and recognition of Tehran’s authority over the Strait of Hormuz —…