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NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor Vijay delivered a high-voltage campaign speech in Salem on Friday, while training his fire on two pressure points — the DMK government’s Rs 2,000 cash payout to women and what he called his own “political bomb” that has unsettled chief minister MK Stalin.Addressing a cheering crowd,…

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin‘s announcement that Rs 5,000 each had been credited to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries under the Kalaignar Women’s Rights Scheme on Friday has triggered sharp criticism from the BJP and other opposition parties, who termed the move politically motivated ahead of the assembly election.Stalin said the amount was…

Congress MP Manickam Tagore NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday criticised the government for what he called a “culture of excessive secrecy” in matters of defence and armed forces. He shared an image of a news article stating that the Centre is working on detailed guidelines for serving and retired armed forces personnel…

The image is used for representation pupose only (AI-generated) On a busy afternoon in Old Delhi’s Parathe Wali Gali, Darshit Singh held up his phone and did something unusual.He didn’t hype the food.He critiqued it.The reel — an “honest review” of a legacy eatery and Daulat ki Chaat — crossed 7.3 million views. Messages flooded…

NEW DELHI: The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), representing clinicians and academicians committed to maintaining high standards in medical education and patient care, has sought an immediate review and withdrawal of repeated reductions in the NEET-PG qualifying percentile.In a statement issued on February 11, FOGSI expressed serious concern that lowering the…

NEW DELHI: Even as Delhi reports relatively strong medical certification of deaths, the national picture remains stark — only 22% of registered deaths in India were medically certified in 2023, exposing a serious gap in how the country tracks disease trends and plans health policy.The concern was flagged at a two-day National Symposium on Strengthening…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman on his party’s “decisive victory” in the country’s parliamentary elections, and affirmed India’s continued support for a “democratic, progressive and inclusive” Bangladesh.“I convey my warm congratulations to Mr. Tarique Rahman on leading BNP to a decisive victory in the…

NEW DELHI: Former chief justice of India BR Gavai told a parliamentary committee on Thursday that the simultaneous elections bill does not violate the basic structure of the Constitution.Becoming the sixth former CJI to appear before the joint committee of Parliament headed by BJP MP PP Chaudhary, Gavai said if the bill is enacted, it…

NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs Thursday staged a protest in the Parliament complex over the India-US interim trade deal, accusing Modi govt of surrendering Indian interests. They also lent support to trade unions’ nationwide bandh against the newly-notified labour codes.Mallikarjun Kharge, T R Baalu, Dharmendra Yadav, K C Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, Sudama Prasad, among a host…

Amidst the voting in Bangladesh, India said Thursday that it stands for free, fair, inclusive, and credible elections in the country. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) also said India had declined Dhaka’s invitation to send observers for the polls.“We should wait for the outcome to see what sort of mandate emerges, and thereafter, we…