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Prashant Kishor’s first election win is a big moment for his new party. The Bankipur bypoll could send an important message to Bihar’s leaders. By-elections, or bypolls, don’t always follow a fixed pattern. But often, the party that runs the state wins these smaller elections, especially if the same party is also in power at…
Man rejects Rs 2 crore job in India and accepts lower salary in the US. A LinkedIn post comparing the salaries between India and the US triggered much debate as a man rejected Rs 2 crore offer in India and chose $160K in the US. A Dubai-based AI leader, CJ Teja Sai, shared the story…
A parliamentary panel suggests lowering the minimum director age to eighteen years. NEW DELHI: The joint committee of Parliamentary panel examining the amendments to the Companies Act has recommended reducing the minimum age for appointment as managing director and whole-time director from 21 years to 18, bringing it in line with similar age caps in…
NEW DELHI: India performed a record 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, crossing the 20,000-mark for the first time and registered a 6.5% increase over the previous year, according to National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation’s (NOTTO) annual report. The figure marks a fourfold rise from 4,990 transplants in 2013.Delhi-NCR recorded the highest number of transplants…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre, Delhi govt and the commissioner of Delhi Police on a PIL seeking the earmarking of designated protest sites in the National Capital Region in place of Jantar Mantar, claiming that the latter lacked basic amenities and facilities for protesters.A bench led by CJI Surya Kant…
Chief Minister Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ continues to rack up steady numbers as the film saw a decent opening to the second working week at the box office. The political action drama saw a decent start on Monday after a drop in collections compared to its previous day, which is expected after the weekend. The latest…
CHENNAI: Flagging that “free is the most expensive word in public policy”, chief economic adviser (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran said infrastructure built on the promise of free or below-cost services cannot attract patient capital. “What makes infrastructure worthy of patient capital? There are three conditions: quality infrastructure, contract certainty, and policy certainty. And the fourth, which…
Telangana schools likely to get three consecutive holidays from August 8 amid Bonalu festival Telangana schools holiday: Students and teachers in Telangana may get a three-day holiday break in August as a weekend holiday coincides with the state’s major traditional festival, Bonalu. Schools and educational institutions are expected to remain closed from August 8 to…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan sent fans on social media into a frenzy after her unseen photographs from her 2026 Cannes Film Festival debut online, months after she turned heads on the rec carpet.In what may just be her most elaborate red-carpet ensemble of the year, the newly released images showcase the actress posing against the picturesque…
Think about the last hotel room you stayed in. You probably remember the bed, the view, or maybe the breakfast. But there’s one item that’s quietly present in almost every hotel room around the world, whether it’s a roadside motel or a five-star suite: a single chair, usually placed in a corner. It’s easy to…
