NEW DELHI: Actor-politician Vijay is set to meet Tamil Nadu governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar for the third time to stake claim to form government, after the May 4 verdict placed his TVK as the single-largest party in the state.From silver-screen superstardom to the edge of Chennai’s Fort St George, Vijay has caused the biggest political…
Photo’s shared by Akhilesh NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday backed the Trinamool Congress and DMK after their defeats in the recent assembly elections, while taking an apparent swipe at the Congress, saying, “we are not the ones who leave during difficult times”.Akhilesh’s remark was in the backdrop of the Congress…
NEW DELHI: The Centre’s upgraded child health screening programme, RBSK 2.0, is facing criticism from a national collective of doctors with disabilities, who say it expands coverage but fails to address disability as a core priority—potentially leaving millions of children out of early diagnosis and care.In a representation to the Union health ministry, Doctors with…
NEW DELHI: More than a year after the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI allegedly plotted attacks on a historic temple in Delhi, a popular dhaba on the Delhi-Sonipat highway and a military camp in Haryana through operatives linked to the Shahzad Bhatti module, sources said on Friday.The alleged conspiracy surfaced during the interrogation…
Four days after delivering a historic mandate and ending the 49 year duopoly of DMK and AIADMK over Tamil Nadu politics, Vijay’s TVK still finds itself in a flux. The party secured a historic 108 seats falling just short of the majority of 118 seats. However, new entrant Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, despite its newfound ties…
NEW DELHI: In a move that could change how maternal and child healthcare is delivered, the Centre has launched a new digital platform—JANANI (Journey of Antenatal, Natal and Neonatal Integrated Care)—to track pregnancies, deliveries and newborn care across the country.A key feature is a QR-based digital mother and child health card, which allows doctors to…
MK Stalin, Vijay, Edappadi Palaniswami NEW DELHI: The single-largest party, yet still short of the Chennai throne. Mega movie star Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam emerged as a formidable force in Tamil Nadu, disrupting the decades-long dominance of the DMK and AIADMK with a sweeping cinematic wave. However, the road to power remains uncertain, as the…
NEW DELHI: Govt on Thursday rejected a report by Canada’s intelligence agency that claimed foreign interference by India, saying India was a democracy that adhered to international norms and respected the sovereignty of other nations. The MEA said in response to media queries that India’s position on this issue had been clear and consistent and…
NEW DELHI: A Dawoodi Bohra Muslim woman on Thursday questioned the denominational custom of female genital mutilation (FGM) and said the ritual inflicts bodily injury and irreversible physical and mental trauma on minor girls, which is aviolation of her health and dignity and an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act….
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed grave apprehension over allowing individuals to challenge religious practices and said it would break every religion and constitutional court as thousands would clog courts with PILs, based on self-assessments of these customs, to seek quashing the customs and norms. The remark came from a bench of CJI…
