PM Modis infiltrators claim and the Election Commissions inaction
Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj of Ayodhya unveils Ramayana Trail in Sri Lanka
Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj, the treasurer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Ayodhya, arrived in Sri Lanka, to initiate a new era in the spiritual and cultural journey of the island country neighbouring India. He was accompanied by a team of top delegates from Shri Ram Mandir, Ayodhya. The invitation was extended []
Indispensability of Narendra Modi as future PM for Indias forward march
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis close ties with the CEOs of the big Tech Companies in the US are said to have helped boost the Countrys profile ahead of the National Elections of 2024, according...
Heres why McKinsey, Bain, and BCG consultants are valued so highly
In the competitive world of strategy consulting, top firms likeMcKinsey,Bain, andBCGdistinguish themselves not just through the caliber of their talent but through a deep commitment to structured communication. As a former recruiter, Ive seen firsthand...
India is booming. But you still need international exposure
Theres a fair chance that the rupee will come out as a weaker currency over time. So, every rupee you own will buy you fewer goods and services in dollar terms. Conversely, every dollar will buy you more things in India. And this is why investing in the international market is a smart idea
Sri Lanka to hand over management of China-built airport to Indian, Russian firms
Colombo/New Delhi: Sri Lanka has decided to hand over the management of its Chinese-built Mattala international airport, located near Hambantota port, to an Indian and a Russian firm on a 30-year lease. According to news reports, Sri Lankas Cabinet of Ministers gave the go-ahead to hand over the management of Mattala Rajapaksha International Airport to []
Russian Air Defenses shot down 68 Ukrainian drones: Defense Ministry
Moscow: Over the past night, Russian air defenses shot down 66 Ukrainian drones over the Krasnodar Territory and two more drones over the Crimea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Over the past night, attempts by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles against targets on the territory []
China-proposed initiatives bring benefits to people worldwide: defense minister
Astana: China-proposed initiatives have brought dividends to the well-being of people worldwide, and have led the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to become a constructive force in safeguarding equity and justice, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun said here Friday. Todays world is undergoing accelerating changes unseen in a century, Dong noted in a speech during the []
HC quashes PSA of former spokesman of Jamaat, penalizes J&K govt for illegal detention
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed a preventive detention order under the Public Safety Act against a former spokesperson of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, terming it illegal and unjustified. The High Court also rapped the District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police of Pulwama and ordered the J&K government to []
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 34,356 amid Israels Rafah operation concerns
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 34,356, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Friday. In a press statement, the ministry said that the Israeli army killed 51 Palestinians and wounded 75 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 34,356 and []
Fate of 22 candidates sealed in EVMs, around 71.91% vote in Jammu-Reasi
Jammu: The fate of 22 candidates has been sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines, with around 71.91 percent voter turnout recorded in the Jammu-Reasi Parliamentary Constituency in the phase-2 general elections on Friday. Official sources said the final polling percentage is being worked out as EVMs from the far-flung areas in the Reasi district have []
Kerala records 70.35 % voter turnout in Lok Sabha election
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recorded 70.35 percent polling in the single phase Lok Sabha election covering all 20 constituencies on Friday. According to the latest data available with the State Election Commission office at 8.15 pm, Thiruvananthapuram recorded 66.43 percent polling, Attingal 69.40, Kollam 67.92, Pathanamthitta 63.35, Mavelikkara 65.88, Alappuzha 74.37, Kottayam 65.59, Idukki 66.39, Ernakulam 68.10, []
Congress three tactics socialism, secularism, paranoia and why they dont work against the BJP
With its clubs, swimming pools, jogging tracks and more, condo gives substance to the idea of a good life. That it also breeds a sense of entitlement among affluent Indians is part of the package...
More verification, more trust, better democracy
Explainer on the SC judgment in the EVM case: Court rejected the demand for counting 100% of VVPAT slips but ordered additional safeguards Yesterday, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna...
They need the elders: Can student protests bring change? Depends
Students are agitating across Americas best known campuses, against Israels attacks in Gaza. US conservatives have called them anti-Semitic, and some college administrations, caught in a power struggle, have come down heavy. More than a...
Pani, puri & polls: Whats a meeting without the eating?
Brunch-lunch-munch is the pivot on which elections spin. Serve thirsting crowds water alone, and they may just write you off. Nimbu pani, soft drinks hit the vote-for-me spot better, as does chilledlassi and buttermilk. Every...
Our minds have turned against us: Brains age-old shortcuts are running amok in the digital age
Were all on a mass headtrip, says The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell. Our minds have turned against us. True, magical thinking is an age-old trait and our minds...
Express View: Message from Supreme Court EVMs are safe
Wisdom shared on social media is like a seed
By Bhartendu Sood Most of us receive messages on ethics, moral values and good conduct on a daily basis on social media platforms. The more we are connected, the more the messages. And they are...
Post-esophagectomy anastomotic strictures can be challenging to treat. Doctors often perform endoscopic dilation to expand the narrowed area, but its unclear if adding steroid injections to this procedure helps. Researchers conducted a systematic review and...
Booker Prize name change: Not a simple racism story
April 27, Forty Years Ago: Why Charan Singh distanced himself from BJP
Express View on Weinstein verdict: MeToos disproportionate cost for women
Q+A with Chetan Bhagat | Living by the rules
Q+A with Chetan Bhagat | Living by the rules
Ram Madhav writes: India should steer the global conservative movement
From Dev Anands Amir Garib to Abhishek Bachchans Guru Redistribution politics has reached its limits
Weinsteins conviction overturned MeToo or no MeToo, society needs to change
Once, the King summoned Birbal and asked him to explain the cause and reason behind happiness of people. The King said to Birbal, Can you explain in a very easy manner the reason why people...
Jiva presents trees as hymns for humanity
Jivaat Bikaner House by Sanya MaliksBlack Cubehave a surreal set of trees painted over 15 years by the reclusive solitary walker Ompal Sansanwal. Beginning on the walls of the corridor are quaint works on paper...
Business buzzwords: Do executives need to outgrow them?
A fixation with trending topics like AI is discernible among CXOs. Boys with toys spring to mind. For India Incs leadership, its crucial not to let the prevailing buzz detract attention from substantive issues.
We must ensure ethical use of carbon credits
Indian corporates have led the way in ensuring transparent emission disclosures, but we need to also put in place guardrails that prevent misuse of carbon credits.
Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: Why crackdowns in American universities are a moment of reckoning
Why India loves to hate inheritance tax and estate dutywrongly
Opposition to the inheritance tax defies political and economic logic. It can only be justified on grounds of difficulty of collection and administration.
BJP candidate Dr Sudhakar faces bribery allegations in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Election Commission revealed on Friday that a case has been registered against BJP candidate Dr. K Sudhakar for alleged bribery and undue influence on voters, alongside the seizure of Rs 4.8 crore in cash. The action was initiated by the Flying Squads Team (FST) of Chikkaballapura, according to official sources. In a statement []
PM Modi slams Congress and TMC for opposing CAA to maintain appeasement policy for vote bank
Malda: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Congress and Trinamool Congress of indulging in appeasement policy to satisfy their vote banks and opposing implementation of CAA. CAA is meant for granting Indian citizenship to the refugees, who arrived India after facing persecution in foreign countries on religion ground, Modi iterated. []
Case lodged after desecration of south Kashmir mosque and shrine
Srinagar: J&K Police has registered a case after a shrine and a mosque in South Kashmirs Tral area of Pulwama district was allegedly desecrated by unknown miscreants. Police suspect that this was done by miscreants to foment trouble and disturb peace and order. Police said last night, some miscreants attempted to disrespect the local shrine []
Choose a govt that makes powerful decision in national interest: Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday appealed to the people voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha election, to choose a government that gives priority to development, security and makes powerful decision in national interest. Taking to social media platform X Shah said, Today is the voting day for the second []
SC rejects all paper ballot pleas, total EVM-VVPAT verification & physical slip deposit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday rejected pleas for paper ballot voting, complete EVM-VVPAT verification, and physical deposit of VVPAT slips while suggesting measures for effective functioning of the polling system as the second phase of Lok Sabha election got underway. A bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta passed their order in []
Cong wants to snatch rights of SC, SC, OBC & give them to Muslims: JP Nadda
New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda on Friday slammed Congress for doing appeasement politics and alleged that they wanted to snatch the rights of SC, ST and OBC people and give them to Muslims. In a video message, the partys President Nadda said, This is their hidden agenda. Appeasement is clearly visible in the manifesto []
Chinese FM holds talks with U.S. secretary of state
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday in Beijing. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that Chinas attitude has always been consistent. China views and develops China-U.S. relations with the world vision of building []
Maha poll question no ones asking
By Jaideep Hardikar As the arduous 5-phase Maharashtra elections gain momentum, with a fractured polity and defections the new normal, the states rural populations are angry and restless over the question: Whats in this for...
Managing West Asias controlled crisis
Israel is preparing to launch an assault on Rafah in southern Gaza, despite objections from the international community and reservations of its closest ally US. Impact of this conflict on regional dynamics remains intense and...
Nine-judge benches in the Supreme Court are infrequent. But when they are formed and reach a decision, it should settle substantive questions of law. According to the National Judicial Data Grid, there are 136 pending...
SEXUAL HEALTH IN WOMEN: LOSS OF SEXUAL DESIRE
Q- I am 35 year old lady. After my first child birth 2 years back ,I have lost desire for sexual activity .My husband often complaints about this issue that I dont show any interest...
There are two foreign visitors staying with me ever since I can remember. They moved with me from my grandmothers home in Kutch Mandvi, to Calcutta where I grew up, then to Gurgaon where Bunny...
Serve people to earn the right to lead them
Many of us focus on the routines of life: waking up, getting dressed, eating breakfast, driving to work or class, working to earn a living, coming home, and repeating the cycle the following day. Some...
Best of both sides | Divisive and defective: Five flaws in Rahul Gandhis roadmap
How SC verdict on childcare leave opens up possibilities for women
All the ways a hotter planet makes us sicker
This study looked at the connection between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and the risk of dementia, a condition affecting memory and thinking. Researchers gathered information from various studies focusing on whether PPI...
Express View on Asia Climate Report: Why a hotter world is more dangerous for India
Beer with him: Lessons from a human brewery
Call centres will be outmoded by AI : What next?
TCSs CEO reckons that call centres will be rendered redundant by customer call-taking chatbots within a year. Lots of Indian jobs will be hit. Will firms like TCS create new ones?
April 26, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Akalis Deep Crisis
The challenges of reporting on climate change
Climate change is a complex collection of phenomena with many moving parts
The future of cryptocurrencies and their impact on the global economy
Cryptocurrencies have the potential to significantly transform the global economy in the future. With the maturation of blockchain technology and its growing acceptance, cryptocurrencies are expected to be more widely incorporated into regular financial transactions....
Scotland must learn from Indias Section 295A experience
By enforcing the Hate Crime & Public Order Act on April 1, the Scottish government has set into motion a process that, if not checked, will lead to the demise of free speech there. It...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global health crisis caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It affects not only the lungs but also the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, leading to symptoms like...
Indias T20 World Cup squad- my picks
Indian Premier League has crossed the half way mark as I write this and till match no.40 in this years IPL we have witnessed 12 scores of more than 200 with 3 scores of more...
The 600,000 IT job shortage in India and how to solve it
The job market has never been a straightforward path. Ask anyone who has ever looked for a job, certainly within the last decade, and they can tell you as much. But with the rapid development...
10 Lessons from the book The Day I Die by Anita Hannig is a thought-provoking book that delves into the cultural, social, and personal dimensions of death. 1. Death as a universal experience: Regardless of...
Jack Welchs CEO factory has stopped production: Good riddance.
Yes, GE offloaded its fabled Crotonville CEO incubator. The idea of assembly-line CEOs doesn't work anymore.
Old Video Of BJP Worker Thrashed In Chennai Peddled As Recent
BOOM found that the video dates back to July 2023 and shows a conflict between two BJP functionaries.
Amid the election din, argumentative Indian TV debates stand out
Alas, a representative ringside view of Indian polls is impossible to get from overseas. But loud TV talk suggests that democracy alarmists should calm down and Indias electorate is more aware than it may seem.
Real costs: Why solar and wind energy are not market winners yet
Claims that wind and solar energy are now cheaper than fossil fuel-based energy are misleading as these refer to costs only when the sun is out or wind blowing but dont account for intermittency.
ECoR offers economy meals for passengers at nine stations in summer
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will provide economy meals at nine important stations across its jurisdiction in the summer. ECoR sources here on Thursday said economy meals are being provided to passengers at Khurda Road, Sambalpur, Titilagarh, Balangir,Kantabanji, Palasa, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and Srikakulam Railway Stations. To ensure easy access, these meals will be available []
J&K: Woman drug smuggler booked under Narco Act, 2 held in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police booked a woman drug smuggler under the Narco Act while two other peddlers were arrested with contraband substances in Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla district on Thursday. Police said a woman identified as Nargis Akhter, wife of Showkat Ahmad Sheikh and a resident of Shahwalayat Colony Umerabad Srinagar, has been booked under the Prevention []
11 IS militants executed in Iraq
Baghdad: The Iraqi authorities executed 11 convicts accused of being members of the Islamic State (IS) group, a security source said on Wednesday. The 11 convicts were hanged on Tuesday in the Nasiriyah Central Prison in the city of Nasiriyah, some 350 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, an officer in the prison told []
Zimbabwean president reshuffles cabinet
Harare: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet, eight months after he appointed a new cabinet following his re-election in August last year. Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya announced the cabinet reshuffle in a statement Wednesday and said the re-assignments and appointments took effect immediately. Mnangagwa reassigned Winston Chitando []
ISL: Mumbai City FC beat FC Goa in semi-final clash
Margao: Mumbai City FC inspired a sensational late resurgence to come back from 2-0 down to win the first leg of their semi-final fixture against FC Goa by 3-2 at the Fatorda Stadium here in the Indian Super League (ISL) match on Wednesday night. The Gaurs, powered by strikes by Boris Singh and Brandon Fernandes, []
Deciding the nations destiny: One vote at a time
Sadhguru: There is a beautiful story that Mark Twain loved to tell: There was a time, before the Apollo missions, when people believed that there were people on the moon. So, they got a bright...
AI bot evolution: Agents will be the next big thing in artificial intelligence
As we devolve agency to AI agents for various tasks, we mustnt blow the lid off a Pandoras Box. Tech companies want to keep humans in control of AI actions, but such tech can also give agents autonomy.
Indias employment paradox of the 21st century: A crackable puzzle
We saw a post-covid reversal of both positive and negative labour-market trends. How and why so? An ILO-IHD report offers clues. Hint: We had a covid backslide and surge in broadly defined self-employment.
Prayer for the son didnt work for the party
Powerful state parties dominate politics in Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Telangana. Even in Kerala, the two coalitions CPM-led LDF and Congressled UDF have crafted their unique regional identities. Among southern states, Karnataka stands out with...
Markets are embracing India's PM Modi for what he wont do
Unlike 10 years ago, the Indian prime minister isnt promising major economic reforms. And that suits investors just fine.
Soak the rich? Wont help the poor
As tumbrels trundled their way to the guillotine over the cobbled streets of Paris, carrying their load of the former lords of the land, the crones who sat watching and knitting debated many things, but...
Inheritance tax was the hot button topic yesterday in Indias dynamic election campaign landscape. Sam Pitroda, chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, suggested it though the idea doesnt feature in the Congress manifesto. But it attracted...
Madhya Pradesh high court has directed a Bhopal hospital to go ahead on a case where a woman was to donate a kidney to her brother, but the hospital sought an NOC (no objection certificate)...
Every polling day, every media carries the photograph of a beaming first-timer holding up her marked finger. Mandate 2024s too-hot days and too-cool dudes may make finding one as challenging as, erm, finding an alternative...
Written by: James Anderson Sri Aurobindo calls yog, the art of conscious self-finding. Before finding meaning and truth in our lives, we must know ourselves. This is destiny in itself. Everything unfolds from that. Destiny...
What phase 1 voter turnout says about BJPs chances at the polls
How not thinking enough has cost humans a good society
UKs Rwanda Bill: Why its a solution that doesnt work
Redistribution: A Universal Basic Income policy cant turn poverty into history
The politics of redistribution has brought various versions of a UBI into focus. While people in deprivation clearly need relief, a UBI alone cant be relied upon to make poverty a problem of the past.
