THE SOUTHERN NIGHTINGALE FALLS SILENT: S. JANAKI, THE EMOTIONAL FULCRUM OF INDIAN CINEMA
Indian music lost one of its most luminous stars as the legendary playback singer Sistla Janaki—affectionately known to millions as “Janaki Amma” and celebrated as the “Nightingale of South India”—passed away on July 11, 2026, at a private hospital in Mysuru. She was 88. Her demise marks the twilight of a golden epoch in playback […]
Concern grows as Sonum Wangchuk’s condition deteriorates on 17th of his fast
New Delhi, 14 July—Concern over climate change activist and Ladakhi Sonum Wangchuk’s wellbeing grows as his indefinite fast demanding Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over exam paper leaks is growing entered the 17th day of the Ladakhi activist’s protest with concerned civil society appealing him to terminate the fast. In between, support for the […]
India Summons Iranian Envoy After Missile Strike Kills Indian Seafarer, Injures Ten
New Delhi, 14 July– India on Tuesday summoned Iran’s Deputy Chief of Mission in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest after attacks on two commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz left an Indian seafarer dead and 10 others injured, strongly condemning the targeting of civilian shipping. Protest and condemnation came for the attacks on […]
CABINET SECY’S HANDBOOK FOR BABUS
NEW DELHI: “Saheb meeting mein hain” is perhaps the most familiar refrain in the corridors of India’s bureaucracy. Walk into a government office, call a secretariat or try reaching a senior official, and chances are the response will be the same—the officer is in a meeting. For generations, the government has measured activity not merely […]
ROW OVER PUNJAB BJP LEADER’S VIRAL “DELETE VOTES”
NEW DELHI: A political controversy has erupted in Punjab after a video purportedly showing BJP State Secretary and Dinanagar Assembly constituency in-charge Renu Kashyap went viral on social media. In the clip, Kashyap is allegedly heard saying, “Get the SIR done, get 20,000-25,000 votes deleted, and get your own MLA elected.” The remarks have triggered […]
PRASHANT KISHOR HAS ASSETS OF RS 96 CR
NEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor, a candidate for the Bankipur bypoll in Bihar, has assets worth Rs 96 crore, according to his election affidavit. In the affidavit filed before the Returning Officer, Kishor declared movable assets worth Rs 22.19 crore and immovable assets to the tune of Rs 73.87 crore. His wife, Jahnavi Das, a medical […]
SEX EDUCATION COMING TO INDIAN SCHOOLS SOON
NEW DELHI: India may be on the verge of a significant shift in the way schools teach children about health, safety and relationships, with the Centre informing the Supreme Court that comprehensive sex education will soon be introduced in schools and colleges across the country. The move comes nearly two years after the apex court […]
SC QUESTIONS DELHI POLICE ON ASSAULT ON A LAWYER
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Police to inform it about the status of investigation into a recent assault on a lawyer inside his residence in the national capital. The Court said that a status report on the investigation be filed by an officer not below the rank of a Deputy […]
ACCOUNTING FLAWS IN RAM MANDIR
NEW DELHI: In an interview with journalist Abhishek Upadhyay on June 9, 2026, for his YouTube channel, Top Secret, that a former accountant with the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Mahipal Singh, laid bare the flawed accounting process – with no mechanism for daily audit or accountability – at Hindutva’s marquee temple in Ayodhya. Singh […]
