COFFEE MAY PROTECT AGAINST AGING

NEW DELHI,2May 2026 : New research identifies a key biological pathway that could explain how coffee helps protect against aging and chronic disease. For decades, research has linked coffee consumption to longer life and lower risk of chronic disease—but exactly how those benefits occur has remained unclear. Now, new research from the Texas A&M University’s […]

KOLKATA EVM STRONGROOMS FORTIFIED AFTER MAMATA’S VISIT

NEW DELHI ,1 May 2026 : The Kolkata Police have banned any kind of gatherings in seven areas where votes polled in the assembly election are being counted, following the high drama last night that happened at two counting centres due to the Trinamool Congress’s allegations of suspicious activities. West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj […]

A NEW AMERICAN BILL MAY UPEND INDIAN TECHIES’ CAREERS

NEW DELHI,1 May 2026 : For years, Indian students going to America have followed a set path: F-1 student visa, then OPT, and later an H-1B visa. That may soon be off the table, thanks to 35 American lawmakers. For thousands of Indian students and families in Bengaluru and Gurugram who have pledged assets for […]

HAJ AIRFARES HIKED BY RS 10,000 OVER JET FUEL COSTS

NEW DELHI ,1 May 2026 : A political row has broken out over the Haj Committee’s decision to raise airfares by Rs 10,000 per pilgrim this year because of complaints from airlines over increased jet fuel costs. The government has defended the hike by pointing to fighting in the Middle East – the US and […]

YOGI WON’T SUCCEED EVEN WITH CABINET RESHUFFLE

NEW DELHI: Speculation about a UP cabinet reshuffle has been building for months. The Yogi government has six vacant minister positions and a 2027 election to plan for. But cabinet seats are only one lever of political management. There is a much bigger one — and right now, it is sitting idle. Before the 2022 […]

STALIN’S DMK TO RETAIN TAMIL NADU

NEW DELHI: Most exit polls have predicted a DMK victory in the Tamil Nadu assembly election, with at least three agencies forecasting Chief Minister MK Stalin’s party would get anywhere between 122 and 145 seats. Tamil Nadu has 234 assembly seats. However, Axis My India has predicted actor Vijay’s new party TVK in its first […]

VOTER TURNOUT HIGHEST IN BENGAL SINCE INDEPENDENCE

NEW DELHI: West Bengal has registered a record 92.47 per cent voter turnout in the two-phase Assembly polls, the highest in the state since Independence, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. In 2013, Tripura had recorded the highest ever voter turnout in an Assembly election at 93.61 per cent. As of 7.45 pm, poll participation […]

BIG RELIEF TO KARISHMA KAPOOR’S CHILDREN IN PROPERTY ROW

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has ordered the assets of businessman Sunjay Kapur – who died in London in June last year and left behind an inheritance worth Rs 30,000 crore – be preserved amid a bitter and unseemly family dispute between his third wife, Priya Sachdeva Kapur, and Kiaan and Samaira Kapoor, his […]

SC RESERVES ORDER ON PAWAN KHERA’S ANTICIPATORY BAIL PLEA

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on an anticipatory bail plea filed by Congress leader Pawan Khera regarding allegations involving the family of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The case stems from claims made by Khera that the Chief Minister’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, possessed multiple passports and undisclosed foreign […]

EXIT POLLS: NARROW WIN TO BJP IN BENGAL POLLS

NEW DELHI: Exit poll results that are out so far have projected mixed outcomes for the West Bengal assembly elections. Two of the three pollsters are giving a narrow win to the BJP, and one is projecting a sweep for the ruling TMC. Stay tuned for more. Two of the three pollsters are giving a […]