Cockroach Party founder to return to India on June 6:Spark controversy
New Delhi, 01 June—Midst mounting trouble of the Modi government, coming back of Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke to India on June 6 is yet another nail in the NDA’s coffer as he announced to launch a peaceful protest in Delhi, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination-related lapses and […]
Rahul Gandhi: A Relentless Constitutional Voice Against India’s Authoritarian Drift
In a recent critique published in Scroll.in, noted historian Ramachandra Guha reduces Rahul Gandhi’s two decades in politics to a largely inconsequential journey punctuated only by the Bharat Jodo Yatra, while portraying his current interventions as little more than fleeting social media activity. Such an assessment not only underestimates Gandhi’s political evolution but also overlooks […]
ZEE GETS RIGHTS TO TELECAST FIFA EVENTS IN INDIA
NEW DELHI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises has secured Indian broadcast and streaming rights to 39 FIFA soccer events spanning 2026 to 2034, including the FIFA World Cup 2026, FIFA World Cup 2030 and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027, the company revealed Monday. The deal, the first between Zee and FIFA, also encompasses a portfolio of age-group […]
SC REFUSES NEET UG 2026 THROUGH COMPUTERS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to direct the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the re-examination of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), 2026, scheduled for June 21 through a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode instead of the existing pen-and-paper format, effectively refusing interim relief sought in a petition seeking examination reforms. The Bench […]
CROSS-VOTING FEARS IN RAJYA SABHA POLLS
NEW DELHI: With political strengths redrawn after the recent state-level elections, polls to fill 27 Rajya Sabha seats will be the next major electoral event later this month–one that will be closely watched amid cross-voting possibilities. The BJP is geared up for the June 18 election, with sources saying that a meeting of the party’s […]
CENTRE APPOINTS FIVE SUPREME COURT JUDGES
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday notified the appointment of five new judges to the Supreme Court of India, taking the headcount of the country’s top court to 38 (Chief Justice plus 37 judges) from 34, according to a statement by the Union law and justice ministry. The newly notified judges are Justice Sheel Nagu, […]
Suman Kalyanpur, a Voice of Moonlit Melodies, Dies at 89 — The Golden Era Loses One of Its Last Greats
A luminous voice that threaded sorrow and yearning into unforgettable tunes has fallen silent. Suman Kalyanpur, whose simmering, honeyed soprano helped define Bollywood’s golden years, died on May 31, 2026, at her Mumbai home. She was 89. A life in song Born Suman Hemmady in Dhaka on January 28, 1937, she moved with her family […]
If Gutkha Is Banned, Why Is It Still Being Sold?
New Delhi : Several Indian states have imposed a ban on the manufacture and sale of gutkha to protect public health, particularly that of young people. The move was aimed at reducing the growing number of tobacco-related diseases and cancers. However, years after these bans were introduced, an important question remains: Is the gutkha ban […]
“Barber of the Gods” Weaves Indian Mythology, Psychological Horror, and Miracles Into a Haunting Tale
New Delhi: Barber of the Gods, a 20-minute short film set in the backdrop of a non-descript town, oozes with carefully crafted imagery of both magical realism and metaphysical world. The film primarily revolves around the father–son duo who are barbers by profession and blessed with an extraordinary gift from God—-the ability to regrow hair […]
The Day India Became Orphaned: 27 May 1964
On the 62nd anniversary of his passing, we remember the leader who shaped modern India and whose absence left a nation in profound grief.It was around 2:00 PM on May 27, 1964, when telephones began ringing urgently in government offices across Delhi. Employees at All India Radio rushed to their studios as a sense of […]
