PANEL TO STUDY DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES FROM ILLEGAL INFILTRATION

NEW DELHI: Nearly 10 months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced it from the Red Fort on Independence Day, the Central Government has formally constituted the High-Level Committee on Demographic Change, a body tasked with examining population shifts caused by illegal immigration and other factors that the government considers threats to national security and the […]

Book Review: Good to Goodness by Mamta Sehgal

. Mamta Sehgal’s Good to Goodness is far more than a conventional self-help book; it is a reflective and deeply humane journey into understanding what it truly means to be good in an increasingly complex world. Drawing inspiration from the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita and the mystical poetry of Rumi, Sehgal explores goodness […]

CBI TO PROBE TWISHA SHARMA DEATH

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the State of Madhya Pradesh if the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can be asked to investigate the Twisha Sharma dowry death case. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta submitted that the CBI will take over the probe, and that he will ensure that the administrative steps […]

DELHI HIGH COURT TO HEAR GYMKHANA CLUB’S EVICTION on Tuesday

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Gymkhana Club on Monday moved the Delhi High Court against a notice issued by the Centre, directing it to vacate its premises. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing on behalf of the club, mentioned the matter before the court of Justice Avneesh Jhingan and sought an urgent hearing. Subsequently, the court […]

MAJOR ALLIANCE REALIGNMENT ACROSS PARTIES IN TAMIL NADU

From Our Bureau NEW DELHI: The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) victory in Tamil Nadu, unseating the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) from power, has not only altered the state’s political leadership but also triggered a rapid erosion of the DMK’s once-formidable alliance structure that had won three successive elections that elevated Stalin as an astute leader. […]

MAJOR ALLIANCE REALIGNMENT ACROSS PARTIES IN TAMIL NADU

MK Stalin and Rahul Gandhi.

NEW DELHI: The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) victory in Tamil Nadu, unseating the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) from power, has not only altered the state’s political leadership but also triggered a rapid erosion of the DMK’s once-formidable alliance structure that had won three successive elections that elevated Stalin as an astute leader. The party, which […]

NO FUEL PRICE HIKE AS INDIA HAS ADEQUATE STOCKS: MINISTER

NEW DELHI,12 MAY2026 : Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said India has not increased fuel prices in the last four years and has sufficient stocks of crude oil, LNG and LPG despite the ongoing disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking on the sidelines of the CII Annual Business […]

IRAN FORMALISES HORMUZ TOLL PROCESS

NEW DELHI,11 May 2026 : Amid the US and Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz over the standoff to end the war in the Middle East, Tehran has introduced new rules for vessels seeking to transit the strategic waterway and collect a toll from them, according to a shipping journal. Tehran’s move to formalise […]

INDIAN-ORIGIN PHILANTHROPIST PAYS OFF STUDENT LOANS FOR 176 GRADUATES IN US

NEW DELHI,11 May 2026: Students of North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles were shocked during their graduation ceremony at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh when an Indian-origin philanthropist announced that he would pay off all final-year education loans for 176 graduates, the New York Post reported. Anil Kochhar, who was the commencement speaker during […]

ADHIKARI FRONTRUNNR FOR BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER, WITH TWO DEPUTIES

NEW DELHI,8 May 2026: The BJP’s giantslayer, Suvendu Adhikari, appears all but certain in the race for the chief minister’s post in West Bengal, waiting to succeed his political mentor Mamata Banerjee after an intense electoral face-off last month. West Bengal blindsided Banerjee’s Trinamool to elect its first BJP government this week. As the focus […]