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The January 15 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections will be an acid test for the Shiv Sena (UBT), marking its third electoral battle since the dramatic split of June 2022. Having lost control of the civic body it governed for 25 consecutive years as the undivided Shiv Sena, it is now seeking to reclaim Mumbai’s…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma countered AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi‘s remarks of India’s potential to see a “hijab-clad” daughter as the Prime Minister. He said that India is a Hindu nation and the Prime Minister of India shall always be a Hindu person.Responding to Owaisi’s remark, Sarma said, “Constitutionally, there is no…
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore (AP photo) Is Pakistan heading towards a Gen Z uprising? A PhD student from the country has sparked a debate after critically examining present-day Pakistan, under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief and de facto power centre Asim Munir, without naming either directly.The piece, written through a lens that shows contrast…
Jesy Nelson’s world flipped when doctors delivered news no parent wants to hear. Her eight-month-old twin girls, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, face Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1, a rare genetic disorder that hits babies hard and fast. The former Little Mix star opened up in a raw Instagram video, sharing how routine worries turned…
New Delhi: Agitators including women activists, stage a protest against the suspension of the jail term of Kuldeep Sengar, a former BJP MLA who was convicted in the Unnao rape case, outside the Delhi High Court, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a Special…
India’s steel capacity expansion is coming under pressure from a policy mismatch that raises input costs even as the government seeks to protect domestic producers, according to a report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).“Protecting domestic metcoke producers is valid, but stacking quotas and duties on a non-substitutable input risks over-correction and macroeconomic consequences,”…
CBI to move Supreme Court against Delhi high court order NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation will approach the Supreme Court at the earliest to challenge the Delhi High Court order that suspended the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and granted him bail in the 2017 Unnao rape case, officials…
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, an influential voice in the rise of India’s streaming platforms, raises a red flag about the declining opportunities for narrative-centric films in cinemas. He points to the ongoing streaming surge which, despite broadening audiences, poses challenges for indie films to thrive and be recognized. Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s career has long felt like a quiet…
For many Indian students, the decision to study abroad is shaped by trial, revision and uncertainty. For Anvitha Reddy, now pursuing a Bachelor of Design at Monash University in Australia, the journey began with keeping every option open. What nobody told her about studying in Australia | Monash design student story “Initially, I applied to…
NEW DELHI: Paramount has launched a $108 billion hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), directly appealing to shareholders just days after WBD agreed to be acquired by Netflix. The move sets up a rare, high-stakes media battle that could reshape global entertainment.The offer, announced late Monday, comes from Paramount and its CEO David…
