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The death toll may go up, sources say KARUR: Thirty one people died in a stampede in TVK leader Vijay’s campaign in Karur on Saturday evening. The deceased included six children and 16 women, said Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian. He said more than 40 people were under treatment.Doctors and forensic experts from other…
Muhammad Yunus (AP photo) Bangladesh’s interim chief adviser Muhammad Yunus faced protests in New York on Friday as he addressed the fourth day of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Demonstrators gathered outside the UN headquarters, raising slogans like “Yunus is Pakistani. Go back to Pakistan,” accusing the Nobel laureate of bias and poor…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader on Friday reached the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wearing a mosquito repellent net to protest against the increase in cases of malaria, chikungunya, and dengue.AAP MCD LoP Ankush Narang claimed that the ruling BJP has no strategy to combat malaria, dengue and chikungunya.“Today, all of us…
TL;DR: Driving the newsAt the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump delivered what might have once been called a defining foreign policy address. But this time, the red light blinked on, and stayed on, while the president meandered from escalator complaints to accusations that environmentalists “want to kill all the cows.”…
BJP workers make Congress leader, 73, wear sari for posting against PM Narendra Modi KALYAN: A full-blown political storm erupted in Dombivli on Tuesday after Congress worker Prakash “Mama” Pagare shared a morphed image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi draped in a sari on social media — sparking outrage, protests, and a dramatic street showdown…
NEW DELHI: Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan was released from Sitapur jail on Tuesday after spending 23 months behind bars in connection with multiple criminal cases. Party workers and supporters welcomed him outside the jail.Sitapur police deployed drones to monitor crowds outside the jail as Azam Khan’s release attracted large numbers of supporters.Khan’s…
Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar NEW DELHI: Former Shiv Sena MLA Sada Sarvankar stirred controversy after a viral video showed him claiming he secures more funds for his constituency than the sitting legislator.Sarvankar, according to news agency PTI, told a gathering, “the incumbent MLA gets Rs 2 crore, but even when I am not an…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday heaped praise on China’s renewable energy leap, pointing out that the country installed a staggering 256 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in just the first half of 2025, more than the rest of the world combined.“China just installed a mind-boggling 256 GW of solar capacity in the…
KS Alagiri (L), Kangana Ranuat (File photos) Congress leader KS Alagiri on Thursday triggered controversy after saying that actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut “should be slapped” if she visited Tamil Nadu.“A few months ago, when she went to an airport, a lady police officer slapped her. The police officer gave a reason that wherever…
Democrat Xp Lee won the Minnesota House special election on Tuesday, filling the seat left vacant by Rep Melissa Hortman, a top Democratic leader who was tragically assassinated in June. Lee, a former Brooklyn Park City Council member and health equity analyst, defeated Republican real estate agent Ruth Bittner in the heavily Democratic district.Lee previously…
