MADURAI: Actor-turned-politician and president of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Vijay, has announced that he will contest the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections from the Madurai East constituency. In a major political rally in Madurai, he declared the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as his party’s primary political adversary, framing the upcoming elections as a direct…
MANGALURU: Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi, a prominent activist and the president of Rashtriya Hindu Jagarana Vedike, was arrested by Udupi police on Thursday, August 21, in connection with a complaint filed against him for allegedly making derogatory remarks about BJP national general secretary B.L. Santhosh. The arrest follows a complaint lodged by Rajiv Kulal, the president…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — Rahul Mamkootathil, the Kerala Youth Congress President and Palakkad MLA, has resigned from his post following a series of allegations of misconduct. The resignation comes after a young actress and a writer accused him of inappropriate behavior, which was followed by more women coming forward with similar complaints. The controversy was sparked by…
NEW DELHI: In a significant political development ahead of the Vice-Presidential election, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced his party’s support for the NDA’s candidate, C.P. Radhakrishnan. This move comes as a major blow to the opposition INDIA bloc, which had fielded a Telugu-speaking…
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India has officially debunked a viral campaign by self-proclaimed evangelist K.A. Paul, who was seeking to raise ₹8.3 crore for the release of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen. The ministry has warned the public against falling for the “misleading” and “fake”…
NEW DELHI: The Indian government is set to introduce a set of three crucial bills to provide a legal framework for the removal of the Prime Minister, Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, and state ministers who are arrested or detained on serious criminal charges. The proposed legislation seeks to amend key articles of the Constitution to…
TEHRAN: Iran has announced a plan to expel approximately six million Afghan nationals, with the first phase targeting two million undocumented migrants for deportation. This move comes as Iran’s government cites national security concerns and a need to manage the country’s economic and social resources. According to Iranian officials, the mass deportation is part of…
NEW DELHI: Psephologist Sanjay Kumar, co-director of Lokniti-CSDS, has issued a public apology after his recent post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) about the Maharashtra voter list was found to be based on incorrect data. The post had claimed a massive discrepancy in the number of voters in two assembly constituencies—Ramtek and Devlali—between…
NEW DELHI – Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has issued a stern warning to the Election Commission of India (ECI), stating that the INDIA alliance will take action against its officials if it forms the government at the Centre. The warning came amid a heated confrontation over…
WASHINGTON – A highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has concluded without a definitive peace agreement for the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. The meeting, which followed a summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, focused on the path forward to end the conflict, but key disagreements, particularly on…
