A Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) worker has been arrested on charges of raping and murdering his live-in partner’s two-and-a-half-year-old daughter in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri district, police said. The victim was the child of the 40-year-old suspect, Periyanayagam’s live-in partner, Princy (24), who is estranged from her husband, Surya. Police suspect that Periyanayagam raped the child...

The United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on Saturday in the most dramatic escalation in their long-running confrontation with Tehran. The recent offensive has pushed the region closer to a full-scale war. What began as months of mounting rhetoric, military build-up and stalled diplomacy has now tipped into open conflict, with air...

A nurse administers the HPV vaccine to a girl in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the launch of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive, in Ajmer on February 28, 2026. Photo: ANI/DPR PMO Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (February 28, 2026) launched a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for 14-year-old...