Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan The AIADMK’s electoral promise of waiver of loans taken through cooperative institutions has raised the question of feasibility in the wake of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) directions.  The AIADMK’s scheme covers crop loans obtained by farmers from primary agricultural credit cooperative societies (PACCS) and...

A special audit of entire Smart city fund has been recommended to the Director General of Audit (Central), after the Rs 116 crore FD scam. This was part of the details that were presented in the general house meeting at the Sector 17 Municipal Corporation building Wednesday. Chandigarh Mayor Saurabh Joshi also presented a paper...

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday dissolved a marriage between a couple who had been living apart for a decade, marking the conclusion of what the bench described as a “matrimonial battle of Mahabharata,” according to a report by Bar and Bench. In a ruling delivered by Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta,...

As US President Donald Trump edged closer to his self-imposed 48-hour deadline for possible military action against Iran, an unusual social media post by Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, briefly uploaded as a “draft”, raised questions over whether Washington used Islamabad to signal an off-ramp before announcing a ceasefire. According to The New York Times,...

Congress worker and BJP booth agent allegedly assaulted by CPI(M) activists in Dharmadam and Mattannur constituencies A Congress worker and a BJP booth agent were allegedly attacked in separate incidents in Kannur district on the eve of polling day, with both parties accusing CPI(M) activists of orchestrating violence to disrupt the election process. The 60-year-old...

Ever since the announcement of Anthropic’s unreleased AI model, Claude Mythos, an intense debate has been simmering. On X (formerly Twitter), a series of posts seem to be painting a picture of a system that is immensely powerful and potentially Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), even though its creators are limiting access considering potential risks. According...

Tension prevailed across Manipur on Wednesday (April 8) as widespread protests erupted in the valley after two minors died in Bishnupur district on April 7 in a bomb attack. Normalcy was severely disrupted, with markets, educational institutions, banks, and offices remaining closed. Roads were deserted as residents stayed indoors amid strict enforcement by security personnel....

Israel is reportedly dissatisfied over the United States’ handling of the ceasefire agreement with Iran, with a WSJ report indicating it was informed and brought into loop only at the final stage of the truce, even as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly backed the move while drawing clear limits on its scope.According to The...

As many as 43 delegates from 23 countries, including representatives from five foreign missions, will be visiting Assam, Kerala and Puducherry to witness the Assembly elections up close. The delegates are part of the International Election Visitors’ Programme-2026, the Election Commission said. On Tuesday (April 7, 2026), the delegates were given a demonstration of the...

2 min readApr 9, 2026 06:17 AM IST First published on: Apr 9, 2026 at 06:17 AM IST There was a time when founding a nation required, at the very least, a war, a treaty or a group of men and women with intellectual and political capital. Now it appears to demand little more than...