Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday tore into the Congress and the Left, saying that while they dismiss everything — from Kerala Story to Dhurandhar — as lies, it is they who have “become pros at lying.” Addressing a rally in Kerala’s Tiruvalla, the Prime Minister said, “The LDF and UDF have become pros at...

Bodhana Sivanandan (Photo by John Saunders) NEW DELHI: Indian-origin chess talent Bodhana Sivanandan has become England’s top-rated female player, according to the latest list by FIDE. At just 11, she now holds a rating of 2366 and has moved ahead of four-time British women’s champion Lan Yao. Based in North London, Bodhana’s journey is especially...

A 42-year-old head constable was killed in a road accident at Sathamangalam within the jurisdiction of the Orathur police station on Friday (April 4, 2026) night. The police said Prabhu, attached with the Chidambaram Taluk police station, was deployed with an election flying squad in Kattumannarkoil. On Friday (April 3) night, he was returning home...

Pune Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram, who will soon complete one year in office, was at The Indian Express office for an interaction. The 2008-batch IAS officer from the Maharashtra cadre is no stranger to Pune, as he had previously held the position as its district collector from April 17, 2018, to July 28, 2020, and then went...

As a seventh India-flagged LPG tanker, Green Sanvi, crossed the Strait of Hormuz amid the war on Friday, Iran posted a special message for New Delhi. In a post on X, the Iranian consulate in Mumbai said India, and Gujarat in particular, held a “cherished place” in “our shared history”. The Consulate General was responding...

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Saturday criticised both the BJP and Congress for failing to grant statehood to Puducherry despite ruling at the Centre for years. “Neither Congress nor BJP could give statehood to Puducherry despite holding power at the Centre. A TVK government will...

Kerala | Free Uber rides, halwa; steps taken by EC to turn voting by youth in Kerala into celebration Free Uber rides, halwa and rice flour at ₹1 may sound like an advertisement to attract customers to a store, but are actually initiatives by the EC to encourage young electors to vote in the Assembly...

3 min readApr 4, 2026 11:47 AM IST The killing of Ganderbal resident Rashid Ahmad Mughal in an Army encounter on Tuesday night found an echo in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Saturday as members from the Treasury and Opposition Benches, barring the BJP, demanded a judicial enquiry into the incident. While the Army...

Two Railway Police Head Constables averted a major tragedy at Surat Railway Station on Thursday, pulling a woman to safety just as she was about to fall beneath a moving train. The incident unfolded on Platform Number 1 when the Amritsar Weekly Express had already begun moving. In a desperate bid to board, a female...

Emergency services at the scene of the incident in Peru (Image-X) At least one person has died and 47 others were injured following an unspecified “incident” at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Peru’s capital during a rally ahead of a football derby, according to the country’s health ministry. “There has been an unfortunate incident at the...