The AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu and head of the party’s seat-sharing negotiation committee for the upcoming Assembly election, Girish Chodankar, on Sunday said the 25 seats offered by the DMK to the Congress was not acceptable. “We have been associated with the DMK for a very long time. Whenever they were in a crisis,...

Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey says that strengthening investor protection, curbing finfluencer-driven excesses, regulating derivatives trading and maintaining a consultative, data-driven regulatory approach are vital for market stability. In an interview to Hitesh Vyas and George Mathew a year after taking charge at SEBI, Pandey speaks about market safety, IPO...

One of the attackers who stabbed Saleem Wastik, an ex-Muslim YouTuber, was killed in an encounter with Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday, officials said. According to police, the accused, identified as Zeeshan, sustained two bullet injuries during the exchange of fire. He was rushed to hospital in a critical condition but later succumbed to his...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as Iran’s retaliatory missile and drone campaign battered parts of the Gulf, killing civilians and striking key infrastructure across the region.In a message posted on X, PM Modi said: “Spoke with President of the UAE, my brother Sheikh Mohamed bin...

Spotting a Tabebuia tree in full bloom, Faris Mohammed wished for a tracker similar to Japan’s extensive cherry blossom forecasts and festivals. | Photo Credit: PTI As Bengaluru turns into a blush-tinted canvas this season, a city-based techie has ensured that residents no longer have to rely on chance sightings to experience the spectacle. Faris...

3 min readPuneMar 1, 2026 10:43 PM IST In a major drug bust ahead of Holi, the Pune Rural Police seized 478.950 kg of marijuana concealed in 465 adhesive-taped packets and hidden inside empty water drums abandoned on a farm in Baramati. Police suspect the consignment was stockpiled to cater to increased demand for narcotics...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday alleged that the United States was displaying “hooliganism” against Iran and accused it of taking “irrational” actions that undermine the sovereignty of nations. Inaugurating the first phase of a government-constructed township for landslide survivors here, the chief minister also criticised Israel, describing it as a “rogue nation” and...

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday announced that a new interim leadership council has formally begun functioning. This comes after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes.In a recorded video statement broadcast on state television, Pezeshkian said, “The interim leadership council started its work. We will continue with all...

File photo of Satish Jarkiholi. Photo: Special Arrangement “I believe that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will complete a five-year term. No one has ever said that he will leave his post after two and a half years or three years. I think he will continue,’’ Satish Jarkiholi, PWD Minister and Congress leader, said in Bagalkot on...

4 min readSrinagarMar 1, 2026 06:33 PM IST The killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an Israel-US strike has sparked widespread protests in Kashmir. Thousands of people, especially from the Shia minority community, took to the streets to mourn the killing, bringing into focus Kashmir’s deep ties with Iran that have left...