Manipur’s 10-day Sangai Festival drew to a vibrant close on Sunday with a grand finale held at the Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatre, featuring a stunning performance by the artistes from the Government Dance College. Marking the end of the 12th edition, the festival once again celebrated Manipur’s rich cultural identity, traditional arts and diverse indigenous…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has submitted its affidavit over the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in several states, refuting allegations of mass deletion of genuine voters as “highly exaggerated, speculative and politically motivated.”In an 81-page counter-affidavit filed on November 26 in a petition by TMC MP Dola Sen and others, the poll…
COIMBATORE: A 32-year-old man hacked his estranged wife to death at a working women’s hostel on Raja Naidu Street near Gandhipuram here on Sunday morning over her extramarital affair with another man. He also clicked a selfie with the body and posted it as his WhatsApp status with a message that ‘payment for betrayal is…
PM Modi with Sri Lanka President Dissanayake NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday, expressing condolences over the loss of lives and widespread destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah.PM Modi conveyed India’s solidarity with Sri Lanka during the crisis and assured continued assistance as part of Operation…
TL;DR: Driving the newsGlobal arms revenues surged to an all-time high of $679 billion in 2024, up 5.9% in real terms, according to the latest SIPRI Top 100 ranking. While Europe and the US drove most of the increase, Asia and Oceania stood out as the only region to post a decline—largely due to a…
Brother of Haryana man murdered in UK urges MEA to help transfer body to India CHANDIGARH: A 30-year-old Indian student from Haryana was stabbed to death in a street attack in Worcester, United Kingdom, prompting his family to appeal to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for urgent help in bringing his body back to…
NEW DELHI: Three-month (Dec 2025 to Feb, 2026) winter season is likely to be colder in most parts of central India (Madhya Pradesh, east and southeast Rajasthan, north and east Maharashtra, parts of Gujarat and south Uttar Pradesh) and adjoining northwest (Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and west UP) and peninsular (Telangana) India with facing below normal…
HYDERABAD: A criminal case was registered against a school ‘ayah’ after she allegedly attacked a 4-year-old girl inside a private school premises on Saturday in Shapoor Nagar, Jeedimetla. Following the circulation of a disturbing video of the incident, police registered a case against the ayah as well as the school management.Jeedimetla police booked the 55-year-old…
Running out of storage on Gmail can be stressful, especially when important emails start bouncing back or the service becomes slow. Many people do not realise how quickly storage fills up across connected Google services like Drive and Photos. Since Gmail shares its storage with the rest of the Google account, everything from attachments to…
Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday informed that India has been invited to chair the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the first time, gaining recognition for its electoral process.Commenting on this achievement, he said, “The world recognises the successful…
