Author: Rahul M

Thiruvananthapuram: A survey projecting Shashi Tharoor as the most popular choice among Kerala Congress leaders for the chief minister’s post, along with a column in which he criticised excesses committed during the Emergency, has become the latest flashpoint between the party and its four-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls. In a column published Thursday in the Malayalam daily Deepika, Tharoor termed measures taken during the Emergency “cruelties beyond words”. A shorter version of the column titled ‘Heeding the Lessons of India’s Emergency’ was published in Project Syndicate on 8 July. Show Full Article “The quest for…

Earth’s history has always been a story told through the fossilized remains of long-extinct creatures. For centuries, scientists have used these remnants to piece together the planet’s geological timeline. But recent research has uncovered an astonishing revelation: Earth’s biodiversity could be driven by a deep, tectonically controlled cycle that spans millions of years. The Tectonic Clock Beneath Our Feet Geologists have long divided Earth’s history into distinct periods, such as the Jurassic or Cretaceous, based largely on fossil evidence. These periods are marked by significant biological events, particularly mass extinctions. Traditionally, these extinctions were seen as linked to drastic environmental…

As Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled a statue of Peshwa Bajirao I at the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Khadakwasla on July 4, conspicuous by his absence was Nawab Shadab Ali Bahadur, who claims to be a descendant of the Peshwa through Mastani and Shamsher Bahadur.Shadab Ali Bahadur said he was “boycotting” the event as he got the invitation at the last minute and was told that he would not be allowed to share the stage with Shah. Bahadur’s remarks and subsequent social media posts on the issue have again triggered a debate on the Peshwas’ legacy, and the…

Amid claims of police inaction over a former sanitation worker’s allegations of secret burials of sexual assault and murder victims in the temple town of Dharmasthala, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday that the police were waiting for the whistleblower to complain formally. “Advocates have filed a complaint on behalf of a person. He has to come forward and file a complaint. He also has to make a statement (in front of a magistrate),” Parameshwara told reporters. An FIR was registered at Dharmasthala police station in Dakshina Kannada district on July 4 following a complaint filed by lawyers…

Four men were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly breaking into a house in Bengaluru, gang-raping a woman, and robbing the residence after forcing the residents to transfer money to an online gaming application. According to the police, the incident took place in the late hours of Monday, and investigations revealed that the key accused was known to the house owner. The police said the house owner had invited the woman to his house, and the prime accused, who was his friend, unaware of the latter’s criminal intentions. Story continues below this ad “The key accused arrived with three accomplices and…

Premium land destinations in Alibaug and Karjat to offer secure, lifestyle-focused living backed by a trusted corporate brand  Mumbai, July 10, 2025: With a legacy of over two decades in delivering several landmark projects, Peninsula Land Limited, part of the Ashok Piramal Group, is now charting a new phase of growth, anchored by a strong commitment to plotted developments. The company has recently acquired two prime land parcels in Sogaon, Alibaug (11 acres) and Bhilawale, Karjat (~29 acres), marking a significant expansion of its footprint in high-potential micro-markets fuelled by increased connectivity and thereby a surge in demand for buying land within a short drive…

A 49-year-old woman and her accomplice were arrested in Bengaluru Wednesday for allegedly cheating her social circle of over Rs 20 crore after luring them to purchase gold at a low cost, besides offering other deals that promised exceptional returns. A local court has sent the accused to five days’ police custody. The arrested woman has been identified as Savita G, a resident of Kirloskar Colony in Basaveshwaranagar. She was held along with her alleged accomplice Puneet P of Sunakadakatte. The police have registered at least two First Information Reports (FIRs) against Savita at Govindaraja Nagar and Basaveshwaranagar stations. According…

The Karnataka government on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase the number of police divisions in Bengaluru city from eight to eleven, creating three new divisions to strengthen law enforcement across the expanding metropolis. The three new divisions of North West, South West and Electronic City will join the existing Central, West, East, South, Southeast, North, Northeast and Whitefield divisions. This expansion of the city police commissionerate was first announced by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during the annual state budget in March. Presently, Bengaluru has a population of 1.4 crore people and is the third most populous city in the country…

Bengaluru: The Congress has instructed its Karnataka unit to restart student elections on campuses, resuming a practice that was last held in the 1989-90 academic year. A ban on the same was imposed by the Veerendra Patil-led Congress government in 1989.  It is a significant step for the state Congress, which has relied on student-based support to fill in leadership positions in the past. “The high command has instructed (the state government) to hold student elections,” B.K. Hariprasad, Karnataka MLC and former AICC general secretary, told ThePrint. Show Full Article The Congress high command has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah about…

New Delhi: BJP President J.P. Nadda has once again stepped in to salvage the situation amid the row sparked by Kangana Ranaut, the party’s MP from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi, which is reeling from the impact of cloudburst, landslides and flash floods. Ranaut’s initial absence from her constituency, and then the ‘no cabinet, no funds’ remark during a visit on 6 July, have become the latest flashpoint between the ruling Congress in the state and the BJP. On Wednesday, accompanied by ex-chief minister and state assembly Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur, and Himachal BJP chief Rajeev Bindal, Union Minister Nadda met…