Author: Rahul M

In May this year, Republican Sena president Anandraj Ambedkar said he was willing to set aside his differences with his elder brother and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar, saying “If Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray could come together, why can’t the Ambedkar family unite.”Two months down the line, Anandraj and Prakash, grandsons of B R Ambedkar, are caught in a verbal duel with any possibility of their reconciliation petering out now. This was apparently triggered by Anandraj’s decision last week to join hands with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde for the local body…

Legendary South African cricketer AB de Villiers lit up the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 with a stunning century against England Champions on Thursday, July 24. The match, played at Grace Road in Leicester, saw the South Africa Champions chase down a target of 153 with absolute ease, thanks to a blistering 116* from the former Proteas captain. De Villiers, opening the innings, was in full flow from the very beginning. He reached his hundred in just 41 balls and eventually finished unbeaten on 116 off 51 deliveries. His innings included 15 boundaries and 7 towering sixes. The South…

New Delhi: The Central government has no current plan or intention to reconsider or remove socialist or secular from the Constitution, nor have any proceedings been initiated for the same, government has informed the Rajya Sabha. Responding to a question by Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Lal Suman, the Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal stated in a written reply on Thursday that “the government’s official stand is that there is no current plan or intention to reconsider or remove the words “socialism” and secularism” from the preamble of the Constitution”. “Any discussions regarding amendments to the preamble would require thorough…

New Delhi: Superstar Kamal Haasan on Friday took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP. The Tamil actor took his oath in Tamil to resounding thumps on the table by fellow Parliamentarians. The ‘Thug Life’ actor expressed his happiness on his significant political milestone. The 69-year-old Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder and actor-turned-politician talking to mediapersons outside the parliament earlier actor said, “I am very proud and honoured.”Kamal Haasan’s election to the Upper House marks a significant milestone in his political journey, as he assumes a national legislative role for the first time. Show Full Article He was nominated with the…

SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Tens of thousands of people sought refuge on Friday as border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia entered a second day, heightening fears of an extended conflict.The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting behind closed doors later Friday in New York, while Malaysia, which chairs the 10-nation regional bloc that includes both countries, called for an end to hostilities and offered to mediate.The council did not issue a statement but a council diplomat said all 15 members called on the parties to deescalate, show restraint and resolve the dispute peacefully. The council also urged the regional…

Day 2 of the fourth Test at Old Trafford was marked by England’s strong start with the bat, but the defining moment belonged to Rishabh Pant’s brave return despite a toe fracture sustained on Day 1. Walking in after Shardul Thakur’s dismissal, Pant received a warm ovation from the Manchester crowd and battled through clear discomfort to score a courageous 54 off 75 balls. His innings played a vital role in taking India’s first-innings total to 358. “It was always our plan… (for Rishabh Pant to bat). The medical team did a great job but he was still in a…

England opener Zak Crawley has opened up about his involvement in the sledging controversy with India at Lord’s, admitting he “loved” playing the role of the antagonist during the tense final moments of the third day. Crawley, who scored a crucial 84 in Manchester, said he sensed “a good chance” to unsettle India by embracing the role of a pantomime villain. During the heated encounter at Lord’s, Indian captain Shubman Gill reportedly told Crawley to “grow some f***ing balls” after the England batter deliberately slowed the game. The two later had a fiery exchange on the field, with Gill accusing…

Posters with the picture of a young woman wearing a faint smile, and her educational qualifications highlighted in bold red, are plastered across the village of Jheepa in Uttarakhand’s Almora district. Though at first glance it looks like any other poster, the message behind the absence of a man in the frame is not lost on anyone.Sunita Devi, 32, is vying to become the gram pradhan of Jheepa, which votes in the second phase of the panchayat elections on July 28. She is the president of a women’s group called the Rachnatmak Mahila Manch that has thrown its hat in…

BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s highest court is ruling Friday on whether it can strip the head of state immunity of Bashar Assad, the former leader of Syria now in exile in Russia, because of the brutality of the evidence in accusations against him collected by Syrian activists and European prosecutors.If the judges at the Cour de Cassation lift Assad’s immunity, it could pave the way for his trial in absentia over the use of chemical weapons in Ghouta in 2013 and Douma in 2018, and set a precedent to allow the prosecution of other government leaders linked to atrocities, human…

Gurugram: In March, then vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, a Jat from Rajasthan, sang paeans about the late Chaudhary Devi Lal as his mentor. His ascendancy, according to the lawyer-turned-politician, was after the former deputy prime minister advised him to drop the ‘p’ from ‘pleader’ and adopt leadership—a turning point that defined his political journey. It, thus, comes as no surprise that Dhankhar has found sympathy from Devi Lal’s clan as well as various Jat khap panchayats in Haryana following his abrupt resignation—after he presided over the first day of the monsoon session in the Rajya Sabha—Monday night on health grounds.…