May 2026

NEW DELHI: Amid the continuing deadlock over government formation in Tamil Nadu, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Friday launched a sharp attack on actor-politician Vijay’s TVK, accusing the party of seeking support through WhatsApp messages instead of holding direct political consultations with leaders.Despite emerging as the single-largest party in the high-stakes assembly elections, TVK…

Photo’s shared by Akhilesh NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday backed the Trinamool Congress and DMK after their defeats in the recent assembly elections, while taking an apparent swipe at the Congress, saying, “we are not the ones who leave during difficult times”.Akhilesh’s remark was in the backdrop of the Congress…

Sundar Pichai was appointed CEO of Google in October 2015, and later took charge of its parent company, Alphabet, in December 2019. Known for his calm and understated leadership style, Pichai is one of those rare executives who lets results speak louder than words. What many people do not know is that Google Chrome, which…

The Middle East crisis has set off a global energy strain, with countries rushing to lock in fuel supplies to shield themselves from a potential blowout. Pakistan, however, is taking a risky route, choosing to skip urgent LNG purchases and betting that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will ease sooner rather than later, while…

NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday questioned the grand old party’s decision to support actor-politician Vijay and his Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, calling the move “dreadful”, ethically questionable and politically reckless. Speaking to PTIl, Aiyar accused the Congress of abandoning its long-time ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam immediately after contesting…

Trinamool’s former MLA from Barrackpore, filmmaker Raj Chakraborty, announced on Thursday that he is quitting politics. KOLKATA: Trinamool’s former MLA from Barrackpore, filmmaker Raj Chakraborty, announced on Thursday that he is quitting politics.Chakraborty’s statement comes in the wake of former ministers and TMC functionaries publicly turning on the leadership, blaming organisational arrogance and grassroots disconnect…

On May 7, 2026, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully carried out the maiden flight trial of the Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) weapon off Odisha’s coast. TARA, released from a Jaguar aircraft, is India’s first indigenous glide weapon system designed to convert unguided warheads into precision-guided…