KOLKATA: Forty-eight hours after he was relieved by the EC as the special observer on May 7, retired IAS officer Subrata Gupta was on Saturday appointed adviser to chief minister Suvendu Adhikari. The appointment order came within hours after Adhikari took oath as CM at a ceremony at Brigade Parade Grounds.The state also appointed IAS…
BENGALURU: Karnataka planning and statistics minister D Sudhakar passed away in the early hours of Sunday following a prolonged illness, according to a medical bulletin. He was 66.Sudhakar breathed his last at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, where he had been undergoing treatment for a lung infection for the past two months.“Honourable Minister Mr….
NEW DELHI: TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on Sunday was sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister after the May 4 verdict declared his party as the single largest in the assembly. His oath-taking came after days of struggle in proving a majority to governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.He took oath at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium…
In a recent update, India’s Union Health Ministry has activated precautionary surveillance measures after reported cases of hantavirus infection aboard the expedition cruise vessel MV Hondius. As per official information shared through the World Health Organization (WHO) under the International Health Regulations (IHR) framework, there are eight probable cases reported onboard the ship so far….
Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Frenkie de Jong flashed his pearly whites as he sat in the interview room, dressed in Barcelona’s training blue with bright yellow trims. It was an assured look of a player, aware that history is one match away.This Sunday night, Hansi Flick’s Barcelona can clinch the league crown…
A good mango smells fresh, green and clean. It should not have a fermented smell, a sugary scent or any sign of rot. Hold it, inspect it, compare it. Pickling rewards attention. The mango you choose will decide not just the taste of the achar, but its texture, shelf life and final mood. In the…
Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) Virat Kohli is once again on the verge of rewriting the record books. Ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s clash against Mumbai Indians on Sunday, Kohli stands just 28 runs away from becoming the first batter in IPL history to score 1,000 runs against the five-time champions.In RCB’s last outing against…
CHENNAI: TVK president Vijay will hold the home (police) and public administration portfolios. K A Sengottaiyan, who quit AIADMK and joined TVK in Nov 2025, is likely to become public works department minister, a portfolio previously held by DMK’s EV Velu.N Anand, TVK general secretary, is likely to head the municipal administration portfolio, while Aadhav…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday warned that any further attacks on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a “heavy assault” on American military assets and ships in the region, amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington in the Persian Gulf.In a statement posted on X,…
Actor, author, podcaster, Soha Ali Khan wears many hats. But the one she saysgrounds her most is being mother to daughter Inaaya. In an Exclusive interview with Sidhi forMother’s Day, she opens up about the chaos and calm of modern parenting, whyshe doesn’t engage with trolls, and how her new podcast lets her swap notes…