NEW DELHI: Cracks within the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) came out in the open on Monday after some party MLAs, led by senior leader C Ve Shanmugam, submitted a letter to pro tem Speaker M V Karuppaiah seeking the appointment of former minister S P Velumani as the AIADMK legislature party leader….
Educating women is a powerful catalyst for societal progress, extending benefits across generations. While a man’s education primarily impacts him, a woman’s education influences her children, family, and community, fostering greater awareness and opportunity. This underscores the vital role of women’s education in achieving equality and social advancement. Education has always been one of the…
Amidst the success of ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Dhurandhar 2’, Ranveer Singh recently found himself at the centre of discussions over reports claiming he demanded multiple vanity vans on the sets of the Aditya Dhar directorial. However, his co-star Gaurav Gera has now dismissed the rumours while sharing his experience of working with the actor.Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan…
Cold desserts from the Himalayan belt rarely travel far in their original form. By the time they appear in city sweet shops, many have already been altered to suit commercial kitchens, stronger refrigeration or broader tastes. Malai baraf sits somewhere in that shift. The name itself sounds deceptively simple, cream and ice, yet the dessert…
The Centre on Monday announced that the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, or VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, will come into force across India from July 1, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) after nearly two decades.The government has pitched the new legislation as a “next-generation…
When Queen Victoria died at Osborne House on 22 January 1901, the court expected a ceremonial end to a very public reign. What they got instead was a final act that felt startlingly private. Victoria had left detailed instructions for her burial, and among the most surprising were personal keepsakes linked to John Brown, the…
Sunil Gavaskar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Agency Image) Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has proposed a major tweak to IPL playing conditions, suggesting that bowlers who take a certain number of wickets in their spell should be rewarded with an additional over.Writing in his column for Mid Day, Gavaskar argued that modern T20 cricket, especially the…
Gardeners often struggle with dull front yards where low-lying flowers blend into the grass. Adding height with tall perennials like Garden Phlox and Perennial Veronica creates visual interest and depth, enhancing curb appeal. This has been a major problem faced by people who maintain gardens at home, where you put all your effort into planting…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ajendra Singh’s inflammatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi sparked row on Monday with the Bharatiya Janata Party calling on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to take action against him.“Disgraceful rant by Samajwadi Party MP Ajendra Singh. This reflects the debased and diseased mindset of the SP leadership. Does Akhilesh…
Chinese proverb of the day (AI-generated image) People find themselves in situations that are too big, too hard, or too powerful to control. These challenges can be technological, competitive, personal, work-related or societal in nature. In these situations, people react differently. Some avoid them altogether, while others try to fight them head-on. But neither approach…