NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Zero hunger, quality education, affordable and clean energy—sounds like a dream state? Not quite. Kerala, a consistent topper in most Sustainable Development Goal rankings, is set to deliver its verdict on May 4, even as its celebrated development model comes under closer scrutiny.The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government is banking on…
Press and POTUS get their priorities right as a ‘friendly federal assassin’ interrupts their dinnerThe plot was served with spring pea and burrata salad and vintage wine and a bit of Bang! Bang! as a self-styled ‘friendly federal assassin’ interrupted journalists’ dinner with wannabe king Donald Trump.Men in tuxedos and women in gowns dived under…
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has appointed noted lyricist and writer Prasoon Joshi as its chairman. Joshi will be overseeing the functioning of All India Radio and Doordarshan, taking charge at a time of transition for the organisation following a recent leadership exit.Union information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw congratulated Joshi on his appointment and highlighted…
Meryl Streep is a 76-year-old Oscar-winning actress best known for iconic roles in movies like: ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, ‘Mamma Mia!’ and other performances that have earned her three Academy Awards. Now, she is the subject of romantic rumors involving fellow actor and friend Martin Short, though the two have never publicly confirmed a relationship.According…
Mumbai: The BCCI will announce the venues of the IPL 2026 playoffs in a couple of days’ time. “We are working on what could be the appropriate venue for the IPL playoffs and the final. So, we will take another two days’ time,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told reporters at the BCCI HQ here on…
Walk into a dairy aisle in India and the milk packets do not just sit there as plain white pouches. They arrive in a neat little colour code: blue, green, orange and sometimes more. For many shoppers, that splash of colour is the quickest clue to what is inside the packet. It signals whether the…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the declaration of results for the 2026 assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry with counting of votes scheduled to begin at 8 am on May 4. The outcome will decide the fate of 824 assembly seats and determine the political direction in five…
The $292 million exploit of Kelp DAO and the subsequent fallout across crypto lending markets hit decentralized finance (DeFi) at a pivotal moment. Just as Wall Street firms pushed deeper into onchain markets, the incident has exposed how fragile parts of the system remain and how much work is left before institutions can scale their…
NEW DELHI: As the result of Kerala assembly elections 2026 is around the corner, several constituencies across the state have emerged as high-stakes battlegrounds that could shape not just the outcome of individual seats but the broader political narrative of the state.The 2026 assembly elections in Kerala pit the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), the…
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