53+ min ago  (737+ words) Kolkata, May 18 (PTI) The West Bengal cabinet on Monday decided that assistance-oriented schemes currently in place based on religious categorisation for Imams, muezzins and purohits would be discontinued from June this year. The honorariums under the departments of Information and…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (377+ words) A formal worship ceremony was conducted on Sunday (May 17) at the Bhojshala complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, marking the first-ever installation of Goddess Saraswati in the complex. This came after a ruling from the Madhya Pradesh High Court on…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (530+ words) There is a moment that captures something important about Vijay's relationship with Kerala. Much water has gushed down the Peiryar river since. Tamil Nadu elections happened, Vijay has become Chief Minister and his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has become…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (477+ words) In the aftermath of the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 following allegations of a question paper leak, National Testing Agency (NTA) Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi, along with senior government officials, has been called to appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education,…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago  (886+ words) Sydney, May 18 (The Conversation) In the months leading up to the implementation of Australia's social media ban in December 2025, there was much discussion about the possible negative consequences. Among these were concerns that teenagers would consume less news. As most…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (357+ words) According to a report in the Hindustan Times, the new regulation was published on the Federal Register on May 11 and will come into force from July 10. As per the new regulations, immigration applications can be rejected on the grounds of…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (723+ words) The V D Satheesan government has begun its tenure by quickly rolling out the Congress manifesto's "Indira Guarantees" and a set of welfare measures aimed at women, the elderly, and frontline workers. At its very first cabinet meeting, held hours…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (317+ words) Pink skin and a tuft of pale golden hair on the forehead'the resemblance is uncanny, think the people of Bangladesh. And hence, "Donald Trump" is making waves in Narayanganj too, some 30 km from Dhaka. Just that this "Donald Trump" is…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago  (233+ words) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday (May 18) accused the government of lacking foresight and keeping the state of the economy hidden from the people before the assembly elections. His remarks came after the government hiked CNG prices on Sunday. It…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (825+ words) For decades, Tamil Nadu believed one political miracle would eventually happen " that actor Rajinikanth would step into politics and become Chief Minister. On Sunday (May 17), during a rare press interaction outside his Poes Garden residence in Chennai, he seemed to…...