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Meet Vijay's new cabinet: Ex-IRS officer, 29-year-old actress among initial picks

Meet Vijays new cabinet ExIRS officer yearold actress among initial picks

Gwadar Port gains strategic weight amid Hormuz crisis

GWADAR: Amid rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic importance of Gwadar Port has significantly increased due to its shorter access routes to Iran and Central Asia, along with investor-friendly incentives such as tax exemptions, free storage facilities, and modern infrastructure. This was stated by Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Chairman Noorul Haq Baloch during a meeting with members of the All Pakistan Shipping Association (APSA) in Karachi. He said the port is increasingly being...

Ceremony marking one year since Marka-i-Haq victory underway at GHQ

A ceremony to mark one year since Pakistan’s victory in last year’s conflict with India is underway at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The conflict with India, starting from the April 22 Pahalgam attack to the end of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, with a ceasefire ending a military escalation between the two countries on May 10, has been called “Marka-i-Haq” (Battle of Truth) by the state. Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir is the chief guest at th...

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Being Thalapathy fan: Real stories of those who turned Vijay into Tamil Nadu CM

Being Thalapathy fan Real stories of those who turned Vijay into Tamil Nadu CM

Pentagon releases video of US strike on Iranian tankers

The US military said its forces disabled two Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman after a confrontation with Iranian forces near the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important shipping routes.US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the operation was part of ongoing American blockade measures targeting Iran. The tankers, identified as M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda, were reportedly prevented from entering Iranian ports.Fighter jets used in operationAccording to CENTCOM, a US Navy F/...

A year ago today: Normality returns as nuclear-armed neighbours step back from the brink

The week of May 6 - May 10 marks the first anniversary of the five-day military conflict between Pakistan and India. The conflict was sparked by the April 22 Pahalgam attack on tourists in India-occupied Kashmir, which New Delhi, without evidence, linked to Pakistan. In a dangerous escalation, New Delhi launched deadly air strikes in Punjab and Azad Kashmir on May 7. Pakistan retaliated by downing five Indian planes in air-to-air combat, later raising the tally to seven. Following tit-for-tat st...

SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE AGE OF HYPERPOLITICS

In the early 2020s, the Belgian political theorist Anton Jäger coined the term “hyperpolitics”. He noticed that, in this day and age, politics seemed to be everywhere and in everything but was not catalysing any real change. At least not the way politics used to in the 20th century. The last century was an era of mass political activity (‘mass politics’) driven by large political parties, unions and macro-ideologies. According to Jäger, until the 1980s, political life was...

US To Revoke Citizenship Of Indian Man Over $2.5 Million Fraud Case

Debashis Ghosh, 62, is accused of conspiring to defraud investors of $2.5 million intended for the construction of an aircraft maintenance facility, according to a statement by the US Department of Justice.

One-vote shocker heads to court: DMK's Periyakaruppan moves HC to stop TVK MLA's oath

Onevote shocker heads to court DMKs Periyakaruppan moves HC to stop TVK MLAs oath

Analysis: No war, but no peace either

• Pakistan-India ties still trapped by Delhi’s intransigence, US failure to create political process after ceasefire• Islamabad’s institutional coherence shattered New Delhi’s illusions it was dealing with ‘weak neighbour’• Water war takes centre stage as Indus treaty remains ‘unilaterally held in abeyance’ THE fighting lasted barely 90 hours, but the political consequences have proved far more durable. While neither India nor Pakistan got what they expected from the flare-up of 2025, very few c...

Congress hunts for consensus as camps flex muscle in CM battle: What’s happening Kerala

Congress is deliberating on its Kerala chief minister choice, with V.D. Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala, and K.C. Venugopal as top contenders. Meetings with the high command are ongoing, with a decision expected imminently. The party is also addressing internal indiscipline following public demonstrations supporting individual leaders.

Iran's Guards threaten US Middle East sites as Trump awaits Tehran response

Iran threatens US sites if its tankers are attackedIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards threatened to target US sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran's response to its latest negotiating position."Any attack on Iranian tankers and commercial vessels will result in a heavy attack on one of the American centres in the region and enemy ships," the Guards said, a day after US strikes on two Iranian tankers in the Gul...

Live: Will KC Venugopal be Kerala CM? Sonia Gandhi to take final call today

Live Will KC Venugopal be Kerala CM Sonia Gandhi to take final call today

Iran keeps US waiting for a response

• Questions seriousness of American diplomacy amid naval flare-ups• CIA report claims Tehran can withstand blockade for months• Bahrain arrests over 40 ‘pro-IRGC’ individuals• UK deploys warship to Mideast with eye on potential Hormuz mission• Israel continues strikes in Lebanon, targets highway south of Beirut TEHRAN / WASHINGTON / BEIRUT: Iran questioned the seriousness of American diplomacy on Saturday in the wake of renewed naval clashes in the Gulf, while keeping Washington waiting for a re...

‘No Kings’ protest outside Buckingham Palace

British anti-royals have staged a ‘No Kings’ protest outside Buckingham Palace in London.

Tamil Nadu CM Oath Ceremony Live: तमिलनाडु में आज से 'विजय सरकार', सुबह 10 बजे CM पद की शपथ लेंगे थलपति

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Live: TVK chief Vijay to be sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister at 10 am

Live TVK chief Vijay to be swornin as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister at am

Ebar Ram, pore Bam: How Left voters quietly helped BJP win Bengal election

Ebar Ram pore Bam How Left voters quietly helped BJP win Bengal election

The G.O.P. Rush To Break Up Majority-Black Districts

Republican-controlled legislatures in the South are breaking up majority-Black congressional districts in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. Our national politics reporter Nick Corasaniti describes what it means for the midterms.