Slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei yet to be buried. Are Iranian officials too ‘afraid’ to do so?

Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei The burial of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei remains unresolved more than a month after his death, as Iranian officials continue to assess security risks around holding a large public funeral.Khamenei, 86, was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on February 28, an attack that escalated into a…

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‘PM Modi’s address on women’s quota violated model code’: CPM, CPI write to Election Commission; flag use of state broadcasters | India News

In this screengrab from a video posted on April 18, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation. (@NarendraModi/YT via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday wrote to the Election Commission (ECI), seeking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his address…

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‘A lethal combination’: Ashwin lauds Shreyas Iyer’s red-hot form fueling his captaincy | Cricket News

Shreyas Iyer (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has heaped praise on Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer, highlighting his evolution as both a batter and a leader over the past two years. Ashwin believes Iyer is steadily growing into a captain whom players trust and look up to, crediting his leadership style and…

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No more ‘corridors of peril’: Supreme Court rolls out strict highway safety norms, bans illegal parking, encroachments | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has issued sweeping pan-India directions to improve road safety, including a ban on parking of heavy and commercial vehicles on national highways, warning that expressways must not turn into “corridors of peril” due to administrative lapses or infrastructure gaps.A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar noted…

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‘Bihu going global’: US astronaut performs Assamese dance aboard ISS; Himanta Sarma shares video | India News

Screenshot from the video shared by Himanta Biswa Sarma NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday shared a video of an American astronaut performing Bihu, an indigenous folk dance from the state, aboard the International Space Station (ISS).Sarma thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving “special focus” to Bihu.“Bihu in an International…

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections: Tamil Nadu polls: Vijay’s TVK backs independent candidate in Salem’s Edappadi, calls for ‘fitting lesson’ | India News

Tamil Nadu polls: Vijay’s TVK backs independent candidate in Edappadi’s Salem, calls for ‘fitting lesson’ NEW DELHI: Ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, actor-turned-politician Vijay has announced that his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), will support an independent candidate in the high-profile Edappadi constituency. The move comes after the party’s official nominee…

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