Suvendu Adhikari to be West Bengal CM? Mamata rout puts ‘giantkiller’ in focus | India News

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: Will Suvendu Adhikari be the next chief minister of West Bengal? The question has gained momentum after a dramatic electoral setback for long-serving CM Mamata Banerjee, as the Bharatiya Janata Party surged far ahead in the assembly polls.The BJP decisively outpaced the Trinamool Congress, emerging as the new power…

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‘Keep communal forces out’: Congress drops DMK, offers ‘conditional’ support to Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday extended its support to actor-turned-politician Vijay’s TVK after emerged as the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, but failed to cross the majority mark.In a letter, the party which won 5 seats in the 243-membered assembly, said that its support will be conditional upon the TVK keeping…

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Desi rival to Musk’s Starlink? Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance eyes big-bang entry in satcom space; LEO satellites in focus

Reliance Industries has begun discussions with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to support the process of securing orbital slots. (AI image) Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is exploring a major foray into satellite communications space, looking to invest billions in low earth orbit (LEO) satellites – a space that is currently dominated by Elon Musk’s Starlink….

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Indus Water Treaty: Obstruction, exploitation and the long-overdue reckoning | India News

1.1) Since the Treaty’s signing, Pakistan has consistently used its dispute resolution provisions as a strategic tool to delay and effectively obstruct development rather than genuine dispute resolution.Virtually every significant hydropower project India has proposed on the Western rivers – even those explicitly permitted under the Treaty’s terms – has faced formal Pakistani objection, technical…

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Vinesh Phogat: Vinesh Phogat faces whereabouts failure notice; ITA warns of possible sanction | More sports News

NEW DELHI: Barely a week to go for her highly-anticipated return to competitive wrestling, Vinesh Phogat has been formally warned by the International Testing Agency (ITA) for missing an out-of-competition doping test, marking her first “whereabouts failure” within a 12-month period.The development comes at a time when the two-time World Championships medallist and three-time Olympian…

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Vivek Ramaswamy: Trump-backed Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor

Indian-origin Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy has won the Republican nomination for Ohio governor, positioning himself for a high-stakes contest in November against Democrat Amy Acton.The biotech entrepreneur secured a comfortable victory over small business owner Casey Putsch in Tuesday’s primary, advancing to the general election in the key Rust Belt state of Ohio.Ramaswamy will now…

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‘Backstabbers’: INDIA bloc cracks out in open; DMK attacks ally Congress over support to TVK’s Vijay in Tamil Nadu | India News

Rahul Gandhi, Vijay, Stalin NEW DELHI: Cracks within the INDIA bloc came into sharp focus after the Tamil Nadu verdict, as the MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam lashed out at its ally, Congress, for backing actor-politician Vijay and his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. The DMK termed the Congress’ move “backstabbing,” signalling serious strain within the…

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Judoka Inunganbi: From gruelling train journeys to Asian bronze: Judoka Inunganbi breaks India’s 13-year drought | More sports News

Inunganbi Takhellambam had to endure journeys that often stretched to three days without reservations when she competed at age-group national competitions more than a decade ago.Hailing from Manipur, Inunganbi and other judokas from the state would first travel to Dimapur in Nagaland and then take a train to Kolkata. After changing trains there, they would…

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