A 35-year-old man, Babajan, was arrested by Electronics City police for orchestrating a series of daytime thefts in Bengaluru, with his 16-year-old son acting as his accomplice. With no steady income and three wives living separately in Srirangapatna, Anekal, and Chikkaballapura, Babajan allegedly turned to burglary to manage his scattered household. Police say he believed…
Nine centuries ago, while Europe was building cathedrals to segregate nobles from peasants, a revolutionary in Karnataka was tearing down the very foundations of social hierarchy. Basavanna didn’t just challenge the caste system—he set it ablaze with ideas so dangerous that they still threaten entrenched power structures today. The Audacity of One Man Against Millennia…
What if your act of defiance was as simple as picking up salt? Not a rifle, not a sword—just salt. That was the genius of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the man who chose nonviolence as his weapon and shook the foundations of the British Empire with a handful of white crystals. In 1930, India was simmering….
Actor and politician Kamal Haasan is set to make his parliamentary debut as a member of the Rajya Sabha, with backing from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). The move comes as part of a strategic alliance between Haasan’s party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), and the DMK, following their collaboration in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections….
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which returned to power in Delhi after nearly three decades, reported the highest election expenditure among major parties during the 2025 Assembly polls, spending ₹57.65 crore over the course of the campaign. In contrast, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which ended its decade-long rule, spent a total of…
In a bold political forecast, Prashant Kishor, founder of the Jan Suraaj Party and well-known election strategist, has predicted that nearly two-thirds of Bihar’s sitting MLAs will lose their seats in the upcoming 2025 assembly elections. His comments came during a public address in Siwan as part of his ongoing Bihar Badlao Yatra, a state-wide outreach…
In recent months, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has faced significant political headwinds. Its grip over key power centers in Delhi—most notably the state government and the municipal corporation—has weakened, marking a sharp departure from nearly a decade of dominance. Now, the party appears to be shifting its focus from governance to grassroots activism, starting…
Civil defence authorities will carry out large-scale mock drills on Thursday across four states bordering Pakistan—Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Jammu & Kashmir. The drills come shortly after Operation Sindoor and renewed focus on national preparedness. Haryana will also hold a major statewide emergency drill, “Operation Shield,” on May 29. It will be conducted simultaneously across…
NEW DELHI – Three Indian nationals from Punjab have gone missing in Iran, with their families fearing abduction and alleging they were misled by travel agents who promised legitimate passage to Australia for work. The Indian Embassy in Tehran confirmed Tuesday that it is actively coordinating with Iranian authorities to locate the missing men, who…
The United States has taken a troubling step backward in its approach to international education with the recent decision to halt new student visa interviews indefinitely. This pause, ostensibly aimed at enhancing vetting procedures through expanded social media screening, represents more than a temporary administrative adjustment—it signals a fundamental shift in how America views its…
