Former union minister P Chidambaram opposes the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ framework. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Former union minister P Chidambaram has opposed the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ framework before a joint parliamentary committee, calling the initiative “unconstitutional”, “monstrous” and “mindless”.Chidambaram, who appeared before the panel examining the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill,…

Dehradun: Women shop for �rakhis� ahead of the �Raksha Bandhan� festival, in Dehradun. (PTI Photo)(PTI08_23_2026_000210B) The final week of August and the first half of September are set to bring a string of festival-linked holidays for school students across several parts of India. With Eid-e-Milad, Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami, Onam, and Ganesh Chaturthi falling during this…

Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced that his government would abandon the proposed greenfield airport project at Parandur, saying the project would affect agricultural land and disrupt the livelihoods of farmers and residents.The announcement was made in the assembly as Vijay said…

From coolie to NUS scholar: Ramthulla Shaik’s remarkable journey through GATE and IISc. (Photo: LinkedIn) For Ramthulla Shaik, the journey from a lower-middle-class family in Andhra Pradesh to the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru and now the National University of Singapore (NUS) has reportedly been shaped by one thing: the determination to change his…

NSA Ajit Doval arrives in Beijing for India-China border talks. Representative image: ANI NEW DELHI: India’s national security adviser Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing on Monday for a two-day visit. He is set to hold the 25th round of Special Representatives’ Talks on the India-China boundary question with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Tuesday….