WASHINGTON — President Trump’s chief of staff is defending herself after granting an extraordinarily candid series of interviews with Vanity Fair in which she offers stinging judgments of the president himself and blunt assessments about his administration’s shortcomings. The profile of Susie Wiles, Trump’s reserved, influential top aide since he resumed office, caused scandal in Washington and…
Former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said if it was time for Nitish Kumar to step down. File | Photo Credit: PTI Several political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) condemned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over removing the veil of a Muslim doctor during an…
When word came of Rob Reiner’s senseless death, America fell into familiar rites of mourning and remembrance. A waterfall of tributes poured in from the twin worlds — Hollywood and politics — that the actor, director and liberal activist inhabited. Through the shock and haze, before all but the sketchiest details were known, President Trump…
Apart from allocation to meet fertilizer subsidy, the Supplementary Demands for Grants also has allocation of ₹9,500 crore to the Petroleum Ministry to compensate oil marketing companies for under-recoveries and ₹1,304 crore for additional expenditure by the Department of Higher Education. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The Rajya Sabha, on Tuesday (December 16, 2025), cleared…
Workers repairing a damaged pipeline near the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium at Kaloor on Tuesday (December 16, 2025). | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Water supply disrupted on Monday following a pipeline burst at Kaloor will be restored on Wednesday (December 17, 2025), according to the Kerala Water Authority (KWA). A meeting convened by District Collector G….
Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon, Chairperson, Tandon Capital Associates Inc, addressing the press conference at MCC Boyd Tandon School of Business, Tambaram in Chennai. (File image) | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Internship programmes for four days or a week, leading to a paid summer internship, three months of immersive learning on social issues with NGOs, and…
Opposition members have strongly opposed the proposed legislation at the introduction stage and pressed for sending the Bill on rural job scheme to a parliamentary panel for greater scrutiny. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The Congress on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) issued a whip in the Lok Sabha, mandating its MPs to be present in…
Beena Philip | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh “I have done my best, and people have realised it. Everything else is nothing but an election stunt,” Beena Philip, the outgoing Mayor of Kozhikode, could not hide her disappointment as she opened up on the last five years within the Mayor’s mantle and the end result. A…
Renukaswamy, who was was allegedly murdered by actor Darshan and his associates. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT E MAIL : The trial in the Renukaswamy murder case will finally commence on Wednesday, according to the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) in the case, P. Prasanna Kumar. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Kumar said, “Summons have been issued…
The Union government’s decision to take away funding powers from the regulatory authority and create separate regulatory, accreditation, and standards councils for higher education institutions under the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, was a ‘conscious‘ move in keeping with the National Education Policy 2020 suggestion to minimise conflicts of interest, senior government officials said on Tuesday (December 16, 2025)….