May 19, 2026
Gold price today (April 1, 2026): How much 22K, 24K gold cost in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and other cities? Check rates

Gold price today (April 1, 2026): How much 22K, 24K gold cost in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and other cities? Check rates

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Gold prices in India remained firm on Wednesday tracking gains in the futures market, even as retail rates across cities showed an upward trend.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures continued to trade higher with all major contracts posting gains. The June 5, 2026 contract was trading at Rs 1,52,113 per 10 grams, up…

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UPPSC admit card 2026 released for Technical Education Department Principal posts: Check direct link to download hall tickets here

UPPSC admit card 2026 released for Technical Education Department Principal posts: Check direct link to download hall tickets here

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UPPSC admit card 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has officially released the admit cards for candidates applying for the post of Principal under Advertisement No. A-2/E-1/2025 in the Technical Education Department, Uttar Pradesh. Aspirants can download their hall tickets from the official UPPSC portal between March 30, 2026, and April 9, 2026.The…

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GV Prakash reveals why he didn’t take remuneration for Ken Karunaas’ ‘Youth’; ‘friendship matters more than money’

GV Prakash reveals why he didn’t take remuneration for Ken Karunaas’ ‘Youth’; ‘friendship matters more than money’

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GV Prakash revealed he did not charge for composing music for Ken Karunas’ film ‘Youth’. He cited his strong friendship with Karunas as the reason for this gesture. Prakash also shared challenges in selling the film’s audio rights due to a debut lead actor. He launched his own music label to release the songs, which…

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Satinder Sartaaj: The surprising story behind Satinder Sartaaj’s iconic Sufi look – credit goes to Yami Gautam’s father

Satinder Sartaaj: The surprising story behind Satinder Sartaaj’s iconic Sufi look – credit goes to Yami Gautam’s father

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Satinder Sartaaj’s iconic Sufi aesthetic, now inseparable from his music, began spontaneously in 2003. While working on a project with Yami Gautam’s father, Mukesh Gautam, Sartaaj, then a student, was inspired by a black curtain to drape his turban, creating a look that has since become his signature. There’s something about Satinder Sartaaj that feels…

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Pushed out by Jyoti Basu, eclipsed by Mamata, crushed by BJP: Congress’ 50-year exile in West Bengal

Pushed out by Jyoti Basu, eclipsed by Mamata, crushed by BJP: Congress’ 50-year exile in West Bengal

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Rahul Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Jyoti Basu, Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: Nearly 50 years have passed since the Congress party’s Indira Gandhi era, when stalwart Siddhartha Shankar Ray helmed West Bengal as chief minister. His tenure ended in 1977, giving way to a sweeping communist surge led by veteran Marxist Jyoti Basu, who would…

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Can life survive on Mars? Scientists use ‘water bears’ to test red planet habitability

Can life survive on Mars? Scientists use ‘water bears’ to test red planet habitability

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Penn State researchers are taking the unique resilience of tardigrades or ‘water bears’ as a basis for evaluation into how living organisms will respond and protect Martian resources. These microscopic extremophiles are known for their ability to survive in the vacuum of space; however, this study primarily focuses on their molecular response to Martian-like conditions…

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There is a moment near the end of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut where a waltz plays over scenes of uneasy beauty. The piece is Shostakovich’s Waltz No. 2, composed in the mid-1950s for a Soviet film, later misattributed to a different suite entirely, and now among the most recognised orchestral pieces in the world precisely because of what it does to a room. It does not comfort. It unsettles, elegantly. It was the first music audiences heard as they walked into Tesseract: The Geometry of Truth, and the choice said something about what the evening intended to be.Tesseract’s musical direction was not incidental. Across eleven pieces, spanning Soviet orchestral music, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Queen, and three of Hans Zimmer’s most celebrated film scores, a coherent argument was being made. One that the choreography and staging amplified. The music did the work. Taken together, these songs form their own kind of geometry: different angles on the same central question of what truth is, who holds it, who is denied it, and what it costs to look for it honestly.Waltz No. 2 — Dmitri Shostakovich Watch Dmitri Shostakovich – Waltz No. 2Shostakovich composed this waltz in the mid-1950s for a Soviet film, and it circulated for decades under a misattributed title — a piece of music whose very identity was a matter of record. Its fame soared when Kubrick used it in Eyes Wide Shut, where it underscored a world of beautiful surfaces concealing darker truths beneath. As an overture for a show about perception and reality, it was precisely right.Michael Jackson appears three times in the Tesseract soundtrack, and the progression is not accidental.Man in the Mirror — Michael Jackson Watch Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror (Official Video)From his 1988 album Bad, this is the most inward of the three Jackson pieces — a gospel-drenched call for self-examination that he performed at the Grammy Awards that year with a choir behind him. The music video, unusually, features almost no Jackson himself; instead it runs through a montage of suffering, protest, and injustice, as if to say: this is what you are looking away from.They Don’t Care About Us — Michael Jackson Watch Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About UsReleased eight years later and considerably more confrontational, this shifts the gaze outward. It is a song about the people history does not account for, the voices that systems of power find convenient to ignore. The anger in it is specific and earned. Where Man in the Mirror asks the individual to look inward, this one holds the world to account.Earth Song — Michael Jackson Watch Michael Jackson – Earth Song (Official Video)A gospel lament for the natural world, released in 1995, it asks what collective human ambition — including the ambition to discover and build and grow — has cost the planet that makes all of it possible. The pursuit of progress, even the pursuit of truth, is not free. Of the three Jackson pieces, this one carries the broadest moral weight, and the hardest question.Billy Joel offered two very different registers.She’s Always a Woman — Billy Joel Watch Billy Joel – She’s Always a Woman (Official Audio)Written in 1977, this is a portrait of someone who resists being reduced to a simple narrative — a study in the gap between who a person actually is and who others insist on seeing. Joel wrote it partly in frustration at critics who had misread someone he loved, but it became something larger: a quiet argument against the laziness of received opinion. In a show about the geometry of truth, it is worth noting that truth about people is almost always more complicated than the shape we assign it.We Didn’t Start the Fire — Billy Joel Watch Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start The Fire (Official HD Video)Written after a conversation with a young man who believed the 1950s had been uneventful, this is the opposite of quiet — 119 historical references compressed into under five minutes, a torrent of events presented without hierarchy or verdict. Joel said he never meant it as an apology for his generation or an accusation against any other. The world, he argued, has always been a mess. The fire was burning long before any of us arrived.We Are the Champions — Queen Watch Queen – We Are The Champions (Official Video)Freddie Mercury wrote this in 1977 as a direct address to the audience — not a triumphant boast but a recognition of a shared journey through failure, persistence, and something that might, eventually, resemble winning. The we in it is genuinely open. It belongs to whoever has earned the right to claim it. As an anthem of collective resilience, it carries the emotional centre of the evening without needing to explain itself.Hans Zimmer is represented three times, and the three pieces span a decade of his most celebrated work.Time — Hans Zimmer (Inception, 2010) Watch Hans Zimmer – Time (Inception)This piece builds from a single fragile motif into something enormous and unresolved; it accompanies the final moments of Christopher Nolan’s Inception, where the line between dream and waking is deliberately left open, and the music refuses to close either. For a show built around perception and truth, few pieces of music do more with less.The Dark Knight Theme — Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2008) Watch The Dark Knight Main Theme – Hans ZimmerBuilt from almost nothing — a two-note motif that Zimmer associated with a character defined by his desire to expose the fragility of everything people believe keeps them safe. The Joker, in Nolan’s reading, does not want power or money; he wants to demonstrate that the systems people trust are more fragile than they appear. It is a theme, in other words, about what happens when comfortable fictions collapse.Interstellar Main Theme — Hans Zimmer (2014) Watch Interstellar Main Theme – Extra Extended – Soundtrack by Hans ZimmerRecorded almost entirely on pipe organ — an unusual choice for a science fiction film, and a deliberate one. The organ carries centuries of associations: the sacred, the vast, the unknowable. It sits in the Tesseract soundtrack as something apart from the others. It does not argue. It does not accuse. It witnesses.Chevaliers de Sangreal — Hans Zimmer (The Da Vinci Code, 2006) Watch Chevaliers De Sangreal (From The Da Vinci Code Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)The climactic theme from Ron Howard’s adaptation of Dan Brown’s novel — a story built entirely around the proposition that the most guarded truths are the ones institutions have the most to lose from revealing. Zimmer’s score for the moment of revelation is not triumphant so much as solemn: a choir ascending, unhurried, as if truth itself were walking into the light. It is the final piece in the Tesseract soundtrack. That it closes the evening feels right.S no.Song TitleArtist/ComposerSource / Notes1Waltz No. 2Dmitri ShostakovichPerformed by Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky2Man in the MirrorMichael Jackson—3They Don’t Care About UsMichael Jackson—4She’s Always a WomanBilly Joel—5We Didn’t Start the FireBilly Joel—6We Are the ChampionsQueen—7TimeHans ZimmerFrom Inception8The Dark Knight ThemeHans Zimmer & James Newton HowardFrom The Dark Knight9Earth SongMichael Jackson—10Interstellar Main ThemeHans ZimmerFrom Interstellar11Chevaliers de SangrealHans ZimmerFrom The Da Vinci CodeTesseract was a production about perception, geometry, and the many shapes truth can take depending on where you stand. Its music was chosen with the same seriousness. From a Soviet waltz that had been misnamed for decades to a choir walking toward revelation in the final moments, the songs held the truth for a brief moment in human memory.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosMassive Opposition Protests Forces Modi Govt To Pause Foreign Contribution (FCRA) Bill In Lok SabhaRussian Envoy Rejects US Pressure On India Oil Trade, Backs Delhi’s Independent Foreign Policy StandDonald Trump Backs US-India Ties, Says Sergio Gor, But Hormuz Risk Puts India In Strategic DilemmaIran War Impact Hits India: Commercial LPG Prices Rise, Airfares Set To Surge As Fuel Costs DoubleIndia Conducts Ex Dweep Shakti, Tri-Service Drill To Boost Coastal And Island DefenceHow An Indian LPG Tanker Took An Unusual Route To Escape Strait Of HormuzTrump Ready To End Iran War Despite Hormuz Blockade?; Iran’s Oil Revenues Soar Thanks To Trump’s War’India’s Silence Helpful To US, Israel And Gulf States’: Former Deputy NSA Pankaj Saran On Iran WarBig April Financial Reset: New Rules For UPI, ATM, PAN, FASTag, Railway Booking To Impact Daily Life’Like Political Vultures’: PM Modi Slams Congress For ‘Spreading Fear’ Amid West Asia Crisis123PhotostoriesPink Full Moon: 7 signs the universe is preparing you for a major life shift6 delicious flatbreads to try instead of regular pizzaNarayan Murthy and Sudha Murty’s ₹50 crore Bengaluru home at UB City is all about simplicity and classFrom Rob Reiner to Heath Ledger: Hollywood actors who tragically lost their lives8 quick and easy Good Friday long weekend trips from MumbaiMumbai’s iconic dabbawalas suspend services for 6 days: 7 meals you can prepare at home without gas stove, induction, or microwaveIMD’s summer outlook: Heatwave likely in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana; Maharashtra spared extreme heat7 delicious snail dishes you need to try at least onceBaby names inspired by holy cities of IndiaYuvraj Singh’s mountain-view mansion in Chandigarh is a personalised dream home built on his cricket legacy and family values123Hot PicksIncome Tax Changes from April 1stPost office small savings schemesNASA Artemis IIAmazon treeIncome Tax CalculatorPublic holidays April 2026Bank Holidays AprilTop TrendingNeeraj ChopraSjoerd MarijneSam KonstasVaibhav SooryavanshiChennai Super KingsIPL 2026Adam ZampaLSG vs DC Match PreviewCooper ConnollyIPL Match Today

There is a moment near the end of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut where a waltz plays over scenes of uneasy beauty. The piece is Shostakovich’s Waltz No. 2, composed in the mid-1950s for a Soviet film, later misattributed to a different suite entirely, and now among the most recognised orchestral pieces in the world precisely because of what it does to a room. It does not comfort. It unsettles, elegantly. It was the first music audiences heard as they walked into Tesseract: The Geometry of Truth, and the choice said something about what the evening intended to be.Tesseract’s musical direction was not incidental. Across eleven pieces, spanning Soviet orchestral music, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Queen, and three of Hans Zimmer’s most celebrated film scores, a coherent argument was being made. One that the choreography and staging amplified. The music did the work. Taken together, these songs form their own kind of geometry: different angles on the same central question of what truth is, who holds it, who is denied it, and what it costs to look for it honestly.Waltz No. 2 — Dmitri Shostakovich Watch Dmitri Shostakovich – Waltz No. 2Shostakovich composed this waltz in the mid-1950s for a Soviet film, and it circulated for decades under a misattributed title — a piece of music whose very identity was a matter of record. Its fame soared when Kubrick used it in Eyes Wide Shut, where it underscored a world of beautiful surfaces concealing darker truths beneath. As an overture for a show about perception and reality, it was precisely right.Michael Jackson appears three times in the Tesseract soundtrack, and the progression is not accidental.Man in the Mirror — Michael Jackson Watch Michael Jackson – Man In The Mirror (Official Video)From his 1988 album Bad, this is the most inward of the three Jackson pieces — a gospel-drenched call for self-examination that he performed at the Grammy Awards that year with a choir behind him. The music video, unusually, features almost no Jackson himself; instead it runs through a montage of suffering, protest, and injustice, as if to say: this is what you are looking away from.They Don’t Care About Us — Michael Jackson Watch Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About UsReleased eight years later and considerably more confrontational, this shifts the gaze outward. It is a song about the people history does not account for, the voices that systems of power find convenient to ignore. The anger in it is specific and earned. Where Man in the Mirror asks the individual to look inward, this one holds the world to account.Earth Song — Michael Jackson Watch Michael Jackson – Earth Song (Official Video)A gospel lament for the natural world, released in 1995, it asks what collective human ambition — including the ambition to discover and build and grow — has cost the planet that makes all of it possible. The pursuit of progress, even the pursuit of truth, is not free. Of the three Jackson pieces, this one carries the broadest moral weight, and the hardest question.Billy Joel offered two very different registers.She’s Always a Woman — Billy Joel Watch Billy Joel – She’s Always a Woman (Official Audio)Written in 1977, this is a portrait of someone who resists being reduced to a simple narrative — a study in the gap between who a person actually is and who others insist on seeing. Joel wrote it partly in frustration at critics who had misread someone he loved, but it became something larger: a quiet argument against the laziness of received opinion. In a show about the geometry of truth, it is worth noting that truth about people is almost always more complicated than the shape we assign it.We Didn’t Start the Fire — Billy Joel Watch Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start The Fire (Official HD Video)Written after a conversation with a young man who believed the 1950s had been uneventful, this is the opposite of quiet — 119 historical references compressed into under five minutes, a torrent of events presented without hierarchy or verdict. Joel said he never meant it as an apology for his generation or an accusation against any other. The world, he argued, has always been a mess. The fire was burning long before any of us arrived.We Are the Champions — Queen Watch Queen – We Are The Champions (Official Video)Freddie Mercury wrote this in 1977 as a direct address to the audience — not a triumphant boast but a recognition of a shared journey through failure, persistence, and something that might, eventually, resemble winning. The we in it is genuinely open. It belongs to whoever has earned the right to claim it. As an anthem of collective resilience, it carries the emotional centre of the evening without needing to explain itself.Hans Zimmer is represented three times, and the three pieces span a decade of his most celebrated work.Time — Hans Zimmer (Inception, 2010) Watch Hans Zimmer – Time (Inception)This piece builds from a single fragile motif into something enormous and unresolved; it accompanies the final moments of Christopher Nolan’s Inception, where the line between dream and waking is deliberately left open, and the music refuses to close either. For a show built around perception and truth, few pieces of music do more with less.The Dark Knight Theme — Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2008) Watch The Dark Knight Main Theme – Hans ZimmerBuilt from almost nothing — a two-note motif that Zimmer associated with a character defined by his desire to expose the fragility of everything people believe keeps them safe. The Joker, in Nolan’s reading, does not want power or money; he wants to demonstrate that the systems people trust are more fragile than they appear. It is a theme, in other words, about what happens when comfortable fictions collapse.Interstellar Main Theme — Hans Zimmer (2014) Watch Interstellar Main Theme – Extra Extended – Soundtrack by Hans ZimmerRecorded almost entirely on pipe organ — an unusual choice for a science fiction film, and a deliberate one. The organ carries centuries of associations: the sacred, the vast, the unknowable. It sits in the Tesseract soundtrack as something apart from the others. It does not argue. It does not accuse. It witnesses.Chevaliers de Sangreal — Hans Zimmer (The Da Vinci Code, 2006) Watch Chevaliers De Sangreal (From The Da Vinci Code Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)The climactic theme from Ron Howard’s adaptation of Dan Brown’s novel — a story built entirely around the proposition that the most guarded truths are the ones institutions have the most to lose from revealing. Zimmer’s score for the moment of revelation is not triumphant so much as solemn: a choir ascending, unhurried, as if truth itself were walking into the light. It is the final piece in the Tesseract soundtrack. That it closes the evening feels right.S no.Song TitleArtist/ComposerSource / Notes1Waltz No. 2Dmitri ShostakovichPerformed by Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Dmitry Yablonsky2Man in the MirrorMichael Jackson—3They Don’t Care About UsMichael Jackson—4She’s Always a WomanBilly Joel—5We Didn’t Start the FireBilly Joel—6We Are the ChampionsQueen—7TimeHans ZimmerFrom Inception8The Dark Knight ThemeHans Zimmer & James Newton HowardFrom The Dark Knight9Earth SongMichael Jackson—10Interstellar Main ThemeHans ZimmerFrom Interstellar11Chevaliers de SangrealHans ZimmerFrom The Da Vinci CodeTesseract was a production about perception, geometry, and the many shapes truth can take depending on where you stand. Its music was chosen with the same seriousness. From a Soviet waltz that had been misnamed for decades to a choir walking toward revelation in the final moments, the songs held the truth for a brief moment in human memory.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosMassive Opposition Protests Forces Modi Govt To Pause Foreign Contribution (FCRA) Bill In Lok SabhaRussian Envoy Rejects US Pressure On India Oil Trade, Backs Delhi’s Independent Foreign Policy StandDonald Trump Backs US-India Ties, Says Sergio Gor, But Hormuz Risk Puts India In Strategic DilemmaIran War Impact Hits India: Commercial LPG Prices Rise, Airfares Set To Surge As Fuel Costs DoubleIndia Conducts Ex Dweep Shakti, Tri-Service Drill To Boost Coastal And Island DefenceHow An Indian LPG Tanker Took An Unusual Route To Escape Strait Of HormuzTrump Ready To End Iran War Despite Hormuz Blockade?; Iran’s Oil Revenues Soar Thanks To Trump’s War’India’s Silence Helpful To US, Israel And Gulf States’: Former Deputy NSA Pankaj Saran On Iran WarBig April Financial Reset: New Rules For UPI, ATM, PAN, FASTag, Railway Booking To Impact Daily Life’Like Political Vultures’: PM Modi Slams Congress For ‘Spreading Fear’ Amid West Asia Crisis123PhotostoriesPink Full Moon: 7 signs the universe is preparing you for a major life shift6 delicious flatbreads to try instead of regular pizzaNarayan Murthy and Sudha Murty’s ₹50 crore Bengaluru home at UB City is all about simplicity and classFrom Rob Reiner to Heath Ledger: Hollywood actors who tragically lost their lives8 quick and easy Good Friday long weekend trips from MumbaiMumbai’s iconic dabbawalas suspend services for 6 days: 7 meals you can prepare at home without gas stove, induction, or microwaveIMD’s summer outlook: Heatwave likely in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana; Maharashtra spared extreme heat7 delicious snail dishes you need to try at least onceBaby names inspired by holy cities of IndiaYuvraj Singh’s mountain-view mansion in Chandigarh is a personalised dream home built on his cricket legacy and family values123Hot PicksIncome Tax Changes from April 1stPost office small savings schemesNASA Artemis IIAmazon treeIncome Tax CalculatorPublic holidays April 2026Bank Holidays AprilTop TrendingNeeraj ChopraSjoerd MarijneSam KonstasVaibhav SooryavanshiChennai Super KingsIPL 2026Adam ZampaLSG vs DC Match PreviewCooper ConnollyIPL Match Today

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There is a moment near the end of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut where a waltz plays over scenes of uneasy beauty. The piece is Shostakovich’s Waltz No. 2, composed in the mid-1950s for a Soviet film, later misattributed to a different suite entirely, and now among the most recognised orchestral pieces in the world…

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OTP can’t secure payments: RBI rolls out stricter digital payment rules from April 1 – what is changing

OTP can’t secure payments: RBI rolls out stricter digital payment rules from April 1 – what is changing

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Reserve Bank of India (File photo) With the beginning of the new financial year, India’s digital payments landscape is poised for a major security overhaul as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rolls out stricter authentication norms from April 1.The move comes in response to rising transaction volumes and increasing fraud risks. RBI aims to…

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Kota’s coaching comeback: Admissions jump 20-30% after prolonged slump

Kota’s coaching comeback: Admissions jump 20-30% after prolonged slump

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After nearly three years of slowdown, Rajasthan’s Kota is seeing admissions rise again. Early trends for the 2026-27 academic session show a 20 to 30 per cent increase in enrolments across coaching institutes preparing students for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).The recovery follows a sharp contraction between 2023 and…

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s release date moved up again ahead of appeal hearing: What’s happening?

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s release date moved up again ahead of appeal hearing: What’s happening?

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TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse and other sensitive details. Reader discretion is advised.Sean “Diddy” Combs used to be one of the biggest names in music and business. He built Bad Boy Records, raked in millions through fashion and liquor, and pretty much seemed untouchable. But now, he’s caught up in a…

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US to exit Nato? Trump slams alliance as ‘paper tiger’ as bloc dithers on joining Iran war

US to exit Nato? Trump slams alliance as ‘paper tiger’ as bloc dithers on joining Iran war

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US president Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of Nato, calling the transatlantic alliance a “paper tiger” amid growing differences with European partners over the ongoing Iran conflict.In an interview with The Telegraph, Trump said leaving Nato was now “beyond reconsideration,” adding, “I was never swayed by…

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‘Immigration is destroying America’: TPUSA reporter’s video inside Hindu temple in Texas sparks fiery backlash online | World News

‘Immigration is destroying America’: TPUSA reporter’s video inside Hindu temple in Texas sparks fiery backlash online | World News

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Texas has become the epicentre of the anti-immigrant fire raging through the United States of America. From influencers to local residents, many have been expressing concerns around immigration policies and the perceived impact of H-1B visa programmes on American jobs and communities. In some instances, this sentiment has extended to criticism of Indian-American communities and,…

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Congress’ V Vaithilingam; CM N Rangasamy; TVK chief Vijay NEW DELHI: The upcoming Puducherry assembly elections have set the stage for a direct contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of All India NR Congress (AINRC)–BJP and the Congress–DMK’s Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA).The NDA, led by chief minister and AINRC founder-president N Rangasamy, is aiming for a second consecutive term. Meanwhile, the Congress and DMK finalised their seat-sharing at the last moment, and will fight to reclaim power in the Union territory. Puducherry assembly polls 2026Puducherry’s 33-member legislative assembly includes 30 elected seats, while three members are nominated by the Centre. Voting will be held on April 9, followed by counting on May 4, alongside counting in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, all of which will also vote this month.A snapshot of past electionsPuducherry has not re-elected a government since the Congress in 2006. In February 2011, Rangasamy, a former Congress member, launched the AINRC, which came to power a few months later. The grand old party reclaimed power in 2016, before the AINRC–BJP combine won the assembly elections in 2021.In the previous polls, the AINRC and BJP—contesting together for only the second time and their first assembly election as allies—ousted the Congress. The alliance won 16 seats, exactly the majority needed to form the government. How parties fared in Puducherry assembly polls 2021Five years before that, the Congress had emerged victorious with 15 seats, while the DMK added two more to their joint tally. The AINRC, which had experienced rapid success soon after its formation, was voted out, securing just eight seats.Can AINRC reverse the trend?High-stake contestThe most high-profile contest of the election is set to unfold in Thattanchavady, featuring two candidates who were once in the same party and have both held the UT’s top executive post. On the final day of nominations, with the Congress and DMK yet to finalise a seat-sharing agreement, V Vaithilingam, Puducherry Congress president and former chief minister, filed his nomination from Thattanchavady, setting up a direct clash against Rangasamy, the outgoing CM. Thattanchavady constituencySince his second term as chief minister ended in 2011, Vaithilingam has represented the UT’s only Lok Sabha seat—also called Puducherry—which he won in both the 2019 and 2024 general elections. Meanwhile, Rangasamy has held the chief ministerial post four times, twice each with the Congress and later with the AINRC.Thattanchavady could, therefore, once again decide Puducherry’s next chief minister.Major poll battlesWhile the Rangasamy–Vaithilingam contest will be the most high-profile battle, several other constituencies are also set to witness intense fights. For the Raj Bhavan segment, the NDA has nominated VP Ramalingam, the Puducherry BJP chief. The SPA nominee is Vignesh Kannan, who recently joined the DMK and is the son of the late P Kannan, an ex-Puducherry minister and a former parliamentarian. Key battlesIn Lawspet, AINRC’s VP Sivakolundhu, who served as assembly speaker while in the Congress, faces a strong challenge from V Saminathan of actor-politician Vijay’s two-year-old Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Saminathan, a former Puducherry BJP president, holds the distinction of being the longest-serving leader in that position, making this race a high-stakes contest.In Mahe and Yanam, which fall in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh respectively, the NDA candidates are A Dineshan (BJP) and Malladi Krishna Rao (AINRC). The SPA candidates are Ramesh Parambath (Congress) and GS Ashok (Congress). Puducherry dynasty candidatesOther major candidates include home minister and BJP leader A Namassivayam (Mannadipet), minority affairs minister and BJP leader A Johnkumar (Mudaliarpet), and AINRC’s Nedungadu nominee Chandira Priyanga, a former minister who resigned in October 2023 as the lone woman in the cabinet.From the Congress-DMK alliance, DMK’s R Siva, leader of the opposition in the outgoing assembly, will contest from Villianur. DMK leader and ex-minister AMH Nazeem will contest the Karaikal South seat.Key issues dominating the election campaignStatehood: Ahead of the electoral battle, the long-pending demand for statehood for Puducherry has emerged as the biggest issue and could play a decisive role in the outcome. As the ruling party and an ally of the BJP, which leads the Union government, the AINRC stands to lose the most if the opposition is able to bring this issue to the forefront effectively.Puducherry’s Union territory status means that most administrative matters are decided by the lieutenant governor—the UT’s constitutional head appointed by the President on the Centre’s recommendation—rather than the chief minister. For instance, the police department reports to the Union home ministry, unlike in a full-fledged state, where it functions under the elected political administration. Successive governments in the UT have cited this lack of full-fledged powers as a hindrance to effective governance.‘Excessive’ focus on Puducherry district: The district, which shares its name with the Union territory and is home to its capital city of the same name, also accounts for a lion’s share of the assembly seats. Out of the 30 assembly constituencies, 23 are located here, giving it an overwhelming influence in determining the outcome of the elections. This concentration of seats means that political campaigns, party strategies, and voter attention are heavily focused on the Puducherry district, often overshadowing Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam. Additionally, Mahe and Yanam are surrounded by two different states (Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, respectively), which shape their political and administrative dynamics differently. Candidates with criminal casesWater contamination: In September 2025, the Puducherry city faced a public health concern due to contaminated drinking water in some areas, with many residents reportedly falling ill with symptoms like diarrhoea and vomiting after consuming unsafe water. The contamination was believed to be caused by poor sanitation and possible mixing of sewage with the water supply. The incident led to protests and raised concerns about the need for better water quality management and improved public health measures.Unemployment: Despite its small size and relatively low population, the UT has recorded a high unemployment rate. In June 2021, just a month into the AINRC–BJP government’s first term, the unemployment rate stood at a national high of 47.1%, according to a Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) study, compared to a national average of 9.2%.This was significantly lower than the figures recorded in April 2020, when the unemployment rate had peaked at 75.8% against a national average of 23.5%, largely due to the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.SWOT analysisNDA: The alliance has retained its previous formula, under which AINRC will contest 16 seats and BJP 14. From its quota, the BJP has allocated two seats each to allies like the AIADMK and the newly formed Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK), led by businessman Jose Charles Martin, son of “lottery king” Santiago Martin.StrengthCM Rangasamy’s pro-people image The UT government’s popularity Rangasamy is implementing a slew of welfare measuresWeaknessBJP remains relatively weak in PuducherryAIADMK has struggled electorally, including losing all five seats it contested in 2021.Allegations including corruption, failure to maintain law and order, and “political blessings’ for a fake drug manufacturing racket busted last yearOpportunityGreater friction within the opposition coalition compared to the ruling one Better coordination with the Centre, as the BJP leads the central government and is part of the ruling coalition in PuducherryThreat Anti-incumbency, with no ruling party re-elected since 2006Strains within the NDA, including the Centre’s failure to deliver on the statehood promise and the BJP, including Jose Charles Martin in the alliance NDA SWOTCongress-DMK: The Congress–DMK alliance is the more traditional of the two major coalitions, having contested assembly elections here since 2006.Last time, the DMK won six constituencies compared to the Congress’ two, emerging as the second-largest party and holding the leader of the opposition post.The Congress will field 16 candidates, with the remaining seats allotted to the DMK. The MK Stalin-led party had initially announced one seat from its quota for the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK). However, the VCK chose to contest independently and field its own candidates in three constituencies.StrengthAs the two most successful parties, both – especially the Congress – continue to have a widespread organisational presenceWeaknessCongress’ inability to convert issues into votesCongress-DMK sea-sharing friction almost derailed the allianceOpportunityThe previous AINRC (2011–2016) and Congress (2016–2021) administrations both lost power after just one termThreatCongress’ broader national declineDespite potential anti-incumbency, AINRC-BJP combine appears better positioned to retain powerThe last-day seat-sharing announcement could lead to friendly contests Congress-DMK SWOTWildcard factorAs in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the biggest wildcard factor in Puducherry is “Thalapathy” Vijay. His TVK initially announced candidates for all 30 constituencies before joining hands with independent legislator G Nehru’s newly formed Neyam Makkal Kazhagam (NMK).Under this arrangement, the TVK withdrew its nominees from the Orleanpet and Thattanchavady seats for the NMK. Nehru himself will contest from Orleanpet, while NMK general secretary E Vinayagam will stand from Thattanchavady.Like in Tamil Nadu, the TVK’s biggest strength is Vijay’s massive popularity; his Puducherry rally in December last year drew thousands. Yet, converting his fan base into votes will be the party’s biggest challenge. Additionally, as a newly formed party—it was launched in February 2024—the TVK lacks both a strong grassroots organisation and governance experience compared to more established parties.Yet, TVK could attract voters seeking alternatives beyond the two major alliances. This could end up benefiting one of the two while hurting the other, and at the same time help establish TVK as a rising political force.Unsurprisingly, Vijay was reportedly courted by the AIADMK, BJP, and Congress in Tamil Nadu, but he declined overtures from all three.StrengthBuilt-in fan base driven by Vijay’s strong popularityWeaknessPolitical debutant; therefore lacks political and policy experienceLack of a grassroots organisational networkNo prominent face beyond VijayOpportunityPositioning as a fresh alternative to the dominant coalitionsAttracting voters seeking changeThreatPotential difficulty in converting fan support into actual votesReputation impact following the Karur stampedePotential disruptions due to frequent travel to Delhi for CBI questioning TVK SWOTStage set for poll battleAs the elections approach, several political heavyweights—including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, and Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi—are expected to visit Puducherry regularly to campaign for their respective parties..Still, attention is not on Puducherry as it is a Union territory and small in size. However, it has its own politics and stands out for its French colonial past and the fact that its four districts are spread across three different states, with two of the states—Tamil Nadu and Kerala —voting in the current round, giving the UT a unique political significance.With the key players and alliances in place, the stage is now set for a potentially close poll battle.About the AuthorKaran ManralKaran Manral is a journalist at the Times of India. He covers politics, social issues, and international affairs, exploring stories that affect people’s everyday lives. 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Congress’ V Vaithilingam; CM N Rangasamy; TVK chief Vijay NEW DELHI: The upcoming Puducherry assembly elections have set the stage for a direct contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of All India NR Congress (AINRC)–BJP and the Congress–DMK’s Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA).The NDA, led by chief minister and AINRC founder-president N Rangasamy, is aiming for a second consecutive term. Meanwhile, the Congress and DMK finalised their seat-sharing at the last moment, and will fight to reclaim power in the Union territory. Puducherry assembly polls 2026Puducherry’s 33-member legislative assembly includes 30 elected seats, while three members are nominated by the Centre. Voting will be held on April 9, followed by counting on May 4, alongside counting in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, all of which will also vote this month.A snapshot of past electionsPuducherry has not re-elected a government since the Congress in 2006. In February 2011, Rangasamy, a former Congress member, launched the AINRC, which came to power a few months later. The grand old party reclaimed power in 2016, before the AINRC–BJP combine won the assembly elections in 2021.In the previous polls, the AINRC and BJP—contesting together for only the second time and their first assembly election as allies—ousted the Congress. The alliance won 16 seats, exactly the majority needed to form the government. How parties fared in Puducherry assembly polls 2021Five years before that, the Congress had emerged victorious with 15 seats, while the DMK added two more to their joint tally. The AINRC, which had experienced rapid success soon after its formation, was voted out, securing just eight seats.Can AINRC reverse the trend?High-stake contestThe most high-profile contest of the election is set to unfold in Thattanchavady, featuring two candidates who were once in the same party and have both held the UT’s top executive post. On the final day of nominations, with the Congress and DMK yet to finalise a seat-sharing agreement, V Vaithilingam, Puducherry Congress president and former chief minister, filed his nomination from Thattanchavady, setting up a direct clash against Rangasamy, the outgoing CM. Thattanchavady constituencySince his second term as chief minister ended in 2011, Vaithilingam has represented the UT’s only Lok Sabha seat—also called Puducherry—which he won in both the 2019 and 2024 general elections. Meanwhile, Rangasamy has held the chief ministerial post four times, twice each with the Congress and later with the AINRC.Thattanchavady could, therefore, once again decide Puducherry’s next chief minister.Major poll battlesWhile the Rangasamy–Vaithilingam contest will be the most high-profile battle, several other constituencies are also set to witness intense fights. For the Raj Bhavan segment, the NDA has nominated VP Ramalingam, the Puducherry BJP chief. The SPA nominee is Vignesh Kannan, who recently joined the DMK and is the son of the late P Kannan, an ex-Puducherry minister and a former parliamentarian. Key battlesIn Lawspet, AINRC’s VP Sivakolundhu, who served as assembly speaker while in the Congress, faces a strong challenge from V Saminathan of actor-politician Vijay’s two-year-old Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Saminathan, a former Puducherry BJP president, holds the distinction of being the longest-serving leader in that position, making this race a high-stakes contest.In Mahe and Yanam, which fall in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh respectively, the NDA candidates are A Dineshan (BJP) and Malladi Krishna Rao (AINRC). The SPA candidates are Ramesh Parambath (Congress) and GS Ashok (Congress). Puducherry dynasty candidatesOther major candidates include home minister and BJP leader A Namassivayam (Mannadipet), minority affairs minister and BJP leader A Johnkumar (Mudaliarpet), and AINRC’s Nedungadu nominee Chandira Priyanga, a former minister who resigned in October 2023 as the lone woman in the cabinet.From the Congress-DMK alliance, DMK’s R Siva, leader of the opposition in the outgoing assembly, will contest from Villianur. DMK leader and ex-minister AMH Nazeem will contest the Karaikal South seat.Key issues dominating the election campaignStatehood: Ahead of the electoral battle, the long-pending demand for statehood for Puducherry has emerged as the biggest issue and could play a decisive role in the outcome. As the ruling party and an ally of the BJP, which leads the Union government, the AINRC stands to lose the most if the opposition is able to bring this issue to the forefront effectively.Puducherry’s Union territory status means that most administrative matters are decided by the lieutenant governor—the UT’s constitutional head appointed by the President on the Centre’s recommendation—rather than the chief minister. For instance, the police department reports to the Union home ministry, unlike in a full-fledged state, where it functions under the elected political administration. Successive governments in the UT have cited this lack of full-fledged powers as a hindrance to effective governance.‘Excessive’ focus on Puducherry district: The district, which shares its name with the Union territory and is home to its capital city of the same name, also accounts for a lion’s share of the assembly seats. Out of the 30 assembly constituencies, 23 are located here, giving it an overwhelming influence in determining the outcome of the elections. This concentration of seats means that political campaigns, party strategies, and voter attention are heavily focused on the Puducherry district, often overshadowing Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam. Additionally, Mahe and Yanam are surrounded by two different states (Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, respectively), which shape their political and administrative dynamics differently. Candidates with criminal casesWater contamination: In September 2025, the Puducherry city faced a public health concern due to contaminated drinking water in some areas, with many residents reportedly falling ill with symptoms like diarrhoea and vomiting after consuming unsafe water. The contamination was believed to be caused by poor sanitation and possible mixing of sewage with the water supply. The incident led to protests and raised concerns about the need for better water quality management and improved public health measures.Unemployment: Despite its small size and relatively low population, the UT has recorded a high unemployment rate. In June 2021, just a month into the AINRC–BJP government’s first term, the unemployment rate stood at a national high of 47.1%, according to a Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) study, compared to a national average of 9.2%.This was significantly lower than the figures recorded in April 2020, when the unemployment rate had peaked at 75.8% against a national average of 23.5%, largely due to the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.SWOT analysisNDA: The alliance has retained its previous formula, under which AINRC will contest 16 seats and BJP 14. From its quota, the BJP has allocated two seats each to allies like the AIADMK and the newly formed Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi (LJK), led by businessman Jose Charles Martin, son of “lottery king” Santiago Martin.StrengthCM Rangasamy’s pro-people image The UT government’s popularity Rangasamy is implementing a slew of welfare measuresWeaknessBJP remains relatively weak in PuducherryAIADMK has struggled electorally, including losing all five seats it contested in 2021.Allegations including corruption, failure to maintain law and order, and “political blessings’ for a fake drug manufacturing racket busted last yearOpportunityGreater friction within the opposition coalition compared to the ruling one Better coordination with the Centre, as the BJP leads the central government and is part of the ruling coalition in PuducherryThreat Anti-incumbency, with no ruling party re-elected since 2006Strains within the NDA, including the Centre’s failure to deliver on the statehood promise and the BJP, including Jose Charles Martin in the alliance NDA SWOTCongress-DMK: The Congress–DMK alliance is the more traditional of the two major coalitions, having contested assembly elections here since 2006.Last time, the DMK won six constituencies compared to the Congress’ two, emerging as the second-largest party and holding the leader of the opposition post.The Congress will field 16 candidates, with the remaining seats allotted to the DMK. The MK Stalin-led party had initially announced one seat from its quota for the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK). However, the VCK chose to contest independently and field its own candidates in three constituencies.StrengthAs the two most successful parties, both – especially the Congress – continue to have a widespread organisational presenceWeaknessCongress’ inability to convert issues into votesCongress-DMK sea-sharing friction almost derailed the allianceOpportunityThe previous AINRC (2011–2016) and Congress (2016–2021) administrations both lost power after just one termThreatCongress’ broader national declineDespite potential anti-incumbency, AINRC-BJP combine appears better positioned to retain powerThe last-day seat-sharing announcement could lead to friendly contests Congress-DMK SWOTWildcard factorAs in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the biggest wildcard factor in Puducherry is “Thalapathy” Vijay. His TVK initially announced candidates for all 30 constituencies before joining hands with independent legislator G Nehru’s newly formed Neyam Makkal Kazhagam (NMK).Under this arrangement, the TVK withdrew its nominees from the Orleanpet and Thattanchavady seats for the NMK. Nehru himself will contest from Orleanpet, while NMK general secretary E Vinayagam will stand from Thattanchavady.Like in Tamil Nadu, the TVK’s biggest strength is Vijay’s massive popularity; his Puducherry rally in December last year drew thousands. Yet, converting his fan base into votes will be the party’s biggest challenge. Additionally, as a newly formed party—it was launched in February 2024—the TVK lacks both a strong grassroots organisation and governance experience compared to more established parties.Yet, TVK could attract voters seeking alternatives beyond the two major alliances. This could end up benefiting one of the two while hurting the other, and at the same time help establish TVK as a rising political force.Unsurprisingly, Vijay was reportedly courted by the AIADMK, BJP, and Congress in Tamil Nadu, but he declined overtures from all three.StrengthBuilt-in fan base driven by Vijay’s strong popularityWeaknessPolitical debutant; therefore lacks political and policy experienceLack of a grassroots organisational networkNo prominent face beyond VijayOpportunityPositioning as a fresh alternative to the dominant coalitionsAttracting voters seeking changeThreatPotential difficulty in converting fan support into actual votesReputation impact following the Karur stampedePotential disruptions due to frequent travel to Delhi for CBI questioning TVK SWOTStage set for poll battleAs the elections approach, several political heavyweights—including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, and Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi—are expected to visit Puducherry regularly to campaign for their respective parties..Still, attention is not on Puducherry as it is a Union territory and small in size. However, it has its own politics and stands out for its French colonial past and the fact that its four districts are spread across three different states, with two of the states—Tamil Nadu and Kerala —voting in the current round, giving the UT a unique political significance.With the key players and alliances in place, the stage is now set for a potentially close poll battle.About the AuthorKaran ManralKaran Manral is a journalist at the Times of India. He covers politics, social issues, and international affairs, exploring stories that affect people’s everyday lives. 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