Unprecedented swapping of friends and foes in Maha politics as parties gear up for municipal elections

Sanjay Jog | December 31, 2025 12:54 PM

Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) In an unprecedented political development, the traditional battle lines of Maharashtra politics have dissolved into chaos ahead of the upcoming elections for 29 Municipal Corporations. The state’s major political fronts -- the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) -- have failed to maintain a uniform seat-sharing formula, leading to a confusing scenario where allies in one city are bitter rivals in another.

Army Hospital R&R performs India’s 1st 3D Flex Aqueous Angiography with iStent

IANS | December 31, 2025 12:25 PM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that the Ophthalmology Department at the Army Hospital Research and Referral (AHRR) has successfully performed India’s first-ever 3D Flex Aqueous Angiography with iStent, combining advanced imaging with minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.

'Shifting sands, cosmic contests, dynamic destinies': A made-in-India global fantasy (IANS Book Review)

Vikas Datta | December 31, 2025 11:05 AM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) An ancient desert city, mysterious ruins, the constant cosmic conflict between good and evil, a powerful but lost talisman that could affect its outcome, a young heroine yet to come to terms with her hidden abilities but thrust into the maelstrom, and the like - all these portend to be sparkling ingredients for an engrossing urban fantasy.