Kerala HC stays FIR against Shwetha Menon in obscenity case

IANS | August 7, 2025 4:06 PM

Kochi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed further proceedings in an FIR filed against Malayalam actor Shwetha Menon for allegedly appearing in films and advertisements containing obscene content for monetary gain.

Cost of home-cooked thali dips 14 per cent in July

IANS | August 7, 2025 3:35 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The cost of home-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis declined 14 per cent and 13 per cent, respectively, in July this year compared to the same month of the previous year, amid benign commodity prices, according to Crisil’s monthly indicator of food plate cost.

LoP Gandhi accuses EC of helping dismantle democracy systematically

IANS | August 7, 2025 3:20 PM

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) In a fiery Press conference held at the Congress headquarters on Thursday, senior Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of “colluding with the BJP to manipulate elections” and "helping dismantle democracy" systematically.