Kerala polls 2026: 20 seats that could shape the state’s verdict
Kerala is out for voting on Thursday and the noise is over.The ‘Kalashakkottu’ has ended, the loudspeakers are off and after weeks of rallies, temple runs, church visits, candidate selfies and backroom arithmetic, the election is back where Kerala likes…
Puducherry Assembly Elections 2026: The most thrilling seats to watch
The CM’s clash with the previous CM between N Rangasamy (left) and V Vaithilingam makes Thattanchavady the most high-profile seat federal territory pondicherryThe former French colony of India will go to the polls on Thursday, with the ruling All…
Dhaka seeks Hasina’s extradition, India eases visas
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalil Rehman reiterated his demand for the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during a two-day visit to India, marking the first time that the new Bangladesh Nationalist government led by Prime Minister Tariq…
Puducherry Elections 2026: Robot ‘Nila’ greets voters as NDA vs Congress tussles
New Delhi: Polling for the 2026 Assembly elections in Puducherry began at 7 am on Wednesday and the polling booth of VOC Public School was unusually eye-catching as a robot named ‘Nila’ welcomed the voters who came to cast their votes.Robots…
West Asia conflict: Rajnath-led govt reviews LPG supply, says boosting supply of essential goods
New Delhi: Informal Group of Ministers (iGoM) led by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh All departments were directed on Wednesday to continue focusing on preparedness, coordination and resilience building to be ready for any eventuality arising from the…
Dalal Street hails truce in West Asia, Sensex rises 3k points
MUMBAI: A tentative truce in the West Asian war overnight prompted global investors to hit the buy button on Wednesday, leading to sharp gains in global markets including India. Starting in Japan, moving on to Hong Kong, China, Pakistan, UK, Germany and…
Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, DGP changes; Stalin shouts foul
CHENNAI: Ahead of the April 23 elections to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday replaced state chief secretary N Muruganandam with senior bureaucrat M Sai Kumar and DGP (Armed Police, Vigilance and…
Appointment of priests by government committee cannot be secular act: Center
NEW DELHI: The Center on Wednesday launched a veiled attack on a Tamil Nadu law that wrests control over the appointment of “archakas” in temples, saying the Supreme Court had wrongly classified the appointment of “archakas” as a…
Sanitation workers appointed as BLO for Hyderabad SIR pre-exercise
Representative Image (PTI) Hyderabad: Several residents of Old Hyderabad on Tuesday approached a station-level officer (BLO) of the Election Commission to help them identify their names in the 2002 electoral roll as part of the SIR pre-mapping exercise.…
No Muslim names in BJP’s Bengal list
KOLKATA: The Bharatiya Janata Party has not fielded a single Muslim candidate in the Bengal elections, even in seats where minority members were nominated in the previous state polls, despite having around two lakh Muslim members in the state. Eight…