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Having hit a poll-thole, socialist parties set off on a road to merger in Kerala
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (356+ words) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Struggling to find a foothold following the LDF's massive defeat in the assembly elections, socialist parties in the front are set to come together to form a common platform. Proposed to be led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD),…...
Vijay defies Dravidian duopoly
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (625+ words) CHENNAI: Shattering the six-decade-long electoral dominance of the DMK and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder-president C Joseph Vijay on Sunday assumed office as the state's chief minister, scripting a historic rise within just around two years of…...
Like father, Nishant likely to enter Assembly through legislative council route
4+ hour, 39+ min ago (237+ words) PATNA: Ex-Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's son and state health minister, Nishant Kumar, is likely to be elected to the state legislative council. Nishant was inducted into the state cabinet for the first time last week. Besides Nishant, Deepak Prakash, son…...
Is BJP losing hope in Manjeshwar and Palakkad?
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (339+ words) According to BJP workers, the vote share of CPM in Manjeshwar declined from 40, 639 in 2021 to 21, 212 in 2026. Though BJP's vote share increased from 65, 013 to 67, 696, the margin of Muslim League candidate increased from 2, 683 to 29, 190. As CPM's tally decreased by 19, 427 votes, League's vote…...
'Generous donor': Karnataka mourns loss of Minister D Sudhakar
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (401+ words) CHITRADURGA: Karnataka Minister for Planning and Statistics D Sudhakar (65) passed away at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences in Bengaluru at 3. 15 am on Sunday. He had been undergoing treatment for a lung infection for nearly two months. Sudhakar, elected from…...
Delhi HC protects Tharoor's personality rights; directs removal of AI video
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (211+ words) NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and directed social media platform "X" to take down an AI-generated deepfake video purportedly showing him praising Pakistan"s diplomacy. Justice Mini Pushkarna, in…...
'Totally unacceptable': Trump rejects Iran's response to US ceasefire proposal
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (1071+ words) DUBAI: Donald Trump rejected Iran's response to the latest US proposal to end the Iran war as "TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!" " the latest setback to efforts to resolve the standoff in the Persian Gulf that has throttled shipping and sent energy prices…...
From kingmaker to bystander: IUML's post-poll isolation in Kerala
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (288+ words) The post-election power equations have exposed widening fault lines within the UDF, leaving the IUML politically isolated at the very moment it was expected to wield decisive influence. Don't force bypoll, Congress warned In a pointed statement, the KSU unit…...
Assam Governor invites CM-designate Himanta to form govt, swearing-in on May 12
19+ hour, 4+ min ago (440+ words) GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister-designate Himanta Biswa Sarma will be sworn in on May 12 in the presence of leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Sarma was on Sunday unanimously elected as the leader of BJP…...
Tamil Nadu turns the page as Vijay assumes charge
8+ hour, 23+ min ago (419+ words) The New Indian Express Tamil Nadu turns the page as Vijay assumes charge As Tamil Nadu welcomes a new government under actor-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay, the state stands on the threshold of a new political era. The duopoly of the…...