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RO reduced the campaign slot in T. Nagar from four hours to one hour due to police pressure, alleges TVK general secretary (election campaign management) and Villivakkam candidate Aadhav Arjuna

In 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly elections, the incumbent Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist), secured a historic victory by winning 99 out of 140 seats, retaining power

Is the BJP heading for a historic hat-trick in Assam, or is a surprise brewing?

An Israeli strike on Tehran has killed at least 25 people after a residential building near Eslamshahr was hit, Iranian media reported. Strikes were also reported in Qom and at the Sharif University of Technology. Israel later said it had targeted regime targets in the capital. U.S. President Donald Trump has set a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and posted a cryptic Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time message, as tensions escalate.

Similar incidents have happened in the past that later turned out to be a hoax

The CBI has been directed to submit a status report in 16 weeks

Kerala's political landscape has been the leadership swing between the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF), except in the 2021 elections when the LDF retained power.

The ECI complaint follows viral video of the BJP candidates remarks targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a two-day convention of Balagokulam, a cultural organisation for students affiliated with RSS, in Kochi

Israel's emergency service, Magen David Adom, said four people were wounded in the strike, including a 10-month-old baby who suffered a head injury.

An Israeli strike on Tehran has killed at least 13 people after a residential building near Eslamshahr was hit, Iranian media reported. Strikes were also reported in Qom and at the Sharif University of Technology. Israel later said it had targeted regime targets in the capital. U.S. President Donald Trump has set a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and posted a cryptic Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time message, as tensions escalate.

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said India's data belongs to its people and in the AI economy, it can be one of its biggest strengths to build AI, grow companies, and create jobs

Satwik and Chirag, who had won the title in 2023, opted out as the former continues to recover from a shoulder injury

The duo, along with four friends, had travelled to Bengaluru to watch an IPL match on Sunday

US strikes have been carried out at a sustained pace, and it can be assumed that Maven's ability to speed up the targeting and firing process has played a central role

Putting forward a five-point proposal with Pakistan, rallying support from Gulf nationsand opposing a UN move over the Strait of Hormuz, China seeks a more active role in ending the conflict in West Asia; however, Washington appears less enthusiastic at the prospect of Beijings mediation

Indias updated Plastic Waste Management Rules signal a shift in strategy as the government struggles to enforce plastic collection and recycling targets.

For April 2026 FADA said the near-term demand environment remains broadly constructive, though it enters a phase of measured transition after a strong year-end

He also alleged that Pakistan was trying to influence the outcome of the Assam elections

BJP released its 31 point Sankalp Patra and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, State party president Gaurav Gogoi and other senior leaders released the Raijor Istahar, or people manifesto in Assam.

Relentless foreign fund outflows also dented markets' sentiment

Men and machines are working to clear the highway of slides and shooting stones

BJPs V. Muraleedharan aims to address local development needs, while incumbent CPI(M) MLA Kadakampally Surendran defends his record amid scrutiny from a gold theft scandal. Congress candidate T. Sarathchandra Prasad seeks to regain influence for his party in this diverse electorate, where infrastructure and community concerns are paramount.

One of Keralas largest constituencies is witnessing a sharply fought battle among LDFs sitting MLA Veena George, UDFs youth leader Abin Varkey, and NDAs Kummanam Rajasekharan

Forex traders said the domestic unit continued to reel under pressure due to unabated withdrawal of foreign capital, a strengthening dollar, and rising crude oil prices

Mangoes have already started arriving in Bengaluru, but traders say supplies have not yet reached full capacity. In the next10 days, more varieties from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and parts of Karnataka are expected to arrive

Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup are serving as active bookrunners, or the lead banks managing the deal, Reuters reported

NDAs Rajeev Chandrasekhar and UDFs K. S. Sabarinadhan to face incumbent MLA and LDF candidate V. Sivankutty in a high-stakes, three-way battle in the Nemom Assembly constituency

General Manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava complimented the Signal and Telecommunications wing for the record commissioning of ABS and completion of Kavach field trials, stating that railway safety continues to remain the top priority.

The government of Karnataka plans to make it mandatory for gaming platforms to obtain licences and remove unauthorised apps

Senior TMC leader and State Education Minister Bratya Basu accused the PM of spreading hatred towards the Bengali language

He says the proposed amendment is not merely a legal change but a targeted strike against the Christian community; the AICC president claims a mutual understanding between LDF and BJP in State ahead of polls

The mediators are discussing the terms of a two-phased deal, the report said, adding that the first phase would be a potential 45-day ceasefire during which a permanent end to the war would be negotiated

Traffic police booked a total of 789 cases in week-long crackdown on drunk driving and speeding

The report comes as OpenAI recently closed a funding round with $122 billion in committed capital

The Revolutionary Marxist Party leader says all the circumstances are conducive for a consecutive second victory for her in Vadakara and the campaign is mainly focussed on the anti-incumbency feelings against the Left Democratic Front government

Airstrikes also targeted the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran; Israels army said it had completed a wave of strikes against targets in Tehran

The Congress party in Puducherry has even failed to arrive at a seat-sharing agreement with its alliance partners, says A. Namassivayam

India needs proper reckoning of plastic collection and reuse targets

In the last couple of weeks, India has made diplomatic efforts focusing on ending the conflict in West Asia as soon as possible and ensuring the unimpeded flow of energy through the Strait of Hormuz

The so-called U.S. military rescue operation, planned as a deception and escape mission at an abandoned airport in southern Isfahan under the pretext of recovering the pilot of a downed aircraft, was completely foiled, said Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the military's central command, Khatam Al-Anbiya.

The complainant alleged that the group behaved aggressively, created a disturbance at the site and interfered with the demolition drive

The Left Democratic Front had a clear upper hand in the region comprising Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam and Alappuzha in 2021 as it bagged 25 of the 37 Assembly seats. But this time, the shifting of political loyalty of some candidates and the fielding of some prominent individuals in some key constituencies have made the contests worth watching.

The TMC accused the BJP of being involved in the unrest in Malda, where several judicial officers engaged in scrutiny of under-adjudication voters were gheraoed recently

Iranian presidential spokesperson, Seyyed Mohammad Mehdi Tabatabaei, said on social media that the Strait of Hormuz can reopen only if some transit revenues compensate Iran for war damages

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