The Week

A 26-year-old model from Delhi, who came to Kerala for the shooting of an advertisement, tragically drowned in a waterlogged quarry in Perumbavoor, Ernakulam, according to a report. The deceased has been identified as Divyanshu Joshi, a resident of Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi. He was part of a four-member team who had come to shoot an advertisement for a Delhi-based garment manufacturing company, reported Manorama Online. The incident occurred at Pettimala rock quarry in Mudakkuzha Panchayat near Kuru

The recent poll debacle in the West Bengal assembly has triggered a domino effect in the Trinamool Congress, which saw fresh resignations on Thursday. The latest high-profile resignation comes from former Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen who stepped down as TMC national spokesperson. Who is Santanu Sen? Santanu Sen is a doctor-turned-politician and a former Rajya Sabha MP. Currently, he a councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. It should be noted that he has not quit Trinamool Congress. Why d

This time, Eid celebrations will be different in West Bengal, with the mass congregation taking place at the Brigade Parade Ground, instead of Red Road, where around three lakh people gather to offer namaz twice a year. The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has prohibited offering prayers on roads by blocking the traffic, which is why Friday prayers and the Eid namaz are taking place on at the Brigade Parade Ground and within mosques. Preparations have been made on the ground to accomm

Self-styled godman Asaram received partial relief from the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday after he was acquitted of charges related to gang rape and sexual assault on a child under the IPC and POCSO Act. However, the High Court upheld his conviction for the rape of a minor, which continues to carry life imprisonment. The court directed Asaram to surrender in view of the conviction. He is currently out on temporary bail, which was extended by seven days on Monday. Asaram was convicted on April

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah agreed to step down on Tuesday night following marathon discussions with the Congress high command in Delhi, according to media reports. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is the frontrunner for the top post, although the party has not yet announced a final decision on the leadership change. According to a report by The New Indian Express , Siddaramaiah has sought an appointment with Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot at Raj Bhavan on Thursday at 2 pm. He is a

About 42 families in Madhya Pradesh, all hailing from different districts, were allegedly scammed over a mass wedding ceremony. The grooms and their families showed up all ready to get married with their sherwanis and sweets at Dewans Mata Tehri temple on Sunday. However, by evening, the men realised that there were no brides and that they had been duped of their money and time. Police say that the men were entrapped in an elaborate financial fraud and cheating involving a promise of marriage, t

Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan blamed the Waqf Board constituted by the previous government for the Munambam issuea dispute over 404 acres of land where more than 600 families reside, but is claimed by the Waqf Boardremaining unresolved. Satheesan said there had been an attempt to turn two religious communities into enemies and accused the former government of doing exactly that by registering the disputed land on the UMEED portal. The Chief Minister said the outgoing Waqf Board intended

In the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, the Congress-led UDF emerged victorious, dislodging the two-term LDF government. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy played a key role in the Congresss campaign against incumbent Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. His energetic rallies and sharp social media exchanges with Vijayan generated significant buzz across the state. Vijayan had made history as the first chief minister to lead the LDF to a second term in power in Kerala in 2021. He was by no mea

Advocate Fathima Thahiliya created history in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections by becoming the first woman from the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) ever to win a seat in the state legislature. In a stunning upset, she successfully captured the Perambra constituencya long-standing stronghold of the Leftby defeating the LDF candidate and convenor, T.P. Ramakrishnan. With a huge blow to the LDF, she registered a historic victory by a margin of 5,087, garnering 81,429 votes. In 2021, senior CPI