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TVK Manages Majority Support, Vijay to be Sworn-in Tamil Nadu CM on Saturday

May 8, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 8: The Actor-turned politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay is set to take oath as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Saturday. As per the information, the oath-taking ceremony will take place at 11 am. This comes after Vijay met Governor RV Arlekar for […]

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Suvendu Adhikari to Take Oath as West Bengal Chief Minister on Saturday

May 8, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 8: The “giant killer” Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated the outgoing chief minister Mamata Banerjee in her stronghold of Bhabanipur constituency in Kolkata city, was on Friday elected the leader of the BJP legislature party in West Bengal to be sworn-in as the chief minister of the first BJP government in […]

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Satellite Images Justifies Iranian Claims of Damages to US Military Installations

May 7, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, May 7: The Iranian airstrikes on US military bases across West Asia have inflicted a lot more damage than acknowledged by the US Donald Trump administration, satellite imagery released by Iran’s state media showed. The Iranian claims were corroborated by a Washington Post investigation, which found that Tehran’s attacks damaged or destroyed at […]

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India Seeks Bangladesh Cooperation to Push Back Illegal Immigrants

May 7, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, May 7: India on Thursday called for Bangladesh’s cooperation over repatriation of illegal immigrants in India, pressing for nationality verification. “These comments must be seen in the context of the core issue of repatriation of illegal Bangladeshis from India. This requires cooperation from Bangladesh. Over 2862 cases of nationality verification are pending with […]

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Governor Dissolves West Bengal Assembly to Pave Way for Installation of a BJP Government

May 7, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 7: Paving the way for the formation of a BJP government in West Bengal, the Governor RN Ravi on Thursday dissolved the State Assembly even as the leader of the defeated Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee refused to formally resign as the chief minister citing “large scale irregularities” in conducting the […]

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DMK, Others Rally behind TVK as Governor Continued to Refuse Vijay to Take Oath

May 7, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 7: In a rare show of unity in politics, a host of political parties – including the DMK, MNM, VCK, and the CPI – have rallied behind actor-turned-politician Vijay, as drama continued to roil Tamil Nadu’s political landscape over 72 hours after the counting of votes from last month’s election […]

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Suvendu Adhikari’s PA Murdered, Crude Bombs Explode in Howrah as Political Violence Continues

May 7, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 7: Political violence intensified witnessing bloody escalation in West Bengal just days before the new government is installed in office in the state with the murder of the top BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant Chandranath Rath and explosion of multiple crude bombs in the Shibpur slum clusters in Howrah […]

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West Bengal Elections: ADR Analysis Shows Hike in MLAs with Criminal Cases

May 6, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, May 6: An analysis of the newly-elected members of the West Bengal Assembly has revealed that 65 per cent of newly elected lawmakers have declared criminal cases against themselves — a steep increase from the previous election cycle. The study by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) examined affidavits of all 292 winning […]

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SP Cuts Ties with I-PAC after West Bengal, Tamil Nadu Debacles

May 6, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 6: Taking a cue from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and DMK’s rout in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively in the just-concluded state Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav has decided to cut its ties with the election management firm I-PAC for the next year’s Assembly elections […]

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Abandoned Pakistani Fishing Boat Recovered near Kutch

May 6, 2026 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, May 6: An unclaimed Pakistani fishing boat recovered in the creek region of Kutch has put security agencies on alert as the vessel was detected during a routine patrol by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday. Following this, security presence in the area has been intensified. During the initial examination, BSF teams […]