Mamata standoff tests Bengal transition
Calls for Mamata Banerjee’s removal from office intensified after senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani described her refusal to resign as “unpardonabl…
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Vijay edges towards Tamil Nadu power
Congress has moved to support Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, giving the actor-turned-politician a clearer path to government forma…
Punjab tightens watch after twin blasts
Punjab police tightened security around sensitive defence-linked locations after two explosions were reported within hours in Jalandhar and Amritsa…
Hormuz calm eludes US after Iran offensive
Washington has declared its major military campaign against Iran over, but the Strait of Hormuz remains locked in a dangerous standoff that continu…
Congress regrets missed Vijay opening
Congress is facing sharp internal questioning in Tamil Nadu after leaders acknowledged that a pre-poll understanding with Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri K…
Bengal file order signals power shift
West Bengal’s top bureaucracy moved to secure government records on Monday as the state headed towards a change of power, with Chief Secretary Dush…
Rahul reaches out after poll upheaval
Congress moved quickly to reopen channels with regional leaders after Assembly verdicts across five states redrew the Opposition map, with Rahul Ga…
Bengal’s saffron surge ends Mamata era
BJP workers jeered Abhishek Banerjee at a Kolkata counting centre as West Bengal delivered one of its sharpest political verdicts, ending Mamata Ba…
Adhikari frames Bhabanipur win in identity terms
Suvendu Adhikari’s defeat of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur has deepened the political shock around the Bharatiya Janata …
Vijay wave jolts Tamil Nadu rivals
Actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam appeared set for a dramatic breakthrough in Tamil Nadu on Monday, as early counting trends placed the debutant…
BJP surge imperils Mamata’s long reign
Bengal appeared headed for a political rupture on Monday as the Bharatiya Janata Party moved comfortably past the majority mark in the 2026 Assembl…
Haj fare hike puts pilgrims under strain
Congress has demanded the immediate withdrawal of a Haj Committee of India circular asking pilgrims to pay an additional ₹10,000 each towards airfa…
Nashik bail order sharpens TCS scrutiny
Nashik’s sessions court has refused pre-arrest protection to Nida Ejaz Khan, a key accused in the Tata Consultancy Services BPO workplace abuse cas…
Chadha bloc takes Punjab fight to Murmu
Raghav Chadha and six other Rajya Sabha MPs who shifted from the Aam Aadmi Party to the Bharatiya Janata Party are set to meet President Droupadi M…
Faith law stirs Arunachal street protests
Thousands of Christians across Arunachal Pradesh have taken to the streets demanding repeal of the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978,…
Air India cuts deepen fuel crisis pressure
Air India’s plan to trim international flights through July has triggered a political attack from the Congress, which accused the Centre of allowin…
Fuel shock forces Air India schedule retreat
Air India is preparing to cut nearly 100 flights a day as surging jet fuel costs and longer international routings squeeze the economics of a netwo…
Arson jolts TVK before counting
A Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam campaign office near Srirangam in Tiruchirappalli district was allegedly set on fire early on Friday, intensifying concern…
Court backs poll counting safeguards
Supreme Court scrutiny has left the Election Commission’s counting arrangements for West Bengal undisturbed, dealing a legal and political setback …
Court limits prayer claims on public land
Allahabad High Court has ruled that public land cannot be claimed for exclusive religious use, holding that offering Namaz or organising recurring …
Kailash pilgrimage signals cautious thaw
Pilgrims from India will again travel to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar this summer, with China agreeing to facilitate the journey of 1,000 dev…