Tamil Nadu exit polls 2026: Date, time, when and where to watch exit polls The stage is set for a high-stakes electoral showdown as results emerge on May 4 for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections. All eyes are on the fate of 234 constituencies hangs in the balance following the conclusion of polling on April…
Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari (R) NEW DELHI: West Bengal, the biggest among the five states that went to polls and the only one with its final phase still pending, is drawing huge attention as results are set to be announced on May 4. Even before that, all eyes are on the exit polls, which…
NEW DELHI: As West Bengal heads to vote in phase 2 on Wednesday, the Matua community might emerge as a kingmaker in this big-stakes election.In phase 2, the Motua-dominated belt of North 24 Parganas and Nadia could be the decisive factor in the big TMC vs BJP fight. Ahead of polling, a large section of…
Akhilesh visits injured BJP MLA Anupama Jaiswal (Image posted Akhilesh on X) NEW DELHI: Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday visited a hospital in Lucknow to check on the condition of BJP MLA Anupama Jaiswal, who sustained serious injuries while burning the SP leader’s effigy during a protest in UP’s Bahraich earlier this week.During his visit, Yadav…
It is about karma and dharma. Subrata Thakur is far more at ease when asked about the principles of the Matua community and how its history evolved from the days of Harichand Thakur and Guruchand Thakur.Subrata, grandson of P R Thakur and Matua matriarch Baroma Binapani Devi, explains how his family prioritised not only social…
CCTV footage of Mira Road attacker NEW DELHI: “I’m going to die! I’m going to die! Please save me!” Caught between life and death, Rajesh Mishra cried out over the phone, his voice strained, after facing a knife.Rajesh Mishra, a supervisor, was severely wounded when he pleaded to Subroto Sen, a guard who himself had…
“INDIA bloc parties insulted Nari Shakti in Lok Sabha”: Uttarakhand CM Dhami slams Opposition during one-day Assembly Session NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday slammed the Congress and INDIA bloc parties during the one-day session of the Legislative Assembly, accusing the Opposition of “insulting women”.Uttarakhand Assembly has convened a special session…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Overseas Bank issued an official statement after a man in Odisha exhumed and brought his deceased sister’s remains to a branch in Keonjhar district on 27 April, in an attempt to withdraw money from her account.The bank issued clarification on the incident at the Malliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank, a…
AI-generated image used for representation (Source: ChatGPT) NEW DELHI: West Bengal is marching into Phase 2 of its assembly elections with the political temperature rising as sharply as the summer heat. After an unprecedented 93.2 per cent voter turnout in Phase 1, despite scattered violence, the state is now set for what could be the…
Militants on the streets in Kidal, northern, Mali NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday issued a statement condemning the “terrorist attacks” in Mali across multiple locations. “India strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Mali targeting multiple locations. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and express our solidarity…