Lotus blooms in West Bengal Khela hobe …For the last 5 years, this was the slogan Mamata Banerjee used to taunt her rivals. But this time, ‘khela hoye geche’ and not in the way the Trinamool Congress (TMC) imagined. The unthinkable has happened, and “Lotus has bloomed in West Bengal.”The result has redrawn Bengal’s political…
NEW DELHI: After dominating almost all the Hindi-speaking states in the north, the Bharatiya Janata Party wanted to test southern waters — a region where the party has historically struggled to gain ground.It planned expansion in Tamil Nadu, which has been under the control of two Dravidian giants for decades — the DMK and the…
In a major political development in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026, chief minister M K Stalin has lost his Kolathur constituency, his long-time political stronghold, to V S Babu of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), with the party heading towards its maiden electoral performance.According to Election Commission data after the 22nd round of counting,…
Hardik Pandya did not play for Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.Suryakumar Yadav came out for the toss in his place and said that Hardik was unwell. Later, Mumbai Indians confirmed that the captain was dealing with back spasms.Suryakumar, who has been…
Manas Dhamne (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Manas Dhamne has had things going in a linear trajectory for him. An M15 tournament win in Zahra, Kuwait in February. Wildcards into the Miami Open and Madrid Open qualifying rounds. And surges in the ATP Challengers while trying to break through the bigger obstacles. While navigating this journey…
NEW DELHI: With Congress-led UDF set for a comeback in Kerala after a decade, the focus has now shifted to its chief ministerial face. The alliance has so far decided not to reveal the name for the top post.“Our elected MLAs will come to Thiruvananthuram and hold a Legislature Party meeting and talk to our…
NEW DELHI: Lights, camera, action — and it’s a blockbuster.Tamil Nadu assembly poll results have propelled actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay to the centre stage, with TVK emerging as the single largest party — a dramatic debut that has upended the state’s familiar political script.According to Election Commission trends, TVK is leading in 106 of the 234…
Across Kerala, early trends in the 2026 Assembly election indicate a decisive shift in power, with the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) surging ahead and poised for a commanding return to government. The alliance is leading in over 100 of the 140 Assembly seats, comfortably crossing the majority mark, while the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front…
NEW DELHI: As counting trends firm up across five states and UT, the 2026 assembly elections are already changing the political map in dramatic ways. From Vijay‘s blockbuster debut in Tamil Nadu to the saffron breakthrough in West Bengal and Kerala’s return to rotation, the verdict is throwing up clear winners and decisive losers.This is…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday released a video message to charge up the TMC‘s couting agents as early trends seems to suggest BJP surging across the state, saying there is “no need to feel disheartened” as only two to three rounds of coutings have been completed, with over 15 rounds…
