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Uddhav’s first MLC term broke the Thackeray glass ceiling, but was a lost opportunity

The Shiv Sena leader entered the Maharashtra Upper House by compulsion, governed through crisis, and left behind a record his own supporters call an opportunity lost.

‘Throw TMC into Bay of Bengal’, Amit Shah campaigns for Suvendu Adhikari ahead of Bengal polls

The Union Home Minister urged the people of West Bengal to vote fearlessly and remove the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC from power.

Govt signals plan to roll out women’s reservation, Oppn asks ‘why ahead of state elections’

The law reserves one-third of seats for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. While it was passed three years ago, it was not implemented due to pending delimitation.

TVK chief Vijay files nomination from Trichy East assembly seat

Vijay is contesting from two seats, Perambur and Trichy East, against DMK’s incumbent MLAs RD Sekar and Inigo S Irudayaraj, respectively. Perambur was a CPI(M) bastion till 2016.

Kejriwal says 160 AAP workers ‘arrested’ in Gujarat, BJP rattled by party’s ‘growing popularity’

The AAP chief wrote a letter to Gujarat’s CM requesting a meeting to discuss the rising number of arrests involving his party's grassroots leaders in the last 48 hours.

In LDF’s Kerala manifesto, jobs, poverty eradication & pledge to address human-wildlife conflict

The manifesto outlined a 60-point programme with 950 proposals that aim to lift 5 lakh families out of poverty, expand infrastructure and increase jobs in the state.

‘Son’shine tale: Stalin’s rise is the story of DMK’s evolution—a dynastic elevation marked by friction

Stalin has his unique style of connecting with public, proving a calculated attempt to speak the language of the youth while reinforcing govt's flagship schemes. But challenges remain.

Marxist turncoats, signal to Ezhavas. Congress’ Kerala candidate list mixes risk with optimism

The major difference between 2021 and 2026 is that party leaders discussed each seat threadbare, including the caste, religious and gender permutations and combinations.

HS Phoolka: Advocate who devoted life to justice for 1984 riot victims joins BJP, trains guns at AAP

After wandering through AAP and flirting with Akalis, the Padma Shri lawyer says returning to BJP felt less like a new chapter and more like closing a circle.

BJP’s Kerala story missing its lead actor: Suresh Gopi nowhere to be seen in Thrissur poll campaign

Man who scripted history for his party in Kerala in 2024 LS elections, becoming first-ever BJP MP from the state, is now largely absent as party tries a new strategy for assembly polls.

On Camera

Where did Ramayana spend Rs 4000 cr budget? Ranbir Kapoor’s de-ageing or copycat rakshasas

The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.

RBI trading ban rocks $149 billion-a-day offshore rupee market

The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.

India sharpens foreign media outreach in post Op Sindoor world, new strategy in play

Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.