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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicPuducherry Assembly Elections

Topic: Puducherry Assembly Elections

Congress-DMK seal seat-sharing pact at 11th hour in Puducherry, no ticket for ex-CM Narayanasamy

DMK will contest in 14 constituencies, while Congress will take up 16 seats. DMK to share some of its seats with CPI & Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi.

‘Lottery king’ Santiago Martin’s son Jose to launch new political party in Puducherry

Jose, who was associated with BJP since 2015, distanced himself from the party last year following a disagreement with the local leadership.

Would turn down offer to be Puducherry CM, will work to strengthen Congress: Narayanasamy

The former Puducherry chief minister's remarks come days after his name did not figure in the list of 14 candidates announced by the Congress for the Assembly polls.

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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.