Suvendu Adhikari defeats Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: The back and forth at high-stakes Bhabanipur assembly constituency ended up with historic mandate in favour of BJP‘s heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated chief minister Mamata Banerjee by 15,105 votes.Mamata’s defeat in Bhabanipur, considered to be her bastion with deep hold of TMC’s cadre, resonnates with the larger...
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Tamil Nadu election results 2026: Why BJP’s push faltered as Vijay seized the prize
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...
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‘To deal with the gang of criminals…’: Senior oncologist shares interesting analogy for understanding cancer ‘grade’ vs ‘stage’
5 min readNew DelhiMay 4, 2026 09:00 PM IST A cancer diagnosis often comes with multiple terms that can feel overwhelming, especially when reports mention both ‘grade’ and ‘stage.’ While they may sound similar, they describe very different aspects of the disease. To simplify the concept, Dr Jayesh Sharma, a senior cancer surgeon, recently broke...
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Who is TVK’s VS Babu? King slayer who defeated DMK’s Stalin in Tamil Nadu’s Kolathur
Photo credit: PTI 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...
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Left with no govt: Kerala’s pendulum swings away from LDF after a decade
NEW DELHI: Kerala’s compass dial has swung again, after a decade, away from the Left Democratic Front. This has left the Left with no fortress standing in the country. This is the first time in several decades that India has no communist government in any state. UDF has won over 95 seats, according to the...
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PM Modi dons traditional Bengali panjabi and dhuti as BJP marks historic West Bengal win
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose symbolism as much as celebration when he arrived at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Monday, hours after the party’s sweeping victory in West Bengal.Known for using attire to signal political messages, the Prime Minister appeared in a traditional Bengali ensemble, aligning his appearance with the state...
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‘Lotus now blooms from Gangotri to Ganga Sagar’: PM Modi lauds historic BJP win in Bengal
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed Bharatiya Janata Party’s historic victory in West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry.While addressing a huge crowd of workers at BJP headquarters in Delhi, PM Modi congratulated party workers and said that “they have made the lotus bloom.”Here are the top quotes from his speech Today, I respectfully...
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As TVK eyes win in 100+ seats, Vijay stops by his parents’ home in Chennai, waves to fans
3 min readHyderabadMay 4, 2026 08:17 PM IST As Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) eyes wins in over 100 of Tamil Nadu’s 234 Assembly seats, Vijay did not head to the party office. Instead, he went to his parents’ house. Videos circulated online showed the TVK chief arriving at his parents’ residence in Chennai on Monday,...
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‘Like a big balloon in my stomach…it’ll burst any minute’: Akansha Ranjan Kapoor on the pain of egg freezing; gynaecologist says ‘medically recognised and fairly common’
Actor Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, on the latest episode of Soha Ali Khan’s podcast All About Her, spoke about the physical discomfort and emotional challenges she experienced during egg freezing. Recalling her experience, Akansha said, “Physically, I was in a lot of pain, which I don’t think happens to everybody, but I was in a lot of...
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From Bengal shock to Tamil Nadu surprise: Time for exit polls to exit?
NEW DELHI: The tradition of exit polls is not new to election seasons, and once again it came into sharp focus this time when five legislative assemblies went to the polls in April, including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Based on surveys, sampling and field assessments, pollsters attempted...
