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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory in West Bengal has long been in the making. In power for three consecutive five-year terms, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) had been degenerating by the day while the BJP built itself up, vote by vote, aided by all the levers of power that it could exercise as the ruling party…
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Starting Friday, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) Councillors will meet with residents at the ward offices to resolve civic issues in the city. GCC on Thursday ordered the reopening of councillors’ offices that were closed owing to the model code of conduct for Assembly elections. As the elections have been completed, the civic body is set…
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Ira. | Photo Credit: X@BCCI When the auction for the inaugural T20 Mumbai League’s women’s competition got underway, 16-year-old Ira Jadhav was 983 kilometres away at a BCCI U-19 camp. When the gavel came down, Ira emerged as the top buy, going to Akash Tigers for ₹10 lakh. “I learned my value. I am so…
Flex boards in support of K.C. Venugopal and V.D. Satheesan for the Kerala Chief Minister’s post next to each other at Vellayambalam in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday (May 8, 2026) | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran The decision on Congress’ Chief Minister in Kerala seemed to assume the contours of a political cliff-hanger on Friday (May 8,…
Cyberabad Police officials during a meeting with bank officials in the city on Friday. Strengthening coordination between banks and law enforcement agencies in cybercrime-related cases, particularly those involving mule accounts, digital frauds, freeze and defreeze procedures, and refund-related issues, was the key focus of the coordination meeting with bankers across the Cyberabad commissionerate on Friday,…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Finn Allen and Cameron Green celebrate after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, in New Delhi, on May 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Finn Allen smashed a 47-ball 100 not out as Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Delhi Capitals by eight…
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Supreme Court of India. File. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Supreme Court on Friday (May 8, 2026) took cognisance of a representation made by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) about a video footage showing an Andhra Pradesh High Court judge sending a young advocate to a day’s judicial custody for a procedural…
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Russian House, along with Study Abroad Educational Institution, is to organise the All-India Russian Education Fair for the academic year 2026-27 here on May 12. The organisers told the press here on Friday that the fair, to be held at Hotel Royal Court from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., would see the participation of seven…
People clean debris of a damaged building following a suicide car bombing in Bannu, Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on April 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP At least six people were killed and 13 others injured when a mortar shell exploded in a civilian area in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The incident…
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The 24th edition of The Hindu EducationPlus Career Counselling is under way in the State. Organised by The Hindu, this landmark event continues its legacy of guiding students and parents in making well-informed academic and career decisions. Designed as a one-stop platform for academic and career counselling, the event brings together renowned educationists, career experts, and top institutions to…
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