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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,…
BJP emerged as the single-largest party, winning 82 seats, followed by Congress in a distant second with 19 seats. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Story so far: Incumbent Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma won a second term as the BJP-led North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) won 102 of the 126-seat Assembly polls. The Congress-led six-party alliance won only 21 seats (Congress –19, Raijor Dal – 2) while All India United Democratic Front (AIDUF) won…
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Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Ramesh Chennithala, K.C. Venugopal, V.D. Satheesan, Kodikunnil Suresh and others celebrate at Indira Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram the UDF’s victory in Kerala Assembly elections on May 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Kerala has long kept its own counsel at the ballot box. In the Assembly elections of 2026, the electorate…
K. Kamaraj | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Thirupparankundram has been in news these days for the controversy over the lighting of a traditional lamp near the Subramaniyaswamy temple during the Tamil month of Karthigai (mid-November to mid-December). Eighty years ago, the same place saw two warring groups in the State unit of the Congress…
Debabrata Saikia. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI The Assam Congress has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide a special package for the revival of Assam’s tea industry, caught in a crisis due to climate change-induced production losses and the drastic fall in green leaf prices. In a letter to the Prime Minister…
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Elections in Karnataka have increasingly become bipolar, with 77% of the seats recording bipolar contests in 2018 In the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections, 77% of the seats witnessed bipolar contests, which meant that only two parties were effectively fighting the election in those constituencies. This marked a shift from the 2013 and 2008 elections when…
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New Delhi: The BJP lashed out at the Congress, accusing it of seeking foreign funds to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi from coming to power in 2014. The party’s allegations came a day after US President Donald Trump questioned a move by former president Joe Biden’s administration to provide $21 million to India for “voter…
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The Lokayukta’s clean chit to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA land scam has triggered a political slugfest, with the BJP alleging that the state government handpicked the officers investigating the case and the Congress hitting back and saying that the issue was politically motivated. The Lokayukta on Thursday submitted an 11,000-page closure…
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New Delhi: Congress veteran Sam Pitroda, who heads the party’s overseas unit, has courted a new controversy after claiming that the threat from China is often blown out of proportion. His suggestion that India needs to stop considering China as an enemy drew a sharp backlash with the ruling BJP calling out the Congress party over…
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New Delhi: Actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut has announced the launch of her new cafe in Himachal Pradesh’s Manali. The Mountain Story cafe, which she describes as a long-cherished dream, will open its doors on Valentine’s Day. While her fans and supporters celebrated the announcement, a surprising congratulatory message came from the Congress. “We are happy to…
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