Will be ‘very happy’ to see woman elected as next UN chief: China
United Nations: China has expressed support for the election of a woman as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, saying it would be “very happy” to see a female leader at the helm of the global body. The UN has never seen a female leader at its helm in 80 years of its existence….
TMC alleges post-poll violence as many party offices vandalised; BJP denies involvement
Kolkata: Incidents of arson and vandalism at offices of the Trinamool Congress were reported across West Bengal on Monday as BJP workers celebrated their landslide victory in the state. Police said TMC offices in Kolkata’s Tollygunge and Kasba, in Baruipur, Kamarhati, Baranagar in the suburbs, and in Howrah and Baharampur in the districts were vandalised…
Vijay’s Big Test: Converting Mandate to Power
MS Shanker The idea that Joseph Vijay can simply ride charisma into stable governance needs a reality check. Electoral momentum is one thing; managing a fractured mandate in Tamil Nadu’s deeply entrenched political ecosystem is quite another. Actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay has undeniably altered the state’s political landscape. For a political debutant to emerge as the…
AAP MPs’ merger with BJP: Punjab CM leaves for Delhi to meet President Murmu
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accompanied by party MLAs, departed for Delhi on Tuesday morning to meet President Droupadi Murmu regarding the recent defection of seven Rajya Sabha MPs to the BJP. On April 24, the Aam Aadmi Party suffered a jolt when seven of its 10 Rajya Sabha MPs — Raghav Chadha, Ashok…
21 killed, 61 injured in blast at fireworks factory in China
Beijing: At least 21 people were killed and 61 others injured in a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province, officials said on Tuesday. The explosion occurred on Monday afternoon at the plant operated by the Huasheng fireworks manufacturing and display company in Liuyang, a county-level city under Changsha, the provincial capital….
Modi’s Relentless Political Consolidation
If there is one defining feature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade-long dominance, it is not merely electoral success—it is the systematic dismantling of India’s once-formidable regional power centres. What we are witnessing is not routine political churn, but a deep structural shift in the country’s power matrix, engineered through strategy, messaging, and relentless ground-level…
When the numbers refused to cooperate with Rajdeep Sardesai
Television news loves a good set-piece. Election days, in particular, are treated less as exercises in democratic accounting and more as theatrical productions. Studios are redesigned, wardrobes coordinated, and correspondents deployed like battalions. On this occasion, the spectacle was complete. Regional attire, cultural motifs, a sprawling digital dashboard – everything carefully assembled to convey immersion…
‘Historic hat-trick’: Shah congratulates people of Assam
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated the people of Assam on Monday for a “historic hat-trick mandate”, terming it a strong endorsement of the tireless efforts by the NDA government over the last 10 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership to build a secure, peaceful, and progressive state. “This boundless affection and…
Telangana govt to ‘hand over’ probe report on ‘irregularities’ in PPAs during BRS regime to CBI
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday decided to “hand over” the report of an inquiry into alleged irregularities in power-purchase agreements during the previous BRS regime in the southern state to the CBI. Briefing reporters after a cabinet meeting, Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur,…
Rohit, Rickelton power Mumbai Indians to 6-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants
Mumbai: Rohit Sharma (84) made a gratifying return from an injury-enforced layoff, and Ryan Rickelton (83) gave another account of his hitting prowess as the Mumbai Indians crushed the Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Monday. Openers Rohit and Rickelton put on their third century partnership in…
