As DMK trails to third place, ”celebration” tents dismantled at party headquarters
Chennai: Visuals of dismantled tents at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters, marked a sombre Monday morning as early counting trends for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections placed the ruling party at a surprise third position. As the DMK-led alliance trails, a starkly different scene is unfolding in Panaiyur and Neelankarai, the bastion of TVK. Security…
Kerala polls: UDF surges ahead as Left’s last bastion slips out of its grip
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led UDF surged ahead in Kerala on Monday as counting of votes for the April 9 Assembly elections gathered pace, with early trends showing a clear advantage for the opposition alliance in lines with exit poll predictions. After the first few rounds of counting, the United Democratic Front was leading in 100 of…
Election trends: Saffron rise in east with BJP set to bag prized WB and Assam, Vijay’s TVK smashes through TN
Kolkata/Chennai: The BJP was forging a possible victory path in West Bengal with leads in 109 seats against the ruling TMC’s 63 and surging ahead in Assam while actor-politician Vijay’s TVK was set for a stunning debut in Tamil Nadu, ahead in 103 seats, leaving the ruling DMK in number three position, according to trends on…
Counting of votes for 126 assembly seats in Assam begins
Guwahati: The counting of votes for 126 assembly constituencies in Assam began on Monday to decide whether the ruling NDA retains power for the third successive term or the Congress-led opposition alliance wrests it. The electoral fate of 722 candidates will be decided at 40 centres, where counting began across all 35 districts at 8…
US to start escorting stranded ship through Hormuz as positive discussions continue
Washington: US President Donald Trump said the US Navy will start guiding foreign stranded ships to safety through the Strait of Hormuz from Monday and warned Iran that any interference in the process would be dealt with forcefully. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said ‘Project Freedom’ was aimed at helping foreign ships that…
Sudharsan”s fifty, pacers” brilliance lift GT to four-wicket win over PBKS
Ahmedabad: Sai Sudharsan’s cool-headed 57 alongside the storm kicked up by pacers Mohammed Siraj, Jason Holder and Kagiso Rabada carried the Gujarat Titans to a last-over four-wicket victory over the Punjab Kings in their IPL match here on Sunday. On a slightly slow pitch, the Titans needed a level-headed chase of 164, and Sudharsan did…
India-Jamaica ties characterised by ‘continuity and change’: EAM Jaishankar
Kingston: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the ties between India and Jamaica are characterised by “continuity and change” as he emphasised that this relationship is rooted in a shared history, energised by current cooperation, and aimed at a future filled with greater possibilities. In an interview with The Jamaican Gleaner, Jaishankar also…
Harmeet Dhillon traces journey from immigrant child to leading lawyer
Washington: US Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon traced her journey from the child of immigrants to becoming a leading lawyer, presenting it as an American success story. Addressing the Moms for Liberty event in New York, Dhillon termed coming to the US as the “greatest gift” her parents gave to her. “My dad was an…
India rejects Nepal’s objection to Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh Pass
New Delhi: India on Sunday trashed Nepal’s objection to conduct of upcoming Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the decades-old route of Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand and asserted that such “unilateral artificial enlargement” of territorial claims is “untenable”. New Delhi’s sharp reaction came hours after the Nepal foreign ministry issued a statement strongly objecting to India and…
GST Windfall: Reform Paying Off
April’s record-breaking GST collection of ₹2.43 lakh crore—an 8.7% year-on-year surge—is not just a statistical milestone. It is a powerful signal that India’s tax architecture is stabilizing, formalizing, and delivering. For a system that was once dismissed by critics as overly complex and disruptive, this performance is a resounding rebuttal. At the heart of this…
