Thuruvananthapuram: With the ball now in the Congress high command’s court to decide the next Chief Minister of Kerala, supporters of key contenders V D Satheesan, K C Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala have hit the streets and social media platforms extending support to their leaders across the state. On Thursday, when AICC observers Mukul Wasnik…
Kolkata: The BJP legislature party is scheduled to meet in Kolkata on Friday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to formally elect its leader, with Suvendu Adhikari emerging as the frontrunner to become the party’s first chief minister in West Bengal. The BJP registered a historic victory in the just-held assembly elections,…
MS Shanker The dramatic political developments in West Bengal have triggered intense constitutional debate across the country. Television studios are overflowing with legal experts discussing whether Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee could continue in office after refusing to resign, and what options remain before the Governor and the Union government. Yet, amid all the noise, many…
Every nation has moments when it pauses to remember the deeper bonds that hold its people together. Not politics, not caste, not language, not region, and not religion. But a shared civilisational identity expressed through symbols, songs, flags, and collective memory. India may finally be approaching such a moment with the decision to grant Vande…
New Delhi: The BCCI on Thursday issued an eight-page directive for the 10 IPL franchises flagging off concerns about some serious breaches of protocols while setting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which will need to be strictly adhered to in near future. “The advisory has been issued in light of certain incidents observed during the ongoing…
Lucknow: Mitchell Marsh smashed a blistering century while Prince Yadav dazzled with the ball as Lucknow Super Giants kept themselves alive in the IPL playoff race with a nervy nine-run DLS win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their rain-curtailed clash here on Thursday. With as many as three rain interruptions causing close to an hour’s…
Chennai: The TVK held a crucial meeting of the party’s MLAs-designate here on Thursday to discuss government formation. A large number of newly elected members and also office-bearers who turned up for the meeting on Thursday evening at Panaiyur sought to know from party general secretary ‘Bussy’ N Anand when the TVK would form the…
Kolkata: Governor R N Ravi has dissolved the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly with effect from May 7 after completion of its term, according to an official notification. The current assembly was constituted in May 2021 after the Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee, returned to power for the third consecutive term in…
Vinay Rao The battle to save Hyderabad’s iconic Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park is no longer merely an environmental issue. It has become a defining test of governance, urban planning, public accountability, and the government’s commitment to preserving the city’s rapidly vanishing green spaces. Despite mounting protests from citizens, environmentalists, walkers’ groups, wildlife activists, and…
The people of West Bengal have delivered their verdict. In any functioning democracy, that verdict must be respected not selectively interpreted, emotionally resisted, or politically weaponised. If the reported trends and declared numbers indeed reflect a decisive rejection of the ruling dispensation, then the constitutional and moral obligation before outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is…
