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Edappadi K Palaniswami; MK Stalin; Vijay NEW DELHI: With vote counting in Tamil Nadu set for May 4, attention is focused on several high-profile constituencies featuring prominent candidates such as chief minister MK Stalin, his son and deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay, among others.All 234 assembly constituencies in…
MK Stalin, Vijay and Udhayanidhi Stalin (Images/Agencies) With voting concluded across all 234 constituencies in a single phase on April 23, Tamil Nadu has recorded one of its highest-ever voter turnouts, crossing 84.80 per cent. The counting of votes is scheduled for May 4, when the fate of the state will be decided. The election…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka legislative assembly on Saturday disqualified Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni following his conviction by a Bengaluru sessions court in a criminal case. Kulkarni was issued an official notification by the assembly after he was convicted in the murder case of BJP leader Yogeshgouda Goudar. He is currently in prison serving life imprisonment in…
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has appointed noted lyricist and writer Prasoon Joshi as its chairman. Joshi will be overseeing the functioning of All India Radio and Doordarshan, taking charge at a time of transition for the organisation following a recent leadership exit.Union information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw congratulated Joshi on his appointment and highlighted…
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Walk into a dairy aisle in India and the milk packets do not just sit there as plain white pouches. They arrive in a neat little colour code: blue, green, orange and sometimes more. For many shoppers, that splash of colour is the quickest clue to what is inside the packet. It signals whether the…
NEW DELHI: The high-stakes Assam battle now heads to results day on May 4, with counting set to determine the fate of all 126 assembly seats. The BJP is aiming to retain power for a third consecutive term under incumbent chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who remains the party’s central face in the state.Once a…
NEW DELHI: As the result of Kerala assembly elections 2026 is around the corner, several constituencies across the state have emerged as high-stakes battlegrounds that could shape not just the outcome of individual seats but the broader political narrative of the state.The 2026 assembly elections in Kerala pit the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), the…
NEW DELHI: India has successfully test-fired a long-range hypersonic anti-ship missile (LR-AShM) off the Odisha coast. The missile, developed by DRDO, accurately struck a designated target at a range of 1,500 km, marking a major milestone in extending the country’s defensive reach at sea. The missile is designed to hit targets at speeds exceeding Mach…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh will undertake the census 2027 exercise in two distinct phases, beginning May 2026, with one of the largest administrative deployments in the country involving nearly five lakh enumerators and supervisors. The scale of the exercise will spread across 75 districts, more than 1.04 lakh villages and 783 towns.According to Sheetal Verma, director…
