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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Seen as a semi-final to the 2026 assembly elections, Kerala’s local body polls delivered a bruising verdict Saturday against the governing LDF, handed Congress-led UDF a sweeping comeback across tiers of governance and opened a new chapter in the state capital as BJP-led NDA shattered three decades of Left control in Thiruvananthapuram corporation —…
KOCHI: Counting of votes for 1,199 local bodies in Kerala began at 8 am on Saturday, with postal ballots counted first, followed by EVM votes. The State Election Commission (SEC) reported initial trends showing the ruling LDF, the opposition UDF, and the NDA leading in various gram panchayat, block panchayat, municipality, and corporation wards. Counting…
Twelve labourers from Pilibhit, reportedly stranded and facing harassment in Kyrgyzstan, are at the centre of a detailed report submitted by the district administration to the Uttar Pradesh Home Department, officials said on Friday.District magistrate Gyanendra Singh stated that the report was prepared following a directive from the Home Department, which had asked for factual…
BJP fields ‘Sonia Gandhi’ in Munnar ward KOCHI: BJP has nominated a woman named Sonia Gandhi as its candidate in Kerala’s Munnar local body polls, leaving the UDF in a uniquely awkward position. The candidate, Sonia Gandhi from ward 16 of Munnar gram panchayat, was named after the Congress leader by her father, late Durai…
Potassium is a crucial mineral that helps maintain fluid and electrolyte balance in the body, and supports proper nerve signaling, promoting healthy heart muscle contractions, including our heartbeat. The average adult should intake, in adults age 20 and over, the average daily potassium intake from foods is 3,016 mg for men and 2,320 mg for…
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis (File photo) CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday sharply criticised the State Election Commission’s decision to postpone the upcoming municipal council elections in multiple civic bodies across Maharashtra as “arbitrary, legally indefensible and deeply unfair to hundreds of candidates who had completed their campaigning and preparations”. He said govt…
Shinde stresses on ‘alliance dharma’ MUMBAI: Amid the ongoing tussle between MahaYuti allies Shiv Sena and BJP over the poaching of former corporators and office bearers, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde said that “everyone must follow alliance dharma” just like the Shiv Sena follows alliance dharma.This is our expectation, Shinde said, adding that he spoke to…
British Airways is preparing to expand its India operations to tap into the country’s fast-growing aviation market and rising outbound travel demand, a senior airline executive said, citing the country’s “incredible potential”.The carrier, which has been flying to India for more than a century, currently operates 56 weekly flights from Indian cities to London —…
A high court in Pakistan has ordered authorities to stop harassing a Sikh woman who converted to Islam and married a local Muslim man after meeting him on social media, news agency PTI reported. CHANDIGARH: A high court in Pakistan has ordered authorities to stop harassing a Sikh woman who converted to Islam and married…
Marathi actress Girija Oak, who is known for her acclaimed performances in Taare Zameen Par, Shor in the City and Jawan, is once again in the spotlight. This time, it’s not for a project but for a look that has gone viral on social media. Fans are calling her the new ‘National Crush’, stunned by…
