Kolkata: Minority voting in Bengal’s Muslim-dominated districts moved away from the long-assumed pattern of near- total consolidation behind Trinamool, reshaping electoral calculations in a state where Muslim voters influence 143 of 294 assembly seats. In Murshidabad, Malda and parts of South 24 Parganas, minority votes were split among Congress, CPM, ISF, AJUP, and, in some…
Bicholim: Bicholim police on Monday arrested a 28-year-old man, Omkar Mamlekar, for alleged rash and negligent driving. According to PI Vijay Rane Sardesai at Bamanwado Nanoda, Mamlekar was allegedly speeding while driving a Thar from Assonora to Karsarpal and lost control over his vehicle, when he crashed into a bus on Sunday evening, injuring 13…
Ahmedabad: Ranking third highest nationally, Gujarat attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) worth $4,990.89 million (Rs 44,041.7 crore) between April and Dec 2025, according to data by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The state trailed Maharashtra and Karnataka in FDI inflows during the nine-month period. Even as the state regained its…
Chandigarh: After the spectacular victory in West Bengal, Punjab BJP functionaries say the central leadership—with Union home minister Amit Shah as the chief architect—is now set to turn its entire focus on Punjab, which goes to the polls early next year.“Bengal ki jeet hamari hai, ab Punjab ki baari hai (Bengal won, now it is…
Pune: A 55-year-old woman died and four people suffered injuries after the cab they were travelling in crashed into the rear of a trailer truck. The accident happened around 4am on Monday in Ozarde village on the Pune-Mumbai expressway.The Shirgaon police identified the deceased as Sunita Narayan Bhat of Vile Parle, Mumbai. The injured are…
Guwahati: Five defectors, including four former Congress leaders, won seats in the Assam election, with former Nagaon MP Pradyut Bordoloi and former Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah among the most prominent victors.Bordoloi, who quit Congress dramatically, was handed a last-minute ticket from the high-profile Dispur constituency in Guwahati. He was expected to face a…
Jaipur: Poor weather conditions in Delhi NCR forced 11 flights to divert to Jaipur from 11 pm Sunday till early Monday morning. A Jaipur-bound flight from Bengaluru, IX 1526, was diverted to Bhopal Sunday night. A Jaipur-Delhi flight, 6E 2376, was diverted to Lucknow Sunday night. Passengers expressed frustration over being confined to aircraft for…
AIADMK‘s Jayasudha L emerges victorious, securing 76735 votes, against DMK‘s Mahalakshmi Govarthanan, by a margin of 5631 votes.The Arani constituency witnessed a fierce and closely watched contest in the 2026 Assembly elections. The DMK fielded Mahalakshmi Govarthanan, aiming to flip the seat after a narrow miss in the previous cycle. She faced L. Jayasudha of…
Ukraine and Russia have announced separate ceasefire timelines ahead of Moscow’s May 9 Victory Day celebrations, with Kyiv declaring it will halt hostilities earlier than the truce window outlined by the Kremlin.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine would begin its ceasefire from midnight on May 5–6, stating that no formal request had been made…
The Indian rupee depreciated for the fifth consecutive day, falling 24 paise to 94.25 against the US dollar. MUMBAI: The rupee closed at a record low of 95.09 against the US dollar on Monday, falling 18 paise from the previous close, as strong dollar demand from corporates and rising crude oil prices weighed on sentiment.Other…
