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HT Interview | ‘Left only force in way of BJP’s Kerala dream’: CM Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan speaks during a press conference at the AKG Centre, in Thiruvananthapuram.

Published on Apr 8, 2026, 9:32 AM IST

Shashi Tharoor's advice after Kharge's Gujarat remark: ‘Don’t lower standards'

L to R: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and party president Mallikarjun Kharge

Updated on Apr 7, 2026, 7:07 PM IST

95% of voters removed after SIR in Bengal's Nandigram are Muslims, shows data

The figures are based on an analysis by the Sabar Institute, a Kolkata-based public policy research organisation, which examined ECI voter roll data from supplementary lists 1, 2, 3, 4a, 7, 8 and 9.

Updated on Apr 7, 2026, 11:05 AM IST

Can an Indian citizen legally hold foreign passports? What the rules say

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma speaks during a press conference at Vajpayee Bhawan, Guwahati on Monday.

Updated on Apr 7, 2026, 2:59 PM IST

Himanta issues ‘life term’ warning over Cong's claims on wife's ‘3 passports’

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses a public rally

Updated on Apr 6, 2026, 10:20 AM IST

ISF leader among 18 arrested after judges held hostage in WB's Malda

Security personnel conduct naka checking of vehicles along National Highway 12 (NH 12) as part of election security measures, in Malda

Updated on Apr 3, 2026, 8:37 AM IST

Poverty eradication, monthly pension, jobs promised in LDF manifesto in Kerala

Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan unveils the LDF’s manifesto in Kozhikode on Thursday. (pinarayivijayan/X)

Updated on Apr 3, 2026, 8:23 AM IST

Meme icon, too cool to be CM: How Tharoor is key for Congress in Kerala election

Shashi Tharoor has firmly ruled himself out of chief ministerial race and backed for elected MLAs being in the running for the post.

Updated on Apr 2, 2026, 1:39 PM IST

Budget session to get extension, Oppn wants it after assembly elections

Rajya Sabha proceedings are underway during the budget session of Parliament on Wednesday.

Updated on Apr 2, 2026, 8:49 AM IST

MGR to Vijay: Tamil Nadu's changing equation with actor-politicians

The 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be Vijay’s first direct foray into electoral politics.

Updated on Mar 30, 2026, 10:59 AM IST

Can Vijayan sail through or will the ‘alternating power’ curse reemerge?

Even though Pinarayi Vijayan broke the 'alternating power' curse in 2021, repeating the same feat and retaining power for the third consecutive time would be an even bigger challenge

Updated on Mar 30, 2026, 3:17 PM IST

Top BJP leader promises 'UP-style encounters' in Bengal, gets a TMC reply

Dilip Ghosh with locals at a campaign event in Kharagpur on Thursday, March 26.

Updated on Mar 26, 2026, 7:11 PM IST

Losing turf, 2021 upset: What is behind Congress's 'solo' gamble in West Bengal

K C Venugopal held a meeting with senior leaders from West Bengal Congress under the INC President Sh. Mallikarjun Kharge and Lop Rahul Gandhi.

Updated on Mar 26, 2026, 1:57 PM IST

Why is Kamal Haasan's MNM not contesting Tamil Nadu elections 2026

DMK president and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin meets Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) MP Kamal Haasan (L), in Chennai on Tuesday

Updated on Mar 25, 2026, 10:01 AM IST

BJP to fight on 27, AIDMK on 178: NDA finalises seat sharing in TN elections

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being greeted by AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, during a public meeting, in Tiruchirappalli on March 11.

Published on Mar 23, 2026, 4:58 PM IST

Adjudication cloud over West Bengal election candidates

Vendors sell election campaign materials ahead of the West Bengal legislative assembly elections, in Kolkata

Published on Mar 21, 2026, 7:35 AM IST

TMC releases manifesto, promises to widen its social sector schemes

West Bengal CM and chairperson of All India Trinamool Congress, Mamata Banerjee, releases party's manifesto for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections,

Published on Mar 21, 2026, 7:23 AM IST

What the upcoming assembly elections mean for the four poll-bound states

At 73, Mamata Banerjee has established a dense and locally rooted political organisation that she rules with an iron hand

Updated on Mar 20, 2026, 7:30 PM IST

With first Congress list, shape of contests in Kerala firms up

Electoral officer demonstrates the functioning of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Variable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a special training of women polling officers.

Published on Mar 18, 2026, 8:59 AM IST

4 states, 1 UT set for April poll battles; verdict on May 4

The results will be out on May 4.

Updated on Mar 16, 2026, 6:32 AM IST

Why West Bengal voting phases have been reduced to 2 from 8

CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday

Updated on Mar 15, 2026, 7:50 PM IST

Mamata's 'forced to remove' barb at Ananda Bose evokes ex-Guv's response

Mamata Banerjee attacked Centre over the sudden resignation of Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose.

Published on Mar 8, 2026, 3:39 PM IST

Stalin: Modi’s visits to poll-bound TN will increase NDA’s defeat margin

Stalin: Modi’s visits to poll-bound TN will increase NDA’s defeat margin

Published on Feb 26, 2026, 7:20 AM IST

Vijay sounds war bugle, says 2026 Tamil Nadu polls a faceoff with Stalin

Vijay made the remarks while addressing a rally in Vellore

Updated on Feb 23, 2026, 1:47 PM IST

CEC reviews poll preps in Assam; new EVM features to improve voter experience

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with a first time voter ahead of the Assam Assembly Elections, in Guwahati.

Published on Feb 18, 2026, 10:52 PM IST

Mission 2027: BSP to rejig its committees, appoint upper castes, Muslims to key posts

BSP national president Mayawati has directed senior leaders to reorganise the party from the booth to the state-level in the run-up to the assembly elections. (FILE PHOTO)

Published on Feb 17, 2026, 7:58 AM IST

UDF fieldsCPI(M) veteran’s PA as candidate in Malampuzha

UDF fieldsCPI(M) veteran’s PA as candidate in Malampuzha

Published on Feb 17, 2026, 7:54 AM IST

Rahul 'bhai' to ‘pappu’ jibe, it's full circle for Navjot Sidhu and spouse

Navjot Kaur Sidhu, pictured here with her husband and former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, was a BJP MLA from Amritsar before the couple joined the Congress ahead of the 2017 assembly polls.

Updated on Feb 8, 2026, 3:57 PM IST

TMC vs BJP over Union Budget allocation to Bengal ahead of assembly polls

The Centre's announcement of major infrastructure projects in West Bengal is being criticized by the ruling TMC as a ploy for votes rather than genuine support for the state's development. (File photo)

Published on Feb 1, 2026, 5:04 PM IST

Mamata losing Muslim vote, evident in TMC MP Mausam Noor's return to Cong: BJP

Congress general secretaries Jairam Ramesh (L) and Ghulam Ahmad Mir (R) with TMC Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Noor as she joins the Congress at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

Updated on Jan 3, 2026, 9:46 PM IST

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