Puducherry assembly elections 2026: Top thriller seats to watch | India News

The CM vs ex-CM clash between N Rangasamy (left) and V Vaithilingam makes Thattanchavady the most high-profile seat The Union territory of Puducherry, a former French colony, heads to the…

Dhaka seeks Hasina extradition, India to ease visas | India News

Bangladesh foreign minister Khalilur Rahman reiterated the request for former PM Sheikh Hasina’s extradition during his 2-day visit to India, marking the first time that the new BNP government led…

Puducherry elections 2026: Robot ‘Nila’ greets voters as tight NDA–Congress battle unfolds | India News

NEW DELH: Voting for the 2026 assembly elections in Puducherry began at 7 am on Wednesday, with an unusual attraction at a polling booth in the VOC Government School where…

Dalal Street cheers West Asia truce, sensex up 3k points | India News

MUMBAI: The overnight temporary truce in the war in West Asia prompted investors globally to press the buy button on Wednesday which led to sharp rallies in markets around the…

After SIR, number of voters in Mamata Banerjee’s seat down 25% | India News

KOLKATA: The Bhowanipore assembly constituency – the high-profile seat where Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is pitted against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari – has seen its electorate shrink by nearly 25% following…

No Muslim name finds place in BJP’s Bengal list | India News

KOLKATA: BJP has not fielded a single Muslim candidate in the Bengal elections, even from seats it had nominated members of the minority community in previous state polls, despite having…

Tamil Nadu chief secretary, DGP shifted; Stalin cries foul | India News

CHENNAI: Ahead of the April 23 election for the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday replaced the state’s chief secretary, N Muruganandam, with senior bureaucrat…

Sabarimala PIL was entertained in 2006, but would have been dismissed now: Supreme Court | India News

NEW DELHI: Acknowledging rampant misuse of public interest litigation for ulterior motives or for pursuing pet agendas, SC on Wednesday said it would have dismissed a PIL petition if it…

Suren Daimari: Day before polling in Assam, Congress’ Udalguri candidate says he quit party | India News

NEW DELHI: A day before polling in Assam, Congress candidate for the Udalguri seat, Suren Daimari, on Wednesday announced he has quit the party and “surrendered” his candidature. The Congress,…

All set for Puducherry polling: 9.5 lakh voters to decide fate of 294 candidates on Thursday | Puducherry News

There are 1,099 polling booths, including 30 all-women polling booths, 15 youth-managed polling booths, two booths managed by people with disabilities and two unique polling booths established in heritage buildings…