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THE LEFT FRONT WON 35 OUT OF 140 SEATS IN KERALA — ITS WORST SHOW IN OVER FOUR DECADES
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May 05, 2026
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A boost for NDA, jolt to INDIA bloc
The BJP is the big gainer from this round of assembly elections.
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May 05, 2026
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Not just a swing: Scale sets Kerala poll verdict apart
The Congress-led-United Democratic Front (UDF) has returned to power in Kerala with a decisive mandate, winning 102 of the 140 Assembly seats.
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May 05, 2026
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State polls verdict to change RS math
Starting next year, the Rajya Sabha will undergo a reshuffle in 15 seats as a result of the impact of the latest round of assembly elections.
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May 05, 2026
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Screen to state: Vijay's scripted rise
able and emotionally sincere.
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May 05, 2026
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THE RISE AND RISE OF BJP IN ASSAM: HIGHER VOTE SHARE, RECORD MAJORITY
The BJP-led NDA has won Assam for the third consecutive time.
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May 05, 2026
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33 yrs later, 12 convicted in arms smuggling case linked to Dawood
After over 33 years, a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court in Jamnagar on Monday convicted 12 persons in a 1993 case involving the smuggling of arms and explosives along the Gujarat coast, linked to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his associates Tiger Memon and Chhota Shakeel.
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May 05, 2026
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Rohit back with a bang as MI beat listless LSG
Nicholas Pooran finally found form and opener Mitch Marsh unsettled the Mumbai Indians’ new-ball bowlers in an early assault, giving Lucknow Super Giants their best-ever start by rattling up 90/0 in six overs.
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May 05, 2026
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BJP WINS THREE ASSEMBLY SEATS IN ITS BEST-EVER KERALA SHOWING
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday won three seats in the Kerala assembly elections, registering its best ever performance in the southern state.
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May 05, 2026
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Who will BJP pick as next chief minister?
Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of opposition in West Bengal assembly, who defeated chief minister Mamata Banerjee in her home constituency Bhabanipur on Monday, has emerged as the front-runner for the chief ministerial post after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the assembly polls in the eastern state, party functionaries said.
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May 05, 2026
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How BJP breached the Bengal fortress
Cong nearly wiped out in Assam, BJP returns for the third time with a bigger mandate
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May 05, 2026
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Kerala
It is not every day that both the incumbent and the challenger in a major Indian state are fighting for survival.
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May 05, 2026
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'Secure protected monuments from encroachment, vandalism'
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to secure all protected monuments and heritage sites in the capital from encroachment and vandalism, underlining the urgent need to preserve these structures.
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May 05, 2026
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Law should address surge in unwanted pregnancies, says SC
The Supreme Court on Monday said the law must address the rising trend of unwanted pregnancies, as it closed a contempt plea against Union health secretary and others over implementation of its order to terminate the pregnancy of a 15-year-old in Delhi.
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May 05, 2026
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BJP wins in 4 out of 7 bypolls, Sunetra Pawar wins Baramati
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday bagged four of the seven assembly bypolls across five states and its ally, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), won the Baramati seat in Maharashtra, while the Congress won two Karnataka seats that went to by-elections.
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May 05, 2026
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Mother of RG Kar victim registers comfortable win
R G Kar rape-murder victim's mother Ratna Debnath and Rekha Patra, the face of Sandeshkhali protests, both of whom were projected as the embodiment of the BJP’s fight against atrocities on women in West Bengal, drubbed their TMC opponents comfortably.
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May 05, 2026
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BJP's ground game covered booths, bastis and high-rises
The categorisation of poll booths into platinum, gold, silver and bronze, appointment of “high-rise pramukhs” and outreach to NGOs were among the strategies that the Bharatiya Janata Party deployed in West Bengal over the last few months.
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May 05, 2026
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TVK’s poll promises of handouts, jobs in focus
A monthly handout of ₹2,500 for every woman in Tamil Nadu, ₹10,000 for unemployed graduates, a waiver for cooperative crop loans and a ministry of artificial intelligence — Tamil actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) made a raft of promises aimed at the southern state’s women, its farmers, and the younger population in its manifesto.
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May 05, 2026
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Numbers behind TN's political earthquake
The most shocking election result in this cycle has come from Tamil Nadu, the largest state in south India and the fifth largest in terms of number of Lok Sabha MPs among states.
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May 05, 2026
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3 Indians injured in attack on oil industry complex in UAE
Three Indian nationals were injured when Iranian drones targeted an oil industry complex at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, Emirati authorities said.
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May 05, 2026
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Narine's 15-year journey of dazzle and mystery for KKR
In a high-profile league that possesses the most daunting appraisal system, Sunil Narine remains a curiously stubborn performer.
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May 05, 2026
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Local pitch, softer tone, women focus helped BJP sweep Bengal
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) bid to shed the “Bohiragoto” (outsider) tag, success in stoking the fear of illegal immigrants, and a campaign that avoided personal comments on West Bengal chief minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee, even while highlighting misgovernance, worked in West Bengal, giving the party its first-ever electoral success in the state, party leaders said.
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May 05, 2026
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INDIA footprint shrinks as DMK, TMC face defeat
Two heavyweight INDIA bloc constituents—Trinamool Congress and the DMK—failed to protect their turf, shrinking the Opposition’s footprint further following the latest round of assembly polls.
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May 05, 2026
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RUPEE FALLS 39 PAISE TO CLOSE AT ALL-TIME LOW OF 95.23 VS DOLLAR
Rupee fell 39 paise to close at an all-time low of 95.23 against the US dollar on Monday, as the ongoing West Asia tensions are causing volatility in global markets, keeping oil prices high and raising fears of inflation and economic slowdown.
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May 05, 2026
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Fans power Vijay to a blockbuster poll debut
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) stunning rise was built around the vast network of the Vijay Makkal Iyakkam (VMI), superstar Vijay’s fan club, which provided impetus to his electoral debut.
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May 05, 2026
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'Democracy, not fear, won': PM hails historic mandate
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party's stellar victory in West Bengal, a first for the party, was an illustration of people's trust in democratic process and the politics of performance.
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May 05, 2026
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Vijay's fan army turns into winning machine
KV Vijay Damu, 46, is one of the 107 victorious Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLAs.
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May 05, 2026
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FORMER GOA CM, MINISTER GIVEN BAIL IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE
The Bombay High Court bench in Goa on Monday granted relief to former Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat and former public works department (PWD) minister Churchill Alemao in a money laundering case linked to the Louis Berger kickback scam.
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May 05, 2026
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TMC offices vandalised, BJP denies involvement
Flex boards, party banners and festoons at Trinamool Congress offices across West Bengal were allegedly defaced and damaged following the BJP’s landslide victory in the Assembly polls on Monday, even as the saffron party denied any role in the incidents, officials said on Monday.
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May 05, 2026
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U.S. EVACUATES 22 CREW MEMBERS OF SEIZED IRANIAN SHIP TO PAKISTAN
The United States has evacuated 22 crew members, held aboard an Iranian ship seized by its forces, to Pakistan as a \"confidence-building measure\", a statement issued by Foreign Office (FO) said on Monday.
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