Shift in narrative: Is leader bigger than party?

SOCIAL media ads, posts on Instagram, Facebook, or X (formerly Twitter), videos and podcasts on YouTube, and messages and memes on WhatsApp-it's a digital age, and so is election campaigning.But what remains unchanged is the tradition of releasing manifestos and debates, and politics around it.

AAP dissolves Laxmi Nagar, Patel Nagar units

Tough action comes after rebellion by ex-MLAs, party leaders say

Gurjar vs Gurjar in South Delhi

ONCE considered a bastion of the affluent, represented by popular leaders like Madan Lal Khurana and Sushma Swaraj, South Delhi transformed the 2008 delimitation exercise. Affluent colonies such as Greater Kailash, Hauz Khas, and R.K.

Kollam shares fascinating historical connection with Kozhikode district

EVERY region's name carries a rich tapestry of history and untold tales. Much like this, Kollam district, the southern gateIway to the backwaters of Kerala, shares a captivating historical bond with Kozhikode district.

Pinarayi mulls offering RS seat to Kerala Cong (M)

SWITCHING to firefighting mode after finding itself in an unenviable situation over the Rajya Sabha seat allocation within the LDF, the CPM is learnt to have decided to offer its key ally, the Kerala Congress (M), chairmanship of the Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission, a post with cabinet rank once held by VS Achuthanandan.

Palnadu tense, Section 144 imposed

Post-poll violence erupted on Monday after YSRC and TDP supporters clashed

Ex-serviceman arrested in city for stealing ATM cards, drawing money

IN what appears to be a story lifted straight from a Bollywood flick, a man who had served the Indian Army for 18 long years, only to be later dismissed from the force over allegations of theft, began cheating people by swapping their ATM cards and distributing the proceeds of crime among the people of his village in Rajasthan.

Keep money for stationery, uniforms with principals, not students, says HC

THE Delhi High Court Thursday suggested the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to change its policy of transferring money in students' bank accounts for purchasing study material, uniforms and textbooks, and instead keep it in the principal's account.

Criminal contempt over ridge tree felling

IN a scathing rebuke on the conduct of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Supreme Court on Thursday issued a criminal contempt notice against the authority's vice-chairman Subhasish Panda for allowing extensive felling of trees in the southern Ridge's Satbari area to construct a road from Chhattarpur to SAARC University.

Man hangs self in custody, family alleges foul play

Noida Police take stern measures on kin’s complaint, suspend all personnel at chowki

BJP steps up attack after CM seen with 'assault accused'

THE Delhi unit of BJP stepped up its attack against the AAP after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar was seen with the AAP supremo at the Lucknow Airport.

'No exception' in interim bail to Kejriwal: SC

ED objects to CM’s statement if people vote for AAP he will not have to go back to jail’

Tongue for a finger! Doc botches up kid’s surgery

IN a bizarre incident, a doctor at the Government Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala, operated on the tongue of a four-year-old girl, who was brought to the hospital for a surgical procedure to remove her sixth finger.

Total turnout 66.95% so far, says poll panel

THE Election Commission on Thursday put the cumulative turnout in the four phases of Lok Sabha elections at 66.95%.

Amid soaring temps, capital hits peak power demand at 6,780 MW

RISING temperatures in the national capital sent the power demand to this summer's highest at 6,780 MW. Discom officials quoted the realtime data from the State Load Dispatch Centre at 3.26 pm.

FIR lodged against Kejriwal aide

Swati Maliwal says she was slapped punched, adding CM knew about it and was at home

Can Omar 'Engineer' Baramulla?

HEADS turned when former Jammu and Kashmir CM chief and National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah chose Baramulla over his comfort zone Srinagar. Omar, 53, is pitted against Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone, who has the backing of the BJP.

Single-Screen Theatres Planning To Shut Down For 10 Days Due To Low Turnout

THE Telangana Theatres Association (TTA) announced on Wednesday that single-screen halls across the state will be shut for the next 10 days. Starting May 17, the 450-odd singlescreen theatres in the state will remain closed till May 26. Rapidly diminishing footfall has been cited as the key reason behind this move.

One Year On, Child Rights Panel Without Chief, Staff

NO regular reports on schools or on distressed children from across the city, no journals being launched, no awareness programmes being organised-technically no activity has been witnessed on behalf of DCPCR -the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights which is the statutory watchdog of the government of Delhi.

Modi Will Be First PM To Hold Rally In North East Delhi, Says Manoj Tiwari

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will address rallies in three Delhi constituencies viz.

Middle Kingdom Makes Moves In Middle Europe

LIBERALS across the world are wont to give China's attempt to forge an alternative world order quite remarkable leeway, trusting that it cannot but be better than the current world sumochamp state, the US, which has over the decades sold itself and its putative goodness down the river.

Heat To Make Voting Painful In Next Phase

EVEN as the weather during first phase polls in the state on May 13 was tolerable, it may not be the same during the second phase as heatwave is likely to return with a vengeance from this weekend.

Cong Wants To Allocate 15% Budget For Muslims: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi, while on Wednesday while campaigning for BJP candidate in Nasik, claimed that Congress plans to divide India's budget on the basis of religion of which 15% would be allocated to the Muslim community.

Rajasthan lose four on the trot

ALREADY-qualified Rajasthan couldn't stem the rot as they went down to alreadye liminated Punjab Kings in a low-scoring match at Guwahati, a designated 'home' venue for the former.

Bowling key as SRH eye play-offs

SUNRISERS Hyderabad batters seem on a mission every time they take the field this IPL. Be it setting the biggest IPL totals, not once but twice, or posting the highest playoff score or chasing down a target above 160 under 10 overs.

NEERAJ'S STAR TURN

Olympic champ, in his first event in the country in over three years, comes from behir to take gold at Fed Cup

Al-Vistara merger awaits FDI, other approvals: SIA

AIR INDIA-Vistara merger will strengthen Singapore International Airlines' (SIA) multi-hub strategy and allow it to continue participating directly in the fast-growing aviation market, said SIA on Wednesday while announcing its March quarter results.

Mahindra's XUV 3XO clocks 50K bookings in 60 minutes

HIGHLIGHTING the ever-increasing shift of consumers towards sports utility vehicles (SUVs), Mahindra & Mahindra's (M&M) recently launched compact SUV, the XUV 3XO, clocked 50,000 bookings in only 60 minutes, outpacing bookings received new Maruti Suzuki's fourth generation Swift hatchback by a wide margin (just 10,000 booking in 10 days).

Trade deficit widens to $19.1 bn in April

INDIA'S merchandise trade deficit increased to $19.1 billion in April from $15.6 billion recorded in March, due to significant decline in exports, the government data showed on Wednesday.

LIC gets 3 more years to pare govt stake to 90%

Sebi allows govt higher shareholding; listed companies need to have 25% public float