Assam’s Assembly election is shaping into a tighter and more defined contest, with both the BJP-led NDA and a newly consolidated Opposition locking in alliances. What once appeared to be a one-sided race is now evolving into a bipolar battle
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The India-Iran relationship involves cautious engagement shaped by sanctions and shifting global alliances. Energy ties, connectivity projects like Chabahar and geopolitical pressures continue to define the partnership.
Assam’s electoral issues are many: eviction drives, razed lives and identity crises
Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan says the United Democratic Front (UDF) is united and gaining ground ahead of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, while the CPI(M)-led LDF is facing growing anti-incumbency amid a worsening economic and governance crisis.
As the state gears up for the 2026 assembly polls, the political landscape is charged, with the BJP aiming to defend its decade-long dominance and the Congress and regional parties seeking to challenge its hold.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned rally in Assam’s Kokrajhar was disrupted by heavy rain, forcing him to inaugurate development projects worth thousands of crores virtually.
Reporting crimes allegedly committed by women is often designed to titillate rather than to condemn, serving as an additional means of boosting viewership and TRPs
Israel and the United States launched coordinated military strikes on Iran despite weeks of intensive mediation by Oman, abruptly ending what Muscat described as the most promising diplomatic progress in years.
All 14 students from Jawaharlal Nehru University, who were granted bail but sent to Tihar Jail pending address verification, were released late on Sunday after a court modified the bail conditions, removing verification as a precondition for release
14 students of Jawaharlal Nehru University will continue to remain in jail despite being granted bail by a Delhi court, after the court made their release conditional on verification of permanent addresses
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