First-time candidates in the 2026 Assembly elections saw mixed results: two won, four stood second. West Bengal and Tamil Nadu delivered debutant victories, while Assam’s youngest candidate and Kerala’s aspirant made their mark despite trailing.
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Jinit is a senior correspondent writing about international affairs, art, culture, current affairs, politics, and the environment from Mumbai.
The farmers, rallied by the Agriculture Rescue Struggle Committee and the Anti-Shaktipeeth Action Committee, have drawn a clear red line: no surveys on their fertile lands.
BY Jinit Parmar 30 April 2026
The threat came Wednesday from Ali Abdollahi, head of Iran’s military central command centre, in a statement carried by Iranian state television.
BY Jinit Parmar 15 April 2026
This transformative retelling of the widely known tales of the demon corpse and King Vikramaditya offer both suspense and unexpected warmth in equal measure.
BY Jinit Parmar 12 April 2026
The NPP is betting that local issues of connectivity, corruption, and indigenous identity will resonate louder than established party loyalties in these border constituencies.
BY Jinit Parmar 9 April 2026
The war may not be taking place in their backyards, yet the Philippines, Japan, and New Zealand are suffering due to their dependence on one energy source, oil, which goes through the Strait of Hormuz.
BY Jinit Parmar 8 April 2026
The West Asia war has cancelled 23,000 flights, doubling airfares to India and crashing international hostel bookings from 50 per cent to just 10 per cent. But hostel companies are hopeful of revival and focus on offering backpacker and traveler facilities and services.
BY Jinit Parmar 7 April 2026
Life of the rescuer is unpredictable amidst the bombings, yet they take every step to save, feed and treat the cats of Iran.
BY Jinit Parmar 4 April 2026
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) candidate from Ettumanoor in Kottayam district of Kerala, Ashna Thambi, with a declared net worth of Rs 84, is campaigning from house to house with a message of change and the need for a people’s movement.
BY Jinit Parmar 2 April 2026
The decline of birds in Mumbai and MMR is no accident. It is the sum of all those decisions that were made, and those that were not.
BY Jinit Parmar 27 March 2026
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