Three Indian nationals were injured after a drone attack from Iran triggered a fire at a major oil industry zone in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, marking a sharp escalation in regional tensions and breaking months of relative calm in the Gulf.
In a result that has sent shockwaves through West Bengal’s political landscape, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has defeated outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency by 15,114 votes, ending her long-held dominance over one of Kolkata’s most symbolic political battlegrounds.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) sweeping victory in West Bengal as a historic turning point, declaring that Banglay poriborton hoyeche (change has arrived in Bengal) after years of Trinamool Congress rule under Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bhabanipur contest is shaping into a nail-biter as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari closes the gap with Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Mamata Banerjee, according to media reports.
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday surprised party workers by arriving at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in the national capital dressed in traditional Bengali attire, as the party celebrated its maiden victory in West Bengal.
Kolkata/IBNS: Outgoing West Bengal minister Aroop Biswas, who had courted controversy over the Lionel Messi event last year, is trailing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Papia Adhikari in the Assembly election trends.
Vote counting in West Bengal has revealed a dramatic electoral trend, with the Bharatiya Janata Party leading in nearly 200 seats in the 294-member Assembly, while the All India Trinamool Congress is trailing with leads in around 90 constituencies as counting progresses across districts.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bhabanipur contest is shaping into a nail-biter as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari closes the gap with Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Mamata Banerjee, according to media reports.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is all set to return to power in Kerala, ahead in 90 seats, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF) trailed with 35 seats as counting for the Assembly polls is currently underway.
Kolkata/IBNS: In a potentially historic shift in West Bengal politics, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on course to form its maiden government in the state, with current trends indicating a decisive lead over the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Kolkata/IBNS: Staring at a possible exit from power, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged foul play by the Election Commission of India (ECI), urging party workers to remain vigilant even as trends point to a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) surge in the state.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to retain power in Assam, with the party leading in 97 seats as counting of votes for the Assembly elections continues across the state on Monday.
Tamil Nadu’s political landscape witnessed a dramatic shift on Monday as matinee star Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerged as a major force, leading in 105 seats as counting of Assembly votes continued.
Kolkata/IBNS: Signalling a potential tectonic shift in West Bengal politics, early trends in the Assembly election results indicate the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on course to form the government, potentially ending the 15-year rule of Mamata Banerjee.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) appears to be making a strong political comeback in Kerala, leading in 82 seats as counting of votes for the Assembly elections is underway.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor Vijay, is making a strong impact in Tamil Nadu, emerging as a significant contender as counting of votes for the Assembly elections continues on Monday.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in two key constituencies—Nandigram and Kharagpur—where Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and former state chief Dilip Ghosh are in the fray.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has taken an early lead as counting of votes for the Assam Assembly elections is underway on Monday.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) edged ahead of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in a neck-and-neck contest as counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly elections began on Monday.
The stage is set for the counting of votes across five key regions—Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry—on Monday, following Assembly elections held over the past month.
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in a fire incident in Shahdara, describing it as “extremely distressing.”
The Indian Army contingent has departed for the second edition of the India–Cambodia bilateral military exercise, CINBAX-II 2026, marking another step forward in defence cooperation between the two nations.
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Indian Navy, has successfully carried out the maiden salvo launch of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Short Range (NASM-SR) from a naval helicopter platform off the coast of the Bay of Bengal near Odisha.
Passengers aboard an Air Arabia flight from Sharjah to Chennai were left stunned early this morning after a male passenger allegedly opened the emergency exit door and jumped out while the aircraft was still taxiing after landing.
A 30-year-old judicial officer was found dead at his residence in South Delhi on Saturday, with police suspecting suicide after his body was discovered inside the bathroom of his Green Park home.
An India-linked tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz in a rare transit during the ongoing US blockade, offering relief as India battles a severe cooking fuel shortage.
At least nine people were killed and two others injured after a massive fire broke out in a four-storey residential building in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area early this morning.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed a complete repoll in the Falta Assembly constituency of West Bengal after identifying what it described as “severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process” during polling held on April 29.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the exposition of the sacred relics of Gautama Buddha in Leh.
IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, popularly known as the ‘Singham’ of Uttar Pradesh, has gone viral on the internet after being appointed as a police observer in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
