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Inside BJP's ground game in Bengal: Booths, bastis and 'high-rise' outreach

India, May 5 -- 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 P... Read More


Govt clears Rs.50,000-crore package to boost credit flow and support businesses

New Delhi, May 5 -- The Union cabinet on Tuesday approved a Rs.18,100-crore support package to cushion businesses from liquidity stress from the ongoing West Asia crisis. The allocation, which is the ... Read More


Punjab logs highest-ever GST collection in April, posts sharp year-on-year growth

India, May 5 -- justify;">Punjab has recorded its highest-ever monthly Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection since the rollout of the indirect tax regime, with the state also emerging as the fastest... Read More


'On own legs with no alliance': Vijay's father praises his 'boldness' amid Tamil Nadu buzz

India, May 5 -- Tamil Nadu on Monday witnessed history as mega movie star "Thalapathy" Vijay made a spectacular entry into electoral politics. His party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), emerged as the... Read More


From reel hero to political force: How Vijay's film persona powered his electoral win

India, May 5 -- The question on everyone's minds when Thalapathi (a Tamil word meaning Commander) Vijay announced the formation of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in 2024 was simple: Will his onscr... Read More


Woman in male-dominated field, how Mamata Banerjee lost Bengal to 'outsider' BJP

India, May 5 -- A woman in a male-dominated field, a fighter in a saree and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) biggest impenetrable roadblock in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Ba... Read More


US-Israel-Iran War Latest News: UAE Air Defences Intercept Iranian Missiles & Drones Amid Strait of Hormuz Escalation

India, May 5 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Update: Tensions in West Asia have escalated sharply, with the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence confirming that its air defence systems are actively i... Read More


Congress wins two seats, CPI(M) one in Bengal polls, but vote share falls

India, May 5 -- The vote share of the Congress and the CPI(M), parties that once ruled West Bengal, fell further even as the Congress won two seats and the CPI(M) secured one in the assembly elections... Read More


Choreography of chaos, mediocrity of middle class

Nepal, May 5 -- It is entirely possible that when peaceful protestors turned violent, breached the police barricade, and began to storm the Parliament building on September 8, 2025, a few security per... Read More


MARA Act amendment ready for Cabinet in three weeks, says Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- A draft amendment to the 1966 Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) Act is set to be tabled before the Cabinet within three weeks, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi... Read More