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"Funding" largest terror sponsor: US Treasury Secy Bessent slams China over Iran ties, seeks help to open Hormuz

Washington, May 5 -- United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hit out at China for "funding the largest state sponsor of terrorism" by maintaining energy ties with Iran, asserting that Beiji... Read More


Rohit Sharma's masterful return speaks of hunger, hurt and a refusal to fade into the sunset

India, May 5 -- "And our very own Rohit Sharma is back." Even before stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav uttered the seventh of those eight words, the Wankhede Stadium transformed itself into a cacopho... Read More


South remains elusive for BJP despite big gains in other states. What data shows

India, May 5 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party, which pulled off an impressive win in West Bengal, retained power in Assam and is part of the ruling coalition in Puducherry, is now in power, either on its... Read More


Tamil Nadu: TVK's Vijay pays homage to social reformers day after election win; garlands statues of Periyar, BR Ambedkar

Chennai, May 5 -- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor-politician Vijay continued his political outreach on Tuesday by visiting prominent memorials of social reformers in Tamil Nadu, a day a... Read More


Vijayan's authoritarian leadership cost LDF: Sunny Joseph after UDF sweep in Kerala

Kannur, May 5 -- Keralam Congress President Sunny Joseph on Tuesday said that "authoritarian leadership" under outgoing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was a key factor behind the Left Democratic Fron... Read More


Vijayan's authoritarian leadership cost LDF: Sunny Joseph after UDF sweep in Keralam

Kannur, May 5 -- Keralam Congress President Sunny Joseph on Tuesday said that "authoritarian leadership" under outgoing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was a key factor behind the Left Democratic Fron... Read More


'Will expel those indulging in vandalism': Samik Bhattacharya warns party workers, urges calm after BJP's West Bengal win

Kolkata, May 5 -- West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday condemned incidents of vandalism during post-election celebrations and warned of strict action against party workers involved,... Read More


Bank credit growth rises 15.9% in FY26, driven by retail, NBFC and industry segments: Report

Mumbai, May 5 -- The domestic banking sector recorded strong credit growth in FY26, with non-food credit (NFC) rising 15.9 per cent year-on-year, supported by broad-based growth across key segments, a... Read More


"Some in Congress..." Rahul Gandhi cautions against celebrating TMC defeat, says "BJP's step forward to destroy democracy"

New Delhi, May 5 -- Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday pulled up Congress party members for "gloating" over the Trinamool Congress defeat in West Bengal Assembly elections, allegin... Read More


West Bengal victory reflects people's aspiration for development, says Uttarakhand CM Dhami

Dehradun, May 5 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday hailed the BJP's performance in Bengal as a historic shift, asserting that the victory is a clear mandate for the "double-e... Read More