April 17, 2026 17:14 Mamata Banerjee leads roadshow in Durgapur Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a roadshow in support of Trinamool Congress candidates ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. People gathered on both sides…
Manifestos play a crucial role in any election; they can even make or break political parties. In the 2006 elections, for instance, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) poll manifesto promised rice at ₹2 per kg,…
Subtlety has never been one of filmmaker Dijo Jose Antony’s core strengths, but even by his standards, some of the choices he makes in his fourth film Pallichattambi are quite odd. Like, the idea to introduce…
The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Andhra University marked the university’s centenary year with Veeksha 2026, a photography exhibition that brought together archival material and contemporary student work. Held at T.L.N. Sabha Hall…
The rise in the number of women contesting Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu over the past five decades signals a gradual widening of political participation. However, data show that the gains remain modest when set…
Four Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district on Friday (April 17, 2026), police said. The encounter took place in the Batuka forest area within the Keredari police station…
Higher educational institutions in Coimbatore have prevailed upon students to exercise their franchise for the Assembly polls on April 23, which has been declared as a public holiday. Y. Yezhili, principal, Government Arts and Science…
In a bid to curb road accidents and streamline vehicular movement, the Miyapur Traffic police have initiated a series of measures along the busy Madinaguda U-turn and adjoining stretches of National Highway- 65. According to…
A special court in Bengaluru, on April 17, sentenced Congress MLA and former minister Vinay Kulkarni and 16 other convicts to imprisonment for life for criminal conspiracy and murder of a young BJP leader in…
