US Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, following Jerome PowellKevin Warsh is now the new head of the Federal Reserve. He takes charge at a difficult economic time. Inflation is high and gas prices are ...
14 May, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
EC set to roll out phase III of SIR in 'coming days'; to cover 22 states, UTsThe Election Commission is preparing to launch the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of voters' lists. This upcoming exercise w...
11 May, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
UK PM Starmer 'takes responsibility' for Labour election lossesThe ballot was the biggest electoral test for Starmer since Labour ousted the Conservatives following 14 years in power in a landslide elec...
09 May, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
West Bengal Polls: BJP picks Bhabanipur 'giant killer' Suvendu Adhikari as chief ministerWest Bengal is set for a new political era. The Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government, ending nearly two decades of Trinamool Con...
08 May, 2026, 06.37 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari: How TMC's ex poster boy inflicted the deadliest blow to Mamata Banerjee in 2026 Assembly pollsSuvendu Adhikari has achieved a historic victory in the 2026 West Bengal elections. He won from both Nandigram and Bhabanipur. This dual wi...
05 May, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
Bengal awaits May 4 results; TMC looks to retain power, BJP aims historic win after record turnoutWest Bengal awaits election verdict on Monday after intense campaigning, with the TMC aiming to retain power against a BJP push for a histo...
03 May, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
Balle balle & bullied ballot? Record number of voters is cause for cheer, but concerns over why many of them voted lingerIn a remarkable turn of events, the latest elections in multiple Indian states and a Union Territory showcased an unprecedented voter turno...
01 May, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
TMC's Abhishek Banerjee claims voter death after 'assault' by central forcesAn elderly voter died in Howrah district during the second phase of West Bengal assembly elections. Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee all...
30 Apr, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is whenThe US Supreme Court has weakened the Voting Rights Act. This allows Republican lawmakers to redraw congressional maps. They can now create...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
US Supreme Court ruling guts minority vote protections, could redraw political map by 2028The Supreme Court significantly weakened a key Civil Rights-era law by striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana. ...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.35 AM IST
Low turnout as Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza warPalestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza cast votes in municipal elections. This marks the first vote since the Gaza war began. Turno...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
Chip, chip, chipping away: Are GoI & Election Commission rewriting poll rules unilaterally and putting democracy in peril?A proposed change to Lok Sabha seats and issues with voter roll revisions raise concerns. Independent institutions, like the Election Commi...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.50 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Election Phase 1 2026: 'Polling should be held peacefully,' says BJP's Suvendu AdhikariVoting begins today in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari urged for peaceful pol...
23 Apr, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
West Bengal elections: Junglemahal’s 25 seats turn battleground as BJP targets TMC’s development pitchPurulia, Bankura, and Jhargram, the gateway to West Bengal's Junglemahal, are witnessing a fierce political battle. While Trinamool banks o...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.14 AM IST
Annamalai factor? BJP's Coimbatore test gets tougherVoters in Coimbatore are shifting their support away from the BJP. Some students who were inspired by K Annamalai are now considering votin...
20 Apr, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
Election Commission trims electoral rolls by 10.2% across 12 states, UTsThe Election Commission has significantly cleaned up voter lists. Over 60 lakh deceased voters were removed from nine states and three Unio...
11 Apr, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
Election Commission cleans up rolls, deletes 1 million namesThe Election Commission has deleted the names of more than a million voters from the voter rolls in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Ass...
10 Mar, 2016, 12.34 PM IST