Union ministers and BJP leaders are set to highlight achievements in welfare, infrastructure, governance, national security and economic growth through coordinated public engagements.
Indian Railways has said a series of recent train fires were acts of deliberate mischief. Investigations found signs of arson and sabotage at multiple locations.
Maneka Gandhi criticised the Supreme Court after it refused to recall its stray dog order. She said six months of non-compliance by states showed the directions were unworkable.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports has summoned Pradeep Kumar Joshi, Chairperson of the National Testing Agency (NTA) to review an update on the investigation into NEET-UG Paper Leak 2026.
DMRC will run 24 additional train trips and deploy six extra trains every Monday starting May 18. The move aims to encourage people to switch from private vehicles to public transport and reduce fuel consumption across Delhi-NCR.
The guard of Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express first noticed flames emerging from the compartment and alerted the loco pilot, following which the train was stopped and passengers were evacuated.
Himanta Biswa Sarma will take oath as Assam chief minister for a second consecutive term on Tuesday. The ceremony marks the BJP-led NDA government's third straight tenure in the state.
With Union Home Minister Amit Shah announcing Suvendu Adhikari as West Bengal's next chief minister, the BJP is set to form its first-ever government in the state after a historic electoral sweep.
Mamata Banerjee had been stubborn in holding onto her Chief Minister's chair. But she is no longer the head of Bengal as Governor RN Ravi used his constitutional powers on Thursday to dissolve the state assembly.
Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead near his Madhyamgram home on Wednesday night. The killing triggered a sharp political reaction as police examined CCTV footage and forensic evidence.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has described Chandranath Rath's killing as a "pre-planned murder" and a "personal loss". He appealed to party workers to maintain peace.
Home Minister Amit Shah oversaw a data-driven BJP campaign in West Bengal with early planning, seat mapping and close booth monitoring. The party says the approach, centred on local issues and anti-incumbency, helped it win 206 seats and end TMC's 15-year rule.
The BJP's rise in West Bengal was driven by a calibrated ground operation spanning data, welfare and outreach. It showed how localised messaging and booth-level execution can reshape electoral outcomes.
The BJP has centred its West Bengal election campaign on Narendra Modi's wide-ranging outreach across the state. The effort has turned the contest into a larger battle over identity, welfare and competing political narratives.
Even as several exit polls have given the BJP an edge in West Bengal, ground sentiment suggests that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's personal appeal and Bengali identity factor could keep the contest much tighter than projections indicate.
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has taken cognisance of a video allegedly showing Mamata Banerjee using a derogatory term for the Scheduled Caste community at a rally in Kolkata. The notice has intensified the election row, with the Commission seeking a report and the BJP alleging an offence under the SC/ST Act.
Farmers in Bengal's Singur are dumping potatoes after a bumper harvest triggered a sharp price crash, forcing sales below Rs 8 per kg, lower than production cost.
As Tamil Nadu remains at the centre of the delimitation debate, the government accused the DMK of doing a "political stunt", while maintaining that southern states will gain representation rather than losing it. Per the delimitation plan, Tamil Nadu will see an increase of Lok Sabha seats from 39 to 59.
Party insiders claim that PM Modi's campaign blitzkrieg will help the BJP convert its strong vote-share performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election into an Assembly breakthrough.
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