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Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has made a striking entry into Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, taking an early lead in the Assembly election results and emerging ahead of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in initial counting trends Monday. According to early figures, TVK...

Thiruvananthapuram: The initial two hours of counting of votes polled in the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls showed the Congress-led UDF taking a massive lead, as per news reports, indicating the front may claim power in the state. According to news reports, the UDF was...

Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is trailing as are several of his cabinet colleagues. State Congress president and fighting his own battle in his home turf, Sunny Joseph, said this was a clear trend, and nothing is stopping them from storming...

Chennai: AIADMK is leading in 16 constituencies, TVK in 15 and DMK in 8, according to the Election Commission, while television reports suggested an advantage for actor-politician Vijay's TVK. AIADMK was leading in Veppanahalli, Harur, Cheyyar, Dharapuram, Perundurai, Coonoor, Kavundampalayam, Pollachi, Manapparai, Ariyalur, Panruti, Cuddalore,...

Kolkata: BJP was leading in 24 Assembly seats while its rival TMC was ahead in five seats in early trends shown on the Election Commission website Monday as counting of votes progressed across West Bengal. The Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM), an ally of the...

Dubai: Projectiles struck a ship in the narrow Strait of Hormuz, the British military said Monday, the second such attack in hours as tensions remain high between Iran and the United States. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center issued the alert, saying...

Thiruvananthapuram: Initial trends following the commencement of counting of votes polled in the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections showed the Congress-led UDF leading in the state. According to news reports, UDF was leading in over 60 seats, while the CPI(M)-led LDF was ahead in over...

Kolkata: Early trends from multiple television networks Monday indicated the opposition BJP edging ahead as counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly elections got underway across centres in the state. The Election Commission is yet to come out with any official figures. According to...

Kathmandu: Nepal  Sunday objected to India and China planning to conduct the upcoming Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Lipulekh Pass, claiming that it is Kathmandu's territory. In a statement, the Nepalese Foreign Ministry said that Kathmandu was not consulted before finalising the route for the pilgrimage....

New Delhi: A tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for India has sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz and is now headed towards the country, an official statement said Sunday. The Marshall Islands-flagged LPG carrier MT Sarv Shakti, loaded with 46,313 tonnes of LPG...