23 May 2026

National

High voter turnout in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry

Voting for the 2026 Assembly elections in Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry saw strong participation on April 9, with people coming out in…

Sunetra Pawar to win Baramati bypoll

Sunetra Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction), is set to win…

India backs out of COP33 hosting

India has decided not to host the 33rd United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP33) in 2028, a significant reversal of the offer…

B’desh pushes for Hasina’s return in India talks

Bangladesh has asked India to send back former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, bringing a sensitive issue to the forefront of talks between…

Cabinet moves to fast-track women’s quota

The Union Cabinet has cleared important changes to speed up the rollout of the women’s reservation law, which promises 33% seats for…

Voting begins in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry

Voting got underway on April 9 across Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, with millions of people heading to polling stations in a crucial…

FM Vikram Misri visits US for key talks

India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has begun a three-day visit to Washington DC to hold important discussions aimed at strengthening ties between…

Bomb blast kills 4, sparks violence in Manipur

A pre-dawn bomb attack in Bishnupur district, Manipur, on April 7, 2026, killed two children—a 5-year-old boy and his 5-month-old sister—and critically…