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The counting of votes for 2026 Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, and Puducherry begins at 8.00 a.m. on Monday, May 4.  

Arjuna had won the hearts of many as he carried the golden howdah during the Mysuru Dasara procession eight times.

The certificate verification process will be held between June 8 and June 20 following which, the rank list will be released on June 29

Come to Falta. Send your strongest, send one of the godfathers from Delhi. If you have got the nerve, contest in Falta, says TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee

Exit polls favouring UDF leave the Opposition feeling bullish. LDF feels voters will stay the course as in the past Assembly elections, preferring “stability over volatility”. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is hoping to shrink the UDF and LDF’s margins by positioning itself as a Central government-backed development alternative to the traditional fronts in Kerala. 

Voting is over. Across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, West Bengal and Assam, the big question now is: who wins? With counting of votes set to begin on May 4, here’s a closer look at how the process is done in India — step by step.

Responding to UDF candidate P.V. Anvar’s dare to shave his head if defeated in the election, Minister says even UDF workers will not accept such challenges

The IMD on Saturday (May 2, 2026) issued a 'yellow' alert for the national capital for the next two days, warning of rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds. The cloudy skies and intermittent rain are expected to persist till May 6

Protests erupt in Falta over BJP’s allegations of malpractice and voter harassment, with a decision on repolls in the seat still pending

Key infrastructure bottlenecks identified at a meeting includes long-pending proposal to widen the vent on Tank Bund–Ranigunj road, construction of an additional ROB in Mallapur

Activists blame systemic lapses for deaths in Irinjalakuda and Angamaly; demand strict enforcement of norms

"This is the society's enduring ethos, which has survived for thousands of years. For various reasons, partly because of our indifference and partly because of foreign invasion, those who preserved this ethos paid a heavy price," says Mohan Bhagwat

The absence of such larger boats along the State’s coastline is widely felt as the reason for poaching from the neighbouring States

The recent availability of India-manufactured generic Risdiplam offers a practical pathway, patients write in an appeal to the PM; access to treatment is time sensitive, with delays having the potential to cause irreversible deterioration in the life-limiting neuromuscular condition

Teena Choudhry, the woman who confronted Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan over a traffic jam, has released an account of the incident, saying said she was stuck near Mahindra Taaz for more than an hour and received no response from police officers

Proposals have been submitted for a 500-bed secondary hospital and a 150-bed superspecialty ESIC medical college in Amaravati, says Subhash

According to Commissioner of Civil Supplies M. Stephen Ravindra, the department is operating at full capacity across the State to handle the inflow of paddy