Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Actress Kajal Aggarwal on Wednesday congratulated actor and politician Vijay, whose party, the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), is now surging ahead in the results to the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026. At the time of writing this report, Vijay’s TVK is leading in 110 constituencies in the state, which has a total of 234 constituencies.As it became evident that Vijay was to be the next Chief Minister of the state, actress Kajal Aggarwal took to her X timeline to congratul…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Bengaluru has been identified as the world’s fastest‑growing major city by 2035, driven by a strong talent base and its rise as a Global Capability Centre hub, a report said on Monday.The report from property consulting firm Savills said its index — which assessed 245 cities — placed multiple Indian cities in the top 20 and found Asia Pacific accounted for 85 per cent of these fastest‑growing cities.Asia Pacific cities accounted for three-quarters of the top 50 s…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India’s agriculture sector is better protected from the impact of El Niño this year, owing to several factors such as diversified income sources and improved irrigation coverage, a report has said.The report by Elara Capital noted that while concerns over El Niño’s effect on agricultural output, inflation and rural demand remain valid, structural changes in rural India have significantly weakened its transmission to farm growth and incomes.Moreover, factors such as expa…

Mumbai, May 4 (IANS) Indian equity benchmarks ended higher on Monday but pared early gains to close off the day’s highs, as weakness in IT and banking stocks weighed on sentiment amid volatility linked to ongoing election results.The Sensex rose 356 points, or 0.46 per cent, to settle at 77,269.40, while the Nifty gained 121.75 points, or 0.51 per cent, to close at 24,119.30.Commenting on Nifty technical outlook, experts said that from a derivatives perspective, the structure remains clearly d…

Colombo, May 4 (IANS) Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhukesari arrived in Sri Lanka’s Colombo for an operational turnaround, reinforcing the growing maritime partnership between the two nations. “Indian Navy’s submarine INS Sindhukesari visited Colombo, Sri Lanka, reinforcing the growing maritime partnership between India and Sri Lanka towards a safer and more secure Indian Ocean Region,” an Indian Navy spokesperson said on X.”The visit aimed at enhancing interoperability and operational synergy…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As the BJP surged ahead in the West Bengal Assembly election results, party leaders on Monday claimed that the outcome reflected a decisive shift in public sentiment, signalling the end of “appeasement politics” and the rise of nationalism-driven governance under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Reacting to the early trends, BJP National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said celebrations were not limited to Delhi but were visible across the country, including West Bengal.”The celeb…

Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (IANS) In a result of considerable political significance, the BJP has secured a second seat in Kerala, with Rajeev Chandrasekhar winning from Nemom and reinforcing the party’s incremental but notable gains in the state.The victory follows B.B. Gopakumar’s earlier win in Chathanoor, marking a rare moment of expansion for the BJP in Kerala’s traditionally bipolar political landscape.Chandrasekhar’s triumph in Nemom is being viewed as historic, restoring the const…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Congress leaders on Monday welcomed the party-led United Democratic Alliance’s (UDF) clear lead in the results of the Kerala Assembly polls, terming it as “a win for UDF’s unity”. However, the party leaders said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost its “relevance” in the South Indian states.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi said: “This victory is very big for us, and many congratulations to Congress party workers across the country. Special con…

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) ‘Jhalmuri’, a Bengali snack popularised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the West Bengal election campaign, was the flavour of the celebrations in Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s office on Monday as the BJP registered an emphatic win in the eastern state.Chief Minister Gupta and her Cabinet colleagues ate ‘Jhalmuri’ and ‘Rasgulla’ in the Delhi Secretariat to celebrate the BJP’s win in the West Bengal Assembly elections. In a celebratory message on…

Chandigarh, May 4 (IANS) In a crackdown on organised crime in Punjab’s border-sharing villages, the police in Tarn Taran have come down heavily on the drug trade involving Pakistan, which had been enabling gangsters to finance and run their illegal operations in the state. Over the past three months, since the ‘Gangstran te Vaar’ operation by the government, the district police have registered 490 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, arrested 630 individua…