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    Who is Nishant Kumar? From 'no interest in politics' to becoming minister

    The Federal
    7 May 2026 2:53 PM IST

    Nishant and 31 others took oath as ministers in Patna in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah

    Nitish Kumar, Nishant Kumar
    Bihar
    Tamil Nadu assembly elections
    Elections 2026

    Sridhar Vembu calls for fresh ‘cash-free’ TN polls, says Vijay will get ‘super majority’

    7 May 2026 2:53 PM IST
    Kerala assembly elections 2026
    Elections 2026

    CPI(M) launches rare introspection after Kerala poll rout

    7 May 2026 2:02 PM IST
    Bihar cabinet expansion
    Bihar

    Bihar cabinet expansion: Nitish's son Nishant among 31 sworn in as minister

    7 May 2026 1:17 PM IST
    UPI trail leads cops to killers of Suvendus aide; 3 hitmen arrested

    From Chakraborty to Rath, Bengal sees another violent death around Adhikari’s inner circle

    7 May 2026 12:00 PM IST
    ED

    ED raids Mohali IT professional’s home; Punjab govt denies links to Bhagwant Mann

    7 May 2026 11:51 AM IST
    Author and political analyst R Kannan discusses the factors behind TVK’s massive electoral victory in Tamil Nadu.

    Nobody knew TVK candidates, they voted for Vijay: Political analyst R Kannan

    7 May 2026 10:40 AM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    ADR: 65 pc of new Bengal MLAs face criminal cases, sharp rise from 2021; 61 pc ‘crorepatis’

    6 May 2026 8:41 PM IST
    Congress with TVK

    Act of betrayal, says DMK after Congress opts to back TVK in TN govt formation

    6 May 2026 8:25 PM IST
    Uncertainity in TVK forming government

    Will Vijay make it to the CM’s chair? Do others still have a chance?

    6 May 2026 8:12 PM IST
    Devaraja Market, Mysuru

    SC orders restoration, protection of Mysuru’s historic Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building

    6 May 2026 7:03 PM IST
    Deshmukh dissects the Tamil Nadu and West Bengal assembly results

    SIR didn't cost Mamata Bengal, women's anger did, says Yashwant Deshmukh | AI With Sanket

    6 May 2026 6:50 PM IST
    How Vijay glided effortlessly from Kodambakkam to Fort St George

    How Vijay glided effortlessly from Kodambakkam to Fort St George

    6 May 2026 6:26 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee and US President Donald Trump

    'Trump in sari': Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh mocks Mamata for refusing to quit

    6 May 2026 6:07 PM IST
    Sandeep Varier

    From BJP firebrand to winning Left bastion with IUML support: Sandeep Varier’s journey

    The Federal
    6 May 2026 6:02 PM IST

    Two years after quitting the BJP, Varier rides IUML-backed UDF strategy to wrest Trikaripur from CPI(M), underscoring a dramatic personal and...

    Rajinikanth meets Stalin to express solidarity

    Rajinikanth meets Stalin to express solidarity

    6 May 2026 5:31 PM IST
    West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya

    BJP announces May 9 swearing-in for the first government in West Bengal

    6 May 2026 5:21 PM IST
    17th Bengaluru International Film Festival will be held from Jan 29 to Feb 6

    Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says Congress govt will complete full five-year term

    6 May 2026 5:15 PM IST
    Nitish son Nishant Kumar may join Samrat Choudhary government in Bihar on May 7

    Nitish son Nishant Kumar may join Samrat Choudhary government in Bihar on May 7

    6 May 2026 5:07 PM IST
    TMC office allegedly razed in Kolkata

    Bulldozer politics reaches Bengal? TMC office razed in Kolkata's New Market area

    6 May 2026 4:41 PM IST
    Kanimozhi

    ‘Every party has right to decide’: Kanimozhi calm as Congress courts Vijay

    6 May 2026 4:29 PM IST
    Martin family wins across three parties

    3-ticket gamble: Lottery King family wins seats across TN, Puducherry

    6 May 2026 3:59 PM IST
    KC Venugopal (left), Ramesh Chennithala (centre), and VD Satheesan

    Three leaders, one chair: Congress’s Kerala CM test begins

    6 May 2026 3:20 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu assembly elections

    BJP slams Congress for ‘betrayal’ after DMK split, TVK support

    6 May 2026 1:59 PM IST
    Congress-TVK alliance to continue for future Parliament and local body polls also

    Congress-TVK alliance to continue for future Parliament and local body polls also

    6 May 2026 1:20 PM IST
    Jalandhar blasts: CM Mann alleges BJP role, Punjab DGP suspects Pakistan link

    Jalandhar blasts: CM Mann alleges BJP role, Punjab DGP suspects Pakistan link

    6 May 2026 12:47 PM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    Will a BJP govt deliver what Bengal needs: Industry and employment?

    6 May 2026 9:57 AM IST
    Live: Governor unconvinced about TVK numbers, Vijays oath in doubt: Report
    LIVE

    Live: Governor unconvinced about TVK numbers, Vijay's oath in doubt: Report

    6 May 2026 6:44 AM IST
    Actor Vijay election result reaction

    Vijay’s TVK single largest party in TN but falls short of majority; now what? | AI With Sanket

    6 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    Bengal polls: Mamata’s refusal to resign sparks a constitutional crisis

    5 May 2026 9:10 PM IST
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