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    How US diktat has kept apart natural allies India and Iran

    KS Dakshina Murthy
    1 May 2026 6:30 AM IST

    As India and Iran navigate evolving priorities, the key question is how they balance cooperation with competing pressures in an increasingly uncertain geopolitical landscape

    India iran relations
    India
    Bengal poll row deepens with EVM complaints; how was it possible despite record forces?
    Elections 2026

    Bengal poll row deepens with EVM complaints; how was it possible despite record forces?

    30 April 2026 9:13 PM IST
    Mk stalin vs Vijay
    India

    Poll strategist explains the 8 pc 'anti-incumbency’ threat for DMK | Interview

    30 April 2026 5:00 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee
    Elections 2026

    Bengal, Assam exit polls spark fierce debate as experts question BJP-sweep predictions

    29 April 2026 10:00 PM IST
    DMK vs TVK, STalin vs Vijay - Tamil Nadu exit poll

    Media repeatedly got it wrong on Vijay's TVK: Political analyst Rangaraj

    29 April 2026 9:59 PM IST
    Pinarai leads in Kerala again

    Has UDF broken Pinarayi's hat-trick chances? Exit Polls 2026

    29 April 2026 9:46 PM IST
    MAMATA VS SUVENDHU

    High voter turnout, not landslides, may define Election 2026: Sanjay Kumar

    29 April 2026 9:43 PM IST
    TVK gets numbers in exit polls

    Rise of a third force and what it means for Tamil Nadu’s political future | Exit Polls 2026

    29 April 2026 8:56 PM IST
    West Bengal SIR

    How SIR row reshaped EC's Bengal poll process | Om Prakash Mishra

    29 April 2026 2:23 PM IST
    Heatwave across India states

    Is 40+ degrees the new early-summer normal in South India as extreme weather intensifies?

    28 April 2026 10:21 PM IST
    Panel discusses comedy controversy

    Sarat Uday row: Are politicians too thin-skinned for comedy? | AI With Sanket

    28 April 2026 10:02 PM IST
    Why RSS narrative on destroyed ancient science is problematic | Irfan Habib interview

    Why RSS narrative on destroyed ancient science is problematic | Irfan Habib interview

    28 April 2026 8:59 PM IST
    Arvind Kejriwal at Raj Ghat during satyagraha amid legal and political controversy

    Kejriwal vs Delhi HC judge: Protest against the law or political gamble?

    28 April 2026 5:16 PM IST
    Campaigning in Sikkim

    Sikkim statehood at 50: How the Himalayan kingdom became an Indian state

    28 April 2026 4:10 PM IST
    ‘Anti-defection law clear; MPs can’t merge alone’ | Lok Sabha ex-secy PDT Achary interview

    ‘Anti-defection law clear; MPs can’t merge alone’ | Lok Sabha ex-secy PDT Achary interview

    Puneet Nicholas Yadav
    28 April 2026 6:30 AM IST

    Former Lok Sabha secretary PDT Achary clarifies anti-defection law: MPs cannot merge alone, only party-level mergers protect them from...

    Was West Bengal election campaign toxic or funny? Looking back at its many shades

    Was West Bengal election campaign toxic or funny? Looking back at its many shades

    27 April 2026 9:05 PM IST
    Panelists debate West Bengal Phase 2 elections amid controversy and political clashes on Capital Beat program

    Bengal Phase 2 campaign ends amid row, sharp political exchanges | Capital Beat

    27 April 2026 7:13 PM IST
    AAP Raghav Chadha

    Punjab power play: Raghav Chadha's BJP switch sparks anti-defection debate | AI with Sanket

    27 April 2026 6:41 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Congress leader Selvaperunthagai addresses media amid Income Tax raid controversy

    Raid or ruse? Selvaperunthagai I-T bust claim kicks up political storm in post-poll TN

    26 April 2026 5:56 PM IST
    Book Video

    Migrant exodus during COVID-19 pandemic was a failure of the state I Jyoti Yadav interview

    25 April 2026 3:25 PM IST
    Record turnout in TN, Bengal: What’s behind the surge? | Talking Sense With Srini

    Record turnout in TN, Bengal: What’s behind the surge? | Talking Sense With Srini

    25 April 2026 1:49 PM IST
    Raghav Chadha, along with six Rajya Sabha MPs, has quit AAP and joined the BJP after a fallout with the party leadership

    Why Chadha-led exodus presents an existential crisis for AAP and Kejriwal

    25 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Chandra Kumar Bose, grandnephew of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose, discusses his shift from the BJP to the TMC

    Bengal's high turnout signals pro-incumbency, says Netaji kin Chandra Bose | Interview

    24 April 2026 8:47 PM IST
    War of words between Mamata and Amit Shah

    BJP and TMC spar over Mamata's 'Chalo Dilli' remark | Capital Beat

    24 April 2026 7:22 PM IST
    How TN poll campaign turned performative in battle to attract youth

    How TN poll campaign turned performative in battle to attract Gen Z voters

    24 April 2026 5:35 PM IST
    FIFA World Cup 2026

    Football World Cup 2026: Can Trump replace Iran with Italy?

    24 April 2026 4:54 PM IST
    Has Israel benefited from Iran war?

    Has Israel benefited from Iran war?

    24 April 2026 4:04 PM IST
    2026 Tamil Nadu elections cash for votes

    'One of the worst elections TN has seen': Activist flags massive cash flow

    24 April 2026 10:06 AM IST
    tn vs wb

    Who holds the edge in TN and West Bengal elections amid high turnout? | Capital Beat

    23 April 2026 8:21 PM IST
    Fake virtual influencer deceives online audiences

    'Emily Hart' scandal: Why digital literacy is no longer optional

    23 April 2026 7:04 PM IST
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