The Indian National Congress has yet to officially announce its Chief Ministerial candidate for Kerala, despite the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) securing a decisive victory in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections.

The delay has triggered political speculation, factional lobbying, and public debate within the party.

Newly elected Congress legislators passed a resolution authorising the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to make the final decision, in line with the party’s long-standing practice of centralised leadership selection.

According to reports by...

Actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, marking a dramatic political shift in the state and the formal rise of his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), to power.

Amid heavy security, the swearing-in ceremony took place at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, which was packed with massive crowds of supporters from across the state.

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, administered the oath of office and secrecy to Vijay...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indians to adopt stricter fuel-saving habits and cut back on non-essential spending as rising tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt global energy markets and increase pressure on India’s foreign exchange reserves.

Speaking at a public rally in Hyderabad, Mr Modi appealed to citizens to reduce their dependence on imported petroleum products by using public transport, carpooling, electric vehicles, and railways for freight movement.

He also suggested reviving Covid-era work-from-home systems and...

In the quiet, focused month of May, the air in Singapore’s arts district carried a new, ancient resonance.

It was the martial intensity and sculptural fluidity of Odissi, an Indian classical dance form more than 2,000 years old, which found its dedicated sanctuary at the National Library Board Drama Centre Black Box on May 8.

The opening night served as a powerful testament to this vision, graced by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the Guest of Honor.

Bhaskar’s Arts Academy (BAA)...

Air India, in which Singapore Airlines has a 25.1per cent stake, is looking to implement measures to cut costs and reduce flights in the wake of the Iran war, people familiar with the matter said, just as the unprofitable airline searches for a new leader to navigate an exceptionally difficult period.

Among the measures discussed in a board meeting on May 7 were furloughing nontechnical employees and cutting flight capacity by over 20 per cent for the next three months...