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Akhilesh reaffirms support to TMC, DMK; takes dig at Congress

Lucknow, May 8 (PTI) SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday threw his weight behind the TMC and DMK, which faced rout in the assembly polls, and took a jibe at the Congress, saying “we are not the ones who leave during difficult times”. The Congress has parted ways with its ally DMK and extended support to Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu. Yadav also posted on X photographs of his meeting with Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata and with DMK chief MK Stalin. “We are not the ones who leave (you) during the difficult times,” he said. The former Uttar

Trump’s remarks congratulating PM Modi for Bengal poll victory premature, misplaced: Raut

Mumbai, May 8 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday termed US President Donald Trump’s congratulations to PM Narendra Modi over the West Bengal poll results “premature and misplaced”, asserting that state elections are an internal matter of India’s democracy. In a post on X, where he tagged the US President, Raut urged the latter to adopt a “more informed and balanced view” about the elections, claiming serious concerns have emerged that the polls were held amid an atmosphere of fear, intimidation, and systemic pressure. “As a Member of Parliament from India, I write in response to reports

Focus on CPI (M), CPI and VCK as Vijay’s TVK attempts to stitch alliance in Tamil Nadu

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 8 (ANI): As the stalemate in Tamil Nadu continues, the smaller parties have become the focal point in a state where the power has been transferred from DMK to AIADMK. The cinematic entrance of actor-turned-politician Vijay with a mandate of 108 seats has changed all equations in the state as the parties look to form new alliances, ditching their reliable partners. After Congress decided to support TVK with its five seats, other DMK alliance partners are also looking to follow the same path to have their say in the governance. Communist Party of India (Marxist)

US Judge rules Trump administration’s cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2026 (AP) — The Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge in New York ruled on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan sided with The Authors Guild, several other groups and several people who had their grants canceled and sued DOGE and the National Endowment for the Humanities. McMahon permanently barred the administration from terminating the grants and criticized DOGE’s use of artificial intelligence in

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