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Suvendu Adhikari to go the archetypal BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal
Newly elected MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party successful West Bengal unanimously elected Suvendu Adhikari arsenic leader of their legislature enactment connected Friday (May 8, 2026). Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who presided implicit the meeting, said each proposals were received successful favour of Mr. Adhikari. Accompanied by respective leaders of the BJP’s State unit, including Dilip Ghosh, Locket Chatterjee, and Tapas Roy, the Chief Minister-designate reached Lok Bhavan and met Governor R.N. Ravi to involvement assertion to signifier the government. The BJP had won 207 seats successful the 294-member Legislative Assembly portion the Trinamool Congress was reduced to 80 seats.
Plea successful Supreme Court says Governor is ‘duty-bound’ to invitation TVK to signifier authorities successful Tamil Nadu
A writ petition was filed successful the Supreme Court connected Friday (May 8, 2026), submitting that the Tamil Nadu Governor is duty-bound to invitation Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) enactment president C. Joseph Vijay, arsenic the person of the azygous largest party, was to signifier the authorities successful the State and aboriginal beryllium the bulk connected the level of the House. The petition filed by Ezhilarasi P., who said she is simply a TVK enactment subordinate based successful Chennai, cited media reports that Governor Rajendra Arlekar whitethorn invitation post-poll conjugation parties successful Tamil Nadu to signifier the government.
AMMK main Dhinakaran slams TVK for submitting ‘forged’ missive to Governor claiming his party’s backing
In a late nighttime development connected Friday (May 8, 2026), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam person T.T.V. Dhinakaran accused the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) of submitting to the Governor, a photocopy of a “forged letter”, claiming it has the enactment of his party’s lone MLA-elect from Mannargudi constituency S. Kamaraj. “The TVK, which claims to beryllium a ‘pure force’ has indulged successful forgery successful the anticipation that aboriginal they could indulge successful equine trading and bargain our lone MLA, arsenic it would not pull anti-defection law. They submitted a photocopy of ‘a WhatsApp letter’ to the Governor. When helium asked for the original, they near saying it volition beryllium brought,” Mr. Dhinakaran told journalists extracurricular the Lok Bhavan, accompanied by Mr. Kamaraj.
Census enumerators ID tin beryllium verified done QR code
Census enumerators person been fixed identity cards with QR codes to alteration residents to verify authenticity, said Lalit Jain, Director of Census Operations (DCO), Haryana, amid absorption from respective high-end gated societies to assistance entree to enumerators. In an interrogation with The Hindu connected Friday (May 8, 2026), Mr. Jain said, “We recognize that determination whitethorn beryllium immoderate apprehension successful their [residents] minds that possibly radical [enumerators] are not genuine. Now, we person introduced the scan codification enabled individuality cards. Any idiosyncratic who has immoderate uncertainty astir the authenticity of our enumerator tin scan the codification connected the ID paper for verification.”
Excise argumentation case: Delhi High Court to perceive CBI plea connected May 11
The Delhi High Court connected Friday deferred proceeding connected the CBI’s petition challenging the proceedings tribunal bid discharging accused successful the excise argumentation lawsuit to May 11. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said she was awaiting consent from elder lawyers to correspond AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak, who person chosen neither to look personally nor name counsel to contention the CBI’s plea. “There are 3 persons who are not represented. I americium awaiting the consent of immoderate persons who volition beryllium representing them... I volition name connected Monday... Arguments volition statesman connected Tuesday,“ said Justice Sharma.
SC takes cognisance of solution astir HC justice sending advocator to custody
The Supreme Court connected Friday (May 8, 2026) took cognisance of a representation made by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) astir a video footage showing an Andhra Pradesh High Court justice sending a young advocator to a day’s judicial custody for a procedural lapse. The court’s authoritative website showed the lawsuit tentatively listed for proceeding connected May 15. The SCBA had urged Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, successful a solution passed connected May 6, to look into the incidental portion expressing daze astatine the judge’s reported conduct.
TCS case: Nida Khan sent to constabulary custody till May 11; AIMIM corporator booked for harbouring her
Nida Khan, who has been accused successful a lawsuit of alleged intersexual exploitation and forcible conversion astatine the Tata Consultancy Services bureau successful Nashik, was remanded to constabulary custody till May 11 by a Nashik tribunal connected Friday (May 8, 2026). Ms. Khan was earlier arrested by the Nashik constabulary successful a associated cognition with the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Police. The constabulary person besides booked an AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) corporator from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar connected the charges of allegedly harbouring Ms. Khan portion she absconded from the law.
Engine nonaccomplishment delays Nagapattinam-Kankesanthurai ferry by implicit 4 hours
Engine nonaccomplishment and unsmooth oversea conditions delayed the accomplishment of the rider ferry work from Kankesanthurai to Nagapattinam by much than 4 hours connected Friday (May8, 2026) night, triggering anxious moments for relatives waiting astatine the Nagapattinam port. The ferry, which departed Kankesanthurai astatine 2.30 p.m., yet reached Nagapattinam larboard astir 10.45 p.m., taking much than 8 hours to implicit a travel that usually lasts astir 4 hours.
U.S. occurrence connected Iran tankers sparks reprisals arsenic woody hangs successful balance
A U.S. combatant pitchy disabled 2 Iranian-flagged tankers to enforce a larboard blockade connected Friday, prompting retaliatory attacks and rattling a shaky truce arsenic Tehran weighed Washington’s latest connection to extremity the West Asia war. Iranian officials accused the United States of violating the ceasefire with the tanker strikes and hampering diplomatic efforts to extremity the conflict.
Trump says Russia, Ukraine hold to his petition for three-day ceasefire, captive swap
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday (May 8, 2026) that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine person agreed to his petition for a three-day ceasefire and an speech of prisoners, adding that specified a halt to hostilities could beryllium the “beginning of the end” of the agelong warfare betwixt them. Mr. Trump announced connected societal media that the ceasefire would tally Saturday (May 9, 2026) done Monday (May 11, 2026). Saturday (May 9, 2026) is Victory Day successful Russia, a vacation that commemorates triumph implicit Nazi Germany successful World War II.
U.S. imposes sanctions connected 10 individuals, companies for aiding Iran’s weapons sector
The U.S. Treasury connected Friday (May 8, 2026) announced sanctions against 10 individuals and companies, including respective in China and Hong Kong, for aiding efforts by Iran’s subject to unafraid weapons and earthy materials utilized to physique Tehran’s Shahed drones. The Treasury determination comes days earlier U.S. President Donald Trump plans to question to China for a gathering with President Xi Jinping and as efforts to extremity the warfare with Iran person stalled.
U.K. PM Starmer says helium won’t measurement down aft Labour’s losses
Friday was not a bully time for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour Party, arsenic results for 136 councils to elite 5,000 councillors successful England and Assembly elections successful Wales and Scotland started coming in. A defiant Mr. Starmer pushed backmost against calls from wrong his party, for him to measurement down. “I’m not going to locomotion distant and plunge the state into chaos, “ Mr. Starmer said successful London connected Friday (May 8, 2026) morning, arsenic helium acknowledged the results were “really tough”.
6 killed, 13 injured arsenic mortar ammunition hits civilian country successful northwest Pakistan
At slightest six radical were killed and 13 others injured erstwhile a mortar ammunition exploded successful a civilian country successful Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, constabulary said. The incidental took spot successful the Durrani Banda country of Hangu territory erstwhile constabulary were engaged successful an cognition against the terrorists who fired mortar shells that landed successful the civilian country connected Thursday (May 7), a constabulary authoritative said.
India scripts history, trounces Lebanon to marque U17 Asian Cup quarterfinals
In a important achievement, India qualified for the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup quarterfinals for the archetypal clip with a commanding 4-0 triumph against Lebanon successful their last Group B fixture present connected Friday. India’s introduction into the quarters was confirmed aft the Philippines and Chinese Taipei failed to triumph their last head-to-head Group C lucifer by a borderline of 12 goals oregon more. India made the past 8 arsenic 1 of the 2 champion third-placed teams alongside Thailand.
IPL 2026: Spinners, Allen marque it 4 successful a enactment for KKR
When a humble people has to beryllium pursued successful modern-day T20 cricket, the benefits of having clip and knowing the precise tempo to run astatine are sizeable for the chasing team. Finn Allen whitethorn person been retired of sorts heading into Kolkata Knight Riders’ clash against Delhi Capitals connected Friday successful IPL 2026, but this was an accidental helium wasn’t going to fritter away. The New Zealander steered KKR to a people of 143 with an unbeaten 100 astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium, handing the three-time champion an eight-wicket triumph successful 14.2 overs to support its playoff hopes alive. It was Knight Riders’ 4th triumph connected the trot.
