In a first for Bengal politics, winning side facing violence

Jayanta Bhattacharya | May 7, 2026 4:02 PM

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) From "Dum Dum Dawai" (Dum Dum medicine) to "sayesta kora" (to punish) or "chomke deoa" (to surprise or alarm), politics in West Bengal is laced with euphemism that translates into anything from domination to revenge, but it is perhaps for the first time that a party winning the poll verdict is largely facing violence.

JGU is India’s first institution of eminence to receive Data Science Council of America accreditation

IANS | May 7, 2026 3:37 PM

Sonipat, May 7 (IANS) O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has become the first Institution of Eminence in India to be accredited by the Data Science Council of America (DASCA), a globally recognised standards and accreditation body that establishes industry-aligned benchmarks for educational programmes in data science, artificial intelligence, and analytics. This recognition firmly positions JGU at the forefront of higher education's most consequential frontier, the integration of artificial intelligence and data science into the academic ecosystem.

Assam govt swearing-in on May 12; PM Modi, Amit Shah to attend: Dilip Saikia

IANS | May 7, 2026 3:10 PM

Guwahati, May 7 (IANS) Assam BJP President Dilip Saikia on Thursday said the swearing-in ceremony of the BJP-led NDA government in Assam will be held on May 12 at Khanapara in Guwahati in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several senior NDA leaders.

ED raids spark political storm in Punjab; Oppn alleges 'massive corruption network' under AAP govt

IANS | May 7, 2026 3:00 PM

Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s raids at multiple locations linked to builders and associates in Mohali and Chandigarh on Thursday triggered a fresh political storm in Punjab, with Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of running a "massive corruption network" in the state.