https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/iran-fires-missiles-at-uae-breaches-ceasefire-striking-fujairah-oil-facility/OpIndiaen2026-05-05T20:01:17+05:30Iran strikes the UAE with missiles and drones targeting the Fujairah oil facility; three injured in a ceasefire breach https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/tmc-mla-manoj-tiwary-reveals-he-was-denied-party-ticket-for-refusing-to-pay-rs-5-crore/OpIndiaen2026-05-05T18:57:37+05:30TMC MLA Manoj Tiwary reveals he was denied a party ticket for refusing to pay Rs 5 crore https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/bjp-worker-jadhav-bor-murdered-by-tmc-goons-details/OpIndiaen2026-05-05T18:40:18+05:30West Bengal: TMC goons lynch BJP worker in Howrah after Mamata faces defeat in election, victim’s family demands justice https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/up-govt-raises-shiksha-mitra-honorarium-to-%e2%82%b918000-1-43-lakh-teachers-to-benefit/OpIndiaen2026-05-05T18:34:45+05:30UP government raises Shiksha Mitra honorarium to ₹18,000, 1.43 lakh teachers to benefit https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/west-bengal-assembly-poll-rout-mamata-banerjee-rediscovers-indi-bloc-after-ditching-it-2024-ls-polls/OpIndiaen2026-05-05T17:49:47+05:30West Bengal assembly poll rout: Mamata Banerjee rediscovers INDI bloc after ditching it before 2024 LS polls https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/tmc-mamata-banerjee-refuses-to-resign-claims-moral-victory/OpIndiaen2026-05-05T17:14:50+05:30TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign despite humiliating defeat in West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election, claims ‘moral victory’ https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/family-members-of-lottery-king-santiago-martin-largest-electoral-bond-buyer-with-ties-to-tmc-dmk-congress-and-cpim-win-3-seats-in-tamil-nadu-and-puducherry-election-details/OpIndiaen2026-05-05T15:21:51+05:30Family members of ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin, largest electoral bond buyer with ties to TMC, DMK, Congress and CPIM, win 3 seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry election: Details https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/sc-flags-locus-standi-of-lawyers-body-over-sabarimala-pil/OpIndiaen2026-05-05T13:39:03+05:30‘Are you the chief priest of the country?’ SC flags locus standi of lawyers’ body over Sabarimala PIL, calls it ‘abuse of process’ https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/no-dignity-women-bjp-mp-kangana-ranaut-slams-pathetic-viral-claim-linking-rahul-gandhi-marriage-rumours/OpIndiaen2026-05-05T12:15:34+05:30‘No dignity for women’: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut slams ‘pathetic’ viral claim linking her to Rahul Gandhi marriage rumors. https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/hindus-sikhs-jains-voted-for-me-suvendu-adhikari-calls-his-bhabanipur-victory-a-win-for-hindutva/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T22:31:46+05:30‘Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists rallied behind me while the Muslims voted for Mamata Banerjee’: Suvendu Adhikari calls his Bhabanipur victory a ‘win for Hindutva’ https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/west-bengal-cm-mamata-banerjee-loses-bhabanipur-to-bjps-suvendu-adhikari/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T21:41:30+05:30West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee loses Bhabanipur to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/mamata-banerjee-tmc-supremo-cries-foul-claiming-bjp-looted-100-seats-after-poll-loss-in-west-bengal/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T21:12:07+05:30Mamata Banerjee in denial: TMC supremo cries foul claiming “BJP looted 100 seats” after poll loss in West Bengal https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/pm-modi-assures-strict-action-against-infiltrators-in-west-bengal-in-his-speech-after-election-results/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T20:58:24+05:30PM Modi assures strict action against infiltrators in West Bengal in his speech after election results, says Congress has become a den of Urban Naxals https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/bhima-koregaon-case-bombay-hc-grants-bail-to-surendra-gadling/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T19:44:31+05:30Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC grants bail to Surendra Gadling, all accused now out https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/mother-of-rg-kar-rape-murder-victim-ratna-debnath-leads-by-a-huge-margin-against-tmc/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T18:38:51+05:30West Bengal election: Mother of RG Kar rape-murder victim Ratna Debnath leads by a huge margin against TMC, all set to win Panihati seat https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/assembly-bypolls-2026-bjp-sweeps-key-states-wins-maharashtra-gujarat-nagaland-and-tripura-congress-holds-karnataka/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T18:37:31+05:30Bypoll verdict 2026: BJP dominates nationwide, Congress scores in Karnataka https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/west-bengal-chief-secretary-directs-all-offices-to-ensure-that-no-important-paper-or-file-is-removed-or-damaged/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T18:02:35+05:30West Bengal Chief Secretary directs all offices to ensure that no important paper or file is removed or damaged, prohibits unauthorised copying of documents https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/congress-faces-setback-in-assam-as-gaurav-gogoi-loses-jorhat/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T17:17:22+05:30Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi suffers a massive defeat in Jorhat constituency, party reduced from 29 seats to 20 under his leadership in the state https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/clashes-erupt-between-bjp-and-tmc-workers-at-several-places-in-west-bengal-during-counting/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T14:35:12+05:30Clashes erupt between BJP and TMC workers at several places in West Bengal during counting, police use lathi charges to maintain order https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/bjp-wins-tripura-nagaland-bypolls-tight-contests-continue-elsewhere/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T14:34:47+05:30BJP clinches Tripura, Nagaland bypolls; tight contests continue elsewhere https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/sc-declines-interim-stay-on-new-transgender-law-issues-notice-to-states/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T14:10:55+05:30No interim relief: Supreme Court refuses to stay Transgender Amendment Act, sends matter to 3-judge bench https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/mamata-banerjee-claims-eci-is-not-disclosing-results-of-seats-where-tmc-is-winning/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T13:34:10+05:30Mamata Banerjee alleges ECI is not disclosing results of seats where TMC is winning, claims party will win, urges party agents and candidates not to leave counting centres https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/congress-heads-for-win-in-kerala-with-60-leads-cpim-fails-to-cross-50/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T13:18:53+05:30Congress heads for a rare victory, leads on 60+ seats in Kerala; CPI(M) fails to cross 50 https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/nepal-objects-to-kailash-mansarovar-yatra-through-lipulekh-pass-mea-hits-back/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T12:41:09+05:30MEA hits back at Nepal’s objection to Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through Lipulekh Pass, calls it a unilateral artificial territorial claim https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/dmk-trails-in-tamil-nadu-as-tvk-surges-ahead-mk-stalin-udhayanidhi-behind/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T12:40:47+05:30Stalins on the backfoot: DMK slips to distant third as TVK surges; MK Stalin, Udhayanidhi trailing, celebration setup dismantled https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/up-cm-yogi-pens-message-asks-people-not-to-risk-life-for-selfies-after-tragic-incident-in-ballia/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T12:22:50+05:30UP: CM Yogi pens message, asks people not to risk life for selfies after tragic incident in Ballia where four youngsters drowned in the Ganga https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/bjp-crosses-majority-mark-in-west-bengal-vidhan-sabha-election-leads-in-173-seats/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T12:16:45+05:30BJP crosses majority mark in West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election, leads in 173 seats https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/west-bengal-elections-kolkata-police-bans-all-victory-processions-rallies-and-public-celebrations-on-4th-may/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T11:54:51+05:30West Bengal Elections: Kolkata Police bans all victory processions, rallies, and public celebrations on 4th May to maintain public order and peace https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/nda-heading-for-landslide-victory-in-assam-with-over-100-seats-in-126-seat-house/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T11:35:27+05:30Himanta Biswa Sarma set to be the only CM to retain power among 4 states that went to polls, NDA heading for landslide victory in Assam https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/election-results-early-trends-west-bengal-assam-tamil-nadu-keralam-puducherry-details/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T11:05:50+05:30Early trends show BJP winning in Assam and West Bengal, DMK losing in Tamil Nadu and CPIM being kicked out of Keralam https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/bjp-is-going-to-form-government-in-bengal-says-suvendu-adhikari-eci-data-shows-bjp-ahead-in-97-seats-tmc-in-57/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T10:59:36+05:30‘BJP is going to form government in Bengal’, says Suvendu Adhikari, ECI data shows BJP ahead in 97 seats, TMC in 57 https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/three-layer-security-across-districts-as-bengal-vote-counting-begins-37-companies-deployed-in-birbhum-kolkata-on-high-alert/OpIndiaen2026-05-04T10:18:27+05:30Three-layer security across districts as Bengal vote counting begins: 37 companies deployed in Birbhum, Kolkata on high alert