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2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Elections were held in West Bengal to elect 294 members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. This electoral process of 293 seats unfolded on 23 and 29 April 2026, taking place in two phases. Voting for one remaining constituency will be held on 21 May 2026.
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2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections were held on 23 April 2026 to elect all 234 members of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 4 May 2026 by the Election Commission of India. This election recorded a voter turnout of 85. 1 percentโthe highest ever in the history of the state's assembly elections.
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Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974) is an Indian actor and chief minister-elect as of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. In an acting career spanning over three decades in Tamil cinema, he has starred in 69 films in a lead role and is amongst the highest paid actors in India.
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2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were conducted in Kerala on 9 April 2026 to elect 140 members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 4 May 2026.
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Mamata Banerjee (Bengali pronunciation: [หmษmotฬชaห หbษndฬชหoหpadฬชหสฑaeฬฏ] ; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served as the 8th chief minister of West Bengal since 2011. She was the first woman to hold the office. The founder and president of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC or TMC), she previously served as a Union Cabinet Minister.
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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
The present state of Tamil Nadu is a residuary part of the erstwhile Madras Presidency and was formerly known as Madras State. The first legislature of any sort for the Presidency was the Madras Legislative Council, which was set up as a non-representative advisory body in 1861. In 1919, direct elections were introduced with the introduction of diarchy under the Government of India Act 1919.
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 โ June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his musical achievements broke American racial barriers and made him a dominant figure worldwide.
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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in West Bengal, to elect all 294 members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. This electoral process of 292 seats unfolded between 27 March to 29 April 2021, taking place in eight phases. Voting for the two remaining constituencies was delayed to 30 September 2021.
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United Democratic Front (Kerala)
The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the Indian National Congressโled alliance of political parties in the Indian state of Kerala.
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2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election
2026 Assam Legislative Assembly Elections were held in Assam on 9 April 2026 to elect 126 members of the Assam Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 4 May 2026.
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 is a 2026 American comedy drama film directed by David Frankel and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. A sequel to the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, it sees Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci reprising their roles, with Justin Theroux, Lucy Liu, and Kenneth Branagh joining as new additions.
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Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (born 1 March 1953) is an Indian politician who has served as the 8th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2021 till 2026. He became president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on 28 August 2018, after serving as the party's working president from January 2017 to August 2018. Born in 1953, Stalin is the third son of former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi.
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Bhabanipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency
Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is a Legislative Assembly constituency of Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. In the 2026 Assembly election, Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP wrested this constituency from the incumbent Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee by a margin of 15,105 votes.
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Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983) is an Indian actress known for her work primarily in Tamil and Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she has sustained a successful career as a leading actress for over two decades in Tamil cinema. Trisha gained prominence after winning the 1999 Miss Chennai pageant, which marked her entry into cinema.
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Michael is a 2026 American musical biographical drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan. It follows the early life of American singer Michael Jackson, covering the period from his involvement in the Jackson 5 in the 1960s to the Bad tour in the late 1980s. Jackson is portrayed by his nephew Jaafar Jackson and as a child by Juliano Krue Valdi, both in their film debuts.
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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election was held on 6 April 2021 to elect the representatives of the 16th Tamil Nadu assembly. Elections were held for all the 234 constituencies in the assembly. The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the elections on 26 February 2021.
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Orthohantavirus is a genus of viruses that includes all hantaviruses (family Hantaviridae) that cause disease in humans, but are not spread by humans. Orthohantaviruses, hereafter referred to as hantaviruses, are naturally found primarily in rodents. In general, each hantavirus is carried by one rodent species and each rodent that carries a hantavirus carries one hantavirus species.
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Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, Italian: [dสuหljaหni]; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 108th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as the U.S. Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 1983 and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1983 to 1989.
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2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May.
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West Bengal Legislative Assembly
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the B. B. D. Bagh area of Kolkata, the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people.
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. xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on 18 March 2011.
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The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
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The chief minister of West Bengal is the de facto head of the executive branch of the Government of West Bengal, the subnational authority of the Indian state of West Bengal. The chief minister is head of the Council of Ministers and appoints ministers. The chief minister, along with their cabinet, exercises executive authority in the state.
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Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and principally written by Sam Levinson for HBO. It is based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin. The series stars Zendaya as Rue Bennett, a troubled teenage drug addict who struggles to get sober, find her place in the world, and adjust to her relationships after rehab.
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S. A. Chandrasekhar (born 2 July 1945 as S. A. Chandrasekaran) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor who primarily works in Tamil cinema along with some Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his directorial debut with Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai (1978) and got his breakthrough with Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981).
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The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK; Tamil pronunciation: [tฬชiษพaหสiษษ munหeหtrษk kษษปษษกษm]; transl. Dravidian Progressive Federation) is an Indian secular progressive political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu, where it is the outgoing ruling party, and the union territory of Puducherry, where it is currently the main opposition.
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK; transl. All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation) is an Indian regional political party with the most influence in the union territory of Puducherry and state of Tamil Nadu. It is a Dravidian party adhering to the policies of socialism and secularism based on the principles of C. N. Annadurai collectively coined as Annaism.
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Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Championship and has completed the Triple Crown. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. Born in Harlow, Essex, and raised in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, Murphy turned professional in 1998.
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Wu Yize (Chinese: ๅดๅฎๆณฝ, approximately WOO EE-TSUH; born 14 October 2003) is a Chinese professional snooker player who is the current World Snooker Champion. After turning professional in 2021, Wu won his first ranking title of his career at the 2025 International Championship, defeating John Higgins 10โ6 in the final.
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Constance, Duchess of Wodzisลaw
Constance (Polish: Konstancja; died 1351) was a Polish princess from the House of Piast and sovereign Duchess of Wodzisลaw ลlฤ ski from 1324 until her death.
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Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress. Prolific in both comedy and drama, her films have grossed over $3 billion in the U.S. box-office. Her output of romantic comedies in the late 1990s and early 2000s established her as a prominent sex symbol and one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, and in 2013, Diaz was named the highest-paid actress over 40.
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Limonene () is a colorless liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon classified as a cyclic monoterpene, and is the major component in the fragrance and essential oil of citrus fruit peels, taking its name from Italian limone ("lemon"). Limonene is a chiral molecule, and most biological sources produce just one enantiomer (isomer).
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2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Puducherry on 9 April 2026 to elect all the 30 members of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 4 May 2026. The election recorded a voter turnout of 89. 87%, the highest ever for an assembly election in the union territory.
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The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim (Korean: ์ฐ์๋ฌด๋น ๊ฐ๋์ฌ) is a South Korean streaming television series, starring Kim Sae-ron and Nam Da-reum. It is KakaoTV's first original fantasy mystery series and premiered on July 30, 2021, at 20:00 Korean Standard Time (KST), also airing three hours later on another local streaming website, Watcha.
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Apex is a 2026 survival action thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormรกkur, written by Jeremy Robbins, and starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, and Eric Bana. It tells the story of a rock climber and kayaker who finds herself being hunted in the wilds of Australia. It was released on Netflix on April 24, 2026.
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Mathangi Arulpragasam (Tamil: เฎฎเฎพเฎคเฎเฏเฎเฎฟ เฎ เฎฐเฏเฎณเฏเฎชเฎฟเฎฐเฎเฎพเฎเฎฎเฏ; born 18 July 1975), known as Maya and professionally as M.I.A. (Tamil: เฎเฎฎเฏ. เฎ. เฎ. ; an initialism for both "Missing in action" and "Missing in Acton"), is a British singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and activist.
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Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, natural historian and writer. His presenting career began as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, and has spanned eight decades; it includes the nine documentary series forming The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and Blue Planet II.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; lit. 'Indian People's Party') is a conservative political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged from Shyama Prasad Mukherjee's Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under the incumbent prime minister Narendra Modi.
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Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on May 4 to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise created by filmmaker George Lucas. Observance of the day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations since the franchise began in 1977. The date originated from the pun "May the Fourth be with you", from the Star Wars catchphrase "May the Force be with you".
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The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), formally Trinamool Congress (TMC; transl. Grassroots Congress), is an Indian political party based in the state of West Bengal founded by Mamata Banerjee in 1998. TMC began as a breakaway faction of the Indian National Congress and rapidly rose to prominence in the politics of West Bengal under Banerjee's leadership.
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The Kerala Legislative Assembly, or Kerala Niyamasabha (เดเตเดฐเดณ เดจเดฟเดฏเดฎเดธเดญ) in Malayalam, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. Following the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives, one from each of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala, referred to as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
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The All India N. R. Congress (abbr. AINRC) is a regional political party formed by the Chief Minister of Puducherry, N. Rangaswamy in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. He announced the party formation on 7 February 2011 in the party's head office in Pondicherry as a breakaway from the Indian National Congress.
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body that is empowered to conduct free and fair elections in India. Established by the Constitution of India, it is headed by a chief election commissioner and consists of two other election commissioners as constituent members. The commission is headquartered in New Delhi.
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Katherine Esther Jackson (nรฉe Scruse; born May 4, 1930) is the matriarch of the Jackson family of entertainers that includes her children Michael and Janet Jackson. Michael dedicated his sixth studio album Thriller (1982) to her. Janet did the same with her fourth studio album Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).
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Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting military and government sites and assassinating several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of West Bengal in 2011 to elect the members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly as the term of the incumbent government was about to end. The election was held in six phases between 18 April and 10 May 2011 for all the 294 seats of the Assembly.
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Star Wars: Maul โ Shadow Lord
Star Wars: Maul โ Shadow Lord is an American animated television series created by Dave Filoni for the streaming service Disney+. It is part of the Star Wars franchise, taking place after the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008โ2020), and follows former Sith Lord Maul during the reign of the Galactic Empire.
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List of highest-grossing Indian films
This ranking lists the highest-grossing Indian films produced by Indian cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organisations classified as green by Wikipedia. The figures are not adjusted for inflation. However, there is no official tracking of figures and sources publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their estimates.
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Abhishek Banerjee (politician)
Abhishek Banerjee (born 7 November 1987) is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Parliament for Diamond Harbour, West Bengal, since 2014 and President of Trinamool Youth Congress since 2011. Banerjee was a member of the Standing Committee of Commerce in 2014, as well as a member of the Consultative Committee under the Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs in 2014.
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N. Anand, popularly known as Bussy Anand, is an Indian politician and the General Secretary of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). He is the elected Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Thiyagarayanagar assembly constituency in Chennai, having won the seat in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.
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Dhurandhar: The Revenge, also referred to as Dhurandhar 2, is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language spy action-thriller film written and directed by Aditya Dhar. It is produced by Dhar, Lokesh Dhar, and Jyoti Deshpande under Jio Studios and B62 Studios. It is a sequel to the 2025 film Dhurandhar and the final installment of a duology.
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Kolathur Assembly constituency
Kolathur State Assembly constituency (Tamil: เฎเฏเฎณเฎคเฏเฎคเฏเฎฐเฏ เฎเฎเฏเฎเฎฎเฎฉเฏเฎฑเฎคเฏ เฎคเฏเฎเฏเฎคเฎฟ) is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in southern India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 13. It is also one of the six state legislative assembly constituencies included in Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency.
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Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 โ 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initials M. G. R., was an Indian politician, actor, director, film producer, and philanthropist, who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987. He was the founder and first general secretary of the political party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
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Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Recognized as one of the most versatile performers of her era, Streep is noted for her technical precision, command of dialects, and professional longevity. She is an alumna of Vassar College and the Yale School of Drama, holding a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts.
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The Jackson family is an American family of entertainers from Gary, Indiana. Many of the children of Joseph Walter "Joe" and Katherine Esther Jackson were successful musicians, notably the brothers that formed the Motown boy band the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). Several of the siblings also had successful solo careers.
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Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 โ 7 August 2018), popularly known as Kalaignar, was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He had the longest intermittent tenure as Chief Minister with 6,863 days in office.
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Project Hail Mary is a 2026 American science fiction film produced and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and written by Drew Goddard, based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir. It stars Ryan Gosling, who also produced the film; Sandra Hรผller, James Ortiz, and Lionel Boyce appear in supporting roles.
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2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election
The 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election was the 15th quinquennial legislative assembly election held in the Indian state of Assam from March 27 to April 6 in three phases, to elect 126 MLAs to the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the result declared on Sunday, 2 May. The term of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Assam ended on 31 May 2021.
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Hokum is a 2026 supernatural horror film written and directed by Damian McCarthy. The film stars Adam Scott as an author who travels to a hotel in Ireland, unaware that it may be haunted. Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O'Connell, Brendan Conroy, and Austin Amelio appear in supporting roles.
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Pinarayi Vijayan (Malayalam: [piษณษraหji สidอกสษjษn]; born 24 May 1945) is an Indian politician who served as the 12th Chief Minister of Kerala and leader of the house in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 25 May 2016 to 4 May 2026 and currently serving as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Kerala since 4th May 2026.
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2026 World Snooker Championship
The 2026 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2026 Halo World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 18 April to 4 May 2026 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 50th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship was staged at the venue.
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Emily Olivia Laura Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Actor Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and four British Academy Film Awards. Forbes ranked her as one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2020.
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2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2016 for all 294 seats of the Vidhan Sabha in the Indian state of West Bengal. The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus returned to power with an enhanced majority. As in the 2011 election, the election was held in six phases, with the first phase divided into two days.
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On 9 August 2024, a 31-year-old female postgraduate resident physician at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, was raped and murdered in a college building. Her body was found in a seminar room on campus. On 10 August 2024, a 33-year-old male civic volunteer, named Sanjay Roy working for Kolkata Police was arrested under suspicion of committing the crime.
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Vadassery Damodaran Satheesan (born 31 May 1964) is an Indian lawyer, politician and political strategist who has served as the 11th Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly since 2021. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has represented Paravur Assembly constituency since 2001.
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Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 โ 5 December 2016), popularly known as Amma, was an Indian actress, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years between 1991 and 2016 for six terms. She served as chief minister until her death and became the first female chief minister to die in office in the Republic of India.
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Jana Nayagan (Tamil pronunciation: [dสanaห nฬชaหjagan]; transl. People's Hero) is an unreleased Indian Tamil-language political action thriller film directed by H. Vinoth and produced by KVN Productions. The film stars Vijay, Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol and Mamitha Baiju, alongside Gautham Vasudev Menon, Prakash Raj, Narain and Priyamani.
