Exit poll results for four state elections, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry, are expected shortly, with projections set to reveal early leads for key parties and alliances. Tamil Nadu completed voting on April 23 in a single phase, while Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry had gone to the polls on April 9. The two central contests to watch are West Bengal, where the Trinamool Congress faces the BJP, and Assam, where Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's BJP squares off against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's ally and former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's son Gaurav Gogoi. Exit polls are surveys of voters leaving booths and can differ from actual results. They offer an early directional read on voter sentiment but carry a margin of error. Actual vote counts will determine the final outcome. Watch for which party crosses majority thresholds in each state, as that will shape government formation and signal momentum heading into future national polls.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
