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The Maha Vikas Aghadi’s impending defeat in Maharashtra is expected to lie the heaviest on the shoulders of former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who in a span of three years, not only lost power in the state and his party, but apparently, also the legacy of his father Balasaheb Thackeray. The rebel faction of Eknath Shinde, […]

Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Maharashtra voted with enthusiasm, registering a voter turnout not seen in three decades. Rival alliances Mahayuti (BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP) and Maha Vikas Aghadi (NCP(SP)-Shiv Sena(UBT)-Congress) are now hopeful for elevation to power even as five of nine exit polls predicted a comfortable cruise to victory for the BJP-led bloc. These elections […]

An Israeli airstrike in Syria has reportedly killed senior Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq, who’s linked to one of the most daring attacks on American forces during the Iraq War, according to a senior US defence official, reported NBC News. Daqduq, known for his role in orchestrating a planned raid in 2007 that resulted in […]

A Delhi Police constable was stabbed to death by unknown people on Saturday (November 23, 2024) while he was on night patrolling duty in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri area, an official said. Constable Kiran Pal, aged around 28, was posted at the Govindpuri Police Station. His body with stab injury marks was recovered from a lane […]

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will nominate well-known international investor Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Secretary, and Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as the next Surgeon General of the U.S. Making a slew of announcements for top administrative positions on Friday (November 23, 2024), Mr. Trump appointed Alex Wong as […]

The task force teams of Telangana’s Commissioner of Food Safety conducted inspections at nutraceutical manufacturing units in the Industrial Development Area (IDA) Mallapur on November 20 and 21 and uncovered multiple hygiene violations. At Vin Biomed, the task force found raw materials such as food colour mixtures and essences that had surpassed their best-before dates, […]

The Congress is leading in Budhni, while the BJP is ahead in Vijaypur assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh where byelections were held on November 13, officials said. These trends were recorded in the initial rounds of counting of votes that is currently underway. In Budhni, Congress candidate Rajkumar Patel is leading by 953 votes against […]

The BJP, Congress and Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) candidates are leading on two seats each while an Independent was leading in Jhunjhunu in the counting of votes in the bypolls to seven assembly seats of Rajasthan. BJP candidates Rajendra Gurjar and Revant Ram Danga are leading in the Deoli-Uniara and Khinwsar seats, respectively. Independent candidate […]

The qualitative difference that a public-spirited legislator can make to the functioning of the legislature has been captured in a recent Tamil publication, Manitha Uyirgala? Sothudaimaiya? (Human lives? Possession of property?). The publication, containing select speeches of veteran Marxist leader P. Ramamurti (1908-1987), covers a host of issues — the “excesses” of the police, the […]

Voters in the Giridih assembly constituency cast their ballots on November 20, 2024, as part of the second phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections. The constituency recorded a voter turnout of 67.45 percent.The main contest in Giridih is between Sudivya Kumar of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi of the Bharatiya Janata […]

Image Source : PTI Priyanka Gandhi Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who made her poll debut from Wayanad, a seat that was earlier represented in the Lok Sabha by her brother, Rahul Gandhi is leading in early trends. After the second round of counting, Priyanka Gandhi is leading by a margin of 34019 votes. […]

C P Yogeshwara NEW DELHI: The counting of votes for Karnataka’s high-stakes by-polls in Sandur, Shiggaon, and Channapatna is underway. In Channapatna, an intense battle is unfolding between JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, and Congress’ C.P. Yogeshwara, a five-time MLA and former minister. Early trends show C.P. Yogeshwara […]