Thiruvananthapuram: With just a day remaining for the results of the three by-elections in the state– Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency and Chelakkara and Palakkad assembly seats–the major political parties, Congress, BJP, and CPI(M), are anxiously awaiting the outcome. The Congress-led UDF is hopeful of a resounding victory for AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in…
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced its first list of 11 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, dropping three sitting MLAs and fielding six leaders who switched over from the BJP and the Congress recently. Elections in the national capital are due in February to elect 70 members of the Delhi Legislative…
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, urging her to intervene and increase the Short Term Agricultural Loans (SAO) limit for the fiscal 2024-25. In the meeting held at North block, the chief minister highlighted a sharp decline in the proposed loan allocation by NABARD, which has sanctioned…
Mumbai: A day after the Maharashtra assembly polls, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday claimed the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will win 160 to 165 seats out of the total 288 and provide a stable government in the state. The Rajya Sabha member also said the MVA leaders will be meeting on…
Thane/Palghar: Thane district has recorded 56.05 per cent voter turnout with 59.85 per cent polling in Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s constituency in the Maharashtra assembly elections, as per the updated figures shared by authorities on Thursday. The neighbouring Palghar district registered 65.95 per cent polling, the authorities said. Voting for the 288 assembly seats in…
New Delhi: After a US District Court in New York charged the Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, linking him and others to an alleged bribery and fraud scheme, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday that it vindicated the demand that the Congress was making for a Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation into the…
New Delhi: Most exit polls on Wednesday predicted victory for the BJP-led alliances in Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls while some gave an edge to the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition in the western state. Axis MyIndia was the only one to predict victory for the Congress-JMM alliance in Jharkhand with 49-59 seats out of…
Online Desk Exit polls indicate a favorable outcome for the BJP-led alliances in the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, suggesting a potential consolidation of power for the ruling coalition in Maharashtra and a tight race in Jharkhand. Maharashtra: BJP Alliance Likely to Retain Power Projections across multiple exit polls suggest the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is…
Mumbai/Raipur: As of 5 pm, voter turnout in Maharashtra stands at 58.22 percent, while Jharkhand, during Phase 2 of polling, has recorded a turnout of 67.59 percent, according to data from the Election Commission of India. The polling for Maharashtra’s 288 assembly seats and 38 assembly seats in the second and final phase of Jharkhand…
IMPHAL/GUWAHATI: The Kuki Organisation For Human Rights Trust (KOHUR) has condemned the killing of six Meitei women and children by militants in Jiribam district and urged the administration to arrest those involved in the “heinous act” that sparked large-scale protests in the state. The KOHUR also demanded that the government also bring to book the…
