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New Delhi: The majority mark of the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly is 145 – the number to watch out for, for six parties today. The Mahayuti alliance has a sizeable lead now. Party Won Leading Total Nationalist Congress Party – NCP 0 7 7 Bharatiya Janata Party – BJP 0 6 6 Shiv Sena – SHS 0 […]
New Delhi: A majority of exit polls have predicted a win for the BJP and its allies in the Maharashtra assembly elections. Many also forecast a victory for the BJP camp in Jharkhand, but some predicted that the INDIA bloc would win. Elections were held in a single phase in Maharashtra on Wednesday (November 20), where […]
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar has dismissed allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray regarding industrialist Gautam Adani’s involvement in the controversial Dharavi redevelopment project. Pawar’s comments are particularly significant given that both Gandhi and Thackeray have vowed to scrap the project if their respective parties […]
As polling concludes across Maharashtra and Jharkhand today, all eyes will be on exit polls, which are expected to offer the first glimpse of the likely election results. Voters are casting their ballots in all 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra and 38 of the remaining 81 seats in Jharkhand. This marks the second phase of […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India in the near future, the Kremlin announced today, noting that Moscow and New Delhi are “coordinating the dates”. The visit, expected early next year, forms part of an established arrangement for reciprocal annual visits between the leaders of the two nations. Without disclosing details of the […]
The brother of jailed criminal Lawrence Bishnoi, Anmol Bishnoi, was detained in the United States on Monday. After questioning Anmol Bishnoi, US officials may first hand him over to Canadian police in connection with Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder. Following that, Indian authorities may take custody of him. Initial reports state that Anmol, a notorious criminal […]
India has conducted a successful test of its first long-range hypersonic missile, capable of mid-flight manoeuvres and speeds exceeding five times the speed of sound, the Ministry of Defence announced. The missile, which is designed to penetrate advanced enemy missile defence systems, was launched from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha […]
The Supreme Court on Monday criticised the Delhi government for delaying the implementation of Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), asserting that stringent preventive measures would remain in place until further orders, regardless of any improvement in air quality. “We will not allow scaling down of preventive measures under Stage 4, even […]
BJP leader and Deputy Mayor of Rajkot, Narendrasinh Jadeja, also known as Tikubha and his brother Ravirajsinh Jadeja were stabbed in a brawl on Sunday night. The attack was allegedly carried out by Sunny, the manager of a local restaurant ‘Sunny Paji Ka Dhaba’ and his associates. Gandhigram police have arrested the suspect and initiated […]
Former Delhi Transport Minister and prominent Jat leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Kailash Gahlot, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, just days before the upcoming assembly elections. Gahlot’s decision to switch parties came shortly after he resigned from his ministerial post and AAP membership. He formally joined the BJP in the […]
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor, Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday dismissed concerns over recent violence against the country’s Hindu minority, describing it as “exaggerated propaganda” driven by political motives aimed at destabilising the nation. Acknowledging that incidents of violence had occurred, Yunus asserted that they were politically motivated and had been “given a communal colour.” His comments […]
On the eve of the Lok Sabha poll results, both Narendra Modi and Amit Shah gave an unprecedented call urging people to buy shares in the market on the assumption that BJP would win a decisive victory and the stock markets would be on a roll. However, after the results, the stock market crashed over […]
A horrific fire at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi on Friday night claimed the lives of 10 newborns. While investigations are ongoing, initial reports point to a short circuit in an oxygen concentrator as the likely cause. However, eyewitness accounts suggest negligence may have played a role in the tragedy. Bhagwan Das, a […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches on Thursday across 23 locations in poll-bound Maharashtra and neighbouring Gujarat as part of an investigation into a Rs 100 crore money laundering case involving a Malegaon-based trader. The accused trader allegedly used forged documents and fake Know Your Customer (KYC) details to open multiple bank accounts for illicit […]
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi of favouring Gujarat at the expense of opposition-ruled states, alleging that investments intended for these states are being redirected to Gujarat through the Prime Minister’s Office. Speaking to a section of media in New Delhi, Reddy criticised what he described as the Prime […]
In response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks accusing him of flaunting a “blank Constitution,” Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, took aim at the Prime Minister, suggesting Modi may find the Constitution blank because he “has never read it.” Speaking at a public rally in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar, which is currently in […]
In a video capturing the final moments of Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh, two suitcases and the former Prime Minister herself are seen being hurriedly loaded into a car. The footage, taken on August 5, shows the ousted leader departing Bangladesh under tense circumstances, heading to seek refuge in India. Now, 100 days later, Hasina remains […]
The Commonwealth of Dominica is set to bestow its highest national award, the Dominica Award of Honour, upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi in recognition of his contributions to Dominica during the Covid-19 pandemic and his dedication to strengthening the partnership between India and Dominica. The award will be presented by President Sylvanie Burton of the […]
As Maharashtra braces for another fierce electoral showdown, the political landscape is sharply divided between two formidable alliances: the Mahayuti, a coalition led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), an opposition front comprising the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar faction, and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena faction. This […]
Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar accused Devendra Fadnavis of promoting polarising discourse, questioning why the public should be tasked with “saving religion” while the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister’s wife creates Instagram reels. Speaking at a rally in Nagpur on Wednesday ahead of the Maharashtra election, Kanhaiya called on people to hold politicians accountable when they become […]
