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Fifteen candidates from the ruling Mahayuti alliance, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Ajit Pawar in their own bases of Kopri-Pachpakhadi and Baramati, exceeded the one-lakh winning margin mark. The 15 candidates include three from Shinde’s Shiv Sena, four from the Nationalist Congress Party, led by Ajit Pawar and eight from the BJP. […]
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led ‘Mahayuti’ alliance is leading on 220 seats in Maharashtra, the battle for chief minister has now begun. Party leaders from within the alliance are rooting for their heads to be the next CM. Sunetra, the wife of Ajit Pawar, expressed her desire for him to become the chief minister. […]
New Delhi: The votes of the Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024, held across 81 constituencies in two phases on November 13 and 20, are being counted today, November 23. The INDIA bloc have a slight lead according to the Election Commission’s website, with the following breakdown: Party Won Leading Total Rashtriya Janata Dal – RJD 0 2 […]
Eight companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have arrived in Imphal, Manipur, amid an increase in violence. These personnel would be stationed in sensitive and remote regions. A day after another contingent of 11 CAPF companies landed in the state, these forces arrived in Imphal on Wednesday. An official said, “Four companies each […]
Three exit polls suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies are likely to secure victory in the Jharkhand assembly election. However, one exit poll predicts a win for the alliance led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). According to an exit poll by Matrize, the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) may […]
A court in Pune has directed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear in person on December 2 regarding a defamation case lodged against him by the grandnephew of Hindutva figure V D Savarkar. Satyaki Savarkar filed a complaint in a Pune court, alleging that Rahul Gandhi, during a speech in London in March 2023, claimed […]
New Delhi: On November 18, the Union health ministry released a letter to reporters. It was written by the health secretary to the chief secretaries of all states and union territories in the country on the same day. The letter asked them to take a series of steps to tackle health issues arising out of rising […]
Following the security situation in Manipur, the Central government has decided to deploy an additional 50 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), comprising more than 5,000 personnel, in the state. On Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met with security officials at North Block and instructed paramilitary forces to focus on bringing peace […]
Nagpur’s Mahal area, typically buzzing with noise, presents a contrasting tranquillity within the heavily guarded RSS headquarters on a sunny Friday morning. While the city outside is alive with election fervour, featuring colourful political posters and campaign vehicles blaring party messages, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) presence remains understated. However, media reports suggest the organisation […]
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councilor from Anand municipality, Dilip Prajapati alias Dipubhai, was booked in an alleged rape case on Sunday after being reportedly caught in the act by the 35-year-old victim’s husband. Prajapati was suspended from primary membership of the party on Sunday, following the police complaint. According to police, the alleged incident […]
In light of the unstable situation in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his rallies in Maharashtra on Sunday and is returning to Delhi. According to the reports, he will likely convene a meeting to discuss the current situation in the northeastern state. Even as security forces thwarted an agitator’s attempt to storm […]
A 29-year-old university student has described a troubling encounter with Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, claiming it left him “thoroughly freaked out”. The student, Vidhay Reddy, said the chatbot not only verbally abused him but also urged him to end his life. The incident has prompted a response from Google, which dismissed the chatbot’s output as […]
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) conducted the second cluster of its Summer Placement process for the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Class of 2026 on 15 November 2024. The event saw participation from a diverse range of firms across seven cohorts: Conglomerates, Retail B2B & Retail E-commerce, Consumer Goods, Consumer Durables and Pharmaceuticals & […]
At least 10 newborns lost their lives in fire that broke out at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi district late on Friday night. Sixteen others sustained critical injuries and are receiving medical attention. The NICU ward reportedly housed 54 infants at the time of the incident. […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced the appointment of Karoline Leavitt as White House Press Secretary in his upcoming administration, set to begin in January. At 27, Leavitt will become the youngest person in US history to hold this role, surpassing Ronald Ziegler, who was 29 when he assumed the position under President Richard Nixon […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its Hindutva narrative as part of its campaign strategy for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, deploying slogans such as “Batenge toh katenge” (if divided, we’ll be slaughtered) and “Ek hain toh safe hain” (united, we are safe). The BJP’s manifesto includes a proposed anti-conversion law, a move reportedly unsettling […]
The Crafts Council of Gujarat (CCG) in collaboration with Gujarat University, organised a seminar named ‘Natural Dyes Symposium: “From Soil to Style” for on November 14 and 15. The symposium highlighted natural dyes as more than a craft tradition and powerful tools for sustainability, heritage preservation and artistic innovation. Over the two-day event, artisans, researchers, […]
An Agra man has caused a stir after allegedly marrying another man in the United States, despite being married to a woman in India and without obtaining a divorce. The man, identified as Anvit Dubey, had only recently married a 35-year-old woman from Ahmedabad, near the Vaishnav Devi Circle, before moving to the US under […]
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has instructed the Election Commission’s central observers assigned to the Maharashtra Assembly elections to ensure fairness, address candidates’ concerns promptly and uphold professional conduct. Kumar directed the central observers to be available to all candidates and parties without showing favouritism at a review meeting. He also urged them to […]
The Ahmedabad sessions court has acquitted three men—Mohammed Amir Shaikh, Aquib Saiyed, and Aslam Kashmiri—arrested in connection with the 2006 bomb blast at Kalupur railway station, citing insufficient evidence. The judgement was delivered by additional sessions judge S L Thakkar, who noted that no witness testimony or documentary evidence presented by the prosecution established the […]
