scorecardresearch
Thursday, October 10, 2024
HomePolitics

Politics

Haryana looks headed for a hung assembly as Congress throws up a surprise

Trends should be a shot in the arm for Congress as a majority of exit polls had predicted a rout for the party in the Haryana assembly elections.

Former BJP MLA spends Wednesday night guarding EVM strong room

After voting took place on 21 October, the opposition Congress, NCP and several other parties raised suspicion over the functioning of EVMs, alleging they were tampered with at some places.

As BJP-Sena ahead in over 130 seats in Maharashtra, Fadnavis looks set to form govt again

Early trends up to 9.30 am show Congress and NCP ahead of the ruling alliance in seven seats. Congress leading in 35 constituencies and NCP in 41.

5 seats to keep an eye on as counting for Haryana assembly elections begins

From CM Khattar’s Karnal to Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda’s Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, these 5 seats have star power or the potential for a close battle.

5 key constituencies in Maharashtra and their neck-and-neck battles to watch out for

From BJP-Sena rivalry to estranged cousins, these 5 Maharashtra seats show why the assembly elections here are just a bit more interesting.

Updates: People put their faith in us & voted us back, says Modi as he thanks voters, BJP workers

Get the latest on the assembly election results in Maharashtra and Haryana here.

Subhash Chopra back as chief of Delhi Congress, Kirti Azad will lead campaign

The appointment marks Subhash Chopra’s second stint as chief of Delhi Congress, which was led by Sheila Dikshit until her death in July.

Priyanka’s new UP team wants clear Congress stand on Ram temple, cows & kanwariyas

At a meeting in Rae Bareli, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra told Ajay Kumar Lallu-led UP Congress team to ‘find a way’ to address the Ayodhya issue.

Sonia Gandhi meets Karnataka leader Shivakumar in Tihar, extends party support

Karnataka Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate last month in a money laundering case filed based on an Income Tax department complaint.

Jagdeep Dhankhar isn’t first, Mamata has been on the warpath with every Bengal governor

In her 8-year tenure, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has had to deal with three governors, none of whom she has particularly warmed up to.

On Camera

News anchors studiously avoided PM Modi’s name on Haryana counting day—until about 10 am

Many Congress leaders would regret their words. From Pawan ‘Jalebi’ Khera to Supriya Shrinate, who told News 24 she would change her name if BJP wins more than '15-20 seats' in Haryana.

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?