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Only 20% in 4 hrs — why counting is slow & final Bihar results won’t come before late evening

EC officials said tables in a particular hall where votes are being counted have been reduced to 7 from the 14 earlier to maintain social distancing in view of the Covid-19 threat.

Tejashwi Yadav takes Raghopur, defeats BJP’s Satish Yadav by over 38,000 votes

The India Today-Axis My India exit poll found that Tejashwi Yadav is the ‘first choice for the chief minister’s chair with 44 per cent backing him’.

Tej Pratap Yadav wins Hasanpur, beats sitting JD(U) MLA Raj Kumar Ray by over 20,000 votes

In 2015, Tej Pratap Yadav had won from Mahua. He chose Hasanpur this time after rumours that JD(U) could field his estranged wife Aishwarya Rai from Mahua.

Manju Varma, JD(U) ex-minister who had to resign over Muzaffarpur scandal, loses to RJD

Former social welfare minister Manju Varma lost her post after Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual exploitation case — in which 34 girls were allegedly exploited — came to light in 2018.

NDA has an edge over RJD-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, initial trends suggest

A majority of the exit polls Saturday had projected win for RJD-led Grand Alliance and Tejashwi Yadav as next CM, though some said NDA would give a tough fight.

LSE alumnus Pushpam Priya, Congress’ Luv Sinha trail behind BJP’s Nitin Navin in Bankipore

Pushpam Priya Choudhary of Plurals Party comes from a political family from Darbhanga that has had a long association with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.

BJP leads in 11 seats, Congress in 3 in Madhya Pradesh bypolls

As per the early trends of counting, BJP's Tulsiram Silawat is leading from Sanver, while Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon is ahead in Badnawar.

Bihar verdict today — RJD-led alliance confident after exit polls but NDA hasn’t given up hope

Bihar braces for election results today as a buoyant oppn, led by Tejashwi Yadav, and a hopeful NDA under CM Nitish will look to cross majority mark of 122 in 243-member assembly.

Bihar election updates: PM Modi says democracy has won with blessings of the people

Counting for Bihar's 243 assembly seats stretches late into the night. BJP & RJD's vote share remain neck-and-neck, but trends show NDA has crossed halfway mark. Here are the day's updates.

BJP sets up talks between farmers, Rajnath & Goyal to end deadlock over Punjab train services

BJP leader Harjeet Singh Grewal says protesting farmers were invited to Delhi, but farmers say they only got 'feelers'. Passenger & goods train services to Punjab were suspended in October.

On Camera

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.