The bypolls were necessitated after 9 MLAs rebelled against Congress in March. Of these, the party has since won in 4 & the BJP in 2. Polls in the remaining 3 will be held on 10 July.
When someone aims over his capacity, he ends up performing badly, says Swami Nischalananda Saraswati. This is the 2nd jibe from a Shankaracharya since party's setback in LS polls.
Ex-Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was fielded from Bardhaman-Durgapur instead of his seat Medinipur and lost Lok Sabha polls to TMC's Kirti Azad. This was Ghosh’s first poll defeat.
INLD risks losing its election symbol — pair of spectacles — used since Chaudhary Devi Lal's era. Meanwhile, JJP needs fresh faces by 2029 to consider any chance of revival.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla termed the action as Congress' 'Nawabi feudal shehzada' mindset and demanded the party and Patole should apologize.
Last month, two other ministers had written to the CM pointing out irregular power cuts amid the scorching heat in Barmer, and water scarcity in Churu and adjoining districts.
In an interview to Financial Times, Congress MP says LS poll results brought about a ‘tectonic shift’ in Indian politics, claims some from ruling alliance in touch with Opposition.
Shiv Sena (UBT) has called its candidate Amol Kirtikar's defeat 'very suspicious' & alleged 'misuse of the system'. Shinde-led Sena says the Opposition is unnecessarily crying foul.
BJP alleges the hike will be put towards bankrolling Congress govt's 5 guarantees in Karnataka, while CM Siddaramaiah says hike is to 'increase resource mobilisation, increase income'.
By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
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.
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