Union MoS lost to SP's Utkarsh Verma by margin of over 34k votes. Local SP leader says Sikh voters in constituency 'were agitated with him for his son’s involvement' in 2021 incident.
Amritpal Singh won from Khadoor Sahib by biggest margin this election in Punjab & Beant Singh's son Khalsa won in Faridkot. But, Simranjit Singh Mann lost his Sangrur seat.
Some BJP candidates like Ashok Tanwar from Sirsa, Mohan Lal Badoli from Sonipat and Ranjit Singh from Hisar complained about lack of support from party cadre, it is learnt.
The BJP, learnt to be considering ousting Nitish as Bihar CM after the election, now needs him for the coalition govt at the Centre; 2025 Bihar assembly polls are also a factor.
Kalpana Soren, who emerged as a star campaigner for JMM after her husband Hemant Soren was arrested by ED, is elected to Jharkhand assembly, defeating BJP's Dilip Kumar Verma.
Samajwadi Party won 37 Lok Sabha seats in UP, making it the third-largest party in India. It’s a major boost for Akhilesh in his first litmus test after Mulayam Singh Yadav’s death.
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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