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Contesting on BJP ticket, Sita Soren leads in Jharkhand’s Dumka, Shibu Soren’s former seat

JMM veteran Nalin Soren, who is also a founding member of the party, is trailing. Dumka has been a JMM bastion, with Shibu Soren having won the seat several times.

Samajwadi Party to bag majority of SC seats in UP as Dalit politics shifts, Chandrashekhar Azad leads

The BSP, which won 10 seats in the last Lok Sabha when it was in an alliance with the SP, has arguably received a fatal blow this election.

BJP’s Bansuri Swaraj leading by 26,000 votes in New Delhi, AAP’s Somnath Bharti trails

Winning seat crucial for Swaraj's future prospects in party. She was appointed a secretary of the Delhi BJP last August.

Lok Sabha polls: Naveen Jindal wins from Kurukshetra, defeats AAP rival by 29,000-plus votes

A two-time MP from Kurukshetra, Jindal had earlier won seat as a Congress candidate in 2004 and 2009.

BJP’s Puri candidate Sambit Patra leading by 40,000+ votes against BJD’s Arup Patnaik

As of 12.30 pm, Patra had polled 2,27,241 votes against Patnaik, a former Mumbai Police commissioner, who had secured 1,86,125 votes.

NDA ahead in Bihar, Nitish’s JD(U) on top

BJP was leading in 11 out of 17 seats while JD(U) headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was ahead in 14 out of 16 seats.

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan races ahead in Odisha’s Sambalpur by over 81,000 votes

BJP’s Pradhan, seen as a potential CM, is set to defeat BJD heavyweight Pranab Prakash Das. Sambalpur seat falls in western Odisha, considered a BJP stronghold.

Chandrababu’s TDP set to form govt in Andhra Pradesh, Jagan’s YSRCP on cusp of big defeat

TDP alone is leading in 130 seats in southern state, while JSP & BJP are leading in 20 & 7 seats.

Jailed candidates Amritpal, Engineer Rashid in the lead, Indira Gandhi assassin’s son set for win too

Amritpal is leading in Khadoor Sahib, while Sarabjit Khalsa is leading in the Faridkot seat in Punjab. Engineer Rashid looks set to beat former CM Omar Abdullah in Baramulla in J&K.

With battle lines redrawn, ruling Mahayuti trails MVA in tough Maharashtra contest

MVA in lead with 30 seats, Mahayuti trailing with 17 as of 11.45 am. Rejigged alliances, rival Sena & NCP factions and Maratha quota agitation among factors at play.

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The burden of being a successful Dalit

I have often felt that success for a Dalit person comes with a strange moral demand: be proof without being inconvenient. That is an impossible assignment.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

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.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

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.

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.