Soundararajan's return to politics was expected to boost BJP’s position in the TN political landscape, but DMK sitting MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian is leading with 15,063 votes.
Congress leader has emerged unscathed from grouse that he was largely absent from constituency in the last 5 yrs. Communist Party of India’s candidate Annie Raja a distant second.
Mufti's loss in newly carved Anantnag-Rajouri seat is a blow for PDP ahead of J&K assembly polls, with NC's Mian Altaf Ahmad winning by a comfortable margin of 2,81,794 votes.
Fall in stock markets comes after they rallied more than 3% Monday, the first day of trading after the exit polls predicted a comfortable victory for BJP.
Daughter of former Union minister, late Chaudhary Dalbir Singh, Kumari Selja ventured into politics with a byelection in 1988. She won Sirsa seat in the 1991 and 1996 Lok Sabha elections.
It is the performance of Congress, which is leading in over 90 seats, and its allies, that has emerged as the talking point as the counting progresses across the country.
As of 9.45 pm, the NDA had been declared a winner on 240 seats, with the BJP accounting for 240. The INDIA bloc secured victory in 233 seats. Of these, the Congress got 99.
Classified as 'Least Concern' by the IUCN, the resilient Verditer flycatcher maintains a strong presence from the Himalayas to the southern reaches of India.
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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