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Poll updates: Mamata concedes defeat in Nandigram, happy Bengal ‘saved country’, BJP says it accepts mandate

Trinamool Congress wins in West Bengal, LDF in Kerala, DMK in Tamil Nadu and BJP in Assam. Here are the updates of the 2021 assembly election results.

How a land grab charge saw KCR strip health minister of his portfolio and take over

Farmers from Medak district complained to CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao that Health Minister Eatala Rajender forcibly took away their land. A probe has been ordered.

World shaken by India’s Covid situation, Modi govt focussed on brand-building: Rahul Gandhi

Criticising Modi govt for being 'blindly overconfident', Gandhi claimed there was no coherent strategy to deal with the second wave of Covid and said vaccination is the only solution.

TMC edge in Bengal, BJP win in Assam, LDF sweep in Kerala — what exit polls say

The exit polls predictions for four states and one UT were made Thursday. The results will be declared on 2 May.

Sidhu an opportunist, met Kejriwal, is likely to join AAP — Punjab CM Amarinder’s fresh attack

CM Amarinder Singh told a Punjabi channel it is clear Navjot Singh Sidhu will contest from Patiala against him in the next year’s polls. Sidhu is yet to respond to the fresh attack.

BJP’s Tejasvi Surya is ‘missing’ from Covid front, poll scene and headlines

BJP youth wing chief Tejasvi Surya is ‘missing’, even as young Congress & AAP leaders earn plaudits in Covid crisis. But Surya says critics should check his social media handles.

‘Spoke like a statesman’: Dissenting Congress leaders praise Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vision’ on Covid 

Leaders of the G-23 like Sibal and Moily, who last year questioned the leadership vacuum in Congress, said they’re now impressed with how Rahul Gandhi has acted in Covid crisis.

BJP, EC have ‘blood of Covid patients on their hands’, says Trinamool Congress

TMC MP Sougata Roy says PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah addressed poll rallies despite a surge in Covid cases.

Appalled at Harsh Vardhan statement denying oxygen, vaccines shortage: Chidambaram

Taking to Twitter to express his outrage, the senior Congress leader asked if doctors and families were lying and if photos of the crisis were fake.

Central Vista project not essential, central govt with vision is, says Rahul Gandhi

The Central Vista revamp project, which was announced in September last year, is targeted to be constructed by August, 2022 when India will celebrate its 75th Independence Day.

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The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.