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As BJP-Sena ahead in over 130 seats in Maharashtra, Fadnavis looks set to form govt again

Early trends up to 9.30 am show Congress and NCP ahead of the ruling alliance in seven seats. Congress leading in 35 constituencies and NCP in 41.

5 seats to keep an eye on as counting for Haryana assembly elections begins

From CM Khattar’s Karnal to Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda’s Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, these 5 seats have star power or the potential for a close battle.

5 key constituencies in Maharashtra and their neck-and-neck battles to watch out for

From BJP-Sena rivalry to estranged cousins, these 5 Maharashtra seats show why the assembly elections here are just a bit more interesting.

Updates: People put their faith in us & voted us back, says Modi as he thanks voters, BJP workers

Get the latest on the assembly election results in Maharashtra and Haryana here.

Subhash Chopra back as chief of Delhi Congress, Kirti Azad will lead campaign

The appointment marks Subhash Chopra’s second stint as chief of Delhi Congress, which was led by Sheila Dikshit until her death in July.

Priyanka’s new UP team wants clear Congress stand on Ram temple, cows & kanwariyas

At a meeting in Rae Bareli, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra told Ajay Kumar Lallu-led UP Congress team to ‘find a way’ to address the Ayodhya issue.

Sonia Gandhi meets Karnataka leader Shivakumar in Tihar, extends party support

Karnataka Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate last month in a money laundering case filed based on an Income Tax department complaint.

Jagdeep Dhankhar isn’t first, Mamata has been on the warpath with every Bengal governor

In her 8-year tenure, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has had to deal with three governors, none of whom she has particularly warmed up to.

Modi-Shah mock Congress for dynastic politics but fielded 28 dynasts in Maharashtra

Nearly 20% of the candidates fielded by BJP in Maharashtra assembly elections are from political families, including CM Devendra Fadnavis.

BJP isn’t the first to ‘politicise’ deaths in Bengal. Trinamool did same during Left rule

In taking to the streets over the deaths of its 'political workers', the BJP, gaining ground in West Bengal, is ironically taking a leaf out of a TMC book.

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BJP is blocking UDF from a landslide. How did Hindutva gain ground in Kerala?

It is curious to note that a section of the Hindu vote has seamlessly transferred between the BJP in the 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the Left in the 2020 & 2025 local body polls.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.