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Haryana CM Nayab Saini wins in Ladwa, defeats Congress’s Mewa Singh by over 16,000 votes

Saini’s rise in politics has been meteoric. Considered close to Manohar Lal Khattar, he had replaced O.P. Dhankar as Haryana BJP chief last year and took over as CM this year.

Weeks after Olympics upset, Vinesh Phogat wins 1st electoral bout in Haryana’s Julana

Vinesh Phogat defeated BJP's Yogesh Bairagi, INLD's Surender Lather and incumbent Amarjeet Dhanda of the JJP to win Julana assembly constituency for the Congress.

Engineer Rashid’s brother ekes out victory in high-stakes battle for J&K’s Langate seat

Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh, a govt teacher, took voluntary retirement to contest Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections from the seat held by his brother for two consecutive terms earlier.

Sitting MLA Aftab Ahmed wins by 46K votes in violence-hit Nuh, BJP a distant third

Nuh was in news after BJP fielded Sohna MLA Sanjay Singh in an apparent bid to polarise votes in this Haryana constituency that saw violence last year during a VHP yatra.

Independent Savitri Jindal wins in Haryana’s Hisar, defeats Congress’s Ram Niwas Rara by 18k votes

India's richest woman & chairperson of OP Jindal Group, Savitri Jindal was denied a ticket by BJP from Hisar, a seat she previously represented for two terms.

Afzal Guru’s brother Aijaz Guroo finishes behind NOTA in J&K’s Sopore, NC wins seat

Aijaz Ahmad Guroo had campaigned on Kashmiris languishing in jails & unemployment. His brother, Afzal Guru, was hanged for plotting the December 2001 Parliament attack.

Months after LS defeat, Omar Abdullah cruises to victory in 2 assembly seats, Budgam & Ganderbal

Omar has won Budgam by 18,485 votes and Ganderbal by 10,574 votes. Both constituencies are regarded as bastions of the Abdullahs & NC.

Haryana ex-CM Hooda wins by over 70,000 votes against BJP’s Manju Hooda in Garhi-Sampla-Kiloi

Bhupinder Singh Hooda was the Haryana chief minister from 2005 to 2014.

Mehbooba’s daughter Iltija Mufti loses family bastion Bijbehara by 9,700+ votes

Iltija had 'accepted the verdict of the people' before counting of votes concluded. She was pitted against National Conference veteran Bashir Veeri.

BJP Jharkhand core group holds meeting to discuss candidate selection for upcoming assembly polls

New Delhi , October 7 (ANI): BJP President JP Nadda held a meeting with the Jharkhand BJP unit on Monday to discuss the candidate...

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

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.