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Modi thanks Janta Janardan after thumping win in 3 states, Rahul says ‘battle of ideology’ will go on

Telangana only state of the four where results were announced Sunday, which the Congress is winning. BJP takes Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

Frenzy of freebies dominated Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, & Telangana polls. Results varied

Handout promises, from loan waivers to free power, flooded this assembly election season, with BJP & Congress vying to outdo each other. How they shaped outcomes differed across states.

Rajyavardhan Rathore clinches Jhotwara by thumping margin, beats Congress candidate, BJP rebel

The BJP leader & former Union minister beat Congress's Abhishek Choudhary by 50,167 votes. BJP rebel Ashu Singh Surpura, who contested as an Independent, came in third.

Daughter’s challenge to dad in Rajasthan’s Alwar Rural fizzles out, but Congress beats both

Meena Kumari contested as an Independent against her father, BJP’s Jairam Jatav, from the Alwar Rural seat. Congress candidate Tikaram Jully wins seat, repeating 2018 victory.

In MP’s Indore-1, BJP national general secy Kailash Vijayvargiya wins by over 57,000 votes

Vijayvargiya had voiced his surprise at being fielded to fight the polls. Meanwhile, his rival, Congress’s Sanjay Shukla, has repeatedly called him an ‘outsider’.

MP Congress chief Kamal Nath leads in Chhindwara bastion, but BJP set to form govt

By evening, BJP had won 43 of MP's 230 seats, with a lead in 122 others. Congress, which emerged as the single-largest player in 2018, had won 11 and was leading in 53.

In Chhattisgarh’s Baghel vs Baghel battle, CM Bhupesh defeats nephew Vijay by over 19,000 votes

The uncle-nephew fight is one of the most watched battles of the Chhattisgarh assembly election. Bhupesh and Vijay were also pitted against each other in 2003, 2008, and 2013.

BJP’s Hyderabad firebrand ‘Tiger’ Raja Singh retains Goshamahal, defeats BRS rival by 21,000 votes

Unlike in the other seats in this part of the city, Muslims are a minority in Goshamahal with a voting population of about 70,000.

In Nathdwara, Maharana Pratap’s descendant beats Congress veteran CP Joshi in close fight

BJP’s Vishwaraj Singh Mewar, a member of erstwhile Mewar royal family who fought the election on his lineage, defeated outgoing speaker Joshi by 7,504 votes.

BJP minister Narottam Mishra loses by 7,742 votes as party romps home in Madhya Pradesh

A prominent Brahmin face, Mishra was virtually No. 2 to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, but has courted many controversies in his career.

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Skincare doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Here are 10 timeless hacks

If there’s one thing I tell every single patient, it’s this: sunscreen is non-negotiable.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.