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Independents, BJP are big winners in J&K block polls boycotted by NC, PDP

Azaan Javaid -
The Block Development Council polls marked the first election exercise in J&K since the scrapping of Article 370 in August.
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These are the 9 MLAs BJP is trying to rope in to form govt in Haryana

Chitleen K Sethi -
With JJP’s 10 MLAs still unaligned, these MLAs, including former minister Gopal Kanda and INLD chief Abhay Chautala, could be crucial to BJP’s hopes.
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The hidden gains for Shiv Sena in Maharashtra assembly results

Manasi Phadke -
At over 44 per cent, Shiv Sena is on its way to recording its best strike rate ever, improving its previous best of 43.19 per cent in 1995.
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CPM’s Sabarimala ‘apology’ works, party wins Kerala’s Konni after 23 years

Rohini Swamy -
Konni is in Pathanamthitta district where Sabarimala shrine is located. CPM also manages to wrest Vattiyoorkavu. Congress wins 2 seats, IUML 1. BJP draws a blank.
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Election brings big shock for BJP as all but two Haryana ministers bite the dust

Chitleen K Sethi -
The BJP in Haryana is said to have paid the price for making a national issue like the scrapping of Article 370 one of its chief poll planks.
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Modi calls assembly poll results ‘exceptional’ despite falling short in Haryana

Neelam Pandey -
PM Narendra Modi congratulates CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Manohar Lal Khattar. Amit Shah says Modi’s leadership had led BJP from strength to strength.
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Only 2 of 10 ministers fielded by BJP win in Haryana assembly polls

PTI -
BJP had earlier denied tickets to two ministers, Vipul Goel and Rao Narbir Singh. Of the 2 ministers, Dr Banwari Lal retained his Karnal constituency.
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How NCP and Congress have stormed back into western Maharashtra

Manasi Phadke -
Congress and NCP are leading in 31 assembly constituencies of western Maharashtra, with NCP ahead in 21 seats and Congress in 10.
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2 wrestlers, a TikTok star & former hockey captain — how BJP’s stars fared in Haryana

ThePrint Team -
The BJP was counting on celebrities to deliver some of the toughest constituencies, including three it had never won.
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RJD gains 2 seats, JD(U) fares the worst as AIMIM leaves mark in Bihar bypolls

Dipak Mishra -
Of the 5 assembly bypolls, the RJD won 2, the JD(U), an Independent and Owaisi's AIMIM all bagged a seat each.
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Opinion

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Samah Qundeel -
Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Why the 2026 Bengal assembly election is Mamata’s toughest battle and BJP’s best bet

Why belief remains high among Indian Americans

Economy

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

Shekhar Gupta | 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.

Defence

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

Snehesh Alex Philip -
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.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
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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