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BJP candidate & ex-governor Tamilisai Soundararajan trails in Chennai South, DMK leading

Soundararajan's return to politics was expected to boost BJP’s position in the TN political landscape, but DMK sitting MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian is leading with 15,063 votes.

Rahul Gandhi set to retain Wayanad in Kerala, leads by over 3.5 lakh votes

Congress leader has emerged unscathed from grouse that he was largely absent from constituency in the last 5 yrs. Communist Party of India’s candidate Annie Raja a distant second.

In first post-Article 370 test, Mehbooba Mufti loses from crucial Anantnag-Rajouri seat

Mufti's loss in newly carved Anantnag-Rajouri seat is a blow for PDP ahead of J&K assembly polls, with NC's Mian Altaf Ahmad winning by a comfortable margin of 2,81,794 votes.

Supriya Sule leads in Baramati, ahead of sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar by over 5,000 votes

As of 10.30 am, Sule was leading by 5,770 votes. Under the undivided NCP, she has represented the Lok Sabha constituency in Parliament thrice.

Sensex tanks 2,000 points, Nifty 600 as early leads show BJP short of exit poll results

Fall in stock markets comes after they rallied more than 3% Monday, the first day of trading after the exit polls predicted a comfortable victory for BJP.

Early trends show Congress’s Kumari Selja ahead of BJP’s Ashok Tanwar by 42,000 votes in Sirsa

Daughter of former Union minister, late Chaudhary Dalbir Singh, Kumari Selja ventured into politics with a byelection in 1988. She won Sirsa seat in the 1991 and 1996 Lok Sabha elections.

Lok Sabha elections: NDA crosses halfway mark in trends, INDIA gives fightback

It is the performance of Congress, which is leading in over 90 seats, and its allies, that has emerged as the talking point as the counting progresses across the country.

Congress’s Deepender Hooda ahead of BJP’s Arvind Sharma by 32,000+ votes in Rohtak, show early trends

Son of former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Deepender first claimed Rohtak seat in a bypoll in October 2005.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Results highlights: BJP set to form govt for 3rd term, INDIA bloc crosses 230

As of 9.45 pm, the NDA had been declared a winner on 240 seats, with the BJP accounting for 240. The INDIA bloc secured victory in 233 seats. Of these, the Congress got 99.

Clash with AAP govt led to Zee ‘blackout’ in Punjab — Subhash Chandra raises alarm over media freedom

At a press conference, Chandra said that the fourth pillar of democracy was under threat. Zee News had decided not to air an interview of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal with a Zee journalist.

On Camera

India has 291 homoeopathic colleges in 2026, says Minister of Ayush Prataprao Jadhav

The World Homoeopathy Day 2026 is an opportunity to reassure that traditional medical systems remain accessible, and integral to a resilient, inclusive, and future-ready healthcare system.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

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.