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Congress postpones 4th INDIA bloc meeting after top opposition leaders drop out

Mamata, Akhilesh, Nitish planned to skip the 6 December meeting. Kharge had dialled leaders to convene the meeting when counting of votes was underway Sunday.

BSP failed to make a mark in polls, but played spoiler for both BJP & Congress in 70 seats

Party drew blank in Telangana, MP, Chhattisgarh. It allied with regional Gondwana Gantantra Party in latter two states. Overall, BSP cut into BJP votes on 31 seats, Congress votes on 39.

“Youth were fed up with existing political system”: Lalduhoma after leading ZPM to decisive win in Mizoram

Aizawl (Mizoram) , December 5 (ANI): After leading the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) to a landslide victory in Mizoram, party chief Lalduhoma, who is...

ZPM set to form govt after landslide win in Mizoram, Lalduhoma to stake claim after meeting MLAs

Zoram People's Movement wins 27 out of 40 seats in Mizoram, MNF gets 10, BJP 2 and Congress 1. Outgoing CM Zoramthanga has submitted resignation to governor.

Mizoram CM-elect Lalduhoma: Ex-cop quit IPS at Indira’s request, 1st MP disqualified for defection

In 1984, ex-IPS officer Lalduhoma was tasked with negotiating peace with MNF, then a militant outfit. Today, his Zoram People's Movement has trounced ruling MNF & is all set to form govt.

How BJP snatched Chhattisgarh’s tribal belts, Bastar & Surguja, from Congress

New Delhi: There’s a popular belief in Chhattisgarh: Whoever wins Bastar wins the state. It held true this time as the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga tenders resignation after Mizo National Front loses elections

The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) won 27 seats out of 40 in the Mizoram assembly elections held on 7 November.

Who is Revanth Reddy? Ex-ABVP activist & former TDP MLA who scripted Congress’s victory in Telangana

Reddy began his political career with TRS in 2001-02 before joining TDP in 2008. He switched to Congress 9 yrs later. Though branded an 'outsider' earlier, he enjoys support of Gandhi family.

Rajnath Singh says BJP will secure ‘clear majority’ in 2024 after victory in 3 states

BJP swept MP, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh Sunday, inflicting a resounding defeat on Congress and tightening its hold in the Hindi heartland.

JD(U) says Congress ‘made a mistake by going it alone’ in Rajasthan, MP & Chhattisgarh polls

Neeraj Kumar, JD(U)'s chief spokesperson, blamed the defeat of the Congress in these states on its failure to effectively counter the BJP's alleged politics of 'sectarian frenzy'.

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I turned up at Asha Bhosle’s door as a fan. She invited me home

The words she wrote in our autograph book echo in my mind now: 'Mar kar bhi jo jeete hain, wohi jeete hain'—The only lives worth living are those remembered long after death.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.