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If Karnataka votes in 2024 like it did in state polls, BJP-JD(S) can win 18 of 28 seats, Congress 10

Without alliance with JD(S), BJP would manage only 8 seats in Karnataka. ThePrint looks at vote share of parties in each assembly segment & extrapolates it for each Lok Sabha constituency.

Will win 25-30 seats, support to NDA issue-based: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga ahead of polls

Aizawl (Mizoram) , October 15 (ANI): Talking up his party's prospects in the November 7 Assembly elections, Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Sunday said...

Nishikant Dubey tells Speaker Mahua took cash for questions on Adani in Parliament, seeks action

In letter to Speaker, Dubey claims an advocate shared 'irrefutable' evidence on Moitra taking gifts from businessman. She says CBI welcome to investigate her after probing Adani.

Congress’s 1st list for MP polls: Hanuman actor, inducted by ‘bhakt Kamal Nath’, to take on Shivraj

List of 144 names includes 70 former MLAs & 19 women. Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh's son Jaivardhan Singh make it. State goes to polls 17 November, counting of votes 3 December.

Yatra 2, Vyooham, Shapadham — it’s a race to make films on Jagan in poll-bound Andhra Pradesh

Malayalam star Mammotty will reprise YSR's role in Yatra 2, while Tamil actor Jiiva essays Jagan’s character. Director Raghav is open about being admirer of ex-chief minister.

‘Alliance with JD(S) shouldn’t undermine BJP workers’ — Karnataka ex-CM Gowda questions high command’s move

Sadananda Gowda asserts it will be difficult for workers to join hands unless central leadership gives some guidelines or motivation. None of state leaders were consulted, he adds.

If Chungthang dam is ‘substandard’, why did govt not take action, asks former Sikkim CM Chamling 

Pawan Kumar Chamling, one of Sikkim's longest-serving CMs, blames state govt for 'preventable' glacial lake outburst flood, says lives could have been saved if warnings were heeded.

‘Mukhyamantri se bhi bada mahamantri hoon’ — Kailash Vijayvargiya rules himself out of MP CM race

BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, now MP poll candidate, was removed last yr as Bengal in-charge. Says he asked to be removed due to 'false cases' filed against him by TMC.

Chandrababu’s son says TDP chief’s life under threat. ‘Jagan govt trying to give him steroids’

Nara Lokesh makes allegation day after he said Amit Shah 'sees Chandrababu's arrest as a bid to frame BJP'. He had met the home minister Wednesday.

Royal, Rajput, and not Raje— why BJP is placing its bets on Diya Kumari in Rajasthan

Diya Kumari of the erstwhile Jaipur royal family is BJP’s candidate from Vidhyadhar Nagar. Party sources say she’s being groomed to offset Raje’s influence among women and Rajput voters.

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Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

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.