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Congress’ Shivakumar romps home by 1 lakh plus margin in Kanakapura, Siddaramaiah wins Varuna

With this win, Shivakumar logged eight victories in a row in Karnataka. On the other hand, Siddaramaiah became MLA for the ninth time.

Bangarappas & Gowdas extend 50-yr hold on 2 seats — younger brother trumps MLA, Revanna defeats Congress rival

Bangarappa’s sons Kumar and Madhu were pitted against one another from Sorab, with latter winning with 98,912 votes. In Holenarasipur, Deve Gowda's son Revanna won with 88,103 votes.

‘Bajrang Bali is on our side’: After Karnataka win, Congress mocks BJP’s pitch on Hanuman

The outgoing party accused the Congress of insulting the God after it promised to ban divisive forces like the right-wing Bajrang Dal.

UP local body polls: Winning candidates won’t be allowed to take out processions

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) , May 13 (ANI): Counting of votes for local body polls commenced in the State.The State election commission issued a notification...

Karnataka poll results: Congress wins in Challakere constituency, leads in 128 seats

Bengaluru (Karnataka) , May 13 (ANI): Congress candidate T Raghumurthy was on Saturday declared winner from the Challakere Assembly constituency becoming the first registered...

‘Hum seedha sarkar mein aate hai:’ AAP wins Jalandhar LS bypoll, ends Congress’s 24-yr reign

AAP’s Sushil Kumar Rinku, a former Congress MLA, defeated Congress’s Karamjit Kaur, the wife of Santokh Singh Chaudhary, whose death necessitated the bypoll.

K’taka Polls: CM Bommai concedes defeat, says will come back stronger in Lok Sabha elections

Haveri (Karnataka) , May 13 (ANI): As Congress surged ahead on Saturday according to leads, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai conceded defeat and said that...

‘Couldn’t make the mark despite PM’s efforts:’ BJP outgoing CM Bommai after losing Karnataka

The leader said the party would come back in full force in the Lok Sabha elections next year.

How are BJP turncoats faring? Jagadish Shettar loses in Karnataka polls, while Laxman Savadi wins

Ex CM Jagadish Shettar lost Hubli-Dharwad (central) seat to BJP candidate Mahesh Tenginkai by 34,289 votes, while Laxman Savadi won in Athani by 76,122 votes over BJP’s Mahesh Kumathalli.

Odisha bypoll: BJD candidate leads in Jharsuguda constituency

Bhuvaneshwar (Odisha) , May 13 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is leading from the Jharsuguda assembly constituency by-polls where counting began at 8.00 am...

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.