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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicMayoral poll

Topic: mayoral poll

‘Tonight is his night’ — Andrew Cuomo concedes defeat to Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral polls

New York: Former Governor Andrew Cuomo has conceded the Democratic primary for New York City mayor to Zohran Mamdani, telling his supporters at his...

SC will direct recounting of votes polled in controversial Chandigarh mayoral election

The top court voiced its deep concern over the ‘horse-trading’ and said it will examine the ballot papers and video recording of the counting.

BJP retains Chandigarh mayor post after 8 AAP & Congress councillors’ votes declared invalid

Eight votes cast by alliance councillors were declared invalid by presiding officer, leading BJP's Manoj Sonkar to win with 16 votes. Congress & BJP have moved court against poll result.

Neither arithmetic nor chemistry working for INDIA bloc: Nadda after BJP’s Chandigarh mayoral polls win

BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar defeated AAP’s Kuldeep Kumar, who was fielded as part of an alliance with the Congress, and won the post of mayor in Chandigarh.

Chandigarh mayoral polls now on 6 February, AAP councillor contests move in Punjab & Haryana HC

Elections were scheduled Thursday but put on hold after presiding officer reported unwell. Enough evidence of breach of rules, says senior standing counsel of UT administration.

As Congress, Akali abstain, BJP pips AAP in Chandigarh mayor poll by 1 vote — just like last year

Last year, too, BJP had won the mayoral elections by one vote against the AAP, with both the Congress and Akali Dal abstaining from voting.

BJP wins in MP municipal polls but loses 4 crucial mayoral seats. Congress wrests 3 & AAP 1

BJP leaders say this should be a wake up call for the party ahead of next year’s assembly elections, cite ‘infighting’ and ‘lack of management’ in handling of polls.

BJP wins big at Chandigarh mayor election, AAP cries foul as one of its votes held invalid

BJP’s Sarabjit Kaur is Chandigarh mayor, ‘tick mark’ sign disqualifies AAP vote. One AAP councillor suspected to have cross voted in favour of BJP for electing senior deputy mayor.

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How the Bagram airbase from the 1950s is geopolitically significant in the 21st century

Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.

NITI Aayog flags gender pay gap in services sector, women earn half of what men make in rural areas

Federal think tank report says gap persists across most sub-sectors, shaped by occupational segregation, limited access to high-paying positions, and skill mismatch.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.