Bengaluru: A resurgent Congress appeared headed for a simple majority in Karnataka, and on course to wrest power from the BJP in a morale-boosting victory ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections. As per the latest trends, the Mallikarjun Kharge-led party was leading in 119...
Bengaluru: Opposition Congress Saturday seemed to be on course to breach rival BJP's lone southern citadel Karnataka, racing ahead towards the magic 113 figure to form a government on its own. Buoyed by the initial trends, Congress said the message given to the BJP was...
Bhubaneswar: Counting of votes for the by-election to Odisha's Jharsuguda assembly seat began at 8 am on Saturday amid tight security arrangements, an official said. Though there were nine candidates in the fray, the contest was restricted to three nominees - Deepali Das of the...
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP was slightly ahead of the Congress in early trends as the counting of votes was taken up for the Karnataka Assembly elections Saturday. As per the latest trends, the BJP was ahead in 41, the Congress 36, and JD (S) in...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha and two state ministers resigned Friday evening in the wake of speculations that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is contemplating a reshuffle of his cabinet. The two ministers of state who put in their papers are Samir Ranjan Dash (School...
New Delhi: The CBSE Friday declared the Class 12 results with 87.33 per cent of students clearing the exam, a dip of 5.38 per cent from last year. There will be no merit list to "avoid unhealthy competition", the board announced. Bhubaneswar region also saw...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday held the Maharashtra governor was not justified in calling upon then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority in the Assembly June 30 last year but refused to order status quo ante, saying he did not face the floor...
Bengaluru: A voter turnout of nearly 72 per cent was recorded in the Karnataka Assembly elections Wednesday where the ruling BJP, a combative Congress and the JD(S), which is hoping to be a kingmaker in the event of a hung assembly, are locked in a...
Jharsuguda: The bypoll in Jharsuguda Assembly constituency in Odisha saw 68.12 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nikunja Bihari Dhal said in a press meet in Bhubaneswar. Dhal further said that the voting was completed peacefully and the final polling...
Bengaluru: The polling to elect the 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly began Wednesday morning amid tight security arrangements. The polling, which started at 7 a.m., will continue till 6 p.m. Brisk voting is expected across the state, as major political parties in the state are locked...
The growing tendency of different state police forces to cross jurisdictional boundaries in order to arrest individuals for their opinions...
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