Karnataka voters decimated the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party and gave Congress an unambiguous mandate, with 135 seats in the 224-member Legislative Assembly

In return for appointments In lieu of getting the candidates appointed in the Railways, Yadav got lands owned by candidates transferred in the names of his wife Devi’s and daughter Bharti’s names for much less than the prevailing market rates

BJP spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam also reiterated that the arrest was based on evidence and following the Supreme Court’s critical observation about the case involving the former AIADMK leader, now in the ruling DMK.

He says at Sarkoli public meet that farmers can change fortunes of parties, if united

As per the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, Himachal Pradesh is entitled to a 7.19% share in Chandigarh; being deprived of this right is a grave injustice to the people, says CM Sukhu

Calling it a struggle between neo-capitalists and the poor, Mr. Reddy said the commencement of the construction of housing plots in the R-5 Zone was a historic win for the pro-poor government

Rich districts featured at the bottom half when categorised on health and education related parameters

The State has been hit by violence since the notification for the three-tier panchayat polls was issued on June 8

The Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir, which serves a cultivation area of around 22.12 lakh acres across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, is less than half-full even in the third week of August

Used as a supply route during the Second World War, the Vizag coast became home to army camps and eventually, to safeguard India’s maritime interests following Chinese aggression, became the site for the Naval Coast Battery

The CPI, CPI (M) had adopted a wait-and-watch approach in the hope of securing some seats as part of the unconditional tie-up with the ruling party in Telangana

Share of women parliamentarians has never exceeded 15% in the past general elections

The poll-bound State shows significant progress in some other social measures

In this episode of Talking Politics, we discuss the implications of the OBC backlash over the Maratha reservation stir and its impact on the domestic politics of the state.

In both the duration and number of power outages, the Union Territory’s numbers are relatively far higher

Among Muslim candidates fielded by the AIMIM, except two, others were leading

Always willing to take the risk, he started his political career in the Legislature as an independent candidate in the Legislative Council

The State party chief was named as Congress central leadership’s choice for the CLP chief on the basis of a report submitted by party observers; he will take oath as CM on December 7

Nearly 9,500 Indians are currently lodged in prison across 89 nations

JIPMER in Puducherry will be closed until 2:30 p.m. due to the consecration of Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya

Terming the abduction of an officer “unprecedented”, police in valley and hill districts ask for more forces of Assam Rifles, fearing a breach of peace due to the movement of armed civilians, underground outfits  

The villagers organised a “victory march” in Bhim on Friday to welcome the State government’s decision

It is reported that as many as 7,000 employees from 13 departments will attend the PM’s rally in Srinagar’s Bakshi Stadium

The accused have been identified as Iltaz from Delhi, Munawar from RT Nagar in Bengaluru and Mohammed Shafi Nashipudi from Byadagi in Haveri district.

The Committee's report on the performance audit of schemes for flood control and forecasting underscores the need for urgent action to ensure timely and effective flood management

Mr. Bommai was recently honoured by SC community leaders in Bengaluru for recommending internal reservation for SC communities back in 2023

Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma conducted a field visit in various parts of the city following incessant rains

After visiting stations in Budgam and Sringar, U.S. diplomat says poll process looks professional; Omar takes exception to Centre’s move to bring the 15-member team, terms it ‘a guided tour’

"It is a festival of democracy. Voting is taking place in areas where it did not take place earlier.... There were calls for disruption and boycott in the past.... It is a standing ovation for democracy," the CEC said

Reasi district records highest voting percentage of 74.7 followed by Pooch at 73.8; Srinagar’s turnout exceeds Lok Sabha figure; no booth reported any incident warranting a repoll, says EC

Srinagar district’s poll percentage was 27.9% in the 2014 Assembly election and recorded 29.24% this time; J&K Chief Electoral Officer says Srinagar saw an increase of 5% compared to voter turnout of the recent Lok Sabha polls

Centre tried to present the high voter turnout as signs of normalcy and as if the people had accepted the revocation of Article 370, said the National Conference leader

NC vice-president Omar Abdullah said the Centre was at fault to project the high poll percentage in the first phase as normalcy and call it the effect of Article 370 removal. “I think the low voter turnout was the reaction to it in Srinagar,” he said.

All parties are wooing Dalit voters, who constitute 21% of the Haryana electorate; Congress banks on call for change; BJP intensifies its attack; BSP, ASP, in alliance with local outfits, vie for a piece of the same pie

Gukesh said not able to win gold in Chennai Olympiad in 2022 was a great regret especially after coming so close

It has not sunk in yet but I do know this achievement is going to stay with us for a long time, says Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi

Having joined a select list of franchise-based leagues to have completed five seasons, UTT has the substance — not to mention the promoters’ determination — to stay afloat. What must it do to draw more eyeballs and footfalls so it can take table tennis to the next level in India? 

“I knew if we gave our best we would be the favourites to win the gold, but I didn’t think we would win 10 out of 11 matches”

For the second year in a row, Malappuram District could not field a team in the Kerala State senior basketball championship which begins here on Tuesday.

Svidler believes the Global Chess League could become a very prominent event in the chess calendar

After destroying fan favourite Anthony Joshua’s redemption arc with a brutal hammering, the IBF champion’s future looks bright. He could await the winner of the Usyk-Fury fight, where the WBA, WBO and WBC belts are on the line, for an opportunity to become the undisputed champion

Rookie Acosta, who took pole earlier in the day, had overtaken Bagnaia on the third lap to take the lead, but lost control near turn seven, losing the opportunity to win his first MotoGP sprint

Alaskan Knights has maintained its lead with 12 match points

Sanju Samson (29, 19b, 6x4), Suryakumar Yadav (29, 14b, 2x4, 3x6) and Hardik Pandya (39 n.o., 5x4, 2x6) wreaked havoc to power India to the target in just 11.5 overs

The 31-year-old Dipa, who became the first female gymnast from the country to compete at the Olympics, finished fourth in the vault event to lose an Olympic medal by just 0.15 points.

Huang – who had won the individual silver and the mixed gold in the Paris Games – had to shoot a world record 254.5 to deny the Indian a better medal