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Defeat to win: Stunning turnaround of Omar Abdullah's political fortunes

The National Conference (NC) vice president served as chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2009-14

Centre will work closely with Omar, his team for J-K's progress: PM Modi

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the first elected government in the Union territory since 2019

HC stays proceedings on BJP Kerala chief's discharge in poll bribery case

Surendran was accused of intimidating his rival candidate to withdraw from the contest for the Manjeshwaram constituency in the 2021 Assembly polls

By-polls: K'taka Cong to send candidates' list to high command in 2-3 days

Speaking to reporters here, Deputy CM DK Shivakaumar said that he and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will hold discussions on the by-polls and candidates on Wednesday

Omar Abdullah to be sworn in as J&K's first CM since Article 370 abrogation

The swearing-in ceremony is set for October 16 at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre, where Lt Governor Manoj Sinha will administer the oath to Omar Abdullah and his ministers

BJP overcomes taboo to achieve highest vote share in J&K: Jitendra Singh

Singh said there were times when a returning officer would reject all the nomination papers and accept only that of the ruling party candidate and declare him a winner uncontested even before the day

Insufficient unity of farmers movement led to Haryana election result: SKM

Samyukt Kisan Morcha also said that despite BJP's claim of growing support in its favour, 60.1 per cent voting was against it

State govts' pre-poll measures top Rs 1 trn in Maharashtra, Jharkhand

Jharkhand govt waived loans of 176,977 farmers worth Rs 400.7 crore

46.6 mn women voters in Maharashtra, 1.2 mn first-timers in Jharkhand

In the 2019 Assembly polls in Maharashtra, 62 of 64 urban seats polled below the state average of 60.56 per cent

Assembly polls: Maharashtra to vote on Nov 20, Jharkhand on Nov 13 & 20

CEC describes electronic media's early trends on counting day as 'nonsense'

Mahayuti govt has spent its last days bestowing gifts on Adani Group: Cong

Congress has been persistent with its attack on the government since the Adani Group stocks took a beating on the bourses in the wake of US-based short seller Hindenburg Research's allegations

Maharashtra to vote on Nov 20, Jharkhand on Nov 13 & 20; results on Nov 23

The tenure of the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly ends in November, while the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly's tenure ends on January 5, 2025

No impediment in appointment of 7 MLCs: Maharashtra govt tells HC

Modi's advocate Harshad Shrikandhe told the bench that the petitioner only wanted to bring to the HC's notice the development of the appointment of seven MLCs and nothing else

Polling for gram panchayats underway in Punjab amid tight security

The elections are being held without symbols of political parties as a consequence of the Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2024, passed last month by the Vidhan Sabha

UP to bring ordinance over spitting in food incidents, CM to hold meeting

The Samajwadi Party has already declared candidates on six of the ten seats and has said it would contest the bypolls with the Congress

Guv's house name should be changed from Raj Bhavan to Seva Bhavan: Akhilesh

Taking a jibe, he further said that the government should replace the word 'Raj' with the democratic word 'Seva', that is, 'Seva-Bhawan'

Delhi govt bans crackers to combat pollution, BJP seeks justification

Reacting to the ban, the Delhi BJP questioned the rationale behind the annual restriction on firecrackers during Diwali and accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of implementing it without pres

MCD commissioner now holds financial powers for waste management contracts

The move comes amid a political deadlock between the ruling AAP and opposition BJP in the MCD over the constitution of the Standing Committee, the highest decision-making body of the civic body

Hope PM will take Oppn into confidence: Jairam Ramesh on India-Canada row

Ramesh said, The Indian National Congress certainly hopes and expects that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take into confidence the Leaders of the Opposition in both Houses of Parliament

BJP leaders meet in Haryana to assess preparations for swearing-in ceremony

The BJP leaders also went to Dussehra ground in Panchkula, the venue of the event, to assess the preparations and arrangements being made for the event