The final count for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections has concluded, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 240 seats, far fewer than had been expected, however, prevailing over the opposition, Congress, which won 99 seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a third term, but the BJP will need to rely on the support […]
The final count for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections has been concluded with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) securing a total of 240 seats. Despite this being fewer than anticipated, the BJP maintained a decisive lead over the Opposition, Congress, which garnered 99 seats. The results have several significant victories and upsets across various constituencies. […]
R Praggnanandhaa continued his winning streak by upsetting world champion Ding Liren in the Armageddon game at the Norway Chess Tournament. Praggnanandhaa’s victory came after he had already defeated higher-ranked players, including Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, earlier in the competition. Ding Liren fell in the Armageddon game, allowing the young Indian prodigy to secure […]
Euro 2024 hosts Germany missed scores of chances and dominated for much of the friendly game against Ukraine on Monday (June 3) but did not get past a 0-0 in their penultimate warm-up game before the tournament start in 11 days. The Germans, desperate for a good Euro on home soil after a decade without […]
Indian stocks tanked the most in four years on Tuesday, as vote counting suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is unlikely to win an overwhelming majority as predicted by exit polls. Modi’s bloc looked set to secure a majority in early vote counting in the general election on Tuesday, but the […]
The BJP-led NDA is heading towards a majority in the Lok Sabha polls but with reduced strength from its 2019 tally as the opposition INDIA alliance put up a strong performance, riding on the gains by its constituents with Congress also showing resilience in the crucial electoral fight. The BJP-led NDA is leading on 295 […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is leading with 283615 votes from Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency and is set to retain the seat for the party. This victory cements the Gandhi family’s grip on a constituency that has been their stronghold for generations. Rae Bareli, which went to the polls on May 20 during […]
The Bhartiya Janata party (BJP) is leading in all four seats in Himachal Pradesh, as revealed by the latest trends from Election Commission of India. In the most watched seat of Himachal Pradesh, Mandi, actor turned politician, Kangana Ranaut is leading by a margin of 72,088 votes, while Congress party’s Vikramaditya Singh is trailing. The […]
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) was leading in Rajasthan on 14 Lok Sabha seats as per the Election Commission while Congress was leading on eight seats in the State. Besides the Congress, other INDIA bloc parties Communist Party of India (Marxist) – CPI(M), Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLTP), and Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) were leading in […]
Tibetans’ spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will travel to the U.S. this month to undergo medical treatment for his knees and will not hold his usual public engagements from June 20, his office said on Monday. The 88-year-old monk was advised against any travel last October following a bout of flu, but after recovery he […]
