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Exit poll projections on Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2022 and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls were revealed on Monday. Majority surveys predicted a win for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat while most of them gave an edge to it in Himachal Pradesh, indicating re-election of the ruling party in both states.

Prime Minister Narender Modi on Monday inaugurated a two-day high-level meeting with officer bearers at BJP headquarters in the national capital. The meeting is underway at BJP headquarters. PM Modi, BJP national president JP Nadda, the party's State presidents and general secretaries are among those present at the meeting. Nadda will preside over the two-day meeting of the office bearers.

Voting for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly Elections is underway. The fate of the political parties will be decided by over 25 million voters, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, with 93 constituencies spread across 14 districts of central and north Gujarat going up for polling.

Economic Advisory Council member Sanjeev Sanyal on Sunday said India is capable of sustaining an economic growth of 9 per cent for many years, even as he asserted that a high sustained GDP growth rate is key for the world to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at a side event of the first Sherpa meeting under India's G20 presidency, the economist said India has a per capita income of only $2,200 and that has been achieved after several years of very high growth rate.

India's planned regulation of online gaming will apply to all real-money games after the prime minister's office overruled a proposal to only regulate games of skill and leave out games of chance, reported Reuters on Sunday. The much-awaited regulations are seen shaping the future of India's gaming sector that research firm Redseeer estimates will be worth $7 billion by 2026, dominated by real-money games. 

10:22 PM

Ukraine says it downed over 60 missiles launched by Russia

Ukraine shot down more than 60 of over 70 missiles launched by Russia in a massed missile strike on Monday, Ukraine's air force command said. The strikes targeted Ukraine's critical infrastructure, the air force said.

 

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Exit polls: Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2022

According to the News X-Jan Ki Baat exit poll on Gujarat elections, the BJP was likely to get 117-140 seats, Congress-NCP 34-51, AAP 6-13 and others 1-2.

 

Republic TV P-MARQ predicted 128-148 seats for the BJP, 30-42 for the Congress-NCP, AAP 2-10 and others 0-3.

 

TV9 Gujarati forecast that the BJP would get 125-130 seats, Congress-NCP 40-50, AAP 3-5 and others 3-7.

 

For Himachal Pradesh, Aaj Tak-Axis My India predicted a close contest between the Congress and the BJP. It said the BJP would get 24-34 seats and the Congress 30-40 seats.

 

India TV predicted that the BJP would bag 35-40 seats, Congress 26-31 and AAP zero.

 

News X-Jan Ki Baat survey said the BJP was likely to get 32-40 seats in the hill state, Congress 27-34 and AAP zero.

 

While Republic TV P-MARQ predicted that the BJP would get 34-39, Congress 28-33 and AAP 0-1, the Times Now-ETG said the average seats BJP was likely to get was 38 and the Congress 28.

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Most exit polls predicted a big mandate for BJP in Gujarat

Most exit polls predicted a big mandate for the BJP in Gujarat in the range of 117-148 seats in the 182-member assembly, while the Congress was predicted to bag seats in the range of 30-51 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party was projected to bag anything between three and 13 seats. The majority mark in Gujarat is 92.

 

In Himachal Pradesh, the exit polls projected a range of 24-40 seats for the BJP and 26-40 seats for the Congress. The AAP was projected to bag seats in the range of 0-3. The majority mark is 35 seats.

9:00 PM

Exit polls predict big majority for BJP in Gujarat, edge in HP

Exit polls on Monday predicted a big majority for the BJP in Gujarat while most of them gave an edge to it in Himachal Pradesh, indicating re-election of the ruling party in both states.

8:59 PM

Exit polls predict AAP to win Delhi MCD

The AAP is predicted to win 146-156 wards in the Times Now-ETG survey which gave 84-94 wards to the BJP and, 6-10 to the Congress and up to four to others.

 

The News X exit poll gave the Aam Aadmi Party 150-175 wards and the BJP 70-92, while the Congress may win 4-7 municipal wards.

8:58 PM

Exit poll results for MCD

The Aaj Tak-Axis My India survey showed the AAP was going to bag 149-171 municipal wards, while the BJP will win 69-91 wards. The survey gave 3-7 wards to the Congress and 5-9 to others.

8:57 PM

Exit polls predict clear win for Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi municipal polls

Several exit polls on Monday predicted a clear win for the Aam Aadmi Party in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls.

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Exit poll projectinos on Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2022 were revealed on Monday.

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India has emerged as a powerful country in world, PM Modi

Inaugurating a two-day meeting of national office-bearers at BJP headquarters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India has emerged as a powerful country in the world. The Prime Minister also talked about vibrant boarder villages, sneh milan to connect to these villages, booth empowerment and participation of every citizen in G20.

5:21 PM

4-storey building collapses in Delhi's Shastri Nagar, no casualty

A four-storey building collapsed in north Delhi's Shastri Nagar on Monday, police said. "No injury or casualties were reported since the building was empty," a senior police officer said, adding that the incident was reported around 8:45 am.

 

4:37 PM

Explosions reported at Russian air base

Explosions have been reported at two airfields in central Russia, hundreds of kilometers to the east of the combat zone in Ukraine, according to media reports. The incidents came as Russia has carried out a massive campaign of air strikes inside Ukraine targeting the country’s power grid and other civilian infrastructure.

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Oxford Dictionaries names 'goblin mode' its word of the year

Oxford Dictionaries said Monday that “goblin mode” has been selected by online vote as its word of the year.

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34.74% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in Gujarat polls

Gujarat Assembly elections: 34.74 per cent voter turnout recorded till 1 pm in the state

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S Jaishankar holds bilateral talks with German FM Annalena Baerbock

"Today we have spent the morning exchanging views on the major international issues of the day, apart from our bilateral relationship. This included the conflict in Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific strategic situation," says EAM Dr S Jaishanka after talking to his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock.
He adds, "...developments pertaining to Afghanistan and Pakistan to some degree Iran, Syria and each one of us brought to this set of issues our perspectives. I found it very useful, and very rewarding to listen to your perspectives on many matters."

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Want to emphasise our solid support for India’s goal for G20 presidency: Germany

"India and Germany are powerful countries. But our fight against climate crisis won't be successful if every country fights on its own. We need strong partnerships. Since establishment of diplomatic relations, we have formed ties on multiple levels," says Lisa Badum, Member of German Bundestag.
She adds, "We especially want to highlight bilateral partnership for green and sustainable development and use the momentum of Cop27 to stress the importance of international climate cooperation and to mobilise all efforts to reach the 1.5-degree-goal."
"We want to emphasise our solid support for India’s goal -- as formulated by PM Modi -- to use its prestigious G20 presidency in 2023 to promote hope, peace and democracy, to strengthen the support for the most vulnerable people and nations on earth," says Badum.