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LDF heading towards a resounding victory, says Kerala Finance Minister

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Kerala local body election result: LDF wins in 7 wards, NDA 3 and UDF 1, in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

Kerala local body poll results: LDF wins in 7 wards, NDA 3 and UDF 1, in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. As per trends, NDA leading in 14 wards, LDFin  21, UDF in 4 S Pushpalatha, LDF's mayor candidate has lost to NDA candidate by 145 votes.

10:55 AM

Kerala local body election result: Here's what the early leads look lie

Early trends of the Kerala local body poll results: 

 

Gram Panchayats-941
 

LDF -403

UDF -341

NDA-29

Others-56

 

Block Panchayats-152 
 

LDF-93

UDF-56

NDA-2

 

District Panchayats-14
 

LDF-11

UDF-3

 

Municipality-86
 

LDF-38

UDF-39

NDA -3

Others -6

 

Corporations- 6
 

LDF-8

UDF-2

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Lt. Gen BS Raju, GOC Chinar Corps pays tribute to the fallen soldiers on the 50th-anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war

10:26 AM

Kerala local body election result: BJP unable to make much of an impact in initial leads

After one hour of counting, the trends of the local body results are not showing a clear wave for any political front. But one thing is clear: the bipolar political nature of Kerala politics is likely to stay that way with BJP not being able to make much of an impact in initial leads. 

 

Here's the tally so far: 

 

Gram panchayats 

 

LDF - 161

 

UDF - 149

 

NDA - 15

 

Block panchayats

 

LDF - 54

 

UDF - 23

 

BJP - 1

 

Corporations

 

LDF - 3

 

UDF - 3

 

Municipalities

 

LDF - 28

 

UDF - 45

 

NDA - 5

 

District panchayats

 

LDF - 7

 

UDF - 6

10:24 AM

Kerala: As per early trends of the local body poll results, NDA leading in 13 wards, LDF- 12- UDF - 4, in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

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Mumbai: Crime Branch has arrested a TV actor for robbing elderly persons by posing as cop

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US supply chains offer Joe Biden a way to make allies, not just bring jobs home

While much of Joe Biden’s first term in office will involve digging out from the Covid-19 pandemic and recession, the incoming president has also vowed to change the way the U.S. manages its supply chains. This is framed as a way to make America more resilient in the face of crises after struggling to secure much-needed protective and medical materials in the early days of the coronavirus.

 

But it’s obvious that his supply-chain policy centers on weaning the U.S. and its allies off China. Already dashed is the old theory that free trade would induce Beijing to peacefully democratize and integrate itself smoothly into existing global institutions. Read on...