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Russia will pay a severe price for the use of chemical weapons, US President said on Friday

4:08 PM

AAP's Bhagwant Mann to take oath as Punjab CM on Wednesday

3:56 PM

More than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine, UN says

More than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine as of March 11, the U.N. migration agency said on its website on Friday.

 

That represents around 200,000 additional refugees since the International Organisation for Migration's last report through to March 10.

 

Separately, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Friday that at least 1.85 million people were displaced within Ukraine.

3:41 PM

Akhilesh Yadav shouldn’t be disheartened: Mamata

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Bhagwant Mann meets Arvind Kejriwal

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'You reap what you sow,' says Sidhu a day after Punjab poll defeat

2:35 PM

NOTA voters count increases in Gautam Buddh district

The number of voters who opted for the NOTA on the EVM during the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls this time increased in all three assembly constituencies of Gautam Buddh district as compared to 2017, official results showed. Noida, Dadri and Jewar assembly seats in Gautam Buddh Nagar were won by BJP's Pankaj Singh, Tejpal Nagar and Dhirendra Singh, respectively, in 2017 state polls as well as in 2022, PTI reported.

2:04 PM

Indian Army helicopter crashes in Kashmir along LoC

An Indian Army helicopter has crashed in north Kashmir's Gurez Sector along the Line of Control, PTI reports. Cause and casualties not known immediately, says news agency.

1:24 PM

Channi resigns as Punjab CM

Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday resigned as Punjab Chief Minister after his party’s defeat in the assembly elections. The Congress got 18 seats and election winner Aam Aadmi Party 92 in the 117-member assembly.

12:26 PM

PM Modi to speak to one lakh panchayat representatives

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Ahmedabad on Friday, a day after the BJP won elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. Modi is scheduled to address a rally of over one lakh elected representatives of panchayat bodies as part of his two-day visit to Gujarat, PTI reported.

11:22 AM

Modi holds roadshow in Ahmedabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins roadshow from Ahmedabad airport, marking BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa Assembly elections.

10:32 AM

AAP gets absolute majority in Punjab

The Aam Aadmi Party romped home in 92 of the 117 assembly seats. Several stalwarts including chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder Singh lost to AAP candidates. 

9:45 AM

36 Muslim candidates win in UP elections

A total of 36 Muslim candidates won elections for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly: two more than the previous Assembly, PTI reported. The newly elected MLAs account for 8.93 per cent of the total 403 legislators in a state that has a over 20 per cent Muslim population.

8:46 AM

Samajwadi Party showed BJP's seat tally can be reduced: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav responds to election results in Uttar Pradesh, says party "showed that BJP's seat count can be decreased". His party got 125 seats, coming second in the elections.

8:35 AM

UP Congress chief comes third in election

Ajay Kumar Lallu, president of the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh, came third in the Tamkuhi Raj constituency, bagging 33,496 votes in elections. BJP leader Asim Kumar won the seat and Uday Narayan of Samajwadi Party came second. OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya, who quit the BJP and the state government to join the Samajwadi Party, lost in Fazilnagar by more than 45,000 votes, PTI reported.

8:29 AM

Rajeshwar Singh, former ED officer, wins Lucknow seat for BJP

BJP candidate Rajeshwar Singh, a former officer of the Enforcement Directorate, won the Sarojini Nagar seat in Lucknow. Singh got 1.60 lakh (or 49.07 per cent) of the total votes cast. Singh, who turns 49 on Friday, began his civil service career with the Uttar Pradesh Police, in which he served for about 10 years. The next 14 years of his service were in the Enforcement Directorate, which he had joined on central deputation in 2007, PTI reported.