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Rs 10 lakh insurance, free coaching: Kejriwal's 5 promises to auto drivers

Ahead of 2025 Delhi elections, Arvind Kejriwal has announced five key guarantees for auto drivers, including Rs 1 lakh for daughters' marriages, Rs 10 lakh insurance, and free coaching

Rs 10 lakh insurance, free coaching: Kejriwal's 5 promises to auto drivers
Updated On : 10 Dec 2024 | 5:11 PM IST

Eknath Shinde agrees to be Devendra Fadnavis' deputy on party's persuasion

After days of uncertainty, Eknath Shinde has agreed to be Maharashtra's deputy CM. This follows intense talks with BJP leadership and pressure from his fellow Shiv Sena leaders

Eknath Shinde agrees to be Devendra Fadnavis' deputy on party's persuasion
Updated On : 05 Dec 2024 | 4:49 PM IST

Maharashtra swearing-in: Fadnavis to return as CM, all you need to know

Maharashtra's political impasse ends as Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as CM at 5 pm today. The grand ceremony at Azad Maidan will see top leaders like PM Modi, Amit Shah, and JP Nadda in attendance

Maharashtra swearing-in: Fadnavis to return as CM, all you need to know
Updated On : 05 Dec 2024 | 12:04 PM IST

Delhi elections 2025: BJP plays the legacy card with ex-CM sons and ex-MPs

The Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing legacy candidates, including sons of former CMs and former MPs, for Delhi's 2025 Assembly elections

Delhi elections 2025: BJP plays the legacy card with ex-CM sons and ex-MPs
Updated On : 02 Dec 2024 | 12:49 PM IST

Maharashtra election results: Zeeshan Siddique takes lead in Vandre East

Zeeshan Siddique faces a formidable opponent in Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Varun Satish Sardesai, setting up a closely watched political showdown in Vandre East

Maharashtra election results: Zeeshan Siddique takes lead in Vandre East
Updated On : 23 Nov 2024 | 9:47 AM IST

Jharkhand Assembly results 2024: Date, time, where to watch live updates

Jharkhand Assembly election results is set tp be announced on November 23, with a tight contest between the INDIA bloc and NDA

Jharkhand Assembly results 2024: Date, time, where to watch live updates
Updated On : 23 Nov 2024 | 8:12 AM IST

Maharashtra election results: Date, time & where to watch update on Nov 23

Maharashtra, which conducted single-phase Assembly elections for all 288 seats on November 20, is all set for poll results

Maharashtra election results: Date, time & where to watch update on Nov 23
Updated On : 23 Nov 2024 | 8:00 AM IST

Who is 'tiger' Jairam Mahato? What does his new party mean for Jharkhand?

JKLM fielded candidates in 73 of Jharkhand's 81 constituencies. Jairam Mahato is contesting from two key seats: Dumri and Bermo

Who is 'tiger' Jairam Mahato? What does his new party mean for Jharkhand?
Updated On : 22 Nov 2024 | 6:27 PM IST

Maharashtra election 2024: Dates, parties and voting time details explained

Maharashtra election: High-stakes showdown for 288 Assembly seats on November 20. Read on to find out the key players, polling details, and what's at stake in this contest

Maharashtra election 2024: Dates, parties and voting time details explained
Updated On : 20 Nov 2024 | 5:47 PM IST

Swiggy Instamart is sending free 'tinday' on election day, here's why

Swiggy Instamart started a unique and creative campaign urging people to cast their votes in the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024

Swiggy Instamart is sending free 'tinday' on election day, here's why
Updated On : 20 Nov 2024 | 5:34 PM IST

Maharashtra elections 2024: Several celebrities cast their votes today

Akshay Kumar, Sachin Tendulkar, and many other celebrities exercised their fundamental right to cast votes in Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 today

Maharashtra elections 2024: Several celebrities cast their votes today
Updated On : 20 Nov 2024 | 3:10 PM IST

Maharashtra elections 2024: What's open, what's closed on November 20?

What's open, what's closed on November 20 as Maharashtra votes? From schools and banks to liquor shops and transport, here's your complete polling day guide

Maharashtra elections 2024: What's open, what's closed on November 20?
Updated On : 19 Nov 2024 | 1:04 PM IST

Mauritius opposition back in power, Navin Ramgoolam to be country's next PM

Mauritius' opposition coalition has won the country's election by a landslide, taking all seats in the country's parliament in a major rejection of the current government. According to results released at various constituencies across the country throughout Monday, the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth failed to get any of the 62 seats available for voters to directly decide on. Jagnauth conceded defeat before all results were announced, saying his Militant Socialist Movement coalition was headed for a huge defeat as it became clear that the opposition was winning in all of the country's 21 constituencies. The Alliance for Change coalition's win will see the return of Navin Ramgoolam as the country's prime minister. He served as prime minister from 1995 to 2000 and again from 2005 to 2014. Jugnauth, in office since 2017, had been seeking another five-year term in the Indian Ocean island nation, but his government faced corruption allegations after recording

Mauritius opposition back in power, Navin Ramgoolam to be country's next PM
Updated On : 12 Nov 2024 | 2:12 PM IST

How a French trader predicted Trump's victory by asking about the neighbour

Believing traditional polling methods to be biased and outdated, a trader known as 'Trump whale' made $50 million by betting on Donald Trump's victory using the 'neighbour effect'

How a French trader predicted Trump's victory by asking about the neighbour
Updated On : 07 Nov 2024 | 4:27 PM IST

Early US election takeaways: Next president will lead fractured nation

Whether Harris or Trump ends up behind the Resolute Desk, the 47th president will lead a nation with deepening political and cultural fissures and a worried electorate

Early US election takeaways: Next president will lead fractured nation
Updated On : 06 Nov 2024 | 11:37 AM IST

51 elections, no central count: How US media 'calls' presidential polls

The US holds 51 separate elections on election day - one in each state and the District of Columbia - each governed by its own rules and voting procedures

51 elections, no central count: How US media 'calls' presidential polls
Updated On : 05 Nov 2024 | 4:01 PM IST

Has age become such a major factor?: JMM'S Soren over Jharkhand CM's age

Since the beginning, whenever the INDI alliance loses elections, they question the Election Commission of India and EVMs. Now, they have even attempted to deceive the ECI

Has age become such a major factor?: JMM'S Soren over Jharkhand CM's age
Updated On : 02 Nov 2024 | 9:28 AM IST

Maharashtra polls: Mahayuti v MVA alliances' seat-sharing deal decoded

Mahayuti has three key parties: BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Maha Vikas Aghadi includes the Congress, Uddhav's Shiv Sena, and Sharad Pawar's NCP

Maharashtra polls: Mahayuti v MVA alliances' seat-sharing deal decoded
Updated On : 30 Oct 2024 | 10:59 AM IST
Updated On : 29 Oct 2024 | 5:19 PM IST

Teachers on election duty violate 'right to education': Parents move HC

While the HC bench noted the contention of the parents that the poll process will impact the operations of the schools, it has asked the poll body to make a statement about it on Monday

Teachers on election duty violate 'right to education': Parents move HC
Updated On : 18 Oct 2024 | 4:47 PM IST