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Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked voters after Bharatiya Janata Party won the by-polls in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Tripura.
The AAP-led Punjab govt has become a laughing stock. They have created a law&order situation that they can't control. A Punjab minister had to be sacked following graft charges. AAP has no future even in Punjab, let alone on the national political landscape: CM Jairam Thakur
Uday Samant, Maharashtra Minister of Higher & Technical Education joins Eknath Shinde faction at Guwahati. He is the 8th minister to join the Shinde camp: Sources
Madhya Pradesh beat 41-time champions Mumbai to win first Ranji Trophy title.
Madhya Pradesh: 536 (Dubey 133, Patidar 122, Shubham 116, Mulani 5-173) & 108/4 (Mantri 37, Patidar 30*) beat Mumbai 374 (Sarfaraz 134, Jaiswal 78, Yadav 4-106) & 269 (Parkar 51, Sarfaraz 45, Kartikeya 4-98) by 6 wickets
BJP's Ghanshyam Lodhi wins Rampur parliamentary bypoll by margin of over 42,000 votes: Official
Punjab | My priority will be to raise the issue of the poor economic condition of Sangrur including the condition of farmers under debt. We will work with the Punjab government: Simranjit Singh Mann on winning Sangrur bypoll
BJP bags three assembly seats in Tripura by-elections, Congress wins one: EC
NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu today held a conversation with Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Biden: Group of Seven nations to announce ban on Russian gold imports in latest round of sanctions over Ukraine war, reports AP
At least 17 people found dead at a nightclub in South Africa's southern city of East London, reports AFP News Agency citing police
Punjab-Sangrur bypoll | At 1.04pm, Simranjit Singh Mann of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) is leading with a margin of 5,628 votes; AAP's Gurmail Singh continues to trail
Eknath Shinde camp to approach court after seeking legal opinion on Maharashtra Dy Speaker's decision to remove Eknath Shinde as Shiv Sena Legislature Party leader. Shinde faction says Dy Speaker should've given at least 7 days to rebel MLAs to reply to the notice: Sources
YSRCP secured 1,02,074 vote while BJP and BSP got 19,332 and 4,897 votes respectively, as per the final result of Atmakur bypoll.
Meanwhile, 4,197 people voted for NOTA and other got 6,599 votes.
YSRCP's Mekapati Vikram Reddy made a landslide victory with 82,888 votes from the same constituency where his brother Mekapati Goutham Reddy, who died in February, 2022, won with 22,000 votes majority in 2019.
Effect of global events on our engagement with China being assessed continually across wide-ranging domains: IAF Chief V R Chaudhari
Gurugram | PM Modi connects with crores of us every month through 'Mann ki Baat.' He never uses this platform for politics. He connects with us to highlight social & national issues. It is a testament to his devotion to the nation: BJP President JP Nadda
BJP candidate Gangotri Kujur was leading marginally as votes were being counted for the Mandar by-election in Jharkhand's Ranchi district on Sunday, officials said.
After two rounds of counting, Kujur was leading by 112 votes against her nearest rival of the Congress. She secured 8,041 votes, while Congress candidate Shilpi Neha Tirkey got 7,929 votes, they said.
AIMIM-backed Independent candidate Dev Kumar Dhan got 3,048 votes.
After the first round of counting, the Congress candidate was leading by 50 votes.
Over 61 per cent of the total 3.5 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the election, held on June 23, he said.
After 20 rounds, YSRCP’s Mekapati Vikram Reddy won with 82,742 majority in Andhra Pradesh’s Atmakur constituency
Tripura CM & BJP leader Manik Saha wins from Town Bardowali Assembly constituency in the recently held by-polls.
Today, when the country is celebrating 75 years of Independence, we must not forget the dark period of Emergency. Amrit Mahotsav not only tells us stories of Independence from Foreign rule but also tells us the journey of 75 years of Independence: PM Modi during Mann Ki Baat
PM Modi Talks About Emergency In India during Mann Ki Baat address, says people's right to life was snatched during that period.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's helicopter emergency landed after hitting bird in Varanasi
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari recovers from Covid-19, released from hospital
Teesta Setalvad's medical checkup done at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
UP bypolls: Samajwadi Party candidate Mohd Asim Raja leading in the Rampur Lok Sabha seat; BJP nominee Dinesh Lal 'Nirahua' ahead in Azamgarh
Jharkhand -Mandar Assembly constituency by-poll counting | Congress leading, BJP trailing on the second spot, after the first round of counting, as per ECI.
Tamil Nadu Bypolls: By end of 2nd round of counting: YSRCP's Mekapati Vikram Reddy is leading with 10,688, Bharat Kumar (BJP)- 1,508, Nanda Obulesh (BSP) - 266
Sangrur Lok Sabha by-election result | Simranjit Singh Mann of SAD (Amritsar) leading, AAP's Gurmail Singh trailing, as per Election Commission of India The counting of votes is underway in Barnala. Sangrur LS seat fell vacant after AAP's Bhagwant Mann after became Punjab CM
Gujarat ATS team with detained Teesta Setalvad reached Crime Branch, Ahmedabad, early morning today.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari likely to be discharged from hospital today after his recovery from Covid19: Raj Bhavan sources to ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for Germany for the G7 summit, said on Saturday that he will exchange views with the leaders of the bloc and its partners on issues such as energy, food security, counter-terrorism, environment and democracy.
The PM will visit Schloss Elmau, a luxury hotel in a Bavarian mountain valley, in southern Germany on June 26 and 27 for the summit of the G7, a grouping of the world’s seven rich democracies. This year, the summit is being hosted by Germany in its capacity as the chair of G7
Counting of votes for the Sangrur Lok Sabha bypolls got underway at 8 am Sunday amid tight security arrangements.
The Lok Sabha seat had gone to poll on June 23, recording a low turnout of 45.30 per cent.
The bypoll was necessitated due to the resignation of Bhagwant Mann from the Lok Sabha after he was elected as an MLA in the state assembly elections earlier this year. Mann, who is the state's chief minister now, had won the Sangrur seat in the 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is facing its first test of popularity after its impressive performance in the assembly polls.
The bypoll came at a time when the AAP is facing Opposition heat over the law-and-order scenario in the state and the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala.
The AAP has fielded Gurmail Singh, the party's Sangrur district in-charge.
The main opposition Congress has fielded former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy, while the BJP has named former Barnala MLA Kewal Dhillon, who had joined the party on June 4.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 90th episode of his monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat, at 11 am today. Earlier, PM Modi had expressed happiness over the inputs for this month's Mann Ki Baat. The Prime Minister had also urged people to keep sharing ideas on Mann Ki Baat either on MyGov or the NaMo App. In the 89th episode, the Prime Minister expressed pride that the number of Unicorns in the country has reached the hundred mark.
New coronavirus infections continue to increase in Tamil Nadu as 1,382 people tested positive in the last 24 hours, pushing the statewide tally to 34,66,872, the health department said on Saturday.
The death toll remained unchanged at 38,026 as there were no fresh fatalities, according to a medical bulletin.
As many as 617 people have recuperated from the virus in the last 24 hours, aggregating to 34,22,169 leaving 6,677 active cases.
Chennai and Chengalpet accounted for the majority of cases at 607 and 240, respectively, while the remaining was spread in 33 of the 38 districts.
The state capital leads among districts with 3,080 active infections and overall 7,57,963 coronavirus cases.
A total of 24,981 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative number of tests conducted so far to 6,70,18,243, the health bulletin said
Centre approves West Bengal government's Rs 1,500-crore 'Ghatal masterplan', a mega project to dredge riverbeds & strengthen embankments of at least 10 major rivers in the state: Official
Punjab | Dalbir Kaur, sister of Indian national Sarabjit Singh who was sentenced to death for spying by a Pakistan court in 1991 and died in 2013, passed away late last night. Her last rites will be conducted today at Bhikhiwind in Punjab.
A fire call was received at 2:18am about a fire in a plastic godown in the Badli area behind Rohini jail. A total of 23 fire tenders were rushed to the site, fire is now under control: Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service
Eknath Shinde loyalist Naresh Mhaske resigns as Thane district president of Shiv Sena in protest against the "attitude" of MVA constituent NCP, but stresses he will always remain a Shivsainik
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Maharashtra Crisis Deepens As Uddhav Vs Shinde War Continues
As the Maharashtra political crisis appeared to worsen with the revolt in the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi major Shiv Sena not abating, the Mumbai Police has strictly enforced prohibitory orders under Section 144 in the country's commercial capital to ward off any untoward incidents.
During the national executive of the Shiv Sena, the party passed a total of six resolutions authorising CM Uddhav Thackeray to take action against rebel MLAs of Eknath Shinde's camp.
Meanwhile, Thackeray on Saturday launched a scathing attack on purported attempts by the rebel group to christen itself after the party founder-patriarch, the late Balasaheb Thackeray.
PM To Embark On Two-Day Visit To Germany For G7 Summit Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Germany to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit on June 26-27 where he will hold talks on several issues including health and counter-terrorism.
"During the sessions of the summit, I will be exchanging views with the G7 counties, G7 partner countries and guest international organisations on topical issues such as environment, energy, climate, food security, health, counter-terrorism, gender equality and democracy. I look forward to meeting leaders of some of the participating G7 and guest countries on the sidelines of the summit," the Prime Minister said in the statement on Saturday.
After the G7 summit, PM Modi will also make a brief stopover in Abu Dhabi, UAE for a meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi on June 28.
Bypoll Result: Counting Of Votes Today In 3 LS, 7 Assembly Seats
The fate of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha among others will be decided on Sunday when counting of votes takes place in three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats spread across five states and Delhi where bypolls were held on June 23. Counting will begin at 8 am under multi-tier security cover. At first, postal ballots will be counted and then EVMs opened.
The other constituencies where assembly bypolls were held were Rajinder Nagar in Delhi, Mandar in Jharkhand's Ranchi district and Atmakuru in Andhra Pradesh.
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