LOK SABHA POLLS 2024

Mumbai Election 2024 Highlights: Mumbai records less than 50% polling in all 6 seats till 5pm. Mumbai North West saw the highest turnout of 49.79% while Mumbai South continued to remain the lowest recorded turnout at 44.22%. Mumbai North recorded 46.91%, Mumbai North Central 47.32% turnout till 5 pm. Mumbai North East constituency and Mumbai South Central constituency witnessed 48.67% and 48.26% respectively. Prominent celebrities, Bollywood actors, and renowned businessmen cast their vote in phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections.

Civil disobedience movement led by junior doctors rattled the state government. However, it won’t impact the election outcome significantly for three reasons. The movement refused to let political parties piggyback on them. It’s largely an urban middle class protest which expects the chief minister to deliver on their demands, indicating its aim is not to politically damage the government. Finally, most by-elections are in constituencies which are predominantly rural that were unaffected by the long drawn protest

A video of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is doing rounds on social media. In the video, Nitish Kumar is seen shaking the engineer's hand and sarcastically asking him whether he should touch his feet in order to hurry up the construction of the JP Ganga Path. Watch the video for more details

A potential FTA with the UK and the China & Bangladesh plus-one opportunity are likely to boost medium-term growth

Congress veteran Kamal Nath, Nakul's father, had won from Chhindwara nine times. Kamal Nath's wife Alka Nath too had represented it once, while Nakul Nath won from the seat in 2019.

An All-Party meet was held in Bengaluru on July 14 where discussion regarding the issues related to the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee were put forth by members of the opposition as well as legal teams. Karnataka CM Siddramaiah said that they would appeal before CWMA and also release only 8000 cusecs of water. BJP leader CT Ravi said that Karnataka would only be able to release more water depending on the rainfall situation. Listen in to what the leaders had to say

While Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani's nomination was rejected by the Election Commission, the other candidates decided to withdraw from the contest

The plan is being opposed by the neighbouring Telangana, which says the project will deprive it of its rightful share of Godavari waters. Andhra government says Telangana interests will not be affected

BJP’s Manju Sharma is leading with a margin of 1.2 lakh votes against Congress’s Pratap Singh Khachariyawas in Jaipur. In Rajsamand, BJP’s Mahima Kumari is leading against Congress’s Damodar Gurjar with the second highest margin of over 96,000 votes.

"...Now consciously I decide to withdraw myself from active politics. I am sorry if I have hurt anyone on this journey. I am sorry if this campaign narrative against me has had a part to play in BJD's loss..." Pandian wrote.

The landslide in Kerala’s Wayanad district will go down in history as one of the biggest catastrophes of the decade, as over 350 people are reported dead and about 200 still missing. Scientists at Cochin University of Science and Technology says that early warning systems, despite many advancements over recent years, still remain unpredictable for events like this.

The plan is being opposed by the neighbouring Telangana, which says the project will deprive it of its rightful share of Godavari waters. Andhra government says Telangana interests will not be affected

The flood situation in Assam, which had been improving over the past few days, has deteriorated again, with an increase in both the affected population and the number of impacted districts, according to an official bulletin released on Saturday. Dibrugarh is the worst-hit with 5,667 people reeling under the floodwater. Three relief camps have been set up, sheltering 75 displaced people

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on August 19 accused BJP of attempting to delay assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. He alleged that BJP wants to remove Hemant Soren from the CM post, break his party and bring instability in Jharkhand

The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) has criticised the Kangana Ranaut directed and produced film 'Emergency', in which the BJP MP plays Indira Gandhi, saying it depicts Sikhs in a bad light. The movie's trailer was released on August 14 and it is to hit theaters on September 6. Sikh groups have opposed the depiction of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale , the leading figure of the Khalistan movement, who was killed during the Blue Star operation at Golden Temple . #sgpc #kanganaranaut #emergencymovie #kanganaranautmovies #kanganaranautlatestnews

Chhattisgarh Election Results 2024 Updates: BJP leading with 10 seats in Chhattisgarh whereas Congress has only 1 seat.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a former chief of Wrestling Federation of India, was last year accused of sexual assault by several female wrestlers, who sat on a protest for weeks demanding a probe against him

Delhi’s peak power demand is expected to cross last year's record this summer, and the state government is preparing for network overload and other local factors. A Tata Power-DDL spokesperson said dedicated round-the-clock teams have been set up to attend breakdown and for supply restoration.

As more and more cities in North India come under the scorching heatwave, this time even the hill state of Uttarakhand has not been spared. Residents of Kath Bangla Basti area in Dehradun are grappling with water shortage. It’s becoming difficult to take water tankers in the hilly terrain, forcing residents to climb uphill with cans of water

Himachal Pradesh has demonstrated impressive voter turnout and unwavering support for the BJP. In the 2014 and 2019 elections, the BJP successfully won all four seats

Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim election results 2024 Highlights: The ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) is poised to seize control of Sikkim, but the BJP is expected to hold onto power in Arunachal Pradesh. After winning 10 seats without opposition previously, the Election Commission of India (ECI) reports that the BJP has won 27 of 60 seats and is leading in 19 more in Arunachal Pradesh.

The News18 Mega Exit Poll expects the BJP and Congress to win one seat each in the coastal state of Goa

Days after formation of Modi 3.0 government, Union home minister Amit Shah swung into action and held a high-level review meeting on Manipur violence. The high-level meet was held at the ministry of home affairs on June 17 to review the security situation in Manipur.

The opposition Sikkim Democratic Front could manage only one seat.