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UP gov seeks withdrawal of accused’s charges in Mohammad Akhlaq’s lynching

Uttar Pradesh: Under Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh government has applied to withdraw all charges, including murder, against the ten men accused of the 2015 killing of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri. The government…
UN holds special session on Sudan after hundreds killed in El-Fasher

Geneva: The UN’s top human rights body was holding a one-day special session Friday to highlight hundreds of killings at a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region and other atrocities committed last month…

‘Karma hits back’ says Kavitha after BRS’s defeat in Jubilee Hills bypoll

Hyderabad: After Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s (BRS) defeat in the Jubilee Hills by-election, former MLC and Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha, on Friday, November 14, shared a cryptic message that read, “Karma hits…
Rajasthan: Congress’s Pramod Jain Bhaya wins Anta bypoll

Jaipur: Congress candidate Pramod Jain Bhaya won the Anta assembly bypoll in Rajasthan with 69,571 votes, defeating his nearest rival and BJP nominee Morpal Suman by a margin of 15,612 votes, according…
Tehran rejects G7’s anti-Iran claims, calls them ‘baseless and irresponsible’

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei rejected the anti-Tehran claims made in a recent Group of Seven (G7) statement, calling them “baseless and irresponsible.” He made the remarks on Thursday in…
Congress won Jubilee Hills bypoll with support of AIMIM: Kishan Reddy

Hyderabad: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday, November 14, alleged that the Congress has won the Jubilee Hills by election with the support of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM). Reacting to…
Bihar Assembly election: JD(U),BJP win 6 seats each, RJD one

Patna: The JD(U) and BJP won six seats each, while the RJD has bagged one, according to the Election Commission. The JD(U) was ahead in 77 seats and the BJP in 85.…

Jubilee Hills bypoll: Congress lands big win as BRS misses sympathy wave

Hyderabad: Congress, on Friday, November 14, registered a thumping win at the Jubilee Hills by election, defeating the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) by nearly 25,000 votes. The bypoll was crucial for both…
Over 150 Palestinians stranded on plane for 12 hours in South Africa

Johannesburg: South African authorities faced heavy criticism Friday after they held more than 150 Palestinians, including a woman who is nine months pregnant, on a plane for around 12 hours due to…
J-K: BJP retains Nagrota seat as Devyani Rana wins with 24,647 votes

Jammu: The BJP retained the Nagrota assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir after its 30-year-old candidate Devyani Rana won with a lead of 24,647 votes, carrying forward the legacy of her late…
Bihar elections: Maithili Thakur cruises ahead, says will rename Alinagar to Sitapur

Patna: Twenty-five-year-old folk singer Maithili Thakur, BJP’s contender from the Alinagar constituency, is all set to become the youngest MLA in the state. As per the latest trends at 3:00 pm, Thakur…
Punjab: AAP retains Tarn Taran Assembly seat in bypoll

Tarn Taran (Punjab): The ruling AAP retained the Tarn Taran assembly seat in Punjab on Friday, with its candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu defeating his nearest rival and SAD nominee Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa…
Ronaldo sent off for elbowing Ireland, risking World Cup ban

Dublin: Cristiano Ronaldo is at serious risk of being banned for the first game of the 2026 World Cup if Portugal qualifies as expected. The soccer superstar was sent off for elbowing…
Raut alleges BJP-EC collusion in Bihar polls, says ‘same Maharashtra pattern’

Mumbai: With trends suggesting a big win for the NDA in Bihar, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed the assembly election results were not shocking as the Election Commission…
Jubilee Hills by election result 2025: Congress wins by over 24K votes

Hyderabad: Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav on Friday won the Jubilee Hills by election, defeating his nearest BRS rival Maganti Sunitha by a margin of over 24,000 votes. Yadav secured 98,988 votes,…