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- World
US midterm elections underway, Americans to decide who will control Congress
Washington: Millions of Americans are heading towards their polling booths to cast their votes in the mid-term elections, whose results will decide the nation’s future. The polls opened for their voters on…
- India
80% voter turnout in Assam’s Deori autonomous council election
Guwahati: A 79.99 percent voter turnout was recorded in Assam’s Deori autonomous council elections on Tuesday, officials said. The election was held for 22 constituencies spread across six districts and four sub-divisions…
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- India
BJP’s ‘double-engine govt’ will derail soon: Sachin Pilot
Shimla: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday said the “double-engine government” of the BJP will soon derail, asserting the party will lose the November 12 Himachal Pradesh elections as well as the…
- India
Pre-poll giveaways not best ways to help poor: Nobel laureate Banerjee
New Delhi: Pre-electoral giveaways are not the best ways to help the poor and this needs to be disciplined, says Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee. Participating in a conversation on ‘Good Economics, Bad Economics’,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Ruling BJP sounds poll bugle with back to back conventions
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in Karnataka has sounded the election bugle in the state, with organisation of back-to-back conventions starting from Monday. The Scheduled Tribe Morcha convention will be held in Bellary on…
- World
Biden, Trump not on ballot, but their long shadows loom over candidates
New York: Lurking behind the campaign issues in the November 8 US midterm elections is a referendum on President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump who are not on the ballot…
- Delhi
Delhi Municipal Corporation election on Dec 4, results on Dec 7
New Delhi: The voting for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections in Delhi is to be held on December 4. “The issue of notification will be on Nov 7 and will end…
- India
Bypoll ends in Bihar; 52.38% voting recorded
Patna: The polling for by-election in Mokama and Gopalganj assembly constituencies in Bihar has ended, officials said on Thursday, adding the overall voters’ turnout was recorded at 52.38 per cent. The voting…
- India
Gujarat elections: 25 seats to watch out for
Ahmedabad: Following are the 25 seats to watch out for as Gujarat goes to the polls over two phases on December 1 and 5 1. MANINAGAR: This urban constituency in Ahmedabad city has…
- Middle East
Israel elections: 91 percent ballots counted; Netanyahu poised to become next PM
Jerusalem: With 91 percent of the ballots counted in the Israeli parliamentary elections, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-led right-wing bloc has taken a comfortable majority with 65 seats in the 120-member parliament…
- World
Can’t take democracy for granted any longer: Biden
Washington: Just a week ahead of the November 8 midterm elections in the US, President Joe Biden has urged Americans to unite in opposition to “political violence” and warned that “we cant…