Panchayat Polls
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UP panchayat elections: BJP loses in Ayodhya, Varanasi, Gorakhpur; Samajwadi Party makes advances
Trends on Tuesday evening showed that of 3,050 zila panchayat wards, the Samajwadi Party bagged 760, while the BJP got 719.
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Tripura panchayat polls: BJP wins 82% seats uncontested, CPI(M) blames ruling party’s ‘armed gangs’
The Left party condemned the BJP’s ‘authoritarian and anti-democratic tactics’ in Tripura.
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Tripura panchayat bye-polls to be held on September 30, announces state election commission
The results will be announced on October 3.
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SC pulls up West Bengal election panel for alleged malpractices during panchayat polls
The court asked the poll panel to submit a report by Wednesday on the number of seats that went uncontested in the violence-marred elections.
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Panchayat election results show how strong Trinamool is at the grassroots, says Mamata Banerjee
BJP comes a distant second, but gets elected to gram panchayats in every district of West Bengal.
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West Bengal panchayat elections: One dead in violence during re-polling
In Malda’s Ratua, unidentified people brandished a gun at a polling booth and fled with the ballot box.
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Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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West Bengal panchayat polls: State election body orders re-election in 568 booths after violence
As many as 23 people have died in the violence so far.
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West Bengal panchayat polls: 18 killed, says DGP; Centre seeks report from state government
Opposition parties protested outside the state Election Commission office in Kolkata against incidents of booth capturing and voter intimidation.
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West Bengal panchayat elections: Over 26% voter turnout recorded till 11 am amid violence
The state election commission got complaints of clashes from at least four districts within two hours of voting.
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The Reel
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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Panchayat polls: SC sets aside Calcutta High Court order allowing nominations to be filed via e-mail
The top court directed the West Bengal State Election Commission not to issue a notification declaring the results till July 3.
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Bengal panchayat polls: State poll panel challenges Calcutta HC order allowing online nominations
The West Bengal State Election Commission told the Supreme Court that the High Court’s ruling would cause ‘irreparable loss and injury’.
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West Bengal: Sitaram Yechury denies reports about CPI(M) and BJP alliance in panchayat polls
BJP’s north Nadia unit president Mahadeb Sarkar had said the development was an ‘isolated incident’.
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The Field
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final