Civic Polls
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Congress to support Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi mayoral polls
We do not want a repeat of what happened during the Chandigarh mayoral polls, which the Supreme Court later cancelled, Congress leader Anil Bharadwaj said.
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Chandigarh municipal corporation polls: BJP candidate wins senior deputy mayor post
The BJP’s strength increased from 14 to 17, in the 35-member municipal house, after three Aam Aadmi Party councillors joined the saffron party on February 19.
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Chandigarh mayoral polls postponed, AAP says BJP gripped by ‘democracy phobia’
The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress have formed an alliance for the election that was deferred citing the ‘ill-health’ of the nominated presiding officer.
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Trending
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Harsh Mander: The dark clouds of 1935 Nuremberg have gathered over Indian skies
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Modi pulled bahujan voters to the BJP. Many are now drifting away
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Fiction: In her forties and divorced, Maya is enjoying a halcyon spell in Bombay, the city she loves
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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How Rukmini Devi Arundale modernised the Kalakshetra sari and made ‘Ahimsa silk’ fashionable
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In first elections in Kargil since 2019, ‘partition’ from Jammu and Kashmir on voters’ mind
Several residents of the Muslim-majority district in Ladakh say they want to convey their anger at decisions of August 5, 2019 through the hill council poll.
Safwat Zargar
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Delhi HC stays election of standing committee members of civic body
The High Court said that the re-election notice issued without declaring the results of Friday’s polls violated Delhi Municipal Council rules.
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Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta resigns days after AAP’s victory in civic polls
He had been appointed to the post in June 2020.
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Video
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Watch: ‘The Garfield Movie’ screened specially for cats and their owners in Dubai cinema hall
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Cyclone Remal: Scenes of damage as heavy rain and storms batter parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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Delhi civic polls: ‘Indebted to citizens,’ says Arvind Kejriwal as AAP wins majority
The Aam Aadmi Party won 134 out of 25o wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
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‘No BJP storm,’ says Asaduddin Owaisi as BJP emerges second-largest party in Hyderabad civic polls
Meanwhile, BJP leaders celebrated the victory by referring to the city as ‘Bhagyanagar’.
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Opinion: Advancing the Hyderabad municipal polls by two months is anti-people
The implementation of the model code of conduct has resulted in the suspension of efforts to aid the thousands of residents impacted by the recent floods.
Narasimha Reddy Donthi
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Io Capitano’, a gripping tale of flight and fight
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The miraculous resurrection of Nirad Mohapatra’s Odia classic ‘Maya Miriga’
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Watch: A young man is possessed by an obsessive spirit in ‘Munjya’
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Gujarat: Eight Congress candidates withdraw nominations for Junagadh civic polls, party blames BJP
A report said three BJP candidates were elected unopposed as all Congress candidates for Ward 3 withdrew their nominations.
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Kerala local body bye-polls: Ruling Left Front wins 21 of 39 seats, Congress-led alliance bags 12
The Bharatiya Janata Party won two seats.
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Maharashtra: BJP wins Jalgaon, Sangli civic polls amid Maratha protests
This will come as a relief to Chief Minister Fadnavis, especially since Sangli is considered a Nationalist Congress Party stronghold.
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The Field
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Tennis, French Open: Sumit Nagal bows out with first-round loss to Karen Khachanov
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Watch, French Open 2024: Rafael Nadal after exit – ‘If this was the last time, I have enjoyed it’
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Boxing, World Olympic Qualifier: Ankushita Boro advances into second round; Abhimanyu Loura exits
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli’s sweep to the million dollar babies – Here’s a look at the season’s takeaways
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Tennis, French Open: ‘My body isn’t what it was’ – Andy Murray as his Roland Garrors career ends