Assembly Elections
-
Assembly polls: 37% of 678 elected MLAs in five states face criminal cases, says election watchdog
The average of assets per winning candidate was the highest in Telangana at Rs 38.88 crore.
Scroll Staff
-
Why the Congress defeat in Chhattisgarh is far worse than the loss in Rajasthan
The Baghel government neither governed well, nor held the ideological line. The Congress lost a state which does not easily vote out incumbents.
Supriya Sharma
-
Mizoram results: Zoramthanga resigns as CM, loses from his seat
The outgoing chief minister said he accepted the verdict of the people and hoped that the next government would perform well.
Scroll Staff
Trending
-
Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
-
Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
-
CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
-
Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
-
Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
-
‘BJP sweeps Hindi belt’: How newspapers reported Assembly election results of four states
The Bharatiya Janata Party won in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan on Sunday while the Congress bagged Telangana.
Scroll Staff
-
Mizoram results: Zoram People’s Movement wins election, CM Zoramthanga resigns as CM
Mizo National Front chief Zoramthanga cited anti-incumbency and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic as the reason for his defeat.
Scroll Staff
-
Assembly poll results: BJP hat-trick is guarantee of similar performance in 2024, says PM Modi
He said that the BJP’s victory is a win for the poor, the farmers and the marginalised.
Scroll Staff
Video
-
Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
-
Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
-
Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
-
Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
-
Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
-
Assembly poll results: BJP sweeps three states, Congress gets Telangana
The BJP tightened its stranglehold in the Hindi heartland with victories in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
Scroll Staff
-
Telangana polls: Congress ahead in 64 of 119 seats, set to oust Bharat Rashtra Samithi government
The K Chandrashekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi is leading in 39 constituencies.
Scroll Staff
-
Rajasthan elections: BJP wins 115 of 199 seats, Congress distant second
The ruling Congress won 68 seats and was leading in one more.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
-
Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
-
Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
-
In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
-
‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
-
Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
-
Chhattisgarh polls: BJP registers its biggest-ever victory in state
The ruling Congress had won 28 seats and was leading in seven more.
Scroll Staff
-
Exit polls: Congress ahead in Telangana and Chhattisgarh, BJP in Rajasthan
Some surveys have predicted that the BJP will win in Madhya Pradesh.
Scroll Staff
-
EC asks Karnataka government to stop its welfare scheme ads in Telangana newspapers
This came in response to complaints by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and the BJP ahead of Assembly polls in the state on November 30.
Scroll Staff
The Field
-
ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
-
IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
-
Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
-
Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
-
IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians