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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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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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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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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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.
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The Reel
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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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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver