Congress wins Palakkad Assembly by-election handsomely

Palakkad (Kerala) (IANS) The contest in Kerala's Palakkad Assembly bypoll was described as a triangular fight, but Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil on Saturday won by a record margin of over 18,000 votes and it turned out to be more of a…

NDA sweeps Bihar bypolls

Patna (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Saturday won all four Assembly seats in Bihar by-election. 

In Tarari, BJP candidate Vishal Prasant has won defeating CPI-ML candidate Raju Yadav. Prashant secured 78,755 votes, Yadav garnered…

Jharkhand polls: Hemant Soren-led alliance leads on 50 seats, NDA on 29

Ranchi (IANS) Trends from all 81 Assembly seats in Jharkhand indicate that the INDIA Bloc is leading in 50 constituencies, while the NDA is ahead on 29 seats. Independents and others are leading in two constituencies. 

As per the Election Commission's…

PM Modi meets 31 world leaders during three-nation visit to Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visit to three nations witnessed a whirlwind diplomacy, as he met over 30 world leaders and also held flurry of bilateral meetings during the five-day trip.  

He also held informal interactions…

India and Japan bolster defence ties, explore air domain cooperation

 Vientiane (Laos) (IANS) India and Japan on Friday agreed to explore new areas of cooperation in the air domain as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh wrapped up his productive three-day visit to Laos by holding two significant meetings with his Japanese…

India’s business activity surges to 3-month high in Nov: Report

New Delhi (IANS) India's business activity surged to a three-month high in November, driven by robust growth in the services sector and record job creation, according to the HSBC survey for the month. 

"Services saw a pick-up in growth,…

Putin warns attacks on Russian territory dragging Ukraine war into global dimension

Moscow (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in a televised address that the Ukraine war has obtained features of a global conflict after attacks by Western missiles on Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions.

"Since this moment,…

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Hamas leader Deif

The Hague (IANS) The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif.

In a statement,…

Shivraj Singh Chouhan confident of NDA forming govt in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister and Jharkhand BJP's election incharge, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, expressed confidence on Thursday that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would form the next government in…

‘Baseless’: Adani Group denies US govt department allegations

New Delhi (IANS) The Adani Group on Thursday denied allegations made by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against directors of its subsidiary company Adani Green, saying that all possible "legal…