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Meet Pushpam Priya Choudhary and the Plurals party, which was likely dumped by its own workers in Bihar elections

The story of Pushpam Priya Choudhary and the Plurals party is the most heartbreaking story in the Bihar elections.

The importance of Dubbaka, BJP’s win in the by-elections and how Raghunandan Rao achieved the impossible

While most people in the country were interested in the results of the Bihar elections and probably MP by-elections too, a very gripping story was building up in the bye-election results of the Dubbaka constituency in Telangana

Goa: College teacher compares women wearing Mangalsutra to chained dogs, FIR registered

Following the outrage caused by her Facebook post, Shilpa Singh said that she considered herself an intellectual and that her views were taken out of context.

SC to hear bail plea of Republic TV’s editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami on Wednesday, Sessions Court postpones hearing to Thursday: Details

Arnab Goswami had moved SC after the Bombay HC dismissed his petition for interim bail in 2018 abetment to suicide case on Monday.

Kishanganj and how BJP’s Hindu candidate in a 70% Muslim dominated area will give sleepless nights to Mamata Banerjee: 35 seats at stake

The Kishanganj story at the Bihar Elections 2020 holds some lessons for Mamata Banerjee and the West Bengal Elections to come.

Gujarat Congress concedes defeat as BJP gets landslide victory in by-elections, Kamal Nath in Madhya Pradesh follows suit

Congress in Gujarat and MP abandon all its hopes to concede defeat even as the results of the by-polls are not yet out

Digvijay Singh cries ‘EVM tampering’ while Karti Chidambaram says stop blaming EVMs whenever results are not favourable

The Election Commission has in a presser, informed that there has been an absolutely glitch-free counting process so far. It confirmed that the EVMs are robust and safe

From ‘people are angry’, to ‘wait to see how villages vote’ to ‘BJP wins every election’: Changing colours of Ravish Kumar as Bihar trends...

Ravish Kumar and his flip-flop journalism changed colours several times during the entire discussion of Bihar poll results

Arrested Republic TV executive brought with a black cloth around his face, here is what Mumbai Police told the court to get his 3-day...

In the remand order, Mumbai Police has mentioned the testimony of previously arrested in the TRP manipulation case to allege that Ghanshyam Singh paid them money to drive up Republic TV channels' TRPs.

Did the Munger shooting dampen NDA prospects in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020? Here is what current trends suggest

It was expected that the events of Vijaya Dashami in Munger will affect polling for the Bihar Assembly Elections.

63% increase in polling booths in Bihar due to COVID, absolutely glitch-free process: Election Commission slams EVM conspiracy theorists

The EC has in a presser, informed that there has been an absolutely glitch-free counting in Bihar so far.

Gujarat: Mobile medical units launched to provide healthcare to underserved mining villages

A first of its kind telehealth project for dissemination and outreach of Primary healthcare services in rural areas was launched in Gujarat earlier this month.

Death, taxes and EVM conspiracy theories, some things are certain in life: As NDA pulls ahead in Bihar, opposition cries foul

Justifications for the EVM manipulation conspiracy theories were quite creative this year with Udit Raj leading the way.

Bihar elections: Rajdeep Sardesai’s flip-flop on caste politics and polarisation as trends show BJP in lead

Rajdeep Sardesai, who was earlier seen crediting the people of Bihar for reposing their faith in the economic concerns raised by Tejashwi Yadav, soon changed tunes and claimed that NDA's leads are due to 'polarisation'.

Mumbai Police leads Republic TV’s Assistant VP to court with his head covered in black cloth, Arnab Goswami moves SC challenging Bombay HC order

Republic TV Assistant VP Ghanshyam Singh was arrested by Mumbai Police this morning in connection with the TRP manipulation case

Yogendra Yadav just admitted that politics is not just elections, and he is right, here is what all politics really is

Yogendra Yadav is busy on news channels on the day that results of the Bihar Assembly Elections are declared.

Madhya Pradesh by-election: While Congress predicted a win for itself in all 28 seats, BJP is ahead in 21, set to retain power

Congress had predicted three days before the by-elections, that it would bag 28 out of 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh

BJP headed for a landslide victory in Gujarat by-polls, leads in all 8 seats: Details of seats and vote-share

According to the Election Commission website, BJP is leading in all 8 seats that are in play during the by-elections.

10-member police team interrogates Arnab Goswami after CJM grants permission to grill him for 3 hours daily: Report

Raigad CJM had granted permission to the Mumbai police to interrogate Arnab Goswami for 3 hours daily in Taloja prison.

Trends show Shiv Sena performing worse than NOTA in 21 out of 22 seats in Bihar: Read details of all seats

The Bihar Assembly Election 2020 vote counting is underway and the result might be a massive upset from what the Exit polls predicted.

Bihar Elections: Early trends show NDA crossing the majority mark, 23 seats have leading candidate ahead by less than 500 votes

The NDA alliance is leading on 128 seats in the 243-assembly seats in Bihar which is well past the majority mark of 122.

Witch-hunt continues: After Arnab being dragged and jailed, Mumbai Police arrests Republic TV’s Assistant VP

Ghanshyam Singh, Republic TV's AVP Distribution for the Western Region has been arrested by the Mumbai Police today morning.

Punjab, ruled by Congress, becomes the eighth state to withdraw general consent from CBI: Read the notification

The notification for the withdrawal of consent to the CBI to conduct probe in the state was issued by Punjab on November 8

Mozambique: Islamist terrorists with links to ISIS burn village chanting Allahu Akbar, behead over 50 people

Eyewitnesses have testified that the terrorists had abducted several villagers, including women and children, to a football field and used it as an 'execution ground' to behead the victims.

Husband of BJP leader shot dead just a day before Bihar Assembly Election result day: Read details

On Monday, just a day before Bihar elections counting, the husband of the BJP leader was shot dead by unknown assailants

Uttar Pradesh govt’s unique idea: Unnao district farmers exchange stubble for cow dung manure from Gaushalas

5000 quintals of stubble already procured in Unnao so far under "Parali Do, Khad Lo" initiative of the district administration.

As Shiv Sena calls Tejashwi Yadav ‘Joe Biden’ of Bihar, here is what the party mouthpiece has said about Bihari migrants over the years

Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana’s newfound enthusiasm for Bihar elections is in sharp contrast to its attitude towards Bihari migrants.

‘Mama ji rocks’: No cracker ban in MP, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan urges people to celebrate Shri Ram’s return to Ayodhya with firecrackers

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has bucked the nationwide trend and declared that there will be no ban on crackers in the state.

Alibaug Sessions Court shifts bail plea hearing of Arnab Goswami to Tuesday, CJM grants Mumbai police permission to question him for 3 hours daily

Earlier, Bombay HC refused to grant interim relief to Arnab Goswami who has been claiming that his life is under threat.

This Diwali, India goes ‘Atmanirbhar’ as governments, brands go vocal for local with #Local4Diwali. Read how

This Diwali, PM Modi has urged people to go 'vocal for local' and buy local and promote local businesses.

Good news for festive season: India sees consistent decline in active and new cases of Coronavirus since mid-September

Observing trends, panel of doctors and scientists also claim that coronavirus in India can be controlled by end of February 2021.

NGT could destroy local cracker industry even as politicians preach ‘vocal for local’, orders severe Diwali restrictions nationwide

The order passed by the NGT will end up affecting the livelihoods of lakhs of people employed in the firecracker industry.

‘Tanishq, you failed to understand the essence of Diwali’: Here is how netizens reacted to the dull, bizarre ad

Social media users criticised the Tanishq ad for being 'preachy' while failing to capture the joy and excitement of Diwali.

Congress leader Jitu Patwari imagines Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony and invites Manmohan Singh as chief guest, gets mocked on Twitter

The misadventures of Congress leader Jitu Patwari continue as he shared fake news yet again, this time about Joe Biden.

Days after the Kabul university attack killed 25, suicide car bomber kills 4, injures 40 in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber killed at least 4 and wounded 40 in an attack on a police base in southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Delhi HC hears Bollywood suit against Republic TV and Times Now, praises media’s work but asks not to use ‘sharp words’

On October 12, leading associations and production houses of Bollywood had filed a suit in Delhi HC against Republic TV and Times Now

Chemical found from ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain’s house was acid, video clips of him on the rooftop were undoctored: Reports

The Forensic Dept has confirmed that the chemical found at the house of Tahir Hussain was "acidic and lethal for human body".

How NGOs and Media, like The Wire, came together to stall doubling of railway tracks in Goa and how they are wrong

The infrastructure project is related to the double-lining of tracks between Hospet in Karnataka and Vasco da Gama in Goa.

Sameet Thakkar case: Bail rejected, sent to judicial custody

Earlier, the Mumbai Police had arrested Sameet Thakkar from the court premises after a Nagpur court had granted him bail.

Punjab Railway blockade: Shekhar Gupta ignores Punjab govt’s inability to clear tracks, blames Modi for cancelling trains

The Indian Railways has cancelled freight train services in Punjab as the protestors in the state have been squatting on tracks threatening the safety of goods and loco pilots.

Maharashtra: Two ST workers commit suicide within 12 hours, blame Uddhav Thackeray govt for non-payment of dues, reduced salaries

The Uddhav Thackeray government has displayed their misplaced priorities by going after the dissidents such as Arnab Goswami and Kangana Ranaut but not addressing the financial woes suffered by the government employees

Bombay HC refuses to grant interim relief to Arnab Goswami

The Bombay HC has asked Arnab Goswami's counsel to approach the sessions court and avail other remedies.

Kapil Sibal’s son admits in court that the high TRP of Republic TV is accurate, while Maha govt alleges ‘scam’

Kapil Sibal's son Akhil Sibal, while arguing in Delhi HC against the Bollywood slandering, submitted that Republic TV and Times Now together represent over 70% of English visual media.

After Rahul Gandhi claimed Facebook India was controlled by RSS, Kapil Sibal appears in Court for the social media giant

Facebook was made a party to the suit as well and the social media giant appears to have hired Kapil Sibal to represent them at the Court.

Uttar Pradesh: Congress leader’s son Sunil Gurjar arrested in animal husbandry scam, had also figured in Bhanwari Devi case

Rajasthan Congress leader's son, Sunil Gurjar arrested by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in animal husbandry scam.

Millions of diyas to light up Ayodhya as Ram Jamnabhoomi to have Deepotsava after five centuries

A virtual Deepotsav is also planned to ring in the first Diwali after the beginning of construction of Ram Mandir

Bollywood drug probe: NCB raids Arjun Rampal’s premises

Intensifying the Bollywood drug probe, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday raided the premises of actor Arjun Rampal.

Tejashwi will defeat Nitish like Biden defeated Trump: Shiv Sena’s Saamana goes starry-eyed with Bihar-USA parallels

The Saamana editorial says Bihar is in the final stage of 'independence' as Tejashwi Yadav is set to become the chief minister of the state.