India

Bet gone wrong? Rajasthan’s Phalodi Satta Bazar election result prediction didn’t sync with voters

In mid-April, ahead of the first of seven phase Lok Sabha polls, bookies were expecting BJP to win a maximum of 325 seats and a minimum of 322

From textbooks to uniforms: How Kerala schools are trying to achieve gender neutrality

The Kerala government is introducing the concept of gender neutrality in school textbooks. The new books show a father in the kitchen doing chores, breaking away from stereotypes

White House announces NSA Sullivan's visit to New Delhi for talks on India-US shared priorities

Sullivan’s travel dates to India have not been announced yet but is expected to be within days of Modi being sworn in for the third time

Sheikh Hasina, Ranil Wickremesinghe among first foreign leaders to confirm participation in Modi's swearing-in ceremony

Among other leaders from the neighbourhood, the leaders of Bhutan, Mauritius and Nepal, are also expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony.

Continued collaboration with PM Modi a priority, says US

The US State Department spokesperson said that the United States would continue to look to expand its partnership with India particularly on the economic front and will heighten efforts to deepen people-to-people ties between the two countries

'We'll take appropriate steps at appropriate time': INDIA bloc vows to keep fighting as NDA prepares for govt formation

Even as it performed better than expected, the INDIA bloc has fallen short of the majority-mark of 272 and is currently not in a position to form the next government

Lok Sabha election results 2024: From 48 to 684 votes, candidates who won with the smallest margins

Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena candidate Ravindra Dattaram Waikar secured the lowest victory margin of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, defeating Shiv Sena UBT candidate Amol Gajanan Kirtikar by a mere 48 votes from the Mumbai North West constituency. Congress’s Adoor Prakash won with a margin of 684 votes from Kerala’s Attingal

How BJP ended Naveen Patnaik's 24-year rule in Odisha

The saffron party’s targeted campaign, focusing on highlighting the BJD's governance failures and presenting itself as a credible alternative, resonated with voters disillusioned with the status quo

India to float new shipping firm in bid to capture growing market

The yet-to-be-named firm will be jointly owned by state-run companies in the oil, gas and fertiliser industries, which would provide it with business, along with the state-run Shipping Corp of India and foreign companies

Lok Sabha Election 2024 results: Which party has won how many seats?

The 2024 Lok Sabha election results have been declared. Check how each party has fared in these polls