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Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda on Tuesday attributed the party's victory in assembly bypolls in various states to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and congratulated respective chief ministers and heads of the party's state units.In a series of tweets, Nadda said people across...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party state president Sanjay Jaiswal on Tuesday took a swipe at Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Manoj Jha, saying that the Rajya Sabha member should desist from indulging in drama and accept the verdict. Trends are going up and down but we are confident of forming the government....
23:23
Nitish Kumar with Narendra Modi
The National Democratic Alliance appeared to be heading for a majority in Bihar elections as it continued its lead over the Mahagathbandhan as election results poured in on Tuesday evening. According to trends from the Election Commission, at press time the ruling NDA was leading on 124...
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As the National Democratic Alliance and the Grand Alliance are locked in a neck and neck fight for Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha alleged that officials are either not issuing winner's certificates to party nominees or delaying it in at least 30 assembly constituencies.He said that...
22:27
JDU spokesperson Sanjay Singh has said that the NDA will soon stake claim to form the government in Bihar. Singh added that Nitish Kumar will soon form the government and become the CM of Bihar. As per the latest figures, the NDA is ahead with 123 seats whereas the Mahagathbandhan was...
22:04
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that the party will take a decision on post-poll alliances only after the final result of the Bihar Assembly election is announced. The decision will be taken only after final results of the Bihar Election are declared. Our fight is for development of...
21:44
CPI-ML has written to the Election Commission, seeking a recount on in Bhorey, Arrah, Daraundha Assembly seats 'due to dubious counting practices'. On all three of these seats, CPI-ML candidates have been defeated in very narrow margins.In Bhorey, the JDU candidate Sunil Kumar is a former...
21:29
The Election Commission has said that 91 per cent of around 3.77 crore votes have been counted so far. The EC has declared results on 103 seats while counting for the other 140 seats is still underway.
21:20
Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president Jitan Ram Manjhi won the Imamganj seat by a margin of 16,034 votes, Election Commission sources said Tuesday. Manjhi defeated his nearest RJD rival Uday Narayan Chaudhary. This is the second consecutive win for Manjhi from the Imamganj (reserved...
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The Rashtriya Janata Dal has alleged that the Nitish Kumar government is delaying counting in at least 10 seats. Winners are not being handed over certificates. Sushil Modi has reached Nitish Kumar's house. From there, they are influencing counting in close contests, the RJD tweeted....
20:56
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav's elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav has won the Hasanpur seat in Bihar assembly election 2020.Tej Pratap, who relinquished the Mahua constituency in Vaishali district, has won the Hasanpur seat in Samastipur district with an astounding 80,991...
20:52
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the people of Madhya Pradesh for giving a clear mandate in favour of his party and said the verdict of the bypolls proved that Congress leader Kamal Nath and Digvijay Singh were traitors.I am a worker of the...
20:29
For those who are wondering when the Bihar results will finally be out, here's an update for you. 3.2 crore votes of the total 4.06 votes have been counted so far. As per the latest Election Commission data, 80 per cent of votes have been counted.Earlier, in a press conference, the EC had...
19:55
Addressing reporters outside the RJD headquarters, senior party leader Manoj Jha said that they were Pakka; 200 per cent confident that the Mahagathbandan would win the Bihar polls. As of now, the Mahagathbandhan is behind the NDA by the slimmest of margins -- it's 120 vs 116 in favour of...
19:50
Moving away from Bihar for a minute. US President Donald Trump is continuing to lie about the results of the 2020 US elections, writing a series of tweets on Tuesday that claimed big progress was being made in his legal battles against the electoral process despite not having a single...
19:23
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said JD-U leader Nitish Kumar should thank it if he retains the post of Bihar chief minister despite his party winning lessseats in the assembly polls than ally BJP as the latest trends indicate.Referring to last year's dramatic turn of events in Maharashtra, which saw...
19:14
With a tight fight shaping up between the NDA and the Mahagathbandhan, Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi and BJP MP Bhupendar Yadav have reached the residence of CM Nitish Kumar in Patna for discussions.
18:54
BJP MLA Ashish Shelar needs a special mention for being thoughtful. The MLA from Bandra, Mumbai, has been distributing Diwali goodies, 'farsan', as Mumbaikars know it, to homes which have lost a family member during the lockdown and therefore will not be celebrating Diwali. The goodies include...
18:40
Early celebrations in the BJP camp
Election Commission presser on the counting of votes in Bihar: The emphasis of the Election Commission is that procedures and guidelines relating to counting and COVID are to be sincerely followed. EC has directed that officials need not be in haste or hurry to declare results, they should take...
18:21
Equity benchmarks rallied to fresh lifetime highs on Tuesday, propelled by banking and finance stocks, after positive results from Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trials turbocharged global market sentiment. Climbing for the seventh session on the trot, the BSE Sensex soared 680.22 points or 1.60...
18:18
Chirag Paswan's LJP has scored a zero so far
With polling trends on Tuesday showing Janata Dal (United) underperforming in a big way, Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan appeared to be succeeding in damaging Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led party by playing a major role in its poor show in many seats.The LJP, though, itself...
18:04
Manoj Jha, MP, RJD
The Rashtriya Janata Dal's confidence doesn't seem unfounded. Bihar is going to get its own government and nobody can stop it. I request Chief Minister whose exit is confirmed, to stop calling returning officers to slow down the counting of votes. He can only delay his defeat, Manoj Jha, ...
17:43
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Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the phone even as figures indicate the National Democratic Alliance is leading in Bihar. The Janata Dal United is a partner of the NDA in the state. The NDA is leading in 125 seats, the RJD lead Mahagathbandhan in...
17:29
BJP has won in the Dubbaka Assembly by-election, informed Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.BJP's M Raghunandan Rao defeated TRS' Solipeta Sujatha by 1,470 votes.BJP secured 62,772 votes, TRS secured 61,302 votes and Congress bagged 21,819 votes.The vote share of BJP in the...
17:27
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The ruling BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday won the byelections to two assembly constituencies, wresting the seats from opposition Congress and JDS. It created history, recording its first ever victory in the Sira assembly segment in Tumakuru district with party candidate Dr C M Rajesh Gowda...
17:22
Against the backdrop of some leaders questioning the reliability of EVMs, the Election Commission (EC) asserted on Tuesday that the machines are absolutely robust and tamper-free.After the ruling NDA took a lead over the opposition Grand Alliance in the poll trends for Bihar on Tuesday, Congress...
17:17
Chief Minister of Manipur N Biren Singh announced that they have won four out of five Assembly seats in by-elections on Tuesday.According to the Election Commission of India, Oinam Lukhoi Singh has won from Wangoi, Ginsuanhau from Singhat, Ngamthang Haokip from Saitu and Paonam Brojen Singh from...
16:43
BJP workers gather at the party headquarters as official trends show NDA's lead in Bihar.
16:40
From the Election Commission: JD(U) wins two seats and leads on 42 seats as EC declares results of the assembly polls. NDA leading on 129 seats Mahagathbandhan on 103 seats BJP 73JDU 49RJD 66CPI(ML) 12CPM 3VIP 5CPI 3INC 21BSP on 2 seats AIMIM on 4 seats LJP on 2...
16:25
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan waves to people gathered at his residence in Bhopal as trends show BJP leading in the state bypolls. The CM reacted to Digvijaya's EVM tampering claim saying, Last time when his (Digvijaya Singh) party won 114 seats in the elections, then there...
16:19
With the NDA leading in 13128 of the 243 seats in Bihar assembly, BJP state chief Sanjay Jaiswal said there is no dispute regarding who will lead the government if the alliance returns to power in the state. A party or a coalition requires 122 seats to form the government in Bihar.The issue has...
16:10
Extending its winning streak for the seventh straight session, equity benchmark Sensex soared 680 points to scale another lifetime high on Tuesday, tracking a global market rally driven by Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine trials data. After touching its lifetime peak of 43,316.44 during the day,...
15:59
When you are debutant in politics, you blame yourself, not the EVMs.Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, the BJP candidate from Baroda in Haryana, says, I must be lacking something due to which I could not meet people's expectations. I can't say the reason, this is people's mandate. I had worked...
15:52
When results go against expectations, its the EVMs that are blamed, every single time, every time.Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on the Madhya Pradesh bypolls: EVMs are not tamper-proof, and selective tampering is done. There are seats that we would have not lost in any circumstance but we did...
15:50
As we wait for results and fresh leads in the Bihar elections, this is what happened in New Delhi today.Former union minister MJ Akbar on Tuesday submitted before a Delhi court that the statements made against him by journalist Priya Ramani were defamatory, were widely disseminated, and lowered...
15:39
BJP workers in Varanasi celebrate the NDA's lead in the Bihar polls
BJP leader Sanjay Saraogi has won the Darbhanga seat defeating RJD's Amar Nath Gami by over 10,000 votes, Returning Officer Thiyagrajan SM said Tuesday. Saraogi(50) had won the seat in the 2015 assembly election too with a margin of 7,460 votes. The election was held in the...
15:34
The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh is leading in 20 of the 28 Assembly constituencies for which byelections were held while the Congress is ahead in seven seats, as per the trends of counting on Tuesday. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is leading in Morena constituency. However, two ministers in...
15:12
The trends on the counting day for Gujarat by-polls and other states, along with Assembly elections in Bihar, revealed Congress is a sinking ship and it has lost connection with the people, said Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday.Talking to ANI, Rupani also termed BJP's clean-sweep in...
14:57
Bihar saw a 57% voting in its 3-phase polls
It was advantage BJP on Tuesday with the party leading in more than 40 seats as votes were counted for assembly by-elections in 59 constituencies across 11 states, including Madhya Pradesh where it was ahead in 21 seats, according to the Election Commission website. The country's ruling party...
14:50
BJP workers and supporters celebrate outside party office in Indore as latest trends show BJP leading in state assembly by-polls counting.It's a high-stakes electoral battle, particularly in Madhya Pradesh where the BJP-led Shivraj Singh Chouhan government is locked in a fierce contest with the...
14:34
Members of BJP Mahila Morcha play the dholak and celebrate with 'gulal' as latest trends show NDA leading over the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar the elections. Covid has slowed down the counting process in Bihar because the number of rounds of counting have gone up to 35 from the earlier 25 and a 46...
14:27
NDA supporters begin celebrations in Patna
In the RJD camp, which was on cloud nine till Monday with almost all exit polls indicating the party-helmed coalition coming to power in the state and its leader Tejashwi Yadav becoming chief minister, the initial euphoria appears to be dipping. A crowd of Tejashwi supporters that had gathered...
14:10
With the Bihar poll trends showing the ruling NDA marching ahead of the RJD-led Grand Alliance, the mood was buoyant among BJP and JD(U) workers, but RJD and Congress activists looked disappointed, even though hoping for things to change in their favour. At the BJP office at Beer Chand Patel...
14:04
While the BJP is treading cautiously on the Bihar poll results despite a 32-seat lead, the RJD seems confident of a win.BJP leaders could be seen sharing jokes on whether sweets should be offered to those present at its headquarters or not.The RJD's MP Manoj Jha said, In a few hours will see you...
13:59
Update: EC on Bihar election counting/results: Some Assembly Constituencies there are fewer polling stations, counting will conclude in 24-25 rounds. But we also have some ACs, where there will be 50-51 rounds. On average, we'll have 30-35 rounds of counting per AC: Chief Electoral Officer of...
13:49
The Bihar CEO adds that only 20% counting complete so far. The counting is taking time because over 34,000 more polling booths this election. The Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar, HR Srinivas also told the media that around 4.10 crore votes were cast, 92 lakh votes counted so far. Earlier...
13:42
With a hawk-eye on evolving tally and a bit skeptical about National Democratic Alliance performance in Bihar, Bharatiya Janata Party is treading cautiously before it starts celebrating a victory which can or cannot be for it to celebrate.With no ladoos in sight, BJP leaders could be seen sharing...
13:22
Gujarat: CM Vijay Rupani, in Gandhinagar, says, BJP is near to winning all eight seats. This is the trailer for the upcoming elections.Manipur: BJP wins two of the five seats which went to by-polls in the state, as per Election Commission.Karnataka: The party is leading on two seats, Independent...
13:16
Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar, HR Srinivas addressing the media as announced earlier: Around 4.10 crore votes were cast, 92 lakh votes counted so far. Earlier there used to 25-26 rounds of counting, this time it went up to around 35 rounds. So the counting well continue till late evening.
13:13
Meanwhile, in Mumbai, Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami moves Supreme Court challenging Bombay High Court's order which refused to grant him interim bail in the 2018 abetment to suicide case. The Bombay high court on Monday declined to grant interim bail to Republic...
12:50
The BJP maintained its lead over ruling TRS after completion of seven rounds of counting of votes for Dubbak assembly bypoll in Telangana on Tuesday. BJP candidate M Raghunandan Rao was leading over his nearest TRS rival Solipeta Sujatha by 2,485 votes after seven rounds. The counting...
12:44
In the Manipur bypolls too, the BJP is in the lead. The BJP has won one of the five seats which went to by-polls in the state. The party is also leading on three seats, Independent leading on one seat as counting continues.
12:42
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, state ministers B Sriramulu, R Ashoka, Basavaraj Bommai, and other leaders of BJP celebrate at the CM's residence in Bengaluru as trends show the party leading on both the seats. Votes polled in the November 3 bypolls to Sira in Tumakuru district and...
12:38
Lois Marandi from the BJP
More good news for the BJP. Its candidate Lois Marandi was leading in the bypoll to Dumka Assembly seat while Congress nominee Anup Singh was ahead in Bermo constituency in Jharkhand, as per trends at 12 noon.Marandi was leading over his nearest rival Basant Soren of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha...
12:32
BJP emerges as the single-largest party in the Bihar polls. With the NDA leading in 128 seats, 27 seats ahead of the JDU lead Mahagathbandhan, the BJP leads in 73, RJD in 64, JD-U 48 and Congress 19 seats.Image: JDU supporters and workers celebrate at party office in Patna as trends...
12:23
Three ministers in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh are trailing behind their Congress rivals even as the ruling BJP has taken a lead in 17 of the 28 Assembly constituencies, as per the trends of counting on Tuesday. The opposition Congress is ahead in nine seats out of...
12:15
Election Commission press conference to take place at 1.30 pm. Deputy Election Commissioners Sudeep Jain, Chandrabhushan Kumar, and Ashish Kundra to brief the media.
12:14
Supporters and workers of BJP celebrate, gather at party office in Patna as trends show NDA leading over RJD-led Mahagathbandhan.
12:09
Crowds at a RJD-Cong rally last week
The Election Commission of India has increased the number of counting centres to 55 in order to comply with Covid-19 social distancing guidelines. The number of counting centres in the state was 38 during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.Earlier we used to have 38 counting centre for 38 districts but...
12:03
Kailash Vijayvargiya, National General Secretary, BJP, told NDTV that PM Modi's image sailed us through (this election). He said the NDA will win by a comfortable majority and by evening, the NDA would decide on the issues of government formation and leadership. Leads: NDA 129, MGB 101, LJP...
11:57
Apprehending that rivals might indulge in foul play following encouraging exit polls predictions in favour of the Grand Alliance, Congress had asked its senior leaders to be in their place in all the 38 districts and keep a close watch over the EVMs kept in the strongrooms. Buoyed by the exit...
11:54
The declaration of results in Bihar may take more time in comparison to last assembly polls as the number of polling stations have gone up by 45 percent: HR Srinivas, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Bihar.
11:43
Supporters of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav gathered outside his home this morning, say, he will be the chief minister. This is just the trailer, the main movie is still left, a young supporter said, adding that one cannot expect Bihar results to be out so fast. It remains to...
11:22
Numero Uno, Nitish seems to say at a poll rally
NDA 128, MGB104 LJP 5 OTH 60.That's what the leads are in Bihar as of now. This means, strictly going by leads, the NDA has crossed the magic figure of 122 in the 243-member Bihar Assembly.But early days yet. Fortunes could change for the MGB.
11:17
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav leading from Raghopur seat.Tej Pratap, who is contesting from the Hasanpur seat, is leadiing.Congress candidate Luv Sinha - son of party leader Shatrughan Sinha- trailing behind BJP's Nitin Nabin from Bankipur seat
11:09
The NDA is leading in 128 seats -- BJP (70), JDU (51), and the VIP in 7 seats -- while the Grand Alliance is ahead in 99 seats, as per the trends available on the Election Commission website. The RJD is ahead in 63 seats, the Congress in 21, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)...
11:04
The ruling NDA and the opposition Grand Alliance which was locked in a neck-and-neck fight is now well ahead in the early trends for 125 seats of the 243-member Bihar Assembly. The NDA is leading in 128 seats, while the Grand Alliance is ahead in 100 seats. The LJP has 6.
11:00
The ruling BJD candidates have established early leads over their nearest BJP rivals in both Balasore and Tirtol assembly constituencies, where counting of votes polled in the by-elections held last week is in progress on Tuesday. As per early trends, BJD's Bijay Shankar Das was leading over...
10:59
Fortunes have changed for Lalu's son Tej Pratap, who is contesting from the Hasanpur seat.The MGB, which had a lead over the NDA is now a poor second with 102 seats against 127.
10:54
HAM president and former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi trailing behind Uday Narain Choudhary of RJD by 1,340 votes in Imamganj seat. Manjhi joined the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar in September.Manjhi had underscored that his return to the NDA was bina kisi shart ke (without any...
10:46
The ruling BJP is leading ahead of opposition Congress and JD(S) in the bypolls held for two assembly constituencies in the state, poll officials said on Tuesday. Votes polled in the November 3 bypolls to Sira in Tumakuru district and Rajarajeshwari Nagar (R R Nagar) in the city were taken...
10:39
Madhya Pradesh by-polls: BJP leading on 13 seats, Congress on 7 and BSP on one. 28 seats voted in by-polls held in the state which has a 230-member Assembly.
10:32
KC Tyagi, JD-U spokesperson
Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi: A year ago, RJD couldn't win a single seat in Lok Sabha polls. As per Lok Sabha results, JDU and allies were to win over 200 seats. In last one year, nothing has harmed brand Nitish or added to brand RJD, we're losing only due to Covid impact. MGB...
10:32
Manipur bypolls: BJP wins one of the five seats which went to by-polls in the state. The party is also leading on one seat as counting continues.
10:25
RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav trailing behind JDU's Raj Kumar Ray from Hasanpur seat. Tej Pratap Yadav had relinquished the Mahua constituency in Vaishali district for Hasanpur. Tej Pratap, is Lalu Prasad Yadav's eldest son. His younger son Tejashwi is leading in the Raghopur sea, in Sonepur...
10:14
Tejashwi Yadav's RJD is in the lead
Bihar polls: NDA is leading on 110 seats - BJP 62, JDU 41 and Vikassheel Insaan Party on 4 seats, HAM 3. Mahagathbandhan is ahead on 116 seats - RJD 72, Congress 31, Left 13; LJP 10, Bahujan Samaj Party has a lead on one seat.Counting of votes polled in Bihar Assembly elections...
09:51
The BJP's Shreyasi Singh
Bihar polls: Of the state's 243 assembly constituencies, among the most keenly watched will obviously be Raghopur in Vaishali district from where Tejashwi Yadav is seeking re-election. Raghopur has been in the past represented by his parents Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, both former chief...
09:41
Bharatiya Janata Party takes lead on five out of the 28 Madhya Pradesh Assembly seats, as per Election Commission trends. The result will be viewed by many as a comment on the BJP's Jyotiraditya Scindia and the clout he may (or may not) wield since he quit the Congress in March. ...
09:28
The gap is closing between the NDA and the MGB. The Nitish Kumar government who is with the BJP is at 100, the MGB is a 102. Anybody's guess what the results will be. Most exit polls have predicted a rout for the ruling JD(U)-BJP combine and a resounding victory for the Grand Alliance ) led...
09:26
NDA (37), MGB (38) neck and neck in early leads. EC officials said the trends and results might be delayed a bit this time as the number of polling stations were raised from 72,723 earlier to 1,06,515, an increase of 46.5 per cent, to ensure adherence to social distancing measures in view of the...
09:07
Vikas will be the deciding factor for the Bihar polls. Thousands of migrants who returned home in the midst of the Covid19 pandemic have remained jobless. The RJD has promised 10 lakh jobs, which may actually be the decider for the voters. The youth want Nitish Kumar out and Tejashwi presents a...
08:59
Patna: Supporters of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav outside his residence as counting of votes for the Bihar elections.
08:54
Counting of votes for by-polls held in 58 assembly constituencies across 11 states in the country began at 8 am on Tuesday. This will be carried out along with the vote-counting process in Bihar where the first major electoral exercise was held amid the pandemic.The result of 28 assembly...
08:50
This is what Bihar looks like in early leads.NDA: 49, MGB: 59, LJP: 2, Others: 3 A total of 3,733 candidates are in the fray, including 371 women and a transgender. Most exit polls have predicted a rout for the ruling JD(U)-BJP combine and a resounding victory for the Grand Alliance...
08:42
The votes polled in the by-poll to Sira Assembly constituency being counted today; visuals from counting in centre Tumkuru.
08:37
Counting of votes polled in the November 3 by-elections to Dumka and Bermo assembly seats in Jharkhand began at 8 am on Tuesday amidst tight security, election officials said. Security personnel, including central forces, have been deployed at the counting centres and CCTVs have been installed,...
08:29
Counting of votes began on Tuesday in four assembly constituencies of Manipur, where by- elections were held last week, officials said. Covid-19 safety protocols are being followed in the counting centres where the administration has put in place tight security arrangements. Counting started...
08:27
The anointed heir to Lalu Prasad has debunked punditry and prediction and given the lie to his own default lassitude to make a phenomenon of his campaign charge in the state. Read the column here
08:23
That's what it looks like inside a counting centre established at Anugrah Narayan College in Patna. Most exit polls have predicted a rout for the ruling JD(U)-BJP combine and a resounding victory for the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) led by RJD's 31-year-old chief ministerial candidate...
08:19
A strong-room with EVMs being opened in Indore
Counting of votes begins for the 243-member Bihar Assembly and by-polls to 58 Assembly seats across 11 states.
08:17
An elderly voter being carried to a poll station to cast her vote in Bihar
Update: Counting of votes got under way Tuesday morning for the three-phase Bihar assembly elections that may herald a new era in state politics, with exit polls predicting a victory for the RJD-led Grand Alliance. The exercise will decide the electoral fate of over 3,700 candidates who are...
08:01
Nitish Kumar might win the election, he might lose. But there is no one in Bihar who will deny his contribution to governance, writes Aditi Phadnis. Read the column here
07:57
The verdict of the Bihar elections will be out today. The voters will decide whether Nitish Kumar, the incumbent Chief Minister's Janata Dal-United, rules for the next five years or whether his former deputy, 31-year-old Tejashwi Yadav, candidate of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress and the Left...
07:39
United States President Donald Trump has fired his Defence Secretary Mark Esper.I am pleased to announce that Christopher C Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective...
00:49
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Russian helicopter Mi-24 was shot down in the Armenian airspace outside the combat zone, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Monday.Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that a Mi-24 helicopter crashed in Armenia near the village of Yeraskh after being...