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Even as the Aam Aadmi Party is showing a dismal performance in the early trends in two of the three states where it was contesting the Assembly elections, the party leaders in the national capital are rejoicing over the trends in Punjab where it is heading for a comfortable victory. "These are not the trends of the victory of any party, these are trends of the acceptance of the governance model of

Bucking the exit polls projections, the ruling BJP has taken a lead in Goa. BJP has staked the claim to form the government in the state. BJP is leading in 19 seats and claims that it has support of Independent candidates. BJP wants 21 seats for forming the government. Congress is ahead in 11, while AAP and MGP are leading at one seat each. Meanwhile, three Independent MLAs - Chandrakant Shetye

It is the 'thoko taali' moment for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab as it stares at a landslide victory, it’s first-ever win outside the national capital. State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, who became a reason of embarrassment for his party and was backed regardless, failed to save the day. Many other bigwigs including Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, former chief minister Amarinder

Upper age limit for appearing in the undergraduate medical entrance exam, NEET-UG, has been removed for all candidates, the National Medical Commission, the top regulatory body of medical education in the country, has said. Earlier, the age limit was 25 years for general category candidates and 30 years in the case of reserved category candidates. The decision was taken in the fourth NMC meeting

India's drug regulator has granted restricted emergency use authorisation to Serum Institute of India's Covid-19 vaccine Covovax for the 12-17 years age group subject to certain conditions, official sources said on Wednesday. It is the fourth vaccine to receive the regulator's nod for use among those below 18 years. The Drugs Controller General Of India's (DCGI) approval comes after the Subject

Mumbai, Mar 8: In a sensational allegation, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday said that the central probe agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is indulging in extortion rackets in Maharashtra and West Bengal and has become the 'ATM' of the Bharatiya Janata Party, with activist Kirit Somaiya acting as their 'collection agent'. "The maximum activities of the ED and the Income Tax Department are in

After two years, India will resume regular international flight operations from March 27. International operations shall be subject to strict adherence to Ministry of Health guidelines for international travel, the Civil Aviation Ministry said. On February 28, the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had extended the ban on regular commercial international passenger flights until further

Even as around 20,000 Indian nationals returned to India from Ukraine amid the ongoing war, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of India said it is “deeply concerned” that despite its repeated urgings to both Russia and Ukraine, the safe corridor for Indian students stranded in eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy did not materialise. “India has been consistent in calling for an immediate

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has elected Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal as its State president. He was elected at a meeting of the party’s high power committee held here on Monday morning. 58-year-old Mr. Thangal has succeeded his elder brother Syed Hyderali Shihab, who passed away on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He had officiated as State head of the IUML when Hyderali Shihab was

Voting for the last phase closed on Monday and media houses released their exit polls late on Monday. Five states voted in seven phases that began on February 10. Uttar Pradesh voted in all seven phases, Uttarakhand and Goa voted in the second phase, Punjab voted in the third phase. Manipur voted in two phases—February 28 and March 5. Votes will be counted on March 10. Uttarakhand News24-Today's