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Patna, Nov 10: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha on Tuesday alleged that leaders of Janata Dal (United) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were delaying the handover of certificates to winning candidates. "Numbers are close and the margin is low. Our strike rate is better than others. JDU-BJP leaders are sitting at the chief minister's residence. I urge these leaders and the administration

Lucknow, Nov 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won six of the seven seats in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly by-elections, while the Samajwadi Party (SP) secured one seat in the state. According to Election Commission, the BJP won Tundla, Bangermau, Ghatampur, Deoria, Naugawan Sadat, and Bulandshahr seats, while Samajwadi Party won Malhani seat. In Bangermau constituency, BJP's Shrikant Katiyar

Ahmedabad, Nov 10: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has bagged all eight Assembly seats in Gujarat for which the bypoll was held on November 3, as per the Election Commission. The Congress, meanwhile, drew a blank in bypoll in Gujarat. As many as 81 candidates contested the bypoll across the eight seats -- Abdasa, Karjan, Morbi, Gadhada, Dhari, Limbdi, Kaprada and Dang. All eight seats were

Mumbai, Nov 10: Republic TV's distribution head Ghanshyam Singh was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the alleged TRP (Television Rating Point) rigging scam, a Mumbai crime branch official said. Singh, who is also Assistant Vice President of the Republic Media Network, was picked up from his residence around 7.40 am, the official said. The latest arrest has taken the number of people held by

The RJD on Tuesday claimed that reports from its candidates and workers from across Bihar have suggested that the Grand Alliance is winning the state elections, even as poll trends project otherwise. According to the trends available so far, the NDA is headed for a majority in Bihar, while the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan is trailing. "We are in touch with our candidates and workers from all areas and

Bhopal, Nov 10: The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh is leading in six of the 28 Assembly constituencies for which byelections were held while the Congress is ahead in two seats, as per the early trends of counting on Tuesday. BJP's Tulsiram Silawat is leading from Sanver, while Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon is ahead in Badnawar, Brajendra Singh Yadav from Mungaoli, Narayan Singh Pawar from Biora

New Delhi, Nov 9: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the Modi government of destroying countless homes due to the ‘deliberate’ lockdown and demonetisation. He tagged a news report of a 19-year-old Telangana girl who took her own life, citing financial stress on the family due to the lockdown. "My condolences to the family members of the girl in this very sad moment. The BJP government

Mumbai, Nov 9: Leading online food and grocery store BigBasket on Sunday admitted to a potential breach of its customer data and that it was assessing the extent. "We have lodged a complaint with the Bengaluru Cyber Crime Cell and intend to pursue it to bring the culprits to book," said the city-based company in a statement. The Cyber Cell, however, did not confirm receiving the complaint. The 9

Mumbai, Nov 9: The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant bail to Republic TV Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami. Goswami, arrested in connection with the alleged suicide of an interior designer, on Monday filed a bail application before the sessions court at Alibaug in Maharashtra's Raigad district. Goswami and two others - Feroze Shaikh and Nitish Sarda - were arrested by Alibaug police on

Chennai, Nov 9: More than a year after quitting his job to protest the Centre's anti-people policies, former Karnataka cadre IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil formally joined the Congress party in Chennai on Monday. Senthil joined the party in the presence of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee chief K S Alagiri, state incharge Dinesh Rao and All India Congress secretary Sanjay Dutt. Senthil said that he