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The National Conference and Congress alliance won 48 seats in J&K, but only two of the 30 Hindu candidates from the bloc were successful in the elections.In the assembly polls held in Jammu and Kashmir after a hiatus of ten years, three women were elected among the 90 members, with one woman being a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Jammu region and the other two belonging to the National Conference in the Kashmir division. The elected women include Shamima Firdous and Sakina Itoo from the National Conference, along with Shagun Parihar from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).…

Omar Abdullah said such a move cannot help the BJP gain a majority but would only lead to friction between the new government and the Centre.National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah asked the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Manoj Sinha not to nominate members from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as it can contribute to friction between the elected government and the Centre. He also said that the new government would have to approach the Supreme Court if any such nominations were made to the new assembly, and this would strain relations between J&K and the central…

Security forces including the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police had launched a massive search operation in the area to locate the soldier.The bullet-ridden body of a Territorial Army (TA) soldier, who was abducted by terrorists in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, was recovered by security forces on Wednesday. Police said that the body of Army jawan Hilal Ahmad Bhat, who went missing on Tuesday from Shah was recovered from the Sanglan forest area in Utrasoo, Anantnag.Security forces launched a massive search operation to locate the jawan, and once the body was found, it was taken to a hospital for…

Rahul Gandhi thanked the people of Jammu and Kashmir for the mandate.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reacted to his party’s unexpected loss in the Haryana assembly elections saying he would inform the Election Commission about complaints of irregularities from several assembly constituencies. “Heartfelt thanks to the people of Jammu and Kashmir – India’s victory in the state is a victory of the Constitution, a victory of democratic self-respect. We are analyzing the unexpected results of Haryana. We will inform the Election Commission about the complaints coming from many assembly constituencies. Heartfelt thanks to all the people of Haryana for…

A decade ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spelled out his new vision to handle neighborhood nations to the then Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. New Delhi: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s on-going five day visit to India is actually a vindication of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s neighborhood first policy, aimed at keeping the bilateral ties Teflon coated from the sinusoidal curve of democratic politics. Muizzu, who got elected Maldives President on ‘Out India’ campaign in September-October 2023, has come back to Bharat on an Indian Air Force plane with 12 Cabinet ministers to sign the Comprehensive Economic Maritime Security Partnership agreement. What…

India is among the investors who have taken notice of the recent upswing in the Chinese stock market. China’s market capitalization has returned to the $10 trillion threshold for the first time since August 2023 thanks to its recently implemented stimulus plans.Despite the post-COVID slowdown, the Chinese market’s valuation story is now positive, according to Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management. “China’s market, being the second largest globally, offers attractive valuations for long-term investors,” Gupta stated. However, she advised against short-term trading due to the volatility of the market. China focused mutual funds in india  Before talking…

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was not bothered by Mayank Yadav’s express pace. He said they are used to facing such speed in the nets. India’s pace sensation Mayank Yadav peppered the speed guns on his international debut, clocking close to 150 km/h in the first T20I against Bangladesh in Gwalior. He hurried the Bangladesh batters with his sheer pace and bounce. What was even more impressive was his lengths – short but not short enough for the batters to line up for the horizontal-bat shots. Mayank started his international career with a maiden and then even got the wicket…

Nowshera, a Congress stronghold from 1962 to 2002, saw Ravinder Raina’s 2014 victory mark the BJP’s first win in the constituency. Ravinder Raina, the BJP president of Jammu and Kashmir, was trailing in Rajouri district’s Nowshera constituency by over 8,000 votes against his rival, Surinder Choudhary of the National Conference, in the assembly election, the results of which are being announced on Tuesday, October 8. Surinder Choudhary was leading with 30,883 votes after the third round of counting, according to the latest data from the Election Commission of India. Raina had defeated Choudhary in the 2014 assembly elections by over…

Here are five factors that look like to have helped the saffron party, which appears to be making a stunning comeback for the third consecutive term. Initial trends of the Haryana assembly election results indicate that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is defying anti-incumbency to score a hat-trick. Here are five factors that look like to have helped the saffron party, which appears to be making a stunning comeback for the third consecutive term. Change of guard Strong anti-incumbency, voters’ fatigue, disillusioned youngsters and angry farmers were issues that led the BJP to break the alliance with the Jannayak…

Haryana election results: According to the ECI, the BJP is currently leading on 50 out of 90 seats. The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the updation of assembly election results had “slowed down” on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website. “Like the Lok Sabha elections, in Haryana we are again witnessing slowing down of uploading up-to- date trends on the ECI website. Is the BJP trying to build pressure on administration by sharing outdated and misleading trends @ECISVEEP?” Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on X. Congress leader Pawan Khera told ANI,”There is a mismatch in the actual number…