J&K CM Omar Abdullah marries journalist Nidhi Razdan, confirms in social media posts

Israel's election deadlock: Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats, Eisenkot's side 48; minority, unity talks weighed

Israel's election left no bloc with the 61 seats needed: Netanyahu's outgoing bloc has 53, the opposition 48 and the Arab parties 19. Gadi Eisenkot is expected to get the first mandate and says he could form a minority government. A Likud official calls a unity government extremely unlikely.

Prateek Rawat•1 day ago4 min

Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke; office says full recovery expected

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut is hospitalized after a stroke on 31 Oct and is being treated at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. His office says he is awake, alert and expected to make a full recovery, sidelining a top Democratic surrogate days before Tuesday’s elections.

Reyaansh Agarawal•1 day ago3 min

Jason Turkish drawn into Michigan Senate feud after Stevens backs Mike Rogers

Jason Turkish, fiancé of Rep. Haley Stevens, is at the centre of a Michigan Democratic backlash after Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers days before the Senate vote. Rogers accused Democrats of smearing Stevens and suggesting Turkish had unhealthy influence as Turkish publicly opposed Democr...

Reyaansh Agarawal•1 day ago5 min

Sharad Pawar, 85, admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune with chest pain, cough; Supriya Sule says he is stable

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, 85, was admitted to Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune on 2 November after chest pain and a cough. Daughter Supriya Sule said he is undergoing tests and his health parameters are stable. The hospital's chief cardiologist expects the condition to settle; he is under observation.

Reyaansh Agarawal•1 day ago2 min

Voter rolls in five poll-bound states shrink 12.2% after SIR; Uttar Pradesh is nearly 90% of the drop

The electorate in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur fell from about 18.71 crore to 16.43 crore after the Special Intensive Revision, a net loss of about 2.29 crore, or 12.2%. Uttar Pradesh lost about 2.04 crore (13.24%). Part of the draft-stage deletions were later restored.

Prateek Rawat•1 day ago2 min

Amit Shah promises UCC in Uttar Pradesh if BJP returns in 2027; Akhilesh asks why it took so long

Addressing the BJP's Uttar Pradesh working committee in Lucknow on 30 October, Amit Shah said the Uniform Civil Code will be implemented in the state if the party returns after the 2027 election. He told Akhilesh Yadav the SP would stay out of power for 30 years; Akhilesh made a musical jibe.

Prateek Rawat•2 days ago2 min

Phone-tapping case moved to Siddipet: fresh FIR against Harish Rao with added sections; he calls it revenge

Police moved the phone-tapping case against BRS leader T. Harish Rao from Panjagutta to Siddipet One Town station and registered a fresh FIR with five or six added sections, naming him accused no. 1 and ex-DCP Radha Kishan Rao no. 2. Harish Rao calls it political revenge.

Amita Sahani•2 days ago2 min

US midterms eve: over 53 million have voted early, Democrats lead polls by 8 points; what to watch on Tuesday

With the 3 November midterms a day away, about 53 million Americans have voted, against 46 million at this point in 2022. Democrats lead national polls by roughly 8 points and are favoured to flip the House, while the Senate is closer, with seven toss-ups. Early ballots show who voted, not how.

Prateek Rawat•2 days ago3 min

Zelenskyy, Erdogan agree in Istanbul to work on Black Sea grain corridor; Erdogan urges end to ship attacks

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after meeting Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on 31 October that they agreed to work on a Black Sea grain corridor. Erdogan urged Russia and Ukraine to stop attacks on civilian ships. No terms or timeline were given and Moscow's reaction was not reported.

Amita Sahani•2 days ago2 min

G20 foreign ministers end Atlanta meeting without joint communique; Rubio cancels group photo over Lavrov

G20 foreign ministers ended two days of talks in Atlanta on 31 October without a joint communique, so Marco Rubio will issue a chair's statement. Ukraine, Iran and tariffs divided them, the group photo was cancelled after Europeans objected to Lavrov, and South Africa was not invited.

Subhash Gupta•2 days ago2 min

After the Ramlila rally, a turnout war: BJP counts empty chairs, Akhilesh calls it 'Haldighati of democracy'

A day after the INDIA bloc's Ramlila Maidan rally, the BJP says 5,000 to 7,000 of 28,000 chairs were empty and 40% of the ground vacant, against a claimed 10 lakh. Akhilesh Yadav called the venue the 'Haldighati of democracy' and Tejashwi Yadav demanded fresh polls in Bihar and Bengal.

Reyaansh Agarawal•2 days ago2 min