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Tue, Oct 29, 2024
Army sniffer dog Phantom killed in Jammu encounter

It sustained fatal bullet injuries on Monday while attempting to protect the...

Searching For Terrorists In Jammu

On Tuesday, October 29, morning, the security forces gunned down two more...

Mon, Oct 28, 2024
Engineer Rashid back in Tihar jail, bail plea deferred

ASJ Chander Jit Singh underscored he would first consider the issue of...

Sun, Oct 27, 2024
How long will Haryana rout haunt Congress?

Even as parleys continue in both states, the grand old party is expected to...

Fri, Oct 25, 2024
Farooq Abdullah's message to Pak after Gulmarg attack

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said attacks like the...

Thu, Oct 24, 2024
Omar meets PM: What is Centre's plan on J-K statehood?

This restoration, according to the officials, is seen as a crucial step...

Cong decides not to field candidates in UP bypolls

The Congress announced on Thursday that it would not field candidates in the...

Jarange to reveal candidate list on the last day

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday said the final number of...

UP labourer shot at by terrorists in Kashmir's Tral

This is a third attack on non-local labourers in Kashmir in the past one week.

Tue, Oct 22, 2024
What's Holding Up Candidate Lists In Maharashtra?

The strains are telling as old friends and new enemies face each other in the...

Mon, Oct 21, 2024
Kashmir will not become part of Pak: Farooq Abdullah

Abdullah said if the terrorists think they can establish Pakistani writ in...

Free Elections: Democracy's Best Response

The long term trends on violence in Kashmir are positive and India must...

Sat, Oct 19, 2024
BJP candidate against Priyanka in Wayanad is...

The Bharatiya Janata Party announced on Saturday that Navya Haridas, a...

LG okays J-K cabinet's resolution to restore statehood

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has cleared a resolution...

BJP Plays Dalit Ace In Haryana

The move, a first in the country after the Supreme Court order, is intended...

Thu, Oct 17, 2024
Saini takes oath as Haryana CM; PM, allies attend

Hours before the ceremony, Saini visited the Valmiki Bhawan and offered...

Cong rebel part of Omar govt while party sits out

Congress rebel Satish Sharma, who defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party's...

How Haryana Win Revives Modi Aura

BIf you know this BJP, it will now go forward to Jharkhand and Maharashtra as...

Nayab Singh Saini's Haryana Challenges

Haryana has done well in terms of economic growth over the last couple of...

Wed, Oct 16, 2024
Stubble burning: SC raps Punjab, Haryana govts

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rapped the Haryana and Punjab governments over...

Nayab Singh Saini stakes claim to form govt in Haryana

Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday staked claim to form the next government in...

Helicopter carrying CEC makes emergency landing

There were three people on board the helicopter apart from the pilot. They...

Omar sworn-in as J-K CM, ally Cong not to join govt

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the chief minister...

'Rahul Has To Be More Ruthless'

'I want to ask the Congress only one question: What is more important than...

Omar chooses 'giant killer' ex-BJP leader as deputy

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday chose party...

Congress deploys seniors to assess Haryana poll rout

Sources said the party has also tasked its senior leaders to be observers at...

Tue, Oct 15, 2024
'Sonia, Kharge, Rahul Have A Chalta Hai Attitude'

'There is some deep rot that has set in the Congress party. This requires an...

Polls: Maha Nov 20, J'khand Nov 13, 20; results Nov 23

The assembly polls in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase while...

2-state polls: Haryana win puts wind back in BJP's sail

An impressive performance in Jharkhand and, especially, Maharashtra assembly...

Maha Oppn questions short 35-day runup to elections

Lok Sabha polls held over 5 phases so why hold assembly elections in single...

Will Modi Let Omar Govern In Peace?

Will Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who gets his orders from New Delhi,...

Mon, Oct 14, 2024
J-K LG invites Omar Abdullah to take oath on Oct 16

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday invited National Conference leader...

Haryana Cong in-charge offers to quit over poll debacle

Babaria said he offered his resignation to the high command soon after the...

Central rule lifted in Jammu and Kashmir after 7 years

The National Conference-Congress alliance won the recent Jammu and Kashmir...

Sun, Oct 13, 2024
Siddique shooter's family seeks exemplary punishment

Twenty-three-year-old Singh's family said they disowned him 11 years ago and...

UP bypolls: Is SP seat snub to Cong linked to Haryana?

Despite this setback, Pandey emphasised that discussions regarding ticket...

Sat, Oct 12, 2024
New BJP govt in Haryana to take oath on Oct 17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior BJP leaders and chief ministers of some...

Cong submits more complaints to EC on EVMs in Haryana

The Congress has said the assembly polls results were "unexpected" and have...

Fri, Oct 11, 2024
150 terrorists waiting to infiltrate into Kashmir: BSF

He said the security forces would ensure any infiltration attempt is thwarted.

How Will Mo-Shah Treat Omar Abdullah?

Omar Abdullah will have to negotiate at every step with the lieutenant...

Thu, Oct 10, 2024
No Hooda, no Selja at meet to review Haryana poll rout

Sources said the leaders during the meeting discussed the possible reasons...

Cong says infighting hurt in Haryana, but blames EVMs

The Congress top brass headed by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge held a review...

96% Haryana MLAs crorepatis; 13% face criminal cases

An analysis of the affidavits of all the 90 winning candidates by the...

Omar Abdullah elected NC legislature party leader

Omar Abdullah was on Thursday unanimously elected as the leader of the...

Don't want to start off with threats, court cases: Omar

Asked if the party would approach the court for the restoration of Jammu and...

Wed, Oct 9, 2024
INDIA parties flex muscles after Cong rout in Haryana

After the Congress' shock defeat in Haryana, the opposition Indian National...

Nearly 68% candidates lose security deposits in Jammu

Incidentally, 164 of the total 356 candidates in the fray from the 43...

Fissures in MVA after Cong's defeat in Haryana

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Wednesday slammed ally Shiv...

Cong rebel among 3 Independents back BJP in Haryana

While Joon was a Congress rebel, Kadyan fought as an Independent after the...

BJP makes inroads in Dalit, Jat strongholds of Haryana

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which pulled off a hat-trick of wins in Haryana...

Omar's message to ally Cong after Haryana shocker

'The Congress will have to go deep into it and find the reasons for its defeat'

Saini meets Modi after BJP's big win in Haryana

Saini is likely to consult with his senior leadership on finalising his...

Rahul breaks silence on 'unexpected' Haryana results

Gandhi said the Congress was looking into the results of Haryana assembly polls.

BJP's 'sweet' dig at Rahul, sends jalebi to Cong HQ

In the run-up to the Haryana polls, Gandhi while addressing an election rally...

'Overconfidence Caused Cong Defeat'

'Congress leaders are ready to lose the election and not form the government,...

BJP wins Haryana polls but vote share with Cong close

The BJP received 39.94 percent votes, while the Congress managed 39.09...

Tue, Oct 8, 2024
Battle for J-K, Haryana: THE VERDICT

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday clinched a stunning hat-trick win in...

MAPPED: J-K, Haryana results, constituency-wise

All constituency-wise results of Jammu-Kashmir and Haryana assembly elections.

Party must identify those behind loss: Cong's Selja

A blame game began in the Congress on Tuesday as it failed in its bid to come...

Congress sees worst performance in Jammu with 1 seat

The Congress was fighting the elections in a pre-poll alliance with National...

BJP stuns Cong in Haryana, posts best-ever performance

Bucking anti-incumbency, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party pulled off a...

BJP's surprise hat-trick in Haryana; NC-Cong wrest J-K

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday clinched a stunning hat-trick win in...

Amid BJP's historic win, 8 Haryana ministers lose

Eight out of 10 ministers under the Nayab Singh Saini government faced defeat...

Haryana results manipulated, can't accept: Cong

The Congress on Tuesday said it cannot accept the Haryana assembly polls...

Jamaat-e-Islami Fails Kashmir Poll Test

None of its candidates won. Most of them lost badly.

EC rejects 'slowdown' charge, Congress hits back

Hitting back at the Election Commission after it dismissed allegations about...

J-K, Haryana polls: BIG winners and losers

Results for assembly polls in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir were declared on...

Once kingmaker, JJP bites dust; flop show by INLD too

Jannayak Janta Party, which had emerged as the kingmaker last assembly polls,...

Haryana: A Political Stunner For The BJP

Haryana is now in the same bracket as Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh where the...

After Haryana results, Uddhav renews demand for...

Ahead of assembly polls, Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasahev Thackeray president...

Omar makes stunning return after embarrassing LS rout

Securing an impressive victory in Budgam and leading in Ganderbal -- the two...

2 Hindu faces in NC; all 25 BJP Muslim candidates lose

However, the Bharatiya Janata Party which had emerged victorious on 29 seats...

How Haryana outcome would impact Maha seat talks

The Haryana victory will be a morale booster for the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Cong manages to win only 1 seat in Jammu region

The Congress is fighting the elections in a pre-poll alliance with National...

What went wrong for Congress in Haryana

As the Bharatiya Janata Party looks set to retain Haryana, the Congress' poll...

Separatist candidates face crushing defeat in Kashmir

The results of assembly elections in the Kashmir Valley have culminated in a...

AAP registers 1st win in JK, draws a blank in Haryana

The AAP suffered a humiliating defeat in Haryana with most of its candidates...

Kejriwal's biggest lesson from Haryana: Never be...

The AAP failed to reach a pre-poll alliance in Haryana with the Congress due...

Cong's ecstasy turns into agony after Haryana shocker

Congress leaders were seen giving media bytes at various places at the...

JK polls: Mehbooba Mufti's daughter concedes defeat

The 37-year-old is in the fray from the Srigufwara-Bijbehara seat in her...

As NC-Cong eye majority, Omar says respect mandate

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Tuesday asserted that...

Stage set for counting of votes in J-K, Haryana today

Political parties and leaders wait with bated breath for the Haryana and...

Mon, Oct 7, 2024
Hooda or Selja, who will be Cong's Haryana CM pick?

On the eve of the Haryana assembly poll results, the issue of chief...

Neither tired nor retired: Hooda on Haryana CM race

Besides Hooda, his son Deepender Singh Hooda, Kumari Selja and Randeep...

Haryana Polls: Touch And Go Seats

Polling for the Haryana assembly's 90 seats took place on Saturday, October...

Sun, Oct 6, 2024
Haryana records 67.90% voter turnout

Haryana has recorded a voter turnout of 67.90 per cent with Ellenabad...

Sat, Oct 5, 2024
Exit polls: Cong to win Haryana; NC-Cong ahead in JK

The results of the assembly elections will be announced on October 8.

Over 60% voter-turnout recorded in Haryana polls

The voter turnout recorded in the 2019 assembly polls was around 68 per cent.

Omar calls exit polls 'time-pass', BJP optimistic in JK

"I'm amazed channels are bothering with exit polls especially after the...

Will South Haryana Reward Inderjit Singh?

South Haryana hasn't delivered a chief minister since 1967, when his father...

Dalits Votes Matter In Haryana Elections

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has reached out to the SCs and the...

Centre tries to curtail powers of new J-K CM: Omar

The strong statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah's office came after...

Fri, Oct 4, 2024
Polls won't solve Kashmir issue, need talks: Hurriyat

Delivering the sermon, he said election and "resolution of the Kashmir issue"...

SC raps, warns Delhi L-G over MCD panel election

A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan asked the LG's office to...

How Many Crorepatis In Haryana Polls?

Polling for the 90 seats of the Haryana assembly will take place on Saturday,...

Army concerned over US-origin weapons reaching Kashmir

Lt Gen Ghai said as for the process of documenting these weapons and...

Support UN resolution on Kashmir: Malaysian PM in Pak

He also said that his country would continue to talk about the Kashmir issue...

Thu, Oct 3, 2024
'Digital India Defeated Terrorism In Kashmir'

'PM Modi would have swept the elections in Kashmir after notebandi but then...

Wed, Oct 2, 2024
Baramulla, Sopore see highest voter turnout in 30 yrs

Officials said the polling went off peacefully in all segments including...

Tue, Oct 1, 2024
Nearly 70% voter turnout in final phase of J-K polls

A voter turnout of 69.69 percent was recorded in the third and final phase of...

Gurmeet gets 20-day parole, but EC bars Haryana entry

The Haryana government on Tuesday granted 20-day parole to the sect chief,...

They voted for the first time in Jammu-Kashmir polls!

Long denied the right to vote, members of the Valmiki community exercised...

A SiddhiVinayak Temple In Srinagar!

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com comes across a Ganesh temple in Kashmir's...

J&K: How Many Crorepatis In Phase 3?

The third and final phase of the three phase Jammu and Kashmir assembly...

Sun, Sep 29, 2024
BJP expels Haryana ex-minister Chautala among 8 rebels

The Haryana BJP said its chief Mohan Lal Badoli has expelled these leaders...

Govt may bring 3 bills for simultaneous polls plan

The proposed first constitutional amendment bill would deal with making...

'Omar Abdullah Is Seen As A Tourist'

'The Abdullah family is the problem and facilitator of the instability that...

Dera chief seeks 20-day parole ahead of Haryana polls

The Dera chief has sought to stay in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, during the...

Sat, Sep 28, 2024
How Many Days Did Haryana Assembly Meet Every Year?

The outgoing Haryana assembly met for 72 sitting days over five years, or...

Wed, Sep 25, 2024
Voter turnout dips to 56% in phase 2 of J-K elections

The first phase of polling, held on September 18, saw an estimated 61.38 per...

Haryana: Can BJP beat anti-incumbency to win 3rd term?

Haryana is witnessing a multi-cornered contest this time, with the ruling...

Foreign diplomats observe J-K polls, Omar slams BJP

A delegation of diplomats from 16 countries, including the United States,...

'15 Muslim BJP Candidates In Kashmir'

'Article 370 is now dug 70 feet deep in the ground. It cannot come out.'

Tue, Sep 24, 2024
'Omar Will Be Sure Shot Chief Minister'

'INDIA will easily cross 50 seats out of 90 in Jammu and Kashmir.'

No jobs in Haryana, youth turn to Dunki: Rahul

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that...

How Many Crorepatis In J&K Poll Phase II?

The second phase of the three phase Jammu and Kashmir elections will be held...

Mon, Sep 23, 2024
J-K poll is not about 'dharm' but...: Farooq Abdullah

"This fight is against the hatred that the BJP and RSS are spreading...

Haryana Polls Promise Thrilling Contests

The BJP has fielded as many as 10 turncoats, including those who joined the...

Fri, Sep 20, 2024
'Kashmir Needs A Bal Thackeray'

'Afzal Guru became a victim of Pakistan's conspiracy. He was used as a means,...

Thu, Sep 19, 2024
BJP guarantees jobs to Agniveers, Rs 2,100 to women

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its manifesto for the October...

Modi Bows To Kashmir's Voters

Umar Ganie captures glimpses from Narendra D Modi's election rally in...

'Jamaat Wants To Be Nitish, Naidu In J&K'

'We want to ensure that no government in J&K will be formed without our...

People are celebrating democracy: Modi in Srinagar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the youth of Jammu and Kashmir...

'Will BJP Be In A Majority Forever?'

'If the country felt very strongly about the BJP, then why did the country...

Wed, Sep 18, 2024
Caste survey among Cong's 7 guarantees to Haryana

Ahead of the Haryana Assembly polls, the Congress on Wednesday announced...

How Many Crorepatis In J&K Polls Phase I?

The first phase of the three phase Jammu and Kashmir elections will be held...

Tue, Sep 17, 2024
'Politicians only remember Kashmiri Pandits during...'

'For decades, we have heard only lofty claims. We have become accustomed to...

J&K First-Time Voters Will Be Deciding...

'The lack of opportunities here remains the biggest worry.''We have seen...

Mon, Sep 16, 2024
Can Congress ex-MLA win Jammu North for the BJP?

Both candidates have shifted from their traditional constituencies - Sadhotra...

40% J-K candidates are Independents, 'backed by BJP'

More than 40 per cent of the 908 candidates contesting the assembly elections...

BJP's Sirsa candidate withdraws nomination

Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's Sirsa candidate Rohtash Jangra on Monday said...

Exclusive! The Engineer Rashid Interview

'Who are Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti to issue certificates?'

Sat, Sep 14, 2024
It's 3 dynasties vs J-K youths: Modi at 1st poll rally

Modi began his nearly 45-minute speech by welcoming the people who attended...

Fri, Sep 13, 2024
Is Engineer Rashid Kashmir's Most...

If Rashid cannot be the king, he could be the kingmaker after October 8 when...

Thu, Sep 12, 2024
Haryana polls: Cong list shows 'son rise' in state

After hectic parleys and much back and forth with the INDIA bloc allies, the...

Nobody on earth, be it Modi or Shah...: Engineer Rashid

'I am happy that the people of north Kashmir burst the bubble of Modi's naya'...

H'yana poll: Surjewala's son, scribe in Cong's new list

With the fourth and fifth lists, the party has declared candidates on 88 of...

'CM had no say': More voices of dissent in Haryana BJP

Amid deepening schisms within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana...

Wed, Sep 11, 2024
Will fight Modi's Naya Kashmir narrative: Rashid

Lashing out at Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, Rashid on Wednesday alleged that...

BJP candidate against Vinesh Phogat is...

The Julana assembly seat in Haryana's Jind district is set to witness a keen...

Tue, Sep 10, 2024
Jailed MP Rashid gets bail for J-K poll campaigning

Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh granted the relief to Rashid, who...

AAP releases 2nd list as talks with Cong collapses

The Congress and the AAP fought the Lok Sabha polls together in Delhi while...

Mon, Sep 9, 2024
Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi in fray in Haryana polls

Bajrangi has been an accused in the case of Nuh violence that had started in...

AAP to go solo in Haryana polls, releases 1st list

The talks between two sides have been stuck over the number of seats to be...

Sun, Sep 8, 2024
AAP-Cong alliance in Haryana not final yet: Sources

No final decision has been taken on the alliance with the Congress for the...

Will The Jats Return To Power In Haryana?

Since it was formed 58 years ago, Haryana has had Jat chief ministers for 33...

Those underestimating us...: AAP to Cong on alliance

'AAP's clear goal is to remove the BJP from Haryana politics. But if anyone...

Sat, Sep 7, 2024
Revolt in Haryana Cong as ticket aspirant quits party

The party has fielded sitting MLA Rajendra Singh Joon from the Bahadurgarh seat.

Women outnumber men in 8 Srinagar assembly segments

Women outnumber men in six of the eight assembly constituencies with Central...

Cong fields Vinesh from Julana seat in Haryana polls

Besides Hooda, Bhan and Phogat, the Congress has fielded Mewa Singh from...

Fri, Sep 6, 2024
Vinesh, Bajrang join Congress; say won't back off

Phogat and Punia joined the party in the presence of Congress general...

No talks with Pak, Art 370 history: Amit Shah in Jammu

Asserting that Article 370 is a thing of the past, Shah stated that no one...

15 Kashmiri Pandits fight elections from Valley

So far 14 Kashmiri Pandits have filed nominations to contest from the valley...

Thu, Sep 5, 2024
Why Omar Abdullah is contesting from 2 assembly seats

The former chief minister said if there was any danger of his losing from...

Hours after first Haryana list, BJP faces rebellion

Hours after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party put out its first list of 67...

Is Omar Abdullah Nervous?

'Me contesting elections from two seats is not a proof of weakness, it is a...

Wed, Sep 4, 2024
Turncoats, family members in BJP's H'yana polls list

Veteran party leader Anil Vij will seek re-election from his Ambala Cantt...

Phogat, Punia meet Rahul, may contest Haryana polls

Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat met former Congress president Rahul...

Tue, Sep 3, 2024
Talks on with AAP for alliance in H'yana, but...: Cong

Earlier, AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh welcomed reports claiming...

Haryana: Rahul for tie-up with AAP, Hooda says...

In the Congress's Central Election Committee (CEC) held to discuss ticket...

Mon, Sep 2, 2024
NC-Cong Ahead, BJP Second In J&K Poll

The PDP looks a distant third in the race, observes Mohammed Sayeed Malik,...

Sat, Aug 31, 2024
Haryana polls deferred to Oct 5, counting on Oct 8

The Election Commission on Saturday deferred the Haryana assembly poll date...

Wed, Aug 28, 2024
Rahul to cut short US trip in view of JK, H'yana polls

This will be Rahul Gandhi's first visit ever since he became leader of the...

Mon, Aug 26, 2024
BJP releases, withdraws, re-releases JK candidate list

The BJP's Central Election Committee had met on Sunday evening to finalise...

Sat, Aug 24, 2024
BJP urges EC to change Haryana assembly poll date

The BJP cited holidays before and after the election date that could lead to...

Vinesh to contest Haryana polls? Cong leader says...

Congress leader Kumari Selja ruled out the possibility of an alliance with...

Fri, Aug 23, 2024
Why not: Cong's Selja says she wants to be Haryana CM

Months after winning the Lok Sabha polls from Sirsa, the former Union...

Thu, Aug 22, 2024
NC, Congress seal alliance pact for J-K polls

In a significant political development, National Conference president Farooq...

Wed, Aug 21, 2024
90K new voters added in J-K after special revision

They said women electors and first-time voters have registered a significant...

Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Third factor could be hidden factor in Haryana polls

Congress leaders, on their part, are confident that the mobilisation of...

Fri, Aug 16, 2024
J&K Polls Bristles With Strange Possibilities

'If, as happened in Baramulla during the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the youth...

EC announces polls in J-K, Haryana, here are the dates

Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases from...

Thu, Aug 8, 2024
JK polls soon? EC team Srinagar to review preparedness

The political parties have been given time slots for the meeting with the...

Mon, Aug 5, 2024
What Message Will The J&K Polls Have For India?

'With all outlets of public expression virtually choked for the last five...

Will J&K See Assembly Elections In 2024?

Although the Supreme Court has mandated the Centre to conduct the polls by...