Delhi Exit Polls 2025: As the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections results approach, the political landscape is already heating up with exit polls providing a glimpse of the potential outcome. At least eight exit polls conducted on Wednesday forecasted a significant win for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). While the Congress is projected to continue its downward trend with no major gains, two exit polls predict a win for AAP, while others show a close contest, wit...Read More
Delhi Election 2025: While exit polls have offered differing predictions for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi Assembly elections, they all remain consistent on one point -- the Congress is expected to perform poorly, securing zero to a maximum of two seats. The official results will be announced by the Election Commission after the counting of votes on February 8. Exit polls, which are based on voter interviews conducted immediately after polling, ofte...Read More
Srinagar, Feb 05: Security forces on Wednesday busted militant hideout in Angan Pathri area of north Kashmir's Baramulla and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition. Defence spokesperson said that on February 05, 2025, a joint search operation based on specific input was launched by Indian Army, and Jammu & Kashmir Police in Angan Pathri area of Rampur, Baramulla. He said during searches a hideout was busted along with recovery of 03 AK rifles, 11 AK magazines, 09 UBGL grenades, 02 hand gr...Read More
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (PTI) The Telangana Legislative Assembly secretary issued notices to some BRS MLAs who 'shifted loyalties' to the ruling Congress on disqualification petitions filed by the regional party. They have sought time to submit their responses. Kadiyam Srihari, one of the MLAs who received the notices, said on Wednesday that, to his knowledge, he and two other MLAs have received notices. Also Read | Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: National Capital Records 57.89% Voter Turnout; Exit Po...Read More
New Delhi: Winds of change could be blowing in Delhi if the exit polls conducted at the end of voting for the 70 Assembly seats on Wednesday hold true. Most exit polls predict a return of the BJP government in the national capital after 27 years. The poll of exit polls predicts the BJP to get a clear majority and win about 41 seats, while the incumbent AAP will likely win about 28 seats. Interestingly, the exit polls indicate the Congress, which was routed in the last two Delhi elections, may wi...Read More
Solapur, Feb 5 (PTI) Police have registered a case against 10-12 persons for allegedly assaulting stand-up comedian Pranit More in Maharashtra's Solapur after a performance, a police official said Wednesday. According to the police, the attackers were upset with More for his alleged comments aimed at actor Veer Pahariya, the grandson of former chief minister Sushilkumar Shinde. Also Read | Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: National Capital Records 57.89% Voter Turnout; Exit Polls Give BJP Edge Ov...Read More
Mumbai, Feb 5 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that he will move to the Chief Minister's official bungalow in city's Malabar Hills area next month. Though sworn in as Chief Minister on December 5, 2024, he has not yet left his current residence, Sagar. "My daughter is in Class 10 and board exams are in this month. She suggested that we relocate to the new house after her exams. So, we decided to move into Varsha after her exams," Fadnavis said. "It is as si...Read More
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Delhi Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Wednesday exuded confidence of AAP retaining power in Delhi and said the party's performance has always been better than predicted by exit polls. Most exit polls predicted BJP forming government in Delhi with a comfortable majority. "We have fought three elections in Delhi and this is the fourth assembly election we are fighting...2013, 2015 exit polls had shown that we would be defeated. In 2020, we got ...Read More
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (PTI) The Telangana Legislative Assembly secretary issued notices to some BRS MLAs who 'shifted loyalties' to the ruling Congress on disqualification petitions filed by the regional party. They have sought time to submit their responses. Kadiyam Srihari, one of the MLAs who received the notices, said on Wednesday that, to his knowledge, he and two other MLAs have received notices. "We have replied to the notice, seeking time to respond," he told PTI. Ten BRS MLAs have switche...Read More
Kolkata: The number of Bangladeshi released prisoners languishing in correctional homes across the state has come down to 179 -- as of Jan 1, 2024 -- compared to 495 in 2011. According to the West Bengal Correctional Services data, there were 212 released foreign nationals or 'jankhalash' -- 136 men and 76 women -- in correctional homes in the state as of Jan 1, 2024, out of which 179 were from Bangladesh. Most of these foreigners were lodged in Dum Dum Central Correctional Home (171), while th...Read More
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Wednesday distanced itself from statements made by party MP Shatrughan Sinha, who said non-vegetarian food should be banned, and that the Uniform Civil Code is good but should only be implemented after consultations with all parties. The party also chose to describe MP and actor Rachna Banerjee's praise for the Kumbh Mela as her "personal opinion." Sinha, the two-time Asansol MP, speaking to ANI, said, "At first glance, whatever happened in Uttarakhand is commenda...Read More
Hyderabad: The BJP's OBC morcha president Dr K. Laxman said the caste census undertaken by the Telangana government is full of loopholes. He characterised it as incomplete, unscientific and not rooted in reality. Addressing the media, he said, "If Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was serious about social justice, he should have made a law and tried to implement it. This is hypocrisy of the party on the OBCs. The percentage of BCs has come down and it should be seen as a measure meant to suppress th...Read More
Bihar: Lalu Prasad seeks support for RJD, says Tejashwi will become CM Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national president Lalu Prasad Yadav reaffirmed his commitment to making Tejashwi Yadav the Chief Minister of Bihar if his party emerges victorious in the upcoming Assembly elections, while asserting, without mentioning any name, that he will not bow down before anyone under pressure. Addressing a gathering during an event in Nalanda, Lalu Prasad urged people to unite and support the RJD in...Read More
Mangaluru, (Karnataka) Feb 5 (PTI) District in-charge Minister of Dakshina Kannada, Dinesh Gundu Rao, directed officials on Wednesday to install CCTV cameras on both sides of bridges along major highways and main roads to prevent 'illegal' activities. During an inspection of the strengthening work on the Addur Bridge along the Perali-Addur State Highway, Rao highlighted reports of sand mining near bridges weakening their structures. Also Read | Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: National Capital R...Read More
Delhi Exit Polls 2025: Several exit polls predicted a hat-trick for the Congress -- a hat-trick in winning zero seats in the Delhi Assembly. However, a few Delhi exit polls predicted that the grand-old party could win a meagre one or two seats in the 70-member assembly. The Congress won no seat in the last two Delhi Elections -- in 2015 and 2020. The party, which ruled Delhi for 15 years -- between 1998 and 2013 -- lost power in the national capital when Arvind Kejriwal's AAP took over the rein...Read More
Patna, Feb 5 (VOICE) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national president Lalu Prasad Yadav reaffirmed his commitment to making Tejashwi Yadav the Chief Minister of Bihar if his party emerges victorious in the upcoming Assembly elections, while asserting, without mentioning any name, that he will not bow down before anyone under pressure.Addressing a gathering during an event in Nalanda, Lalu Prasad urged people to unite and support the RJD in forming the next government in Bihar. "We all have to unit...Read More
New Delhi, Feb 5 (UNI) Stating that the Centre is fully dedicated to the development of Tripura, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the state has moved ahead on the path of participation instead of distraction, speed instead of obstruction, and welfare instead of delay. Addressing the distribution programme of over 2800 appointment letters in Tripura Government through video conference, Shah said that Northeast which was once known for insurgency, infiltration, blockades, drug...Read More
Delhi Exit Polls 2025: Most exit polls predicted an edge to the BJP over the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Several exit polls predict a BJP victory in Delhi assembly elections, with Congress expected to make no significant gains. Two exit polls show a potential AAP victory, while some predict a close contest with an edge for the BJP. The Election Commission will announce official results on February 8. Here are key takeways from the 2025 Delhi exit polls predictions: -People's Pulse predicts ...Read More
Guwahati: Manipur's Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RD&PR) Minister Yumnam Khemchand was summoned to Delhi by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Reportedly, Khemchand departed from Imphal for Delhi on Monday at 1 pm via an Indigo flight and is scheduled to meet Amit Shah on Tuesday evening. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Sources said, before leaving for Delhi, Khemchand also held a meeting with several BJP MLAs dissatisfied with Chief Ministe...Read More
Hyderabad: Telangana has set a precedent for the country by conducting a comprehensive caste census, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced in the Legislative Assembly. The survey, officially titled the Telangana Social, Economic, Educational, Employment, Political, and Caste Census (Comprehensive Household Survey), was meticulously carried out to collect accurate demographic data. Addressing the Assembly, the Chief Minister emphasized that this was the first official data collection on weak...Read More
New Delhi: Activist short-seller Nathan Anderson, known for his high-profile campaigns against the likes of Adani Group, said the decision to shut his firm, Hindenburg Research was not because of any legal or any other threat, but due to workload. And that he stands by all its reports including the one against Adani Group. Anderson told PTI that Hindenburg's January 2023 report accusing Adani Group of "the largest con in corporate history" was a result of following "red flags" raised against th...Read More
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), considered the richest civic body in the country, tabled its budget of Rs 74,427 crore for 2025-26 at its headquarters in Mumbai on Tuesday. The additional municipal commissioners presented the budget to BMC commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, the state-appointed administrator. BMC is currently run by an administrator since the term of the corporators ended on March 7, 2022. This is the third year of the budget being presented to the administrator...Read More
Madurai: Authorities in Tamil Nadu's Madurai have issued prohibitory orders in Tamil Nadu's Madurai amid a protest call by Hindu outfits on Tuesday against animal sacrifice at the Sikandar Dargah on the Thiruparankundram Hill, which also houses a Hindu temple. The prohibitory orders have been issued by Madurai District Collector Sangeetha under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), previously section 144 of CrPC since Monday morning till Tuesday midnight to preempt possi...Read More
Shirdi: A major controversy has erupted after Congress MP and leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi alleged in the Parliament that over 7,000 voters were fraudulently registered in a single building in Shirdi assembly constituency. Gandhi's statements have triggered a war of words between the BJP and Congress in Maharashtra. On Monday, Gandhi said in the Parliament, "Between Lok Sabha elections and Vidhan Sabha elections, voting population of Himachal was added to the voter rolls of Maharashtra. Th...Read More
New Delhi: The vandalism of B R Ambedkar's statue has put the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Punjab government under severe criticism. The incident saw a 33-foot statue of Ambedkar in Amritsar being defaced in daylight, using a hammer, on January 26, Republic Day, near a police station. This act of disrespect sparked a fierce backlash from political parties especially with the onset of the upcoming Delhi assembly polls. The BJP has fiercely criticized AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of show...Read More
Kolkata, Feb 4 (PTI) A motorcyclist was killed and seven others were injured in two separate road accidents in Kolkata on Tuesday, police said. The motorcyclist was killed in Chinar Park area in the northern part of the city when a private bus first dashed against the motorcycle and then ran over the rider while trying to overtake the two-wheeler near Loknath Mandir, a senior officer of Bidhannagar Police said. "The motorcyclist was declared brought dead when taken to a nearby hospital. The dr...Read More
Delhi Elections 2025 Date and Time: Delhi elections 2025 is set to be held on February 5. The term of the 70-member Delhi assembly ends on February 23, and Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is aiming for a third consecutive term. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is giving it a neck-to-neck competition to claim Delhi's throne after a long wait. This is to be reiterated that Delhi is not a state but a union territory and is officially known as the National Capital Territory (NCT) of De...Read More
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 4 (ANI): The Cheetah family expands in Madhya Pradesh as Kuno National Park located in Sheopur district welcomed two cubs born to the Cheetah Veera on Tuesday. The total number of cheetahs, including cubs, in Kuno is now 26. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav shared the information and expressed pleasure over the arrival of cubs. He further extended greetings to the residents of the state and all the officers, veterinarians and field staff relate...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 4 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Ravidas Mehrotra on Tuesday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Hema Malini for her statement on the Mahakumbh stampede and said that BJP was responsible for the death of the people in the stampede. Mehrotra further stated that the loss of the lives in the stampede did not hold any importance for BJP and they considered it a very small incident. "A lot of people lost their lives during the Mahakumbh stam...Read More
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): India's Rabi crop sowing has been robust this season, with farmers planting crops across 661.03 lakh hectares so far compared to 651.42 lakh hectares same period last year, marking a 1.5 per cent year-on-year increase. This surpasses the average area under cultivation (or the normal area of 635.30 lakh hectares). The area under cultivation for wheat, paddy, and pulses all were higher year-on-year, the data showed. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers'...Read More