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Over 88% candidates lost security deposit in Udhampur, Jammu LS seats

Jammu: Over 88 percent of candidates, including a former minister, lost their security deposit for failing to secure a minimum of one-sixth of the total valid votes polled in Udhampur and Jammu

UN chief congratulates people of India for engaging in ‘massive exercise of democracy’

United Nations: United N Secretary General Antonio Guterres has congratulated the people of India for engaging in the “massive exercise of democracy”, his spokesperson said on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi

A court in PoK rejects Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad’s bail plea

Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir’s Muzaffarabad city on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of poet Ahmed Farhad who went missing for 15 days during the recent anti-government protests in the region.

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Union Cabinet to meet today

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet will meet on Wednesday morning to take stock of the Lok Sabha election results and may recommend the dissolution of the current Lok Sabha. Prime Minister Narendra

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BJP-led NDA to form govt for third time: J&K BJP president

Jammu: The NDA will form a government with Narendra Modi as prime minister for a third term, Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina said on Tuesday, expressing hope that the BJP-led

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All-round Afghanistan trounce Uganda by 125 runs for winning start in T20 World Cup

Providence (Guyana): Pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi produced a fiery spell after Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran struck half centuries in a solid opening partnership as Afghanistan began their T20 World Cup campaign with

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Gavaskar picks Kohli to open for India against Ireland, wants Jaiswal at No. 3

New York: Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels Virat Kohli should open alongside skipper Rohit Sharma in India’s T20 World Cup game against Ireland on Wednesday with Yashasvi Jaiswal dropping down to the

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T20 WC: India open against gutsy Ireland in renewed quest for World Cup glory

New York: Sceptics call them ‘old wine in new bottle’ but a clutch of superstar Indian cricketers would leave no stone unturned to break away from their archaic template when they take

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UN says global public debt hit a record $97 trillion in 2023; developing countries are hard hit

Geneva: The United Nations said Tuesday that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year, with developing countries owing roughly one-third of that — crimping their ability to pay

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DoT defers spectrum auction to June 25

New Delhi: The Department of Telecom (DoT) on Tuesday postponed the spectrum auction by 19 days to June 25, as per information available on its website. According to amendments made in the

Financial markets were given artificial booster dose by exit polls: Congress

New Delhi: As financial markets went for a tumble on Tuesday after the trends of the Lok Sabha poll results showed that the BJP was not getting a majority on its own,

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Constitution our guiding light, will work with everyone for Viksit Bharat: PM Modi

New Delhi: Preparing to take office for a record third consecutive term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pledged to work with all states, regardless of the party in power, to build

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NDA’s victory is people’s blessings for PM Modi, says Amit Shah

New Delhi: The NDA’s victory in the Lok Sabha polls is the “blessing of people” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has worked hard over the past 10 years to fulfil the

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Poll results mandate against PM Modi: Kharge

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday termed the Lok Sabha elections outcome a mandate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a political and moral defeat of the BJP. Addressing a

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NATION

INDIA bloc to take call Wednesday on approaching former partners: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: The INDIA bloc will meet and decide on Wednesday whether to approach former partners such as the JD(U) and the TDP to attempt government formation at the Centre, Congress leader

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Modi must resign immediately: Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately resign “accepting the moral defeat” because he campaigned in the Lok Sabha polls claiming that the

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NOTA creates record in MP’s Indore seat

New Delhi: NOTA created a record with 2.18 lakh voters in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore opting for the ‘none of the above’ option in the Lok Sabha elections, counting for which is underway

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Woman injured in accidental firing in Pulwama

Srinagar: A woman was injured after a CRPF personnel accidentally discharged his firearm in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place during patrolling by CRPF and

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Sensex crashes over 6,000 pts; Nifty dives nearly 2,000 points

Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty tanked over 8 per cent on Tuesday as the initial trend showed BJP winning lesser number of seats than predicted in exit polls. The 30-share

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BJP ahead in Jammu, Udhampur LS seat

Jammu: The BJP is ahead of the Congress in Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, according to Election Commission trends. BJP’s Udhampur candidate Union Minister Jitendra Singh is

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