The Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance registered a 4-1 victory in the recently held bypolls in Karnataka. The byelections were held for three Lok Sabha seats -- Ballari, Mandya and Shivamogga -- and two Assembly seats -- Ramanagara and Jamkhandi.
Congress's VS Ugrappa won from Ballari -- a Bharatiya Janata Party bastion -- with a massive margin. While the JD(S)'s Shivarame Gowda won from Mandya.
The Shivammoga Lok Sabha seat was the only battle where the BJP had an edge with the party's BY Raghavendra leading.
Dramatic scenes unfolded during Enforcement Directorate raids across Punjab and Chandigarh as officials searched multiple properties linked to an alleged land and licencing fraud case on Thursday. In Mohali’s Chajju Majra area near Kharar, panic erupted inside a residential society after two bags, allegedly packed with cash, were reportedly hurled from a ninth-floor flat while ED teams conducted searches upstairs.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, Iranian scholar Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi talked about the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz crisis and more.
West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant was shot dead in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas, amid ongoing post-poll violence in West Bengal.
The post-election political landscape in Tamil Nadu remains uncertain as the TVK falls short of a clear majority, securing only one hundred and seven seats.
