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Voting for bypolls on the two Assembly seats of Budhni and Vijaypur began amid tight security at 7:30 A.M. and will conclude by 7 P.M. even as several Congress leaders were allegedly detained by the police in Vijaypur.  

There were reports of a shootout during the first two hours of polling at Jagatdal adjacent to Naihati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district, one of the six Assembly constituencies where bypolls are being conducted.

Driven by tier 2 and 3 cities, India’s e-commerce sector registered a gross merchandise value (GMV) of approximately $14 billion (more than Rs 1.18 lakh crore) in this year’s festive season, marking a 12 per cent growth over last year’s festive period, a report said on Wednesday.

The high-profile Channapatna seat saw a turnout of 10.34 per cent of voters, the Shiggaon segment witnessed 10.08 per cent of voting and the Sandur seat saw a voters’ turnout of 9.99 per cent.

These five Assembly constituencies -- Dholai, Samaguri, Behali, Bongaigaon and Sidli fell vacant following the election of five legislators in the Lower House of Parliament in this year’s Lok Sabha polls.

US President-elect Donald Trump has named John Ratcliffe, a former congressman and Director of National Intelligence, as his Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, contrary to feverish speculation that the job was going to Kash Patel, an Indian-American.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reaffirmed the Centre's commitment to providing better healthcare and improving the living conditions of the countrymen.

With AI-driven transformation, India is projected to increase its workforce from 423.73 million in 2023 to 457.62 million by 2028, a net gain of 33.89 million workers, according to a report on Wednesday.

A dense layer of smog shrouded Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday morning, sharply reducing visibility as the air quality plunged to "very poor" levels.

Polling commenced at the high-profile Lok Sabha constituency in Wayanad on the dot at 7 A.M, on Wednesday morning, when voters were seen queuing up in good numbers even before the polling began.

Voting on seven Assembly seats in Rajasthan started from 7 A.M. on Wednesday and will continue till 6 P.M. during the bye-elections being held here in Dausa, Ramgarh, Deoli Uniara, Chorasi, Jhunjhunu, Salumber and Khinvsar constituencies in the state.

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is appointing two maverick entrepreneurs -- Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DoGE) that will be charged with drastically changing government while cutting waste.

Polling for the bypolls for six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal began from 7 A.M. on Wednesday with the polling process having been overall peaceful in the first hour barring some stray complaints of poll-related disturbances. 

Voting is underway in the bye-elections for 31 Assembly seats across 10 states, as well as the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, from where Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut. 

Prominent leaders contesting this phase include former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Champai Soren, ex- Chief Minister Madhu Koda’s wife Geeta Koda and Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji.

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as his secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which controls immigration-related agencies.

Minister of Animal Resource Development, Fisheries, and SC Welfare, Sudhangshu Das, announced that his department is actively working to resolve issues and achieve departmental targets.

Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday claimed that the MahaYuti government will come back to power in Maharashtra after the Assembly elections but taunted that the plane named ‘Rahul Baba’, which has already crashed 20 times, is bound to crash 21st time.

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday highlighted the implications of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) on river-rich Jammu & Kashmir, which restricts its ability to harness its huge hydel power potential primarily due to storage constraints.

During his speech, the PM praised the work and performance of the Maharashtra government. Lauding the government’s role in the development of the state, he stated that the BJP-led government in Maharashtra, along with its alliance partners, is working with the motto of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”. 

The 35th Industry and Commerce Fair is scheduled to begin from January 29 next year here at Agartala Hapania International Fair Ground. The 15-day long fair will continue till February 12.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that the “power-hungry” Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is sure to be defeated again as the people of Maharashtra are with the MahaYuti led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday claimed that the Congress party is looting people in broad daylight by committing scams in Karnataka and it is using the same money to fight elections in Maharashtra. He called upon the people to keep the Congress at bay to save Maharashtra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Nigeria, Brazil and Guyana from November 16-21, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Tuesday.

The Supreme Court is set to pronounce on Wednesday its judgment on laying down pan-India directives governing demolitions of unauthorised structures after several petitions were filed before the apex court alleging that demolitions were carried out by several state authorities without sufficient notice.