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The BJP has fielded Sobha Surendran, who helped the party leap to the second position in the constituency for the first time in 2016, hoping to wrest the seat from the United Democratic Front. The Left Democratic Front has been finishing in third spot in the segment for the past three elections. Neither the UDF nor the LDF has announced candidates for the segment

Defections and cross-affiliations are blurring the traditional ideological boundaries between the United Democratic Front, Left Democratic Front, and the National Democratic Alliance. Increasingly, electoral pragmatism rather than ideological loyalty appears to be shaping political choices

Varun Krishnan, who departed for Barcelona on February 28 and returned home on March 7, says the episode has changed the way he views travel — what once seemed like a predictable system of schedules and connections now appears far more uncertain and fragile

Three MLAs of Congress party and one MLA of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) skipped the voting. RJD MLA Kumar Sarvjeet alleged that BJP used the money power to win the election.

As many as 11 MLAs cross-voted in favour of BJP-backed independent candidate Dilip Ray, who initially did not have numerical strength for winning the Rajya Sabha seat

National Quantum Mission aims to develop 50–1,000 qubit quantum computers, satellite-based secure communication, and high-precision quantum sensors/materials

Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister throws opens the annual Tulip festival in Srinagar

The department also says there was no direct landlord-tenant relationship between the temple and the company, yet it continued to be in occupation of the property for decades together

Three warships escort Shivalik, Nanda Devi, and Jag Laadki; naval protection for Indian ships to continue; warships operating under Operation Sankalp, a mission aimed at safeguarding merchant shipping and protecting India’s maritime interests in the Gulf region

On February 11, the apex court questioned the invocation of the UAPA; on March 16,the court finds the High Court’s confirmation of the NIA probe into the case ‘quite balanced’

The BJP is yet to clear the air about the status of the United People’s Party Liberal in the National Democratic Alliance

For Haryana’s two vacant Rajya Sabha seats, three candidates are in the fray

Suvendu Adhikari will contest from two seats Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district and Bhabanipur in Kolkata; at Bhabanipur, Adhikari is likely to contest against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Mr. Sapkal further said that he expressed condolences over the demise of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei

Both the national parties, while tightening their hold, are keen to look beyond

BJP MP from Aligarh, Satish Gautam, had claimed that Muslims were taking the most advantage of welfare schemes

The Centre’s action led to protests and public meetings within the transgender community across cities such as New Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad and Kolkata, calling for protecting the right to self-perceived gender identity