Maharashtra local body polls: Record victory for BJP-led Mahayuti; opposition blames EC, EVMs & money | India News

NEW DELHI: The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance on Sunday recorded a decisive victory in Maharashtra’s local body elections, with the party claiming 48 per cent of councillor seats and winning 129 municipal council presidencies.Counting of votes for 286 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, conducted in two phases, showed the BJP emerging as the single largest party….

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Budget 2026 glossary explained: From deficit to disinvestment, key terms decoded to understand Budget numbers and policies

The Union Budget comes with a vocabulary that can be confusing even for regular readers. Many terms are technical, and are used repeatedly across Budget documents, tables and debates. The “Budget at a Glance” table presents a consolidated snapshot of the Union Government’s finances for a financial year, showing actuals, Budget Estimates and Revised Estimates…

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Will Jemimah Rodrigues return for crucial New Zealand clash? India coach Amol Muzumdar drops a huge hint | Cricket News

Jemimah Rodrigues did not play in India’s defeat to England in the ICC Women’s World Cup (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Navi Mumbai: Going by India women’s team head coach Amol Muzumdar‘s words, middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues could return to the playing XI for the key match against New Zealand in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup…

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11-year-old ‘Lionel Messi of Chess’ Faustino Oro shatters records to outshine India’s R Praggnanandhaa | Chess News

R Praggnanandhaa and Faustino Oro Argentinian chess prodigy IM Faustino Oro, aged 11, has broken two records previously held by India’s Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. Oro won the Legends & Prodigies 2025 tournament in Madrid with 7.5/9 points, finishing undefeated and achieving his first GM norm.With this result, Oro’s performance rating reached 2759, the highest ever recorded…

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‘Chanakya would have been shocked’: Priyanka’s remarks draws reaction from Amit Shah – watch | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took aim at the Centre in the Lok Sabha on Thursday while speaking on the proposed women’s reservation bill, using a sharp Chanakya reference that drew laughter from Union home minister Amit Shah himself and the treasury bench MPs.Backing the idea of reserving seats for women legislators, Priyanka…

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Corn in USA: Howard Lutnick says buy it or else…

TOI correspondent from Washington: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has warned India will lose access to the American market unless it buys US-grown corn, grinding ahead with tough language as the two sides are set to resume delicate trade negotiations. After threatening to “sort out” India for buying Russian oil and claiming New Delhi would…

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