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NEW DELHI , CHENNAI : New Delhi: Mandate 2024 marked the return of coalition politics to India after a decade of absolute majority, requiring respect for the wishes of smaller allies and raising the prospect of slower economic reforms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saw its seat count dip to 240 as per trends late evening—a loss of 63 seats from the 303 it won five years earlier. While BJP is far from a simple majority of 272 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) it leads is set to cross the half-way mark.

Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday won the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat of Gujarat by a margin of over 7.44 lakh votes, one of the highest in this election, bettering the figure of his 2019 victory. Shah defeated his nearest Congress rival Sonal Patel by a staggering margin of 744716, announced the Election Commission of India.

One of the nation's top news organizations was in some turmoil following a hastily-announced restructuring plan that led to the exodus of the newspaper's executive editor

The social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such

The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister are set to face off in a televised debate

Anthony Fauci's appearance before the House Select Subcommittee is just around the corner and he will be making some more revelations about the coronavirus pandemic in this particular sit-down. However, just before this testimony, Republicans released a transcript version of their previous sit-down with Fauci in which he admitted some earth-shattering facts, according to 'New York Post'.

constituencies are ours and the nation as well,' is blossoming into a reality with the Dravidian party and its allies set for a spectacular win in all of Tamil Nadu's 39 segments and in the lone Puducherry seat. Candidates belonging to the DMK and its allies including star nominee Kanimozhi won by huge margins in constituencies where results have been declared and going by the unassailable margins, all other candidates of the Dravidian party and allies Congress, CPI, CPI(M), VCK, MDMK and IUML are all sure to emerge victorious including Dayanidhi Maran (Central Chennai) and T R Baalu (Sriperumbudur).

NEW DELHI : The 2024 general elections will probably go down as the one that saw the coming of age of opposition parties in leveraging alternative media—YouTubers, independent journalists, social-media influencers—in the jostle for gaining political mileage. At last count, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) had clocked in 41.47% of all votes, right behind the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA's) 45.13%.

Uniswap crypto exchange has listed Mollars token. The new ERC-20 is hailed as Ethereum Blockchain’s new version of Bitcoin. The listing is a surprise to investors as it’s the 4th crypto exchange to include the store-of-value token.

Dinara, a popular social media influencer from Moscow, has taken the internet by storm with her unconventional quest to find an Indian husband. During her visit to an Indian shopping mall, she posed with a male mannequin holding a sign that read, «Looking for an Indian husband (unmarried).» The sign also included a QR code linking directly to her Instagram profile, making it easy for interested individuals to connect with her.

Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale discussed the issues faced by the ruling coalition. Athawale emphasized the need to accept the electoral results. In Maharashtra, the splitting of Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led to voter preference for Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar, which negatively impacted the NDA's performance, the minister said. Athawale, the MoS for social justice and empowerment, also suggested that voters might have misunderstood the BJP’s role, thinking it caused the split, whereas the factions joined BJP voluntarily, Athawale said.

BJP on Tuesday won the Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka with a margin of 48,121 votes. Karjol, who secured 6,84,890 votes, defeated Congress candidate B N Chandrappa (6,36,769).

Also Read: Bull market needs fuel by way of equity capital or debt: Shankar SharmaWhen units of equity-oriented funds or listed equity shares are sold after a year, the LTCG tax becomes applicable. Any gains over ₹1 lakh in a year are subject to a 10% tax.Over the weekend, exit polls predicted that the NDA would win over 350 seats.

has offered Nitish Kumar the Deputy Prime Minister's post. LiveMint could not independently verify the report.Meanwhile, JDU shared a cryptic post on social media.

China against ChatGPT; introduces its own secure AI system rooted in Xi Jinping's ideologyAccording to Downdetector data, 81% of users who reported problems said they had problems accessing ChatGPT, 14% said they had problems accessing the OpenAI website and 5% had problems using the ChatGPT app.While acknowledging the issue in a support page, OpenAI wrote, “ChatGPT is unavailable for some users". In a post on the same support, OpenAI wrote on 1:32 AM PDT (around 2:00 PM India time), “Identified the issue and mitigating."In an ensuing post, OpenAI wrote, “We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue."Meanwhile, ChatGPT users went on social media websites like X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram in order to verify if the AI service was actually facing issues.Aso Read | Scarlett Johansson alleges ChatGPT sounds just like ‘her’.

trends are to be believed.Also Read: Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Will Nitish Kumar & Chandrababu Nadu play kingmakers if BJP falls short of 272?Nitish Kumar, who has a history of changing sides at key moments, may play a crucial role as the INDIA bloc becomes a massive force across the country. As of now, India is leading in around 230 seats, far away from the magic figure of 272.However, social media users are not missing this opportunity to take a humorous dig at Nitish Kumar as the BJP is unlikely to pass the magic number of 272 on its own.Many are speculating that the Janata Dal United (JDU) leader will switch again and shake hands with Rahul Ganhi’s Congress, in case he is offered the prime minister post.“If the BJP doesn't cross 272 alone, the NDA govt will be too unstable.

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Election Results 2024: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate Omar Abdullah is trailing in Baramulla, where he is contesting against Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party's Mir Mohammad Fayaz and Jammu & Kashmir People Conference's Sajad Gani Lone.In J&K, extensive security measures were in place. Early results showed BJP leading in Jammu and Udhampur, JKNC leading in Rajouri and Srinagar, and an Independent candidate leading in Baramulla.The Srinagar Lok Sabha seat holds significance as one of the five constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.

stock market zoomed to record highs on Monday, clients of various large brokerages were unable to cut their holdings earlier in the trading session on account of a system failure at India's largest depository, Central Depository Services (CDSL). Officials at top broking firms said the TPIN (Transaction Personal Identification Number) authorisation issued by CDSL for selling shares was not functioning. TPIN authorises CDSL the debit of securities from their demat account in sale trades.

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Election Results 2024 Live: Srinagar Lok Sabha seat is one of the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory . The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is the first general election being held in the erstwhile state since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.Srinagar has been a stronghold of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), the regional satrap that has won 10 out of 13 elections held for the seat so far.

India has begun discussions with the UK on mapping of skill gaps and mutual recognition of skills between the two countries looking to tap international job opportunities for its young and growing workforce. To begin with, India is exploring the possibility of linking its National Career Service (NCS) portal with the UK government's job portal to get a sense of demand for skilled workers in the UK, while facilitating industry-specific exchange and migration of workers in labour-intensive sectors, such as textiles, under the India-UK Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement (MMPA).

Even as the notion of phased retirement has become a norm, more people than ever are saying that they don’t plan to work past the age of 62.