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Karnataka Congress leader DK Suresh conceded defeat to BJP's Dr CN Manjunath in the Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha constituency. Suresh trailed by 253487 votes as per Election Commission of India's (ECI) latest update. Manjunath leads with a massive 1028966 votes, as against Suresh's 775479 votes.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday congratulated the party's Amethi candidate Kishori Lal Sharma as he looked on course to win the Gandhi family bastion, saying she was sure from the beginning that he would win. «Kishori bhaiya, I never had any doubts, I was sure from the beginning that you would win. Hearty congratulations to you and my dear brothers and sisters of Amethi!» Priyanka Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X. Sharma was leading in the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency over Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani by more than 90,000 votes, according to Election Commission data at 2:20 pm. Priyanka Gandhi had camped in the family bastions of Rae Bareli and Amethi for about two weeks and campaigned extensively for Sharma and her brother Rahul Gandhi, who contested from Rae Bareli.

stocks in the wake of a possibly narrower-than-expected victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi has weighed on the broader Asian market. The 10 biggest losers on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index are all from India. They consist of state-run companies and units of the Adani group, which rallied on Monday after exit polls initially projected a landslide win for Modi.

PI Industries Ltd. traded 0.71 per cent down at Rs 3620.7 at 11:36AM (IST) on Tuesday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 3224.86 points to 73243.92. The stock had closed at Rs 3646.6 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week high and 52-week low of Rs 4032.0 and Rs 3060.0, respectively.

Telangana, counting for all constituencies (17 in total) opened at 8 am on June 4. The constituencies are: Adilabad, Peddapalle, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevella, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Bhongir, Warangal, Mahabubabad and Khammam.

UEFA Euro Cup's drawings have happened, the field is set, and it is almost time to see the referees and players walk into the stadium with the match ball. However, before the whistle blows, there are some interesting details and updates around the 2024 Euro Cup, that raises the temperature of the excitement around this championship even more.

Tesla on Monday defended a proposal to ratify CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package and said a new compensation would be costlier, days after a top proxy advisory firm recommended shareholders to vote against the proposal.

Chhattisgarh's Naxal-hit Sukma district, an official said on Monday. The incident took place on the intervening night of Sunday-Monday in Gadiras village when the deceased, identified as head constable Sodi Laxman, had gone to visit a fair there, the official said. Unidentified persons attacked him with sharp-edged weapons on his neck. He died on the spot, the official said. After being alerted, a team from Gadiras police station rushed to the spot and sent the body for post-mortem, he said.

coal production rose by 10.15% to 83.91 million tonnes (MT) in May compared to 76.18 MT in the year-ago period. Coal production by state-owned CIL rose by 7.46% to 64.40 MT in May compared to 59.93 MT in the year-ago period, according to the Coal Ministry's provisional data. Coal India Ltd (CIL) accounts for over 80% of domestic coal output. «Additionally, coal production by captive and other entities in May 2024 stood at 13.78 MT (provisional), reflecting a growth of 32.76% from the previous year, which was 10.38 MT,» the ministry said in a statement.

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) granted relief to former Australian cricketer Brett Lee in a tax case on the grounds that the cricketer was served notice under the Income Tax Act beyond the limitation period. The case pertains to the income tax demand raised by the department for ₹3 crore endorsement fee received by the fast bowler for the assessment year 2013-14 from three Indian entities Reebok India Company, Castrol India Limited and Knight Riders Sport Private Ltd.

candidates from the three political parties — Congress, BJP and JD(S) — who filed their nominations on Monday for the Karnataka Legislative Council polls are likely to get elected unopposed, official sources said. The biennial elections to the 11 seats of Karnataka Legislative Council to be elected by Members of Legislative Assembly is scheduled to be held on June 13. Today was the last day for filing of nominations. As per the existing strength of parties in the assembly, the Congress can win seven seats, BJP can win three and JD(S) one seat.

Volkswagen India on Monday said it will offer six airbags across all variants of its 5-Star Global NCAP (GNCAP) safety-rated Taigun and Virtus models. Since the introduction of the India 2.0 product portfolio, the company said it is continuously enhancing its product offerings and has expanded its variant line-up, keeping in mind customer demand for its cars in India.

foreign direct investments (FDI) over the past three years was not limited to Karnataka, but the entire country.

Cargo traffic across 12 major ports in the country increased by 3.75 per cent year-on-year in May to 72.04 million tones (MT) from 69.43 MT handled in the corresponding month of 2023 with nine such ports showing positive growth. Visakhapatnam Port registered the maximum cargo growth in cargo handling at 22.05 per cent during the reporting month followed by Chennai Port with 9.10 per cent, Cochin Port with 7.78 per cent and Mumbai Port with 5.89 per cent, according to data released by the major ports' apex body, Indian Ports Association (IPA).

Adani Power Ltd (APL) on Monday said its arm Mahan Energen Ltd has approved a proposal to merge coal mining firm Stratatech Mineral Resources with itself which will help improve fuel security. Stratatech Mineral Resources, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, has been allocated Dhirauli Coal Mine in Madhya Pradesh. The coal mine is in close proximity to MEL's thermal power plant.

Wall Street opened higher on Monday, lifted by semiconductor and megacap growth stocks ahead of a data-packed week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 23.67 points, or 0.06%, at the open, to 38,709.99.

LeT) terrorists, including a self-styled commander of the outfit, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, police said. Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, V K Birdhi said the ultras — identified as Riyaz Dar and Rayees Dar — were killed in the exchange of firing during a cordon and search operation in Nihama area of the south Kashmir district.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) and India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) on Monday signed an agreement to offer long-term financial assistance to viable infrastructure projects. With this, both the institutions will collaborate to fund the infrastructure projects wherein the parties can mutually participate under consortium/multiple lending arrangements to provide financial support to the prospective borrowers subject to due diligence and on a case-to-case basis, a joint statement said.

names of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy have been dropped from an FIR, filed on a complaint relating to the alleged use of minors in a poll campaign of the saffron party here last month, police said on Monday. In the complaint to the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), TPCC vice-president G Niranjan alleged that on May 1 during a BJP rally from Laldawaza to Sudha Talkies, a few minor children were on the dais with Shah. The CEO forwarded it to the city police for a factual report, resulting in the registration of an FIR against Shah, Reddy, BJP candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat K Madhavi Latha, Legislator T Raja Singh and BJP leader T Yaman Singh. However, after due inquiry, it was found that Amit Shah and Kishan Reddy had no role in the incident, a police official said.

winners of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 will claim the largest prize purse in the tournament's history, according to ICC Cricket website. In this ninth edition, 20 teams will vie for glory over 28 days, spread across nine venues in the West Indies and USA, making it the most expansive event of its kind. The runners-up will secure a minimum of $1.28 million, while teams exiting in the semi-finals will each pocket $787,500. Those bowing out in the second round will still take home $382,500 apiece, and teams placing ninth to 12th will receive $247,500 each.

Shares of Bank of Baroda(up 12.1 per cent), State Bank of India(up 9.07 per cent), Punjab National Bank(up 5.84 per cent), Axis Bank Ltd.(up 5.32 per cent) and IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 4.65 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.