Vivek Soares appointed as Organon India's new country lead, succeeding Anjan Sen who retires after 35 years in the biopharmaceutical sector, including 11 years with MSD and Organon.
Congress leader Rakibul Hussain emerged victorious in Assam's Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency, defeating AIUDF supremo Badruddin Ajmal by a significant margin of 10,12,476 votes. Hussain, the deputy leader of the Congress legislature party in the state, secured 14.71 lakh votes, while Ajmal obtained 4.5 lakh votes. The constituency, located along the India-Bangladesh border, saw a high voter turnout of 92.08 percent during the polling held on May 7
Stalin thanked the efforts made by INDIA leaders and cadres to defeat fascism and to safeguard democracy and the Constitution.
Sharad Pawar, chief of the Nationalist Congress Party, mentioned a conducive environment for political transformation in favor of the INDIA bloc after the Lok Sabha elections results.
Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, an independent candidate currently lodged in Tihar jail, has emerged victorious in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency of Jammu and Kashmir, defeating former chief minister Omar Abdullah. Rashid, who is lodged in Tihar jail, at 4,52,812 votes won by almost over 2 lakh votes. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah got 2,53,888 seats.
Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections has begun, revealing early trends of NDA and the INDIA bloc. The NDA secured 353 seats in 2019, while the INDIA bloc comprises major opposition parties united against the BJP.
Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections has begun, revealing early trends of NDA and the INDIA bloc. The NDA secured 353 seats in 2019, while the INDIA bloc comprises major opposition parties united against the BJP.
The National Company Law Tribunal has ordered the initiation of insolvency proceedings against Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL). This action comes six years after lenders, led by ICICI Bank, first sought such measures. The decision is expected to impact JAL’s real estate operations in Noida and Greater Noida. However, these operations are on a smaller scale compared to Jaypee Infratech, which was admitted for insolvency in 2018 after ICICI Bank had also moved against JAL.
On Monday, the Himachal assembly speaker accepted the resignation of three independent MLAs. This event took place a day before the results were to be announced for the state's four Lok Sabha seats and six assembly bypolls. These three MLAs, along with six Congress MLAs, had previously voted for a BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls. Speaker K S Pathania had already disqualified the six rebels, declaring their seats vacant, which reduced the House strength from 68 to 62.
The BJP on Monday asserted that Congress and its allies have lost the trust of the populace and failed to act as a responsible opposition. They have repeatedly undermined democratic institutions by making unfounded accusations against them. Party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi stated at a press conference that the opposition parties have been influenced by «external forces» intent on weakening the spirit of the country's democracy.
An exit poll conducted by Times Now-ETG on Monday indicates a near-repeat of the 2019 landslide victory for Naveen Patnaik's BJD in the Odisha assembly elections. This projection stands in contrast to other polls that suggest a closer contest with the BJP. The exit poll predicts that BJD could secure between 100 to 115 seats in the 147-member assembly.
