INDIA
Panchayat polls: Covid norms go for a toss at counting centres in UP
The Supreme Court was assured by the State Election Commission, which also said that senior officials will ensure that Covid protocol is being strictly followed. However, as counting for the crucial Panchayat polls progressed, all safety protocols were demolished in the UP districts.
File FIR against people celebrating poll victory: EC to States
"ECI has taken serious note of some reports coming in of congregation (s) of people to celebrate anticipated victory. ECI has directed Chief Secretaries of all five states to file FIR in each such case and suspend SHOs of the concerned Police Stations, and report the action taken immediately of each such incidence," the ECI Spokesperson said.
S Jaishankar rebuts Jairam Ramesh over oxygen 'shortage' in embassies
On Sunday, the New Zealand Embassy in New Delhi tweeted an SOS tagging youth leaders of the Congress, saying, "Could you please help with oxygen cylinder urgently at the New Zealand High Commission? Thank you." Youth Congress president B.V. Srinivas responded to the request and tweeted an hour later saying, "We have reached New Zealand High Commission with oxygen cylinders. Please open the gates and save a soul on time."
BJP-led NDA heading to retain power in Assam 2nd time in a row
According to the Election Commission's initial trends of the results, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party alone is leading in 51 seats while its ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) in ten seats and United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) is leading in seven seats.
West Bengal: Mamata trailing, big lead for other Trinamool heavyweights
After the fourth round of counting, Banerjee is trailing behind her one-time aide Adhikari in Nandigram in East Midnapore district by a margin of 3,710 votes. As per the latest Election Commission data, Adhikari, who had jumped ship from the Trinamool to the BJP in December last year, has got 34,430 votes against Banerjee's 30,655.
Big setback for Congress as it is set to lose Assam, Kerala, Puducherry
The Kerala setback is significant as party leader Rahul Gandhi is MP from Wayanad and his close lieutenant K.C. Venugopal also hails from the same state. In Puducherry, also the NDA is ahead of Congress, according to the early trends. The only solace for the Congress in Tamil Nadu where the alliance is set to sail through, but the Congress is a junior partner here.
Left consolidates lead in Kerala as counting moves into top gear
According to present indications, the Left Democratic Front is leading in 93 seats while the Congress-led United Democratic Front in 44 and the BJP in three seats. The Left's stunning performance can be attributed to no one other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who led from the front.
Railways to deliver 120 MT of medical oxygen to Delhi
Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said that one container train with six cryogenic liquid oxygen containers loaded over BLC wagons started from Durgapur to Delhi at 2 p.m. on Saturday and is expected to reach Tughlakabad ICD on Sunday afternoon i.e. at around 1 p.m.
Left leads in Kerala as UDF trails, BJP moves in 2 seats
In the 140-member Kerala Assembly, according to the latest reports the Left leads in 80 constituencies while the Congress-led UDF is ahead in 58 and the BJP in two seats. All the exit polls had predicted a clear victory for the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left with a minimum of 75 seats and a maximum of 120 seats.
DMK alliance maintains lead in Tamil Nadu
Almost all the exit polls had predicted a major victory for the DMK-led front and true to the expectations of the poll pundits the front is leading comfortably after the second round of counting was completed.
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