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The Pakistan cricket team and its players continue to find ways to trigger controversies. Right before the start of their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, Pakistan team is said to have hosted a ‘private dinner’ in the United States of America, where they invited fans for ‘meet and greet’. The initiative, however, wasn’t free or for a charity. The ‘private dinner’ had an entry fees of 25 US Dollars, leaving many in the Pakistan cricketing fraternity fuming. Rashid Latif, one of the finest Pakistan cricketers of all time, took to social media to highlight the shocking program organised by the…
With the 2024 Lok Sabha polls denying a two-third majority to BJP, hectic parleys are on between NDA and INDIA partners as both sides try to cobble together numbers required to form the government. The BJP-led NDA bagged 294 seats in the 543-member Parliament — 22 more than the magic figure of 272. The INDIA Opposition bloc finished with 234 — 38 less than the majority mark. Two NDA allies, TDP’s Chandrababu Naidu and JDU’s Nitish Kumar, hold the key to the doors to power. While the two contested the general election in an alliance with the BJP, INDIA leaders…
Athiya Shetty, who jetted off to an undisclosed location with the usual suspect – her cricketer-husband KL Rahul, recently shared pictures from her exotic holiday on social media. From serene views to scrumptious meals, the photo dump featured it all. In the first picture, Athiya can be seen wearing a multi-colour sweater. She opted for a dewy makeup look and left her tresses open. Another snapshot captures her enjoying a cup of coffee. Some snapshots also feature glimpses of dogs and sheep. Captioning the post on Instagram, she wrote, “change of scenery.”Her post received love from her industry friends. Samantha…
Overcoming the challenge posed by her estranged cousin, NCP (SP) candidate Supriya Sule on Tuesday retained her Baramati Lok Sabha seat by more than 1.55 lakh votes. Ms Sule triumphed over her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and a political debutante, in the battle that had become the most high-profile contest in Maharashtra. Ms Sule polled 7,32,312 votes while Sunetra Pawar garnered 5,73,979 votes. Ajit Pawar, Ms Sule’s cousin who rebelled against her father Sharad Pawar last year and split the party, is known to enjoy a lot of support in the family bastion…
BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda and Ajay Mishra Teni, among others, were unseated in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. These losses, particularly in the Hindi heartland, have forced the BJP to lean on its NDA partners to form the government. This marks a deviation from the sweeping mandates of 2014 and 2019, when the BJP garnered 282 and 303 seats respectively, achieving a majority on its own. The Election Commission of India has declared the results for 542 out of the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies so far. The BJP has secured 240 seats, while the Indian National Congress trails…
At 25, at least four candidates are set to become the youngest members of Parliament (MPs) after winning the Lok Sabha elections, results of which were declared yesterday. Pushpendra Saroj and Priya Saroj fought on Samajwadi Party’s ticket, while Shambhavi Choudhary and Sanjana Jatav were fielded by the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Congress respectively. Meet The 4 Youngest MPs Shambhavi Choudhary Shambhavi Choudhary is the daughter of Ashok Choudhary, a minister in the Nitish Kumar cabinet in Bihar. She won from the Samastipur constituency after defeating her nearest rival – Sunny Hazari of Congress – by a comfortab;le…
A few months ago, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy’s suggestion that youngsters should be prepared to work for 70 hours a week if the country has to compete effectively on the global stage ignited a social media storm. Now, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company’s Managing Director Nilesh Shah has added to the work week debate and said that for India to grow more rapidly, a generation of people needs to embrace the 12-hour workday culture which is common in China, Korea, and Japan. Speaking on the podcast ‘Invest Aaj For Kal with Anant Ladha’, Mr Shah said that the 84-hour…
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, who are all set to welcome their first child, stepped out for a dinner date on Monday night. Now, an unseen photo from their dinner date has been doing the rounds on social media. In the picture, the couple can be seen posing with the restaurant staff. They are all smiles while posing for the picture. The couple were dressed in their casual best. The actress looked stunning in a red gingham shirt dress and a cool pair of glasses. Ranveer, on the other hand, sported a white shirt teamed with blue jeans. He completed…
The Election Commission of India has declared results for 542 of the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, with the BJP winning 240 seats and the Congress 99. The result for the Beed constituency in Maharashtra — where the NCP (Sharad Pawar) candidate Bajrang Manohar Sonwane is leading the BJP’s Pankaja Munde — is still awaited. While the Lok Sabha has 543 members, counting was held for 542 seats after the BJP’s Surat candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed. According to the results declared early on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to form the government for a third consecutive term…
Let’s try to understand the main takeaway of this election: how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost Uttar Pradesh and thereby its sole Lok Sabha majority. Uttar Pradesh swung the national verdict, and the fact is that nobody anticipated that, let alone predict it. Nobody stuck her or his neck out and said the Congress-Samajwadi Party (SP) alliance would win more seats than the BJP. Yogendra Yadav’s phase-wise election overview and his heartfelt write-ups based on his travels through the Hindi heartland zeroed in on the many factors that resulted in the 19% swing in favour of the Congress-SP alliance…