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India successfully test-fires SFDR propulsion based missile
Making a breakthrough in missile technology, India successfully carried out the flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) propulsion based missile, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
The technology demonstrator flight test was…
Israel reduces Visa fee for Indian Travellers
Israel has reduced visa fee for Indian citizens to Rs 1,100 from Rs 1,700, a statement said on Thursday.
The reduced application fee is on the B2 visa category -- where a visit to Israel is for purposes including business, meeting,…
Maharashtra LS bypolls: NCP wins Bhandara-Gondiya
Making a spectacular comeback, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday bagged the prestigious Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha seat, snatching it from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party by a convincing margin of over 54,000 votes.
The…
Punjab bypoll: Congress wrests Akali Dal stronghold by huge margin
Punjab's ruling Congress won the Shahkot Assembly seat on Thursday by a huge margin of over 38,800 votes, wresting the seat from the Shiromani Akali Dal after over 20 years.
Congress candidate Hardev Singh Ladi Sherowalia got 82,745…
RJD wins Bihar’s Jokihat Assembly seat by over 41,000
The opposition RJD has wrested the Jokihat Assembly seat from the ruling JD-U in Bihar. RJD candidate Shahnawaz Alam won the seat by over 41,000 votes, officials said on Thursday.
After trailing in the initial round of counting, the…
Maharashtra: BJP defeats Shiv Sena to retain Palghar
In a jolt to its ally Shiv Sena which had "hijacked" the family of its late MP, its ally Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday won the bypoll to Maharashtra's Palghar Lok Sabha seat.
BJP's Rajendra Gavit defeated his nearest rival,…
Congress wins Bengaluru’s RR Nagar seat
Congress candidate Munirathna won from the Raja Rajeshwari (RR) Nagar Assembly constituency here by over 25,000 votes, said an official on Thursday.
"Munirathna won the election by over 25,000 votes after completion of all the 18 rounds…
West Bengal by-poll: Trinamool wins big in Maheshtala
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday retained the Maheshtala Assembly seat with an impressive margin, while the BJP took the second spot by displacing the CPI-M.
Trinamool candidate Dulal Das trounced his nearest rival…
Samajwadi Party wins Noorpur Assembly seat in UP
Samajwadi Party's Naeem-ul-Hasan won the Noorpur Assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday with a margin of 6,211 votes, a poll official said.
The bypoll necessitated by BJP's sitting MLA Lokendra Pratap Singh's death in a road accident…
CPI-M’s Saji Cherian wins Kerala bypoll with record margin
Communist party of India-Maxist candidate Saji Cherian won the Chengannur Assembly bypoll in Kerala with a record margin of over 18,000 votes, a poll official said.
The bypolls necessitated by the death of sitting CPI-M MLA K.K.…