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How INDIA bloc members will gain from Congress’ election losses in Hindi heartland

They say one man’s loss is another’s gain and the adage stands true for the INDIA bloc. The Congress’ loss in the states of Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh puts it on the back foot. It now loses leveraging power with members within the alliance when it comes to seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha polls

Election Result 2023: How the outcome of the polls will affect the INDIA bloc's strategy for 2024

While some parties including the TMC, AAP and SP were keen on having early seat-sharing talks, the Congress delayed the deliberations pending the outcome of Assembly polls

'Snoopgate': Apple says threat notifications may be false alarms, not attributable to specific state-sponsored attackers

"State-sponsored attackers are very well-funded and sophisticated, and their attacks evolve over time. Detecting such attacks relies on threat intelligence signals that are often imperfect and incomplete," Apple told Firstpost

Delhi HC grants government more time to reply on plea against use of INDIA acronym

Only the Election Commission has submitted a response to the plea, and several of the political parties mentioned in the proceedings have not yet received notice, according to a bench chaired by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED in school jobs scam, questioning still underway

The Diamond Harbour MP skipped the coordination committee meeting of the opposition bloc INDIA in Delhi on Wednesday as he appeared before the ED. Banerjee, the party’s national general secretary, reached the ED office around 11.30 am and questioning was underway till late on Wednesday evening

INDIA’s coordination panel to meet today: Will they be able to finalise seat-sharing?

The 14-member committee of the INDIA bloc will meet at NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s Delhi residence today. They will deliberate on the crucial matter of seat-sharing for the 2024 general elections and future joint campaigns and rallies. Discussions on the PM face of the alliance are likely

Bypolls 2023: BJP, Oppn parties bag three seats each, SP wins in Ghosi

In Ghosi, Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh had a comfortable lead over BJP rival Dara Singh Chauhan, who had won the seat in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on the Samajwadi Party ticket but returned to the BJP recently.

How the 7 bypolls in 6 states is a test for the INDIA bloc before 2024 Lok Sabha elections

The bypolls – Ghosi in UP, Dhupguri in West Bengal, Puthuppally in Kerala, Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, Dumri in Jharkhand and Boxanagar and Dhanpur in Tripura – are significant for the INDIA bloc. The results will reveal if they have a shot against the BJP and prove if they are a viable option

First litmus test for I.N.D.I.A bloc as voting underway for bypolls in 6 states for 7 assembly seats

Notably, this is the first election between the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition bloc's newly formed Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)

‘Could be precursor to early Lok Sabha polls’: Nitish Kumar on special Parliament session

The Parliament, which was last month adjourned sine die after the monsoon session, will meet again from September 18 to 22 for a special session of which the Centre has not made public the agenda