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Swati Bhasin

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As Priyanka Gandhi accepts UP defeat, note to workers reveals disappointment

UP elections: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted about the UP election results and Congress's poll debacle in the state. 

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had aggressively campaigned in UP. (ANI)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 10, 2022 07:25 PM IST

On UP poll result, Sharad Pawar's message to Akhilesh Yadav 

UP election results: Akhilesh Yadav was seen as a key challenger to the BJP in the state where the opposition had claimed that an anti-incumbency wave won't let the ruling party return to power.

Sharad Pawar in a file photo. (HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 10, 2022 04:02 PM IST

Congress's Navjot Sidhu loses to AAP rival by over 6,000 votes in Punjab

Punjab election results: Navjot Sidhu was one of the many top leaders who lost their constituencies. 

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu said that responsibility makes one better or bitter, (HT File Photo)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 10, 2022 03:09 PM IST

AAP Punjab CM pick Bhagwant Mann on ‘personal attacks’ from rivals, his agenda

Punjab election results 2022: AAP is projected to win 90+ seats in the state. 

Punjab election results 2022: AAP's Bhagwant Mann shares an emotional moment with his mother. (ANI) ((ANI) )
Published on Mar 10, 2022 01:54 PM IST

‘Voice of people is voice of God…’: Navjot Sidhu on Punjab poll results

Punjab elections: The Congress has faced a setback in the state. 

Navjot Sidhu tweeted on the Punjab election result. (HT File Photo)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 10, 2022 12:48 PM IST

Yogi Adityanath, contesting first state election, wins stronghold by a landslide

UP election results: The BJP will win over 250 seats, according to the projections. 

FILE PHOTO: Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, addresses his party supporters during an election campaign rally. (REUTERS)
Published on Mar 10, 2022 10:58 AM IST

Punjab polls results: Amarinder Singh trailing in family bastion of Patiala 

Punjab election results: Amarinder Singh had stepped down as the chief minister last year. 

New Delhi, Mar 07 (ANI): Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) chief Captain (Retd.) Amarinder Singh speaks to the media over his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in New Delhi. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 10, 2022 09:54 AM IST

Akhilesh Yadav's party's demand to Election Commission ahead of counting in UP

UP Elections: Akhilesh Yadav has made claims about tampering of voting machines. 

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference at party office in Lucknow, Tuesday.(PTI)
Published on Mar 09, 2022 02:52 PM IST

Video| Nuclear plant staff held hostage by Russia, Ukraine minister warns Europe

Ukraine war: The Zaporizhzhya facility is one of its kind, and the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.

FILE PHOTO: Surveillance camera footage shows the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following shelling, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Enerhodar, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine March 4, 2022, in this screengrab from a video obtained from social media. Zaporizhzhya NPP via YouTube via REUTERS(Zaporizhzhya NPP via REUTERS)
Published on Mar 09, 2022 01:47 PM IST

'Official admits lapse...': On Akhilesh Yadav's EVM claim, party tweets clip

UP Elections: Akhilesh Yadav's claims were trashed by the BJP. 

A video was tweeted by the Samajwadi Party after Akhilesh Yadav's big claim (Twitter. )
Published on Mar 09, 2022 12:20 PM IST

Ukraine's first lady's warning: 'There won't be a safe place in world if...'

Ukraine war: "Ukraine is stopping the force that may aggressively enter your cities tomorrow under the pretext of saving civilians," the 44-year-old said in an open letter. 

Olena Zelenska in a picture tweeted by Ukraine's foreign ministry. (Twitter. )
Published on Mar 09, 2022 10:31 AM IST

Russia offensive day 14| Ukraine says 'will never forgive occupier' - 10 points

Ukraine war: Russian oil “will no longer be accepted at US ports,” US president Joe Biden said. 

People wait below a destroyed bridge to cross a river as they flee from advancing Russian troops whose attack on Ukraine continues in the town of Irpin outside Kyiv, Ukraine. (REUTERS)
Published on Mar 09, 2022 09:08 AM IST

3rd successive day that Russia breached its ceasefire agreement in Ukraine: UK

Ukraine war: The war-hit cities continue to suffer from shortages of food, power and water. 

People walk near debris and houses destroyed by shelling, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine March 8, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media. Andrey Mozgovoy/via REUTERS(Andrey Mozgovoy via REUTERS)
Updated on Mar 09, 2022 07:57 AM IST

BJP again for UP, Akhilesh Yadav party 2nd, Congress in disarray: Exit polls

UP exit polls 2022: Yogi Adityanath is eyeing to retain the state for a second straight term while it's yet to be seen if either Akhilesh Yadav or Mayawati can return to power.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath addressing a rally in Gorakhpur on Saturday. (ANI PHOTO)
Published on Mar 07, 2022 08:19 PM IST

Tamil Nadu CM's plea to PM on students returning from Ukraine: ‘Uncertainity…’

Ukraine war: Thousands have returned from the war-hit nation in the last 12 days after Russia launched a surprise attack

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote to PM Modi over students returning from Ukraine. (File photo) (ANI)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 07, 2022 03:58 PM IST

On Ukraine, Congress talks of 'without propaganda' ops in appeal to centre

Ukraine war: Nearly 16,000 Indians have been brought back on special flights in the last one week from the neighbouring countries of Ukraine

Indian nationals arrive after being evacuated from war-torn Ukraine under Operation Ganga at IGI Terminal 3 Airport, in New Delhi. (ANI Photo)(Ayush Sharma)
Published on Mar 07, 2022 02:26 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav targets BJP over Ukraine op name: '…Polls in Varanasi too'

Ukraine war: Thousands of Indians have been brought back to the country since last week on special flights being arranged via the neigbhouring countries of Ukraine

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav addresses a public rally for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Varanasi. (File photo) (ANI Photo)(Rajesh Kumar)
Published on Mar 07, 2022 12:51 PM IST

11,000 Russian troops killed, says Kyiv on Day 11 of Moscow offensive: 10 points

Ukraine war: Putin has said there is threat to Ukraine's statehood. 

Kyiv: Ukrainian soldiers drive on an armored military vehicle in the outskirts of Kyiv, (AP)
Published on Mar 06, 2022 01:09 PM IST

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on what should be done for students returning from Ukraine

Ukraine war: Many appeals have been shared on social media in the last one week as Russia intensified the attack on major Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, the capital, and Kharkiv, the second largest city.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi tweeted on the Ukraine crisis. (PTI)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 06, 2022 12:19 PM IST

India Ukraine operation - to bring people back home - in numbers

Ukraine war: Videos are being shared on social media of appeals from students in war-hit country seeking evacuation. 

New Delhi, Mar 05 (ANI): Indian students arrived after being evacuated from war-torn Ukraine under 'Operation Ganga' at Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo)(Ishant Kumar)
Published on Mar 06, 2022 10:57 AM IST

‘Russian oil smells of Ukrainian blood’: Kyiv demands global unity amid war

Ukraine war: "We need to step up pressure on Russia in order to prevail... to prevail not only for Ukraine security but also the European order as we know it," foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said. 

An elderly woman is helped while crossing a destroyed bridge as she tries to leave the city of Irpin, in the Kyiv region.(Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS)
Published on Mar 06, 2022 09:22 AM IST

Ukraine minister's appeal to PM Modi on Putin, message on evacuation of students

Ukraine war: In a televised address, Dmytro Kuleba also gave a message to "ordinary Indians" and sought their support as Kyiv continues its fight on the eleventh day after Russia launched a full-scale invasion last week.

People fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine wait for transport after arriving in Slovakia, at a border crossing in Vysne Nemecke, Slovakia, (REUTERS)
Published on Mar 06, 2022 08:14 AM IST

‘Ukraine bleeding but...’ - shelling continues after brief ceasefire: 10 updates

Ukraine war: Tens of thousands of people are at risk in major cities, including the capital city of Kyiv.

Smoke rises after shelling by Russian forces in Mariupol, Ukraine (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)(AP)
Published on Mar 06, 2022 06:39 AM IST

Ukraine president on Elon Musk 'supporting with words, deeds', a post-war plan

Ukraine war: Elon Musk has been regularly using Twitter to take a stand as Russia wages a war on Ukraine.

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been supporting Ukraine amid war with Russia. (File photo) (Reuters)
Published on Mar 06, 2022 05:51 AM IST

Russia on Indian students stuck in Ukraine: ‘Ready to evacuate…’

Ukraine war: Video appeals have been shared widely on social media by students from India, seeking safe evacuation from Ukraine.

TOPSHOT - People try to get an evacuation train at Kyiv central train station. (Photo by Sergei CHUZAVKOV / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Mar 05, 2022 01:45 PM IST

Russia declares ceasefire in 2 war-hit Ukraine cities for evacuations: 10 points

Ukraine war: Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine last week. 

 This screen grab obtained from a handout video released by the Russian Defence Ministry on March 4, 2022, shows a destroyed Ukrainian army tank in the settlement of Gnutovo outside Mariupol.(AFP)
Published on Mar 05, 2022 12:25 PM IST

Sena's Sanjay Raut says Goa leaders' phone being tapped: 'Nation wants to know'

Sanjay Raut also referred to IPS officer Rashmi Shukla who has been accused of illegally tapping phones of Maharashtra leaders when she was heading the State Intelligence Department (SID).

Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut launched a fresh attack on Saturday. (HT File)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 05, 2022 11:20 AM IST

‘Vast majority evacuated’ from war-hit Kharkiv: India on Ukraine ops

Ukraine war: Kharkiv is the second-largest city in Ukraine that has seen missile strikes on residential buildings after Russia launched offensive last week.

A view shows buildings, which city officials and locals said were damaged by recent shelling, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, REUTERS/Oleksandr Lapshyn(REUTERS)
Published on Mar 05, 2022 08:54 AM IST

Ukraine strategic port 'blockaded' by Russia on Day 10 of onslaught: 10 updates

Ukraine war: The Kremlin on Friday seized the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant hours after shelling caused a fire that had set alarm bells ringing across the world capitals.

FILE PHOTO: Fire is seen in Mariupol at a residential area after shelling amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine March 3, 2022, in this image obtained from social media. Twitter @AyBurlachenko via REUTERS(via REUTERS)
Published on Mar 05, 2022 07:00 AM IST

Video: BJP ex ally's " 2 songs will play out..." dig ahead of UP election result

UP election 2022: The results of the state elections will be out on March 10. 

UP Election 2022: OP Rajbhar is seen addressing a rally in a screengrab from video tweeted by ANI. (ANI )
Published on Mar 04, 2022 01:16 PM IST
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