The Congress on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he would fulfil his promise of giving special category status to the states of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.

In an electoral blow to Ajit Pawar, the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, his wife Sunetra's loss in the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency has stirred uncertainty over the path ahead for his political career.

There is an 80 per cent chance that one of the next five years will be at least 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than it was at the start of the industrial age, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday.

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will on Thursday evening hand over the list of candidates who won the Lok Sabha elections to President Droupadi Murmu, sources said Thursday.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh emerged with more votes than the winning margin in 16 constituencies, despite not clinching any seats themselves. This has notably benefitted the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) total tally in the Lok Sabha elections.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu has made it clear that he intends to play a significant role in the Modi 3.0 government. Attending the NDA meeting in Delhi, Naidu made clear his party's aspirations by being seated alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With 16 MPs, TDP stands as the second-largest party in the NDA.

Kashmiri politician Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, who has been incarcerated since 2019 on terror-funding charges, has filed a plea in a Delhi court for interim bail. His move comes on the heels of his victory in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, where he triumphed over former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Actor-cum-politician Suresh Gopi on Thursday said he was not looking to become a Union minister as all he wants is that the ministries implement the projects he proposes for the welfare of the people of Kerala.