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Election Result Time: Vote counting starts at 8 am with postal ballots, after which EVM counting begins at 8:30 am. Results will be streamed live on ECINET and the Election Commission's official website. Counting will also take place for bypolls to eight assembly seats across five states.

Elections in India are not just about who forms the government--they are also defined by symbolic or ideological contests and unexpected upsets. Two significant concepts that represents this drama are "giant killers" and "prestige seats."

Abishek Singhania (Bharatiya Janata Party), Alam Mottakin (Congress), Jahur Alam (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Samar Mukherjee (Trinamool Con

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) will begin the high-pressure counting of votes for the assembly elections, determining the political fate of 824 constituencies spread across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the union territory of Puducherry.

As counting of votes begins, it is necessary to examine why voters anger may not hurt Mamata Banerjee even in her third term in office. Though the BJP gave a strong push, its strategy may misfire. Its attempt to harp on the issues from "Ghuspaithiye" to SIR may not work.

The incident comes amid allegations of EVM tampering and other electoral malpractices in the state, which went to the polls last month. The matter came to light after BJP workers inspected a vehicle parked near the strongroom at the Asansol Engineering College and found the envelope inside.

School Assembly News Headlines (May 3): Stay updated and be ready to share your thoughts in the morning with these School Assembly News Headlines.

An American diver and content creator, Christopher Chang, has gone viral after sharing a funny underwater encounter where a turtle appeared to repeatedly "slap" him. In the clip, Chang, filming with a waterproof camera, expresses confusion as the turtle swims up and taps his face with its flipper. The moment, which seemed more playful than aggressive, shows the turtle circling back and repeating the act, almost like a game. Viewers flooded the comments with jokes, with some calling it a "high-five" and others imagining the turtle saying, "you know what you did." While the exact reason remains unclear, such curious interactions with marine life aren't unusual--though this one stood out for its comedic timing. Image and video source - @lifeoftopher00/Instagram., Viral Videos, Times Now

NEET UG 2026 Paper Analysis, Difficulty Level: The overall difficulty level of the NEET UG 2026 question paper has been rated as moderate. Physics and Chemistry sections demanded conceptual understanding along with calculation accuracy, while Biology maintained a relatively easier tone.