As the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is poised to retain the power in Maharashtra with record majority, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the "historic victory" in assembly elections is a win of development and good governance.
Mahayuti has won or is ahead in 230 out of 288 seats in the Maharashtra assembly polls. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has won or is leading on 50 seats.
The Shiv Sena leader hailed CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar and said that the way they have worked in these two and half years, one thing is clear that people have voted based on their work.
After the first day of the Perth Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), Australian seamer Mitchell Starc heaped praise on India stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah and said that he has been a "fantastic bowler" across the formats.
"Government is ready if they (Naxals) want to hold dialogue. But schools, power, water and roads will have to be brought to villages. How long will the people of Bastar be held captive?" the deputy CM told ANI.
With a 2-0 series win in the ODIs against New Zealand, Sri Lanka continued their unbeaten march at home where the side has secured wins over India, New Zealand, and West Indies across formats in recent months. There is especially encouraging news in the Test arena.
Veteran India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara hailed India vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy )BGT) and said that he is a "quality player".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali on the sidelines of the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit which took place in Guyana.
Former Australian skipper Allan Border heaped praise on star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh ahead of the national team's first Test of the upcoming five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 series at home.
In a post on X Starmer expressed that both leaders held a productive meeting. In a significant announcement, he informed that the two countries have "announced plans to relaunch UK-India trade talks".