Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Tarique Rahman on BNP's election victory. Bangladesh's Election Commission declared results for 297 seats, with BNP and allies securing a majority. Two Chattogram seats remain suspended. A parallel referendum saw a 'Yes' win with 60.26 per cent t
Former High Commissioner Veena Sikri hailed Bangladesh's election results as a victory for democracy after the BNP secured an absolute majority. She called the outcome a setback for Islamist forces, highlighted voters' rejection of extremism, noted the Awami League's absence, and expressed o
New Delhi [India], February 11: As the climate crisis intensifies, carbon reduction is no longer a distant policy goal, it has become an immediate urban necessity. Cities today are responsible for the majority of global emissions, while also housing populations most vulnerable to air polluti
Japan's Centrist Reform Alliance won just 49 seats in the lower house election, the lowest for a main opposition party in the postwar era. The Liberal Democratic Party retained a dominant majority, continuing a pattern seen in previous elections, according to Kyodo News.
In a post on X, Prime Minister Takaichi, who led the coalition with her party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which won a two-thirds majority in the house, thanked Prime Minister Modi for his message and underscored her intent to continue close cooperation with India.
The landslide result marks a sharp increase from the party's pre-election strength of 198 seats and was widely attributed to Takaichi's personal popularity. The LDP and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), will together command a dominant presence in the chamber, reinf
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is certain to secure a two-thirds majority in the lower house in the Japanese Parliament, the House of Representatives, following Sunday's snap election, delivering a significant boost to her policy agenda,
As per Kyodo News, citing its projections, Takaichi's ruling LDP, together with its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), is poised to secure a supermajority of up to two-thirds of the 465 seats in the lower house of the National Diet, significantly surpassing the 233 seats re
Japan voted in a general election as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sought a mandate to advance economic and security policies. She pledged to resign if her coalition fails to win a majority, amid inflation concerns, defence debates and scrutiny over plans to revise the Constitution.
Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has set a relatively modest benchmark for success, saying its coalition with the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) is seeking a simple majority in the 465-seat House of Representatives. However, the ruling party is also aiming for a result that could a
Declaring that the Nalgonda Municipal Corporation has remained a traditional bastion of the Congress, Roads and Buildings and Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Saturday appealed to voters to deliver a historic verdict in the February 11 civic elections by electing Congre