The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, won a historic mandate in Delhi polls on Saturday ousting the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from power. The AAP’s seat count plummeted to 22, a significant drop from its previous tally of 62 in the 2020 Delhi elections.
Meanwhile, Hamas released three Israeli hostages on Saturday (Feb 8) as part of the ceasefire agreement. In return, Israel freed 183 Palestinian prisoners.
In other news, A US federal judge on Saturday (Feb 8) blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records which contain sensitive personal data, including Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.
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Delhi Election Results 2025: BJP triumphs after 27 years, ousting AAP; Congress fails to open account
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, won a historic mandate in Delhi polls on Saturday after a 27-year hiatus, ousting the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from power. The AAP’s seat count plummeted to 22, a significant drop from its previous tally of 62 in the 2020 Delhi elections.
Hamas released three Israeli hostages on Saturday (Feb 8) as part of the ceasefire agreement. In return, Israel freed 183 Palestinian prisoners.
Judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from accessing US Treasury Department’s sensitive personal data
A US federal judge on Saturday (Feb 8) blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records which contain sensitive personal data, including Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which is overseeing ongoing hostage-prisoner exchanges between Israel and Hamas under the Gaza ceasefire agreement, has called for future exchanges to be conducted in private.
Canada has detected a malicious “information operation” on Chinese social media targeting Liberal Party candidate and former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Missing Alaska plane found, all 10 aboard feared dead
A commercial aircraft that went missing in Alaska with 10 people aboard on Thursday (Feb 6) was found on Friday with everyone presumed dead.
Biggest losers of Delhi election: Ex-CM Kejriwal, Sisodia, and other heavyweights suffer defeats
The 2025 Delhi Assembly election delivered some unexpected results, with several high-profile candidates failing to secure their seats. Here is a look at the major political figures who faced defeat in this year’s polls.
Boost in the area of xenotransplantation as US man gets gene-edited pig kidney
Tim Andrews became only the second person known to be living with a pig kidney. The surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted a genetically modified kidney from a pig into 66-year-old Andrews.
Rohan Jaitley frontrunner for BCCI’s Joint Secretary post; SGM on March 1
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s much-publicised drama has made its award season debut, as it was mentioned during the star-studded night of Critics Choice Awards.