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Underground Sangh affiliates meddling in election processes, will expose them: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, May 6 (PTI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that “a multi-layer election mafia” is active in various elections in Uttar Pradesh and across the country, with this model of the ruling BJP having gripped the “entire democratic system”. Addressing a press conference at the party’s state headquarters, Yadav levelled serious allegations against the BJP and the Election Commission, accusing them of colluding to rig various elections and bypolls. He said a “multi-layer election mafia” is operating in the country. The Samajwadi Party (SP) chief claimed that “unregistered, underground Sangh affiliates are still engaged in espionage and

Mamata Banerjee digs in after poll defeat; TMC calls refusal to resign ‘symbolic protest’

Kolkata, May 6 (PTI) A day after refusing to resign as the West Bengal chief minister despite the BJP’s sweeping electoral victory, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hardened her political stance, with party leaders describing her decision as a “symbolic protest” against alleged manipulation of the assembly poll results and signalled a prolonged political and legal battle ahead. At a meeting of newly elected TMC MLAs and senior leaders at her Kalighat residence, Banerjee reportedly told party legislators that the BJP had “looted” the election and asserted that the party would move the Supreme Court alleging large-scale manipulation during

CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87

NEW YORK, May 6, 2026 (AP) — Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN in 1980, has died at age 87. The network reported Turner died Wednesday, citing a news release from Turner Enterprises. Turner owned professional sports teams in Atlanta, defended the America’s Cup in yachting in 1977 and donated a stunning $1 billion to United Nations charities. He married three women — most famously actor Jane Fonda — and earned the nicknames “Captain Outrageous” and “The Mouth of the

Iran says it is reviewing new US proposal after sources say sides closing in on deal

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV, May 6 (Reuters) – Iran said on Wednesday ​it was reviewing a new U.S. proposal, after sources said Washington and Tehran were closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war in the Gulf while leaving tricky ‌issues such as Iran’s nuclear programme for later. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, cited by Iran’s ISNA news agency, said Iran would convey its response soon via Pakistan, which hosted the war’s only peace talks and has since served as the main conduit for messages between the sides. In an early morning social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump gave

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