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The Bharatiya Janata Party under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, managed to draw the year to a close on a magnum opus knockout electoral victory. New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) under Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s leadership, managed to draw the year to a close on a magnum opus knockout electoral victory. A historic win in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections and a sweeping victory in by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan , Madhya Pradesh , Assam , Uttarakhand, Bihar , Gujarat and Chhattisgarh has once again proved that the political landscape in India remains firmly under the spell of PM Narendra Modi and his party, the BJP. As the last electoral battle of this year concluded on Saturday, the 'Modi factor' once again proved to be the defining force of the 2024 electoral verdicts, which continued to reshape the nation's political narrative. As a series of state and Lok Sabha elections conducted throughout the year, PM Modi's leadership kept dominating the nation’s political landscape, leading people to speculate whether anyone would be able to challenge his leadership and would be able to resist his growing impact on the large population in and outside the country. Starting with the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly election, the BJP went to electoral battle in eight states with the support of its allies as the NDA in 2024 and ended the year’s record by registering a thumping 6-2 victory. Apart from Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand , the BJP-led NDA managed to win the Assembly elections in six states with a comfortable margin including the states like Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha , Haryana and Maharashtra. From Andhra Pradesh to Haryana, from Maharashtra to Odisha, the influence of the Prime Minister has been felt across the geographical stretch of India. Even as the Congress , regional parties, and other opposition alliances attempted to challenge him, his party, BJP's performance consistently outpaced expectations, leaving political experts and analysts to eventually call the electoral results a clear testament to PM Modi’s power of spreading popularity. Modi-Factor Secured Record-Breaking 3rd Term in General Elections The 2024 Lok Sabha elections, held in April and May, were indefinitely the biggest political event this year. This year’s general election witnessed a clear continuation of the BJP's dominance under Prime Minister Modi at the national level after he led the party to a record third consecutive term at the Centre and subsequently took charge as the Prime Minister for the third time, a feat unparalleled in Indian political history in the post-independence era. The BJP-led NDA, aided by a combination of strong messaging on national security, development, and economic growth, secured a mandate in the Lok Sabha elections, winning 293 seats in the lower house of Parliament. PM Modi's campaign, marked by a focus on "New India," economic reforms, and national pride, resonated with a broad population of voters, from urban professionals to rural communities, and won the BJP 240 seats alone. Not only the BJP but if the political analysts are to be believed, PM Modi’s wave, despite a negative promotional agenda by the Opposition parties on the Constitution and the caste, helped the allies as well in outnumbering other political parties in their respective states. The BJP-ally the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) won 16 seats, the Janata Dal (United) won 12 seats, the Shinde-led Shiv Sena won 7 seats and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) won 5 seats. The opposition parties repeatedly failed to mount a significant challenge, despite several attempts to unite under a "grand alliance". Even regional powerhouses like Mamata Banerjee 's Trinamool Congress ( TMC ) in West Bengal and Arvind Kejriwal ’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were unable to pose a significant challenge at the national level before the Modi factor. It is pertinent to mention that, despite, several accomplishments in the kitty, including, the abrogation of Article 370, the construction of Ram Mandir , the much-talked-about government's foreign policies, and various government schemes, the BJP chose to push the narrative in the name of PM Modi, citing “MODI KI GUARANTEE”. Earlier, in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP secured a thumping majority, by securing 282 and 303 seats respectively. Modi-Factor In Assembly Elections This year, the country witnessed Assembly elections in as many as seven states and one Union Territory, including Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir respectively. The BJP-led NDA managed to win six out of eight of them: The statistics indicate that the momentum created by the Modi-factor continued to spill over into the state assembly elections and the Lok Sabha elections throughout the year. In states such as Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Maharashtra, the BJP continued to perform exceptionally well, while in Odisha, the party took over the charge creating history. While in the other two states, the BJP allies formed the government in support of the party and formed the government. In Maharashtra, the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP alliance, Mahayuti, emerged victorious in the state assembly elections, securing a mandate that appeared unassailable despite the challenges posed by the MVA parties, including the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP(SP). The saffron party's win here was seen as a significant blow to the Congress and its allies, including Uddhav Thackeray’s party, which had been considered a formidable force in the state. Opposition Struggles to Find a Foothold Political analysts feel that a weak opposition against PM Modi, has been continuously making his job quite consistent and smooth. On the other hand, despite the sweeping victories for a few years, the opposition has failed to corner the BJP and Prime Minister Modi on various issues. The Congress and other parties have repeatedly pointed out issues such as unemployment, economic disparities, and growing religious polarisation as evidence that PM Modi's tenure has been far from flawless. The experts, however, feel that despite these criticisms and picking issues against the ruling party and the government, the opposition has struggled to present a credible alternative to PM Modi before the voters. The formation of various alliances - such as the "Mahagathbandhan" in Bihar or efforts to unite anti-BJP forces in Uttar Pradesh - or efforts to unite the entire political parties against the BJP on one platform under a new alliance called INDI Alliance - failed to match the BJP's organisational strength and PM Modi’s personal appeal. Not only stature, but the opposition parties have also been unable to match the BJP’s campaign machinery, which remains one of the most formidable in the world, making the party, the world’s largest political party. Additionally, the Opposition, appears, to lack the thought process in picking issues against PM Modi, which will work in their favour in cornering the prime minister. So far, the track record shows that the issues picked by the Opposition against PM Modi have felt flat on most of the occasions. Will There be Rival to the Modi Factor? The dominance of the Modi factor appears unlikely to wane in the near future. The BJP's electoral expertise is in full swing, and its national and state strategies continue to finely connect with the voters. Above all this, the continued absence of a united and credible opposition against PM Modi remains the most glaring challenge before them in a vast and competitive democratic process like India. In 2024, as the electoral battle settles for the year, one thing is clear Narendra Modi and the BJP remain the players in the spotlight in Indian politics. Whether this dominance will extend into the next decade or whether a new challenger will rise remains the key question for Indian politics. The experts assert that in the present scenario and based on the BJP and Opposition’s track records, it appears that the "Modi factor" will remain the unstoppable force in the electoral landscape in the coming years. This is the reason, despite the presence of influential leaders in the party, in various states, the BJP continues to take electoral conflict in the state assembly polls, in the name of the only trusted face in the party, Prime Minister Modi. Get Current Updates on India News , Entertainment News along with Latest News and Top Headlines from India and around the world. Published 07:59 IST, November 24th 2024sports science 。

Daily Post Nigeria EPL: I don’t know what will happen against Liverpool next week – Guardiola Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Sport EPL: I don’t know what will happen against Liverpool next week – Guardiola Published on November 23, 2024 By Ifreke Inyang Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he is unsure how his team will play against Liverpool next week. The Premier League champions suffered a 4-0 defeat to Tottenham at home on Saturday. The loss sees them five points behind the Reds, who they face next weekend. Liverpool could come into the game eight points clear if they win at Southampton on Sunday. Guardiola, speaking after the Spurs defeat, said: “We have to come back and freshen our minds. The season is so long. Many things can happen. “Before the game I didn’t know what will happen today. So I don’t know what will happen at Anfield. Everyone knows the situation is new for us. “We struggled more without the ball. I don’t know how many chances we created. Our game was there.” Related Topics: EPL guardiola liverpool Don't Miss EPL: Guardiola explains why Man City lost 4-0 to Tottenham You may like EPL: Guardiola explains why Man City lost 4-0 to Tottenham EPL: Postecoglou explains why Tottenham beat Man City 4-0 EPL: He should have been sent off — Joe Cole slams Ndidi over Palmer EPL: Guardiola suffers worst defeat of career as Tottenham hammer Man City 4-0 EPL: We have to manage him — Arteta on Arsenal star after win over Nottingham Forest EPL: Nottingham Forest coach Santos praises three Arsenal players Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media LtdFive people killed in Jamaica in island's latest mass shootingTop Realme Phone Discounts to Check Out Now

Tenaga Nasional Berhad ( OTCMKTS:TNABY – Get Free Report ) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a growth of 100.0% from the November 30th total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Tenaga Nasional Berhad Stock Performance TNABY stock opened at $12.96 on Friday. Tenaga Nasional Berhad has a 1 year low of $8.52 and a 1 year high of $15.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.53 and a beta of -0.14. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $12.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.82. About Tenaga Nasional Berhad ( Get Free Report ) Read More Receive News & Ratings for Tenaga Nasional Berhad Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Tenaga Nasional Berhad and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Genesis Bryant scored 27 points, Kendall Bostic secured her third double-double this season with 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 19 Illinois beat Maryland Eastern Shore 75-55 on Tuesday in the Music City Classic. Illinois (6-0) moved to 6-0 for the second time under third-year coach Shauna Green. Illinois scored the opening nine points of the game and took a double-digit lead for good with 2:11 left in the first quarter when Makira Cook made a 3-pointer to begin 13-2 run. UMES scored 13 straight points midway through the second quarter to get as close as 32-22, but Cook answered with a basket to end Illinois' three-minute drought. Bryant finished the first half with 14 points and Cook added 13 to help Illinois build a 43-26 lead. The pair combined to make seven of Illinois’ 14 field goals. UMES was 9 of 36 (25%), including 0 of 7 from 3-point range at halftime. Illinois also got 15 points from Cook and a career-high 11 rebounds from Brynn Shoup-Hill. Bryant, who reached double figures in the first quarter, scored 20-plus for the first time this season. Zamara Haynes led UMES (4-3) with 20 points and Mahogany Lester added 14. Illinois stays in Nashville to play No. 14 Kentucky on Wednesday. UMES travels to Piscataway, New Jersey, to face Georgia Southern in the Battle on the Banks on Friday. Get local news delivered to your inbox!2025 budget will align with public interest, Oyo Rep assures

A female boxer who once asked a magistrate to jail her for life after she lit her wife's home on fire and filmed it has told a court she has been bashed relentlessly in prison. Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading Amel Mouhtadi, who goes by the moniker 'Angel Amy' according to her YouTube account, read out an apology letter when she was sentenced over the September 30 blaze at Wollongong Local Court earlier this month. "I'm deeply sorry for my actions, I think about this all the time," Mouhtadi, 43, said through tears. "I went from being a victim to a perpetrator of domestic violence. I'm being sorry not because I want a lighter sentence ... I'm sorry because there is no room for domestic violence in our society. "I don't know how things got so messed up." Mouhtadi went on to reveal she had been assaulted and bashed with tins of tuna while in jail. "I've been hot-watered, I've been bashed in the cells," she said. "You might think women are easier but they get you five to one and once you're down they stomp on you ... They bash you in the head with tuna tins." Tendered court documents state Mouhtadi had not lived at the Illawarra unit she bought with her wife since July due to an apprehended violence order banning the boxer from going near or contacting her. However Mouhtadi breached the order after making threats in a phone call about 11pm on September 30 that prompted her wife to flee the home. "I'm going to come back to the house and f---ing burn it down," Mouhtadi said. CCTV captured Mouhtadi at the unit wearing hi-vis about 1am the next morning, with the offender sending a video to her wife showing her letting a small dachshund out of a dog crate. Mouhtadi sent another video of herself traipsing through the bedrooms while saying: "I've poured petrol on the bed, I've poured petrol everywhere ... I'm going to hand myself in afterwards." Footage showed her using a jerry can to tip fuel onto the furniture and the landing of a stairwell, before she ignited it. Mouhtadi fled the unit, which was closely connected to three others, and could be heard for several minutes yelling: "There's a fire, get out now!" The offender continued texting her wife, referring to her as a "f---ing dog" and threatening "I'm coming for your head". She sent a final text at 1.48am stating: "It's burnt now." Emergency crews responded to the blaze as black smoke emitted from the property. The fire was extinguished with $135,000 in damage sustained to all upstairs rooms. Mouhtadi was arrested after she handed herself in to Lake Illawarra police station. She told police she had been diagnosed with autism and borderline personality disorder, before making full admissions to her offending. "I, Amel Mouhtadi, burnt that f---ing house down," she said. Magistrate Claire Girotto labelled Mouhtadi's reaction to being abandoned as "extreme" and ordered her to seek treatment for her diagnoses. Mouhtadi said "I don't care if you slap with me with 20 years jail" but the magistrate told the offender her jurisdictional limit in the local court was two years, which is what she sentenced her to. Court reporter for the Illawarra Mercury. Court reporter for the Illawarra Mercury. More from Court and Crime Newsletters & Alerts DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. Also includes evening update. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Get the latest property and development news here. WEEKLY Find out what's happening in local business. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily!

The New York Jets may have entered the 2024 NFL season in win-now mode, but with six weeks still to play, they've completely reversed course, kicking off a total teardown. Head coach Robert Saleh was the first to go back in October, and on Tuesday, increasingly impatient owner Woody Johnson went even higher up, firing general manager Joe Douglas , who was set to have his contract expire after the season anyway. And now, it appears Aaron Rodgers may possibly be following Saleh and Douglas out the door. Johnson (who reportedly sought to have Rodgers benched after just four games this year) has lost confidence in Rodgers' ability to end Gang Green's 14-year playoff drought, according to The Athletic , which also reported that Rodgers wants to play in 2025 but for another team. The Jets can save money by releasing Rodgers this offseason, so a split would appear to make sense for both parties. Is it possible that Johnson can rediscover his faith in Rodgers? Sure. The Jets, after all, aren't exactly a model of sound process. But in the event they do move on, likely by designating Rodgers a post-June 1 cut, these teams could be potential landing spots: 4. Las Vegas Raiders There is perhaps no team more desperate for something -- anything -- at quarterback, and while the 2025 NFL Draft figures to be their first priority for addressing the position, who says they couldn't double dip? With more than a whopping $100 million in projected cap space, they also have the money to make big investments up front and out wide, where Rodgers would conceivably demand upgrades. Would Davante Adams ' sour experience in Las Vegas prevent A-Rod from trying his own hand in Sin City? Maybe. But Rodgers may not have many alternatives, and Raiders coach Antonio Pierce could earn his respect as a former NFL colleague and California native. Star rookie tight end Brock Bowers is another draw. 3. Minnesota Vikings Besides the storybook parallels to Brett Favre, who also went from Packers legend to Jets and Vikings rental to close his career, this one registers as sneakily plausible. The Vikings would surely prefer to re-sign current starter Sam Darnold , who's fared reasonably well under Kevin O'Connell, but what if Darnold opts for a better-paying gig in 2025 free agency, confidence restored, ready to depart the lurking shadow of first-round pick J.J. McCarthy ? Minnesota might still want a placeholder as McCarthy returns from knee surgery, and Rodgers would be getting a ready-made lineup with the best offensive line, skill weapons and defense he's had in years. Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was in the San Francisco 49ers ' front office when the Niners reportedly tried to land Rodgers in 2021, and he'd also be betting on the vengeance factor, allowing Rodgers to play the Packers at least twice. 2. Tennessee Titans After almost two seasons with Will Levis at quarterback, the Titans may still be unsure of what they have in the former second-rounder -- so much so that the gifted but erratic gunslinger might benefit from taking a seat. With veteran skill weapons, including Tony Pollard and Calvin Ridley , a solid defense, a very winnable division, more than $65 million in projected salary cap space and an offensively geared head coach in Brian Callahan they could be one of the few teams with an apparent quarterback need and enough proven talent to lure Rodgers at this stage of his career. Like Adofo-Mensah in Minnesota, general manager Ran Carthon was also part of the 49ers regime that eyed a possible Rodgers trade years ago. 1. Retirement Let's face it: If Rodgers doesn't return for a third season with the Jets, he probably won't return at all. In some ways, it took great pains for the one-time star to even leave the Green Bay Packers in 2023. Plus, New York is specifically where he wanted to be. The Jets' subsequent catering to his every desire, pouring resources into ex-Packers allies like Nathaniel Hackett and Allen Lazard , confirmed as much. It's one thing to start all over again. It's another to do it at age 41, coming off back-to-back injury-riddled seasons, and likely for a team that either won't want to shoulder his level of power or isn't properly equipped to make a title run. Rodgers may desire a celebratory sendoff, but like Tom Brady after his sluggish finale, he may realize that time is simply past, calling it a career rather than subjecting himself to additional turmoil.

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Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Germany is to vote in an early election on February 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month in a dispute over how to revitalise the country’s stagnant economy. Mr Musk’s guest opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag – a sister publication of Politico owned by the Axel Springer Group – published in German over the weekend, was the second time this month that he has supported the Alternative for Germany, or AfD. “The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is the last spark of hope for this country,” he wrote in his translated commentary. He went on to say that the far-right party “can lead the country into a future where economic prosperity, cultural integrity and technological innovation are not just wishes, but reality”. The Tesla Motors chief executive also wrote that his investment in Germany gives him the right to comment on the country’s condition. The AfD is polling strongly, but its candidate for the top job, Alice Weidel, has no realistic chance of becoming chancellor because other parties refuse to work with the far-right party. Billionaire Mr Musk, an ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, challenged in his opinion piece the party’s public image. “The portrayal of the AfD as right-wing extremist is clearly false, considering that Alice Weidel, the party’s leader, has a same-sex partner from Sri Lanka! Does that sound like Hitler to you? Please!” Mr Musk’s commentary has led to a debate in German media over the boundaries of free speech, with the paper’s own opinion editor announcing her resignation, pointedly on Mr Musk’s social media platform, X. Eva Marie Kogel wrote: “I always enjoyed leading the opinion section of WELT and WAMS. Today an article by Elon Musk appeared in Welt am Sonntag. I handed in my resignation yesterday after it went to print.” A critical article by the future editor-in-chief of the Welt group, Jan Philipp Burgard, accompanied Mr Musk’s opinion piece. “Musk’s diagnosis is correct, but his therapeutic approach, that only the AfD can save Germany, is fatally wrong,” he wrote. Responding to a request for comment from the German Press Agency, dpa, the current editor-in-chief of the Welt group, Ulf Poschardt, and Mr Burgard – who is due to take over on January 1 – said in a joint statement that the discussion over Mr Musk’s piece was “very insightful. Democracy and journalism thrive on freedom of expression.” “This will continue to determine the compass of the ‘world’ in the future. We will develop ‘Die Welt’ even more decisively as a forum for such debates,” they wrote to dpa.Academy Sports + Outdoors Announces New $700 Million Share Repurchase Program and Quarterly Cash Dividend