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This victory is a stamp on the BJP's governance model, PM Modi said. Top Quotes from PM's Speech "Development, good governance, and social justice have won in Maharashtra. Lies and deceit have suffered a crushing defeat. Divisive forces and dynastic politics have lost in Maharashtra today," Prime Minister Modi said. "Today, several bypoll results have been declared too and we have also increased our Lok Sabha tally after winning one more seat. We have done well in every state and it shows that people want development I want to thank the people, especially the mothers and the farmers for the win. I want to thank the people of Jharkhand too and we will work for its development, PM Modi said. "In the last 50 years, no party or pre-poll alliance has secured such a big win as Maharashtra's. This is the third consecutive time, that a BJP-led alliance has won in a state. This is indeed a historic win," he said. "This is the third consecutive time that the BJP has emerged as the largest party in Maharashtra, which is undoubtedly a historic feat. This victory is a stamp on the BJP's governance model," the Prime Minister said in his speech. "The voter sees that those who promise big things in one state, how are they faring in the other states. Maharashtra voters saw how in Karnataka, and Himachal, Congress cheated people. You will get to see this in Punjab as well, Prime Minister said. "Now only one constitution will be applicable in the entire country... that constitution is the constitution of Baba Saheb Ambedkar, the constitution of India," the Prime Minister said. "After Haryana, the biggest message of this election is unity. 'Ek hain toh safe hain' has become the 'maha-mantra' of the country," the Prime Minister said after the BJP secured a second win in Assembly elections after the Lok Sabha polls. "This Maharashtra election has exposed the true faces of the INDIA bloc and Aghadi groups before the entire nation. We all know that Balasaheb Thackeray made significant contributions to this country. However, the Congress, driven by a lust for power, managed to take a faction of his party along, but no Congress leader can ever praise Balasaheb's principles," he said. "I challenged the Aghadi leaders to get Congress to praise Balasaheb's principles and policies, but they've failed to do so to date," he added. "I also tell the Congress people and their allies to listen carefully... now no power in the world can bring back Article 370," Prime Minister said.One is never too old for a Christmas stocking. PHOTO: SUPPLIED As a child, I barely slept on Christmas Eve, so excited I was by the prospect of opening my stocking in the morning. I would lie there, stock-still, as my mother tiptoed into my bedroom at midnight, gently laying the present-crammed, ladder-ridden old pantyhose at the base of my bed. It was indescribably thrilling. There were countless traditions we children delighted in — dressing the tree, warbling away at carol services, writing letters to Santa Claus (thank you NZ Post for delivering our lists so diligently). There was something so delightful, so magical, so utterly childlike (in the best possible way) about Christmas. Our Christmas tree this year is a rather dry and bedraggled kahikatea branch, wedged between two crumbling concrete slabs, and festooned with the odd shell and paper chain. My mother and youngest brother have moved to a new house and there were no carol services this year. Instead, on Monday, we attended my father’s memorial service — the unveiling of his headstone, almost a year to the day from his funeral. To be quite honest, I can barely remember Christmas last year. I don’t recall what gifts I received, if any. I don’t know if I gave any. I don’t remember what I wore, what I ate, where we went. Last year’s Christmas passed in a haze of jetlagged wooziness, Covid fever, and grief. It was so utterly un-Christmas-like that I have simply erased it from my memory. It has been a year since my father died. It has been 10 years since my little brother died. The Christmas I’ve just experienced was nothing like that I revelled in as a child. The years have trundled on by, I have aged, and two of the people I love best in the world are no longer with me. I recently rewatched Love Actually , that schmaltzy Richard Curtis Christmas film so beloved of millennials and anyone with a heart (or an affection for Bill Nighy). That film has something for everyone — Kiera Knightley as a blushing bride, Liam Neeson as a grieving widower and awkward stepfather, Colin Firth as a bumbling, heartbroken writer, and Nighy as an ageing rocker. Set in London during the weeks leading up to Christmas, Love Actually explores the complexities of love in its many incarnations, from unrequited longing to strained familial bonds, from the joys of first love to the comfort of old friendships. But the most important message throughout the film is the magic of Christmastime and the unique opportunity it offers people for expressing their love to those most important to them. As Hugh Grant’s slightly awkward yet charming character puts it, "If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love actually is all around." And Christmas this year — although it was so very different from the Christmases I enjoyed growing up — was utterly lovely and full of love. We rose early (there being no choice in the matter thanks to excitable younger siblings and my nephew Tucker) and spent several hours unwrapping presents and bickering over gifts in a White Elephant game, sharing in a riot of fun, laughter and delightful chaos. I sat at the dining room table amidst a veritable mountain of chocolates, sweeties and icing bags, meticulously putting together and decorating a gingerbread house. My little nephew hollered from his vantage point upon his father’s shoulders, and my sweet niece looked adorable in her felt reindeer-antlers. By mid-morning, the house was filled with the aroma of fresh pancakes and Nutella, and the younger children were engrossed in their new board games, forming and obliterating alliances in equal measure. It was sunny and muggy, and in the afternoon, we all piled into our beaten-up farm Jeeps and headed to Jones Landing on the banks of the Waikato River. There was shrieking and splashing as children jumped off the docks, trying to out-bomb each other. We swam out to the little island and swung ourselves out over the river via a tattered old swing-rope. A little boy lost his beachball and I almost drowned battling the current, trying to retrieve it. (I returned it to him and he promptly lost the ball again). My brother’s working dogs became the unwilling stars of the show, providing piggy-back rides and showing off their herding skills with the niece and nephew, playing rough-and-tumble with the older boys, and trying to sneak the leftover chicken from lunch. And my father and brother were there still — not in person, sitting around the table, or hurling themselves into the rough-and-tumble in front of the Christmas tree — but there regardless, in the memories and recollections of the family. We talked about how Dad would be purple at the lack of structure or proper meal times, how John would have been hopeless at charades, how both of them would have demolished the roast chicken and gingerbread house. It was a lovely, silly, chaotic day, very different from the Christmases of my childhood, but equally enjoyable, despite the absences. And you know what? Love actually was all around. Season’s greetings everyone. — Jean Balchin is an ODT columnist who has started a new life in Edinburgh.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that with Mahayuti’s win in Maharashtra, negative and dynastic politics has lost its place in the state, adding that development and good governance have emerged victorious today. “Development, good governance and social justice have won in Maharashtra. Lies and deceit have suffered a crushing defeat,” PM Modi said. #WATCH | Delhi: PM Narendra Modi says, "Development, good governance and social justice have won in Maharashtra. Lies and deceit have suffered a crushing defeat..." #MaharashtraElection2024 pic.twitter.com/617gHFvIOY The prime minister also noted the contributions made by Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar in Mahayuti’s historic win in Maharashtra. “This is the biggest win in the past 50 years of any pre-poll alliance,” PM Modi said. He added, “BJP has got more seats than Congress and its allies. Maharashtra is the sixth state in the country which has given mandate to BJP three times in a row.” #WATCH | Delhi: PM Narendra Modi says, "This time Maharashtra has broken all records. This is the biggest victory for any party or pre-poll alliance in Maharashtra in the last 50 years. This is the third consecutive time that Maharashtra has blessed the alliance led by BJP. For... pic.twitter.com/Qg3bj01pNy Mahayuti, the alliance made of BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde) and NCP (AP), has won 234 out of 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra while MVA could only win 50 seats. Highlighting BJP’s performance in the state, the Indian prime minister said that the party alone has won more seats than the entire Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi. The saffron party has secured 132 seats while Shiv Sena and NCP have won 57 and 41 seats respectively. Furthering Mahayuti’s Ek hai toh safe hain rhetoric, PM Modi said, “After Haryana, the biggest message of this election is unity. ‘Ek hain toh safe hain’ has become the ‘maha-mantra’ of the country.” #WATCH | Delhi: PM Narendra Modi says, "After Haryana, the biggest message of this election is unity. 'Ek hain toh safe hain' has become the 'maha-mantra' of the country..." #MaharashtraElection2024 pic.twitter.com/6KuDqDB8zJ Taking potshots at the Opposition, especially Congress, Modi said, “This is a strong blow to the thinking of the entire eco-system of Congress and INDI alliance, which was running an agenda to divide the society.” #WATCH | Delhi: PM Narendra Modi says, "..The sentiment of 'Ek hain toh safe hain' has taught a lesson to those who make people fight in the name of caste, religion, language and region. It has punished them. Tribals, OBCs, Dalits, every section of the society voted for BJP-NDA.... pic.twitter.com/PHhoWAzPo7 “The entire world respects our culture today because we respect it now. And in the next five years, Maharashtra will move ahead with the mantra of ‘vikas bhi virasat bhi’. The INDI alliance, meanwhile, has failed to accept the reality. The country’s voters don’t want instability and are with those who support the mantra of ’nation first’,” he added.

Alex Berenguer prodded the hosts ahead after 53 minutes before Mbappe – who failed to convert a Champions League penalty against Liverpool last week – sent his kick too close to Bilbao goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala. Jude Bellingham appeared to have rescued a point for Real after scoring for the fourth successive league game 12 minutes from time. 📸 PORTERAZO. JULEN, JULEN! JULEN JULEN! #AthleticRealMadrid #AthleticClub 🦁 pic.twitter.com/w260s6xo79 — Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) December 4, 2024 But Federico Valverde’s mistake two minutes later gifted Gorka Guruzeta the winner in front of a delirious San Mames crowd. On a busy night of second-round Copa del Rey action, Villarreal suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Pontevedra while there were wins for Real Betis, Rayo Vallecano and Valencia. Fiorentina went out of the Coppa Italia to Empoli on penalties on an emotional night at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Viola were back in action after Edoardo Bove’s health scare forced their weekend league fixture with Inter Milan to be abandoned during the first half. Midfielder Bove collapsed on the pitch and required emergency medical treatment. He was taken to hospital but regained consciousness in intensive care. Esposito's penalty books Empoli's place in the next round 💪 #FiorentinaEmpoli pic.twitter.com/UUxghH9l6b — Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) December 4, 2024 Empoli led at half-time through Emmanuel Ekong’s fourth-minute opener before Moise Kean and Riccardo Sottil put Fiorentina ahead. Sebastiano Esposito struck 15 minutes from time to make it 2-2 and take the last-16 tie into extra time, Empoli eventually winning 4-3 on penalties. Benjamin Sesko opened the scoring and Luis Openda struck twice as RB Leipzig brushed aside Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 in the German DFB Pokal. Second-half goals from Denis Vavro, Jonas Wind and Yannick Gerhardt saw Wolfsburg beat Hoffenheim 3-0. Cologne knocked out Hertha Berlin 2-1 after extra time with Dejan Ljubicic converting a penalty in the final seconds, while Augsburg prevailed 5-4 on penalties against Karlsruhe after a 2-2 draw.None

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