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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday won all three top posts — mayor, senior deputy mayor, and deputy mayor — in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, despite winning fewer seats than the closest competitor Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Corporation polls itself, results for which were declared on 27 December. For the mayor’s election, for which elected councilors cast their votes, BJP candidate Sarabjit Kaur won after one of the AAP votes was held invalid by presiding officer Mahesh Inder Singh, appointed by the Chandigarh administration. Singh himself is a BJP councilor. The vote was held invalid apparently for a tick mark at the back of the ballot, which is supposed to be secret and anonymous. This led to the AAP crying foul and demanding a re-poll. But there is more mystery concerning the election of the senior deputy mayor, which, too, the BJP went on to win — suggesting that at least one AAP candidate has changed alliance. The results of the Chandigarh Municipal Cor...

It has been only six months since Memphis Depay arrived at Barcelona, but speculations over his exit are already mounting. The 27-year-old was signed by the Blaugrana on a free transfer after his contract with Olympique Lyon had run out. Following the exits of Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann, the Dutchman was tipped to take over the mantle of being the main man in attack for the club. And while things began well for Memphis at Camp Nou, soon enough, his form took a nosedive. Eight goals in 16 La Liga outings is not exactly a bad return, but quite a few of those goals have come from the penalty spot, and he failed to find the back of the net even once in Barça’s doomed UEFA Champions League campaign. Furthermore, doubts have been raised over his suitability in Xavi’s system, especially with the club having Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, and, at least for the time being, Ousmane Dembele. So, El Nacional is now reporting that the former Manchester United forward is seriously considering the...