Day: May 23, 2019

BJP garnered over 51 % votes in Karna LS polls

Nitish congratulates PM on NDAs victory

9:42 pm May 23, 2019

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for NDAs spectacular victory in the country as well in the state. Kumar also thanked the people of the state for giving their stamp of approval to the development work carried out by both the central and the state government in Bihar. In […]

DG BSF calls on J-K guv, discusses security situation

9:39 pm May 23, 2019

Srinagar: Director General, Border Security Force, Rajni Kant Mishra on Thursday met Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik here and discussed various issues connected with internal and external security and the smooth conduct of the annual Amaranth Yatra. Mishra briefed the governor about the functioning of the BSF in the state and discussed various […]

Put everything else aside, address farmers’ issues personally: SAD to PM

Sukhbir, Harsimrat only winners in SAD

9:36 pm May 23, 2019

Chandigarh: The opposition SAD, which was looking to resurrect itself in Punjab following the backlash over the desecration of religious texts, could only bag two of the 10 Lok Sabha seats it contested. As part of its seat-sharing agreement with the BJP, the Shiromani Akali Dal fielded candidates on 10 seats in the state, leaving […]

Cong reviewing defeat of Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

Irani’s giant-killing act, dethrones Rahul in home turf

9:31 pm May 23, 2019

New Delhi: Smriti Irani, whose meteoric rise in the BJP saw her become the HRD and Information & Broadcasting Minister before being divested of these portfolios, Thursday emerged as a giant-killer — this time scripting a historic win by dethroning Rahul Gandhi in the Congress’s home turf. The 43-year-old popular television actor-turned politician continued to […]

Patnaik raises spl category issue in NITI Aayog meet

BJP set to return to power as Modi wave sweeps most of India

5:21 pm May 23, 2019

New Delhi: Riding on a massive Modi wave sweeping through most parts of India, the BJP was set to return to power Thursday as it led in 292 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 51, according to trends released by the Election Commission for all 542 seats that went to polls If the […]