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Amit Shah in Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Sunday

BJP, ally maintain lead over rivals in UP

5:06 pm May 23, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday congratulated Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his Biju Janata Dal’s performance in the state Assembly elections. The BJD Thursday looked set to form its government for a fifth straight term negating a Modi wave that is sweeping the country, with its candidates leading in 112 of the […]

Celebrations all around BJP headquarters

4:39 pm May 23, 2019

New Delhi: With the BJP set to return to power, the party’s headquarters on Thursday wore a festive look with slogans of ‘Modi, Modi’ rending the air as jubilant workers danced and distributed sweets in celebration. No sooner as the picture emerged about the astounding performance of the BJP, party workers started gathering at the […]

Differences resurface between Himachal Congress leaders

BJP surges ahead with 269 of 495 seats in early trends, Cong trails far behind with 51

12:02 pm May 23, 2019

New Delhi: The BJP appeared set for a resounding comeback on Thursday with leads in 269 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 51, according to trends available with the Election Commission for 495 of 542 Lok Sabha seats. As votes for the seven-phase parliamentary polls were counted on Thursday, the DMK was ahead […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

American Center to host open house on Saturday

10:46 pm May 22, 2019

New Delhi: The American Center here will host a day-long open house session on Saturday to showcase its range of programmes and how it spurs innovation to new and long-time visitors, officials said. The American Center Mela will run from 10 am to 5:30 pm and is free to the public, the US Embassy here […]

EVMs absolutely robust and tamper-proof: EC

No transit accommodation in hotels for newly-elected MPs

8:16 pm May 22, 2019

New Delhi: Newly elected members of the 17th Lok Sabha will not be provided hotels as transit accommodation, but will be lodged in parliament’s hostel — the Western Court and its annexe building — and various state bhawans, a top official said Wednesday. With the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls scheduled for […]