Bhubaneswar : The glamour quotient had mixed results in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections this year. The big winner among stars is Odia actor and Kendrapara Lok Sabha candidate Anubhav Mohanty who is about to defeat seasoned politician Baijayant Panda of the BJP who,...
Bhubaneswar: All set to form the government in Odisha for the fifth time in a row, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik thanked Thursday the people, particularly women, for their overwhelming support to BJD in the Assembly polls. “I would like to express my deep gratitude to...
New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board Thursday passed a resolution hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and thanking people for endorsing the party's agenda. All the newly-elected BJP MPs may meet Saturday to elect Modi as their leader, following which he will meet President Ram...
Hyderabad: The ruling Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) suffered a setback in the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, winning lower-than-expected nine seats as a resurgent BJP sprang a surprise emerging victorious in four constituencies Thursday. The Congress also put up a decent show, securing three seats...
US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were among dozens of world leaders who congratulated Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his impressive victory in the general elections as they vowed to work with...
Amaravati: The YSR Congress virtually decimated Thursday the Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP and appeared on course for a landslide win in Andhra Pradesh with its candidates winning in 74 seats and leading in 76 others. The ruling Telugu Desam Party won in 12 seats and was...
New Delhi: Jumping parties did not augur well for ‘turncoats’ as most of the 76 such prominent candidates are facing defeat on their respective seats, according to the Election Commission data. Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha election, lost by...
London: The UK government Thursday welcomed India’s election results and the re-election of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister. UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said he looked forward to visiting India soon as he congratulated Modi after an inspiring election campaign. “Congratulations to Narendra Modi on...
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina telephoned Thursday her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his victory in the general elections during which the two leaders pledged to raise the India-Bangladesh relationship to unprecedented new heights. During the telephonic conversation, which lasted over...
Kolkata: The Lok Sabha poll results have sounded the death knell for Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal and Mamata Banerjee’s party has lost the moral right to continue in office, BJP’s state unit chief, Dilip Ghosh said Thursday. In a dig, he said...
With Arvind Kejriwal now out on bail and the no-show in the Haryana assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)...
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The already strained ties between India and Canada escalated to a full blown diplomatic row 14 October, as both countries...
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A new government has come to Jammu and Kashmir after its first election in 10 years, shifting some powers from...
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The government has decided to extend the term of RBI Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao for another year, until October...
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