Election

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised Thursday to devote ‘every moment’ of his time and ‘every fibre’ of his being for the people of India and said the country will now have only two castes – the poor and those who want to alleviate...

Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong congratulated Thursday his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on his electoral victory and expressed hope that the two nations will fully realise the potential for enhanced cooperation, including in the fintech and digital space. “Congratulations on your re-election. The...

Washington: Indian-Americans from across the US celebrated Thursday the electoral victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by distributing ladoos and watching election results in movie theatres and restaurants. Election ‘watch parties’ were held in restaurants and in homes where scores of Indian-Americans, along with their...

Bangalore: In a big blow to the ruling coalition in Karnataka, JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda was defeated in Tumkur constituency by his BJP rival by a margin of over 13,000 votes, the Election Commission said Thursday. GS Basavaraj secured 5,96,127...

New Delhi: The political prowess they inherited seems to have been rendered ineffective as sons of famous politician fathers headed towards a debacle in the 17th Lok Sabha elections. From former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s son and Congress president Rahul Gandhi losing out on the...

Lucknow: The BJP and its ally Apna Dal (S) consolidated Thursday their position in Uttar Pradesh by bagging four seats and leading in 59 others, according to the latest available trends. Prime Minister Narendra Modi won from Varanasi by defeating his nearest rival SP’s Shalini...

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took full responsibility for the defeat of the party in the Lok Sabha elections and said the issue of his resignation was a matter between him and the Congress Working Committee. "I accept full responsibility (for the...

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday resigned following his Telugu Desam Party's defeat in Assembly elections. Naidu sent his resignation to Governor ESL Narasimhan, who accepted it and asked Naidu to continue till alternate arrangements were made. The Governor is set to...

Jaipur: The BJP is all set for a clean sweep in Rajasthan again with the party bagging six seats and leading in 18 others in the Lok Sabha election results declared Thursday, barely five months after it lost to the Congress in the Assembly polls....

New Delhi: Conceding defeat, Congress president Rahul Gandhi congratulated Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for their landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls, and said his party will continue to fight the ideological battle with the saffron party. Addressing a press conference...