Modi's mega swearing-in ceremony likely on May 30

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be sworn-in for the second term on May 30 and some world leaders could be invited for it, making it an event bigger than 2014 when heads of governments of SAARC countries were invited, sources…

Party is over for Samajwadi family, gain for BJP

Lucknow (IANS) The defeat of three members of the Samajwadi Party -- Dimple Yadav, Dharmendra Yadav and Akshay Yadav -- is perhaps the biggest jolt that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has received in recent times.

Dimple Yadav lost in Kannauj, Dharmendra…

Musa eliminated: Clamp down in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) Hours after Kashmir's most wanted militant commander Zakir Musa, who headed the Al Qaeda affiliate Ansar Gazwatul Hind, was killed, nocturnal protests broke out in parts of Srinagar, Pulwama, and Shopian forcing authorities…

Grand Alliance fails as BJP sweeps Jharkhand

Ranchi: The Grand Alliance of opposition parties seems to have failed in the Lok Sabha elections Jharkhand if the counting trends and margins are any indications. BJP is leading/won in 11 seats and its ally the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU)…

Arjun Munda scrapes to victory, Babulal and Shibu Soren bite the dust

Ranchi: Among the three former Chief Ministers who were contesting in the Lok Sabha elections from Jharkhand only Arjun Munda of the BJP managed to scrape through to victory from Khunti seat while two former Chief Ministers of Jharkhand including…

Landslide victory for NDA is history says Ragubar

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das thanked the crores of people of the country and the state for ensuring the landslide victory of the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls and said that the victory of the BJP was a major incident in the history where…

Irani topples Rahul in his pocket borough, snaps Gandhi-Amethi link

Amethi (IANS) Amethi, on Thursday, snapped its 39 years long relationship with the Gandhi family -- a relationship that was filled with emotions and nurtured with emotions.

The victory of BJP's Smriti Irani and defeat of Rahul Gandhi is…

Modi magic sweeps Lok Sabha, opposition crushed

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday led the BJP to a stunning victory in the Lok Sabha battle, with the ruling party itself set to win 303 seats in a marked improvement over its 2014 showing that left the opposition dazed…

Chandrababu Naidu resigns as Andhra Pradesh CM

Amaravati (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday resigned following his Telugu Desam Party's defeat in Assembly elections.

Naidu sent his resignation to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, who accepted…

Sensex zooms past 40k-mark as NDA leads vote count

Mumbai (IANS) The BSE Sensex hit another lifetime high of 40,030.86 on Thursday as the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was seen leading in the Lok Sabha vote count.

At 10.37 a.m. the Sensex was trading 914.68 points, or 2.34 per cent,…