PM Manmohan Singh to resign today
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) Outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will demit office on Saturday.
TN, Bengal, Orissa defy 'Modi wave'
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Even as the rest of the nation was swept by Narendra Modi earning the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the most resounding victory in over 30 years, three regional players in Bengal, Orissa and Tamil Nadu markedly held their ground on Friday, results showed.
LS: Actresses Kirron, Moonmoon, Sandhya and Shatabdi win
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): With Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registering a thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls on Friday, several film actresses paved their ways to make it to the Parliament.
Amit Shah promises to fulifil people's aspirations
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): With Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registering a thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls on Friday Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah said his party will fulfil the aspirations of the people.
US congratulates BJP over LS win
Washington, May 16 (IBNS): The United States congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for registering a thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls on Friday.
India reacts to Modi's victory
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): As India gears up to welcome Narendra Modi as the next Prime Minister of the country, with the Bharatiya Janata Party- led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) registering a historic win, celebrities and politicians took it to micro-blogging site Twitter to express their views.
LS polls counting: Modi set to become next PM, thanks Vadodara
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS) Triggering a tsunami of popular support Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Friday scripted a historic win for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and earned a single majority for his own party as the nation awaits him to take up the top job with counting of votes for a nine phase polls nearing completion.
World leaders congratulate Narendra Modi
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): With the BJP-led NDA registering a thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls under the leadership of Narendra Modi, thrashing the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) that has ruled the country for the past ten years, world leaders congratulated the BJP strongman for his performance in the ballot box in the world's largest democracy on Friday.
Australian High Commission welcomes new AIC chairperson
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): The Australian High Commissioner to India Patrick Suckling on Friday welcomed the appointment of Ashok Jacob as the new Chairperson of the Australia-India Council (AIC).
India awaits Modi as PM, BJP set for single majority
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Narendra Modi is all set to be the next Prime Minister of India as the BJP candidate for the top post triggered a tsunami of popular support for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and even took his own party BJP towards a single majority to lead a strong and encumbrance free regime at the centre, as counting progressed on Friday since morning.
It is purely BJP's victory: Sushma
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Friday said her party's good performance in the Lok Sabha polls was a result of its own good performance.
Google doodle celebrates LS polls counting day
New York, May 16 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Friday decorated its homepage with a doodle celebrating the occasion of counting of votes in the Lok Sabha polls in India which will decide the formation of the new government in the world's largest democracy.
Monsoon to hit Kerala by June 5
New Delhi, May 5 (IBNS): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday forecast that the South-West Monsoon will hit the Kerala coast by June 5.
ONGC moves Delhi HC against RIL over gas theft
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): State-owned oil and gas major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has moved the Delhi High Court against Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries accusing the latter of exploiting substantial gas from its natural gas block.
Heatwave conditions continues to hit normal life in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 15 (IBNS): With no sign of respite, the mercury level touched 34.7 degree celsius in Odisha's Bhubaneswar city on Thursday.