Delhi court rejects Arvind Kerjiwal's interim bail plea on medical grounds
Jun 06, 2024, at 03:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Rouse Avenue Court Wednesday dismissed an interim bail plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking seven days bail on medical grounds.
'Winning, losing part of politics': Modi tells NDA leader in last cabinet meeting
Jun 06, 2024, at 03:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In the last cabinet meeting of the outgoing government, Narendra Modi said winning and losing are part of politics.
Narendra Modi to stake claim for govt formation after official support from NDA partners
Jun 06, 2024, at 02:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Narendra Modi was on Wednesday chosen as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu giving their official support to form the government at the Centre.
Modi cabinet meets before resignation, passes resolution on new government formation: Reports
Jun 06, 2024, at 12:55 am
A Cabinet meeting was held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues on Wednesday, a day after the Lok Sabha poll results were announced, where a resolution was passed on the new government formation.
Jun 05, 2024, at 11:39 pm
Despite recent diplomatic ties touching low points, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Wednesday greeted Indian PM Narendra Modi and said he is looking forward to working with him to advance and ensure stability between the two countries.
Jun 05, 2024, at 11:08 pm
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te congratulated Indian PM Narendra Modi on his Lok Sabha election victory and said he is looking forward to expanding the fast-growing relationship between the two nations.
Nepal PM Prachanda greets Narendra Modi on electoral success
Jun 05, 2024, at 11:01 pm
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Tuesday congratulated Indian PM Narendra Modi for his 'electoral success' in the Lok Sabha polls in the neighbouring nation.
Mauritius, Italy, Bhutanese top leaders wish Narendra Modi over Lok Sabha victory
Jun 05, 2024, at 10:56 pm
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth was the first foreign leader to wish Indian PM Narendra Modi after his Bharatiya Janata Party scripted the third straight victory in the Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday.
Devendra Fadnavis claims responsibility for BJP's drubbing in Maharashtra, offers to quit as Dy CM
Jun 05, 2024, at 08:57 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday offered to step down from his post taking the blame on him for the Bharatiya Janata Party's drubbing in the state in the Lok Sabha elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi submits resignation to President Murmu, likely to take oath on June 8
Jun 05, 2024, at 08:35 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely take oath as Prime Minister for the record third straight term on Saturday (June 8, 2024), a rare event in the Indian political scenario, media reports said.
People are kingmaker: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee before departing for INDIA bloc meet in Delhi
Jun 05, 2024, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee called voters the "kingmakers" as the government formation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP now hangs largely on its two allies- TDP and JDU.
BJP fails to win single seat in Tamil Nadu despite Modi's push but shows hope for future
Jun 05, 2024, at 08:11 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's big push in Tamil Nadu, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has failed to open its account in the southern state.
Naveen Patnaik tenders resignation after BJP registers victory in Odisha Assembly polls
Jun 05, 2024, at 08:05 pm
East Indian state Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who ruled the region for 24 years, on Wednesday (June 5, 2024) submitted his resignation to Odisha governor Raghubar Das in Bhubaneswar.
Massive fire at children's eye hospital in Delhi
Jun 05, 2024, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at a children's eye hospital in Delhi, just days after a similar fire at a hospital in the national capital claimed 7 lives, media reports said.
Sanjay Raut says won't oppose Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister
Jun 05, 2024, at 06:08 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said his party won't oppose Congress' Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Minister if INDIA manages to form the government despite the BJP-led NDA is well above the majority mark.
Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav board same flight to Delhi, triggers speculations
Jun 05, 2024, at 05:24 pm
Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who are now political foes, have boarded the same flight to Delhi triggering speculations of new alignment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP failed to get the majority in the Lok Sabha elections.
I am with NDA: Chandrababu Naidu after BJP fails to get majority in Lok Sabha polls
Jun 05, 2024, at 05:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday cleared he will be attending the meeting of national coalition NDA, which now needs his support mandatorily as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP failed to get the majority in the Lok Sabha elections.
USA: Police say missing Indian student Nitheesha Kandula found safe
Jun 05, 2024, at 03:19 pm
The police said an Indian student, who went missing recently for several days, has been found safe.
Jun 05, 2024, at 02:54 pm
At least 15 Muslim candidates have clinched Lok Sabha seats across the country out of the 78 who were fielded to contest the general polls this time.
Modi-led NDA set for historic 3rd term with reduced mandate as rival INDIA bloc closes in
Jun 05, 2024, at 06:47 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday returned for a rare third consecutive term in office with his allies, but fell short of an absolute majority for his BJP, in an election that gave a new lease of life to a Congress-led disparate Opposition bloc- INDIA- as the anti-Modi union halted the saffron juggernaut to under 300.
Actor Suresh Gopi wins Thrissur constituency fetching BJP 1st ever Lok Sabha seat in Kerala
Jun 05, 2024, at 06:30 am
Thrissur/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may not have managed to touch the magic figure of 272 mark on its own, but it surely made inroads in the southern state of Kerala in this Lok Sabha elections.
BJP suffers major setback in Maharashtra, OGs Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar stand firm
Jun 05, 2024, at 06:10 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Even after their parties were split, symbols were taken away, and forced to change the names of their factions, Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and Sharadchandra Pawar have proven their relevance that they still lead the real Shiv Sena and the real Nationalist Congress Party.
As BJP falls short of majority, ally leaders Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu emerge as kingmakers
Jun 05, 2024, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failing to emerge as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha elections and needing to bank on their National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to form the government, the two leaders who emerged as potential kingmakers are Bihar Chief Minister and JDU chief Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party leader N Chandrababu Naidu.
Smriti Irani loses Amethi battle to Gandhi family loyalist KL Sharma
Jun 05, 2024, at 04:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Incumbent Union Minister Smriti Irani, who defeated Congress's Rahul Gandhi in his family bastion five years ago, tasted a crushing defeat this time in one of the key prestige battles in this Lok Sabha election.
PM Modi thanks NDA allies in victory speech as he heads for a coalition govt
Jun 05, 2024, at 03:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Clinching a historic yet reduced-majority election victory for a record-equalling third straight term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday thanked his allies Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu as he headed to lead a coalition government of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) depending on the two regional leaders. With a slew of exit polls that gave a clear majority to Modi proving wrong, even in the win of the NDA, the celebrations are louder in the opposition INDIA Bloc led by Congress after they bagged a higher than expected number of seats.
'Modi did not get single largest majority, he should resign': Mamata Banerjee
Jun 05, 2024, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday expressed her satisfaction with the Bharatiya Janata Party not getting a single majority in the Lok Sabha and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as Union Home Minister Amit Shah, should resign on moral grounds.
'People placed their faith in NDA for a third consecutive time': PM Modi
Jun 05, 2024, at 01:26 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday thanked the people of India for giving the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) a "historic" third consecutive win.
BSF recovers China-made DJI Mavic 3 Classic drone from Punjab's Tarn Taran
Jun 05, 2024, at 01:05 am
The Border Security Force conducted a joint operation with Punjab Police when they recovered a drone along with the contraband item in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district.
Will decide on govt formation after meeting INDIA alliance partners: Rahul Gandhi
Jun 05, 2024, at 12:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who made a remarkable comeback in the Lok Sabha polls by winning two seats himself and leading the INDIA bloc from the front to throw a major challenge to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA, on Tuesday said a decision on government formation will be taken only after a meeting with the alliance partners.
BJP set to uproot 24-year-old Naveen Patnaik rule in Odisha
Jun 04, 2024, at 10:59 pm
Bhubaneswar/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form a government for the first time in Odisha putting an end to the Naveen Patnaik regime running for the last 24 years.