Fresh from Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) landslide win in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand after a bitter and often divisive campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday talked about inclusivity and pitched for building a ‘new India’ by 2022 that would have made the nation’s founding fathers proud.
Accepting felicitations from party leaders and supporters at BJP headquarters, Modi saidRead more
Often credited with turning Narendra Modi into a political brand and bringing arch-foes Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar together for the Grand Alliance in Bihar, the magic of master poll strategist Prashant Kishor appears to have faded for the Congress, which suffered a drubbing in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
While his being roped in by the Congress created muchRead more
The second phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday saw 65.5 per cent voting while at 68 per cent, Uttarakhand recorded its highest ever turnout, Election Commission on Wednesday said.
The poll panel said the "very sensitive" second phase in Uttar Pradesh, during which polling was held in 67 Assembly constituencies, passed off peacefully and overall mood made itRead more
At least 27 people have died in rain-related incidents in the three Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand in the past two days, a senior police official said Sunday.
"While 15 people lost their lives in the central state of Madhya Pradesh since Friday evening, including seven who were killed after their house collapsed in Sagar district, fiveRead more