NEW DELHI: As the opposition’s INDIA bloc narrows the seat-tally of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA in Lok Sabha election results, the biggest surprise comes from Uttar Pradesh as the INDIA bloc gives tough fight in a counting day thriller.Nearly five hours into the counting of votes, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress combined…
The counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is still under way and the trends till now point to setback for the BJP-led ruling NDA, which is hovering around the 300-mark, way below its poll cry of “abki baar 400 paar” and the hype created by the exit poll predictions. The INDIA bloc,…
NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA which had made “abki baar 400-paar” its poll pitch for the Lok Sabha elections is hovering around the 300-mark with the the INDIA bloc putting up a very strong show in the key states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. In Uttar Pradesh, the INDIA bloc and the NDA are…
NEW DELHI: As counting of Lok Sabha 2024 elections began at 8am, early trends went in favour of NDA, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) taking lead in around a 100 seats in only half-an-hour.Early trends indicate that BJP took a significant lead while Congress was leading in above 20 seats. BJP, currently holding the reins…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha elections, which witnessed the highest voter turnout, will determine the electoral destiny of numerous prominent leaders from various political parties as the vote counting commences today.Senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, are in the running.Prominent opposition figures such as…
NEW DELHI: A day after Maldives barred the entry of Israeli passport holders, the Israel embassy in New Delhi issued on Monday a statement on ‘X’ promoting “some beautiful and amazing Indian beaches where Israeli tourists are warmly welcomed and treated with utmost hospitality”, including Lakshadweep, Kerala, Andaman and Goa.As far as tourism is concerned,…
NEW DELHI: National Company Law Tribunal on Monday ordered the initiation of insolvency proceedings against Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), six years after lenders led by ICICI Bank first sought action.The move will impact the company’s real estate business in Noida and Greater Noida, although the scale of operation in this company is much smaller than…
NEW DELHI: Resolution of the water crisis in the parched national capital will begin a day after the country elects a new govt as the Supreme Court on Monday ordered Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) comprising all stakeholder states to meet on June 5 to address Delhi govt’s distress demand for additional water supply.While the…
NEW DELHI: Sensing a “pattern” in levelling of unverified allegations and casting of doubts on well-established electoral processes — related to voters list, EVMs, VVPATs or counting — during general elections, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday said these were part of the “mischievous narratives” directed at EC that the poll panel had failed…
BAREILLY: A district court in Bareilly Monday sentenced three accused to life imprisonment for a brutal gang rape in May 2021, where a knife was inserted into the survivor’s rectum. The survivor spent months in a hospital and underwent reconstructive surgery. Sonu Bhatia, Rajiv Kumar, and Monu Singh were arrested and jailed but later granted…
