This is a victory of development over dynasty: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Amit Shah holding a press conference at the party HQ in New Delhi. "BJP's victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh is a victory of PM Narendra Modi's development agenda and against the politics of casteism and appeasement. "We have once...
Regions that swung the Gujarat elections in favour of the BJP
Ahmedabad: The BJP is all set to return to power in Gujarat. The ruling party has managed a comfortable lead over the Congress and seems to be holding on to the gains after several ups and downs through the initial...
Jeeta vikas, jeeta Gujarat: PM
New Delhi: First reactions from PM Narendra Modi as the trends indicate wins in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. "Election results in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh indicate a strong support for politics of good governance and development. I salute the hardworking...
BJP wins Gujarat but defeated in PM Modi hometown seat Unjha
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) might have got sixth consecutive term in Gujarat, but it actually failed to win what is symbolically described as most crucial seat in the state. Congress candidate Asha Patel defeated the saffron party’s Narayanbhai...
Delhi Men Denied Paid Sex During Bachelor Party In Goa Because They Were Not Carrying Aadhaar Card
Panaji: Banks and cellphone companies aren't the only ones demanding your Aadhaar card. Pimps in Goa are also making it mandatory, as a group of five young men from Delhi discovered recently. The men, who flew in for their friend's bachelor...
Adani Cancels Plans With Contractor For Australian Coal Mine
Melbourne: Adani said on Monday it had cancelled plans with Downer EDI Ltd to help develop and run its Carmichael coal mine in Australia after failing to secure a cheap government loan for the 16.5 billion Australian dollars ($13 billion)...
Salman Khan Set To Push Nitin Gadkari’s Electric-Cycles Drive; To Pedal At New Delhi-Meerut Expressway
New Delhi: You could soon see Bollywood superstar Salman Khan pedalling on the newly-built cycle track on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, promoting a healthy lifestyle as the brand ambassador of the government's initiative to popularise e-cycles. Modi cabinet's 'go-getter' minister Nitin...
Guj results indicate people not happy with BJP: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena today said the people were not happy with the BJP in Gujarat, going by the trends of the Assembly election counting. The BJP appeared to be on its way to retain power in the state, with...
Gujarat Assembly election 2017 result: Dalit rights campaigner Jignesh Mevani wins from Vadgam
Vadgam: Dalit rights campaigner Jignesh Mevani has won from his constituency Vadgam in Banaskantha district by 18,150 votes as an independent candidate. Up against BJP's Vijay Chakravarti, Mevani emerged a winner in an easy contest today from a reserved Assembly constituency...
Act against developers not returning part of redeveloped
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court said today that the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority should be "worried" that private developers often fail to return a part of the building to the MHADA as per the initial agreement between them. A...
Fortis again! Another patient complains as hospital hands over Rs 36 lakh bill
New Delhi: A Gurugram patient's family today lodged a complaint of wrong treatment and overcharging against the Fortis Memorial and Research Institute and the Park hospital, a senior health department official said. Civil Surgeon B K Rajora confirmed the receipt of...
Four Missing After Under-repair Building Collapses in Mumbai
Representational pic Mumbai: Fire brigade officials are involved in a search and rescue operation in the city to locate four persons who went missing after the slab of a building collapsed at Zaveri bazar. The collapse of a slab in...
3 killed by pilot vehicle of TN Governor’s entourage
Representational Pic Kanchipuram: Three persons, including an elderly woman and a boy, were killed on Friday when they were hit by an "advance pilot" vehicle of Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit's entourage in New Kalpakkam in the district, police said. A...
Media needs self-regulation: Venkaiah Naidu at launch of Lokmat
New Delhi: There is a need in the country to have a national outlook and respect all Indians irrespective of their caste and creed, vice president M Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday. The Press, he said, must help develop that...
‘Mock talk in corridors of power’: If BJP achieves ‘150-seat Mission,’ EC Jyoti will be Maha Governor or Union Minister!
Nagpur/ New Delhi: In the corridors of power, a “hot discussion,” albeit in satirical tones, is taking place between politicians and bureaucrats that makes a funny reading. The steamy talk is centred around like this: “If Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accomplishes...
Air India flight delayed. Bad news. Aviation minister on board, calls up CMD
New Delhi: India's national carrier Air India has suspended three employees and warned the pilot for arriving late after over 100 passengers, including Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju, had to wait inside a plane for over an hour on...
Passenger who allegedly molested Zaira Wasim sent to jail
Mumbai: The passenger who allegedly molested Zaira Wasim on board a a Delhi- Mumbai flight on December 9, has been sent to judicial custody till December 22. The accused, 39-year-old Vikas Sachdev, was arrested on December 10. He has been booked...
Maha council polls: 87 candidates face criminal charges
File Pic Mumbai: An analysis of the affidavits of 836 candidates, out of the total 869 in fray for the ongoing polls in 10 municipal councils in Maharashtra, has revealed that 87 of them were facing criminal cases, including some...
IndiGo offers flight tickets starting from Rs 1,218 for domestic flyers
New Delhi: With the year 2017 coming to an end, IndiGo is offering tickets at an all-inclusive fare of Rs 1,218 on certain domestic routes for a limited-period sale. If you want to travel between January 10, 2018 and March 31,...
Shocking allegations from the PM must be probed
Nagpur/Gandhinagar: The last phase of the Gujarat elections is underway and results will be out in a few days. The nail biting suspense will end, a new government will be installed in Gandhinagar and soon it will be life as...
Modi-ji ke gorapan ka raaz? 5 mushrooms a day, says Cong ally
Ahmedabad: Latest in the line of peculiar allegations hurled this election season is Congress ally in Gujarat Alpesh Thakor's claim that the complexion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned fair because he eats mushrooms imported from Taiwan that cost...
