Category: India News

Smriti Irani aide shot dead in Amethi: Police

Amethi, May 26 : A close aide of Smriti Irani, the newly elected MP from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, was shot dead by two men, with police not ruling out the possibility of it being a “political murder”. Surendra Singh (50), a former head of […]

Will leave AAP in 2020: MLA Alka Lamba

New Delhi, May 26: Disgruntled Aam Aadmi Party legislator Alka Lamba has announced that she would leave the party next year. “My journey started with you in 2013 will end in 2020. My best wishes will be with the dedicated revolutionary ground workers of the party, hopefully you will […]

India’s jobs deficit: Project in Gujarat struggling to create employment

GANDHINAGAR, India – When he was chief minister of Gujarat in 2011, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off an ambitious project to develop a financial hub in the style of Singapore or Dubai. The developers were tasked with transforming an expanse larger than New York’s Central Park […]

We will now begin a new journey to build a new India: Modi

New Delhi, May 25 : All set for a second term as prime minister, Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government will now begin “a new journey to build a new India with new energy” and asked newly elected MPs of the NDA to work without any discrimination, […]

Will approach party high command against Sidhu: Amarinder Singh

Chandigarh, May 23: Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Thursday said he would approach the Congress high command over his cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu’s remarks on the sacrilege issue during electioneering. A day before polling, Sidhu had raised questions on the probe into the desecration of religious texts in 2015. […]

EC website for LS results crashes several times

New Delhi, May 23:  As soon as the counting for Lok Sabha polls began Thursday morning, the Election Commission website designed to give out latest trends and results crashed. The trend continued throughout the day. By 7.00 pm, the site had crashed on several occasions. Apparently, the in-house […]

Modi will need to hit the ground running with economy, Pakistan

NEW DELHI – From a shortage of job opportunities and a stuttering economy to tense ties with old foe Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will face a host of challenges after winning a big majority on Thursday. Modi’s election victory was on the plank of national security, […]

In an Indian village, Muslims talk of leaving as divide with Hindus widens

NAYABANS, India – Muslims in Nayabans, an unremarkable village in northern India, say they remember a time when their children played with Hindu youths, and people from either faith chatted when they frequented each other’s shops and went to festivals together. Such interactions no longer happen, many say, […]

Election results to be in consonance with exit polls outcome: Jaitley

New Delhi, May 20: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday expressed hope that the results of 2019 general election would be in consonance with the outcome of multiple exit polls, which has predicted a second term for the Narendra Modi-led NDA government. Most exit polls have forecast another term for […]

Hindu groups to double down on demands as Modi set for big win

NEW DELHI – A Hindu temple on a disputed site, life in jail for killing cows and ending the autonomy of India’s only Muslim-majority state are some demands Hindu groups plan to push Prime Minister Narendra Modi on if he wins the general election as expected. The ruling […]

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