India

Mumbai, May 16: The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra looks set for an impressive performance, leading in 30 of the total 48 seats as per early trends. BJP candidates were leading in 17, Sena nominees in 13 seats. The notable BJP candidates leading included former party president Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur and the party's deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gopinath Munde, who is attempting to retain

New Delhi, May 15: “Tiwariji married Ujjawala Sharma on Wednesday at his Mall Avenue residence”, a staff member of 89-year-old Tiwari said. 67-year-old Sharma said the marriage was conducted in a traditional way. “He wanted to give social sanctity to our relationship, which was very old and we have a 35-year-old son. We will complete legal formalities after which we will invite all”, she said

New Delhi/Ahmedabad, May 15: Ahead of counting of votes, top BJP leaders met on Wednesday in Ahmedabad to discuss future course of the party and the NDA. In what was described as a post-poll strategy session, party top brass discussed the challenges of accommodating senior leaders in the government if the BJP gets a decisive mandate and forging an alliance outside the NDA fold in case it falls

New Delhi, May 14: BJP top brass on Wednesday went into a huddle to discuss the possibility of the party forming the government at the Centre and changes in the organisation ahead of counting of votes on May 16. BJP leaders also discussed the possibility of seeking the support of some allies including the BJD, AIADMK and NCP. The party has already made it clear that it is not averse to receiving

New Delhi, May 14: The last “working” Cabinet meeting of the outgoing UPA government on Tuesday saw several big-ticket decisions—ranging from FDI in the pharma sector to appointment of the new Army chief and approval to sell 4.66 per cent stake in the state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd through a block deal. Overcoming his initial hesitation over mega decisions at the fag end of his term

New Delhi, May 13: Exit polls projections that the NDA would form the next governmment were savoured by BJP but dismissed by Congress and JD(U) which said parties should await the poll results on Friday, citing how such an exercise in 2004 and 2009 went wrong. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah also dismissed the projections as a "great time pass" while

Washington, May 13: Indian Muslims in America have expressed “profound sadness” on passing away yesterday of the very courageous human rights activist Mukul Sinha in Ahmedabad. Mr Sinha who was only 63 years old was suffering from lung cancer for the last one year. Since 2002 when the awful anti-Muslim violence occurred in Gujarat, Mukul Sinha was always in the forefront seeking justice for the

New Delhi, May 13: Diesel prices have been raised by Rs 1.22 per litre in New Delhi from Tuesday, immediately after the end of elections as the government ordered the biggest increase in the fuel price since September 2012. The Election Commission (EC) had rejected the oil ministry's proposal to shelve the 2013 Cabinet decision of raising diesel prices in small monthly doses because revenue losses

New Delhi, May 12: India's most bitterly fought national election ended Monday evening, with some 60 percent of the 66 million electorate in three states voting in the 10th and last leg of a contest widely tipped to end a decade of Congress rule. The Election Commission said the balloting ended in Uttar Pradesh (18 seats), West Bengal (17) and Bihar (six), marking the culmination of over five

Hyderabad, May 12: In what is seen as a precursor to results of the assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, the Congress party was virtually wiped out in the municipal polls in Seemandhra but won a majority of the seats in Telangana. The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh appeared to have proved costly for the Congress as it could not win a single municipal corporation or municipality in