Rajnath congratulates Modi, says BJP’s performance ‘superb’

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh Friday congratulated prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over the party’s performance in the Lok Sabha polls and said the trends indicate “a landslide” for the party. In a message on Twitter, Rajnath Singh described the BJP’s performance as “superb”. The Bharatiya Janata Party president said he spoke […]

Sensex breaches 25,000-mark as BJP leads in vote count

Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Indian stocks were virtually on fire leading a key index to breach 25,000 points mark, as Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party took a big early lead in India’s national election vote count. Around 10.50 a.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange was ruling at a never before high of […]

We accept defeat, says Congress leader

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi Friday said the party accepted the mandate of the people and its defeat in the general elections. “We accept the mandate of the people and welcome it and accept our defeat,” Chaturvedi told reporters here. Chaturvedi, a Rajya Sabha member, said the party will introspect and see […]

Celebrations break out at BJP headquarters

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Dancing on drumbeats, chanting slogans, bursting firecrackers and distributing laddus, hundreds of BJP workers gathered at the party headquarters here Friday morning to celebrate the predicted landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls. Armed with portrait photos of the party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and wearing the party’s saffron caps, […]

Delhi’s men more romantic than Mumbaikars: Survey

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Mumbai might be known as the city where dreams are given life but, according to a recent survey conducted with foreign women, Delhi men are more romantic than their Mumbai counterparts. Conducted by deodorant brand AXE, the survey’s results are based on the opinion of foreign women. When asked to rate […]

BJP leading in all seven Delhi seats

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The BJP Friday took early leads in all the seven Lok Sabha seats of the national capital, with the AAP at the second position and Congress trailing at a poor third. According to officials, two-time winning candidate and union minister Kapil Sibal was trailing at the third position from the Chandni […]

BJP takes big lead in Indian vote count

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The BJP took a big lead as millions of votes polled in the Lok Sabha election were counted Friday, with its candidates racing ahead of all others in 71 of the 122 seats. As an army of officials began the mammoth counting process in 989 places across the country, it was […]

BJP to win 253 seats, NDA 303, Congress 66: survey

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A post-election survey released Tuesday said the BJP was set to win a record 253 seats in the Lok Sabha and the Congress just 66, its lowest ever tally. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will win in all 303 seats, according to the LensOnNews survey conducted after each polling day […]

Notice to BSP MP on police plea for cancelling bail

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice to BSP parliamentarian Dhananjay Singh, accused for torturing his maid, on the plea of police seeking cancellation of his bail. Justice Sunita Gupta sought a response from Singh by May 21. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP was granted interim bail by trial court […]