general election 2019

Smriti Irani targets Rahul Gandhi over his 'take care of Amethi with love' message after close aide Surendra Singh's murder

"To the person, who gave me the message, I would like to say that I have received the message loud and clear," Smriti Irani said.

May 27, 2019, 09:36 AM IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: BJP creates new voter base among poor, backward

The NDA had secured a favorable outcome in 213 or 69 per cent of the seats in 2014, with a vote share of 41.4 per cent.

May 27, 2019, 08:23 AM IST

Shiv Sena takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi, says his personality does not attract people

Congress faced humiliating defeats in Lok Sabha election 2019 and managed to win just 52 seats.

May 27, 2019, 07:37 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi visits Varanasi, says chemistry beat arithmetic this time

During his Varanasi visit, PM Modi will also offer prayers at the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple. 

May 27, 2019, 06:24 AM IST

Ready to sacrifice everything to safeguard country's values: Sonia Gandhi

In a letter addressed to the people of Rae Bareli, the Congress leader also thanked the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, which did not field any candidate against her.

May 26, 2019, 23:28 PM IST

Uttarakhand: Auto driver celebrates PM Narendra Modi's massive win by offering free rides

In a distinctive gesture, Prasad has claimed to be offering free rides to people in Haldwani till Modi`s swearing-in ceremony as the new Prime Minister of the country.

May 26, 2019, 23:28 PM IST

Chant 'Jai Shri Ram' so loudly that it's heard in West Bengal: Amit Shah in Ahmedabad

BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday urged the people here to chant `Jai Shri Ram` loudly enough to be heard in West Bengal, in an apparent dig at TMC president and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

May 26, 2019, 23:01 PM IST

Doing 'internal assessment' of Panaji bypoll loss: Utpal Parrikar

Former Goa Chief Minister late Manohar Parrikar`s son Utpal on Sunday said that he would submit his 'internal assessment' of the loss of the prestigious Panaji assembly seat, formerly represented by his father for over two decades, to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state leadership.

May 26, 2019, 19:54 PM IST

Election Commission lifts model code of conduct with immediate effect

In an instruction to the cabinet secretary and chief secretaries of state governments, the commission said the model code had been lifted with immediate effect.

May 26, 2019, 19:48 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi receives congratulatory telephone calls from heads of several countries

PM Modi thanked all the dignitaries for their wishes, conveying his message to each of them.

May 26, 2019, 19:09 PM IST

Want to work for party's ideology, not any post: Congress president Rahul Gandhi

After the Lok Sabha poll debacle, while offering to resign as president of Congress party during the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday, Rahul Gandhi said that he wanted to work for the party`s ideology and not for any post.

May 26, 2019, 18:16 PM IST

Narendra Modi will take oath as Prime Minister on May 30 at 7 pm at Rashtrapati Bhavan

President Kovind will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the Prime Minister and other members of the Union Council of Ministers at 7 pm on May 30, 2019, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital.

May 26, 2019, 17:56 PM IST

BJP workers complain against 'derogatory' WhatsApp post

BJP workers on Sunday complained to police here against a Congress activist for allegedly posting a derogatory meme on a social media platform, an official said.

May 26, 2019, 17:44 PM IST

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik tells newly-elected Biju Janata Dal MPs to demand special category status

Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik Sunday asked the newly elected Lok Sabha MPs of the party to forcefully push for the demand for special category status for the state.

May 26, 2019, 17:35 PM IST

Pakistan PM Imran Khan phones PM Narendra Modi, expresses desire to work together for betterment of people

The conversation continued for 3 minutes 21 seconds.

May 26, 2019, 17:12 PM IST

Surendra Singh murder: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath directs DGP to arrest culprits within 12 hours

Singh, the former chief of Baraulia village, was a close aide of newly-elected BJP MP Smriti Irani. 

May 26, 2019, 16:28 PM IST

After RJD rout in election, Lalu Prasad skipping meals, say doctors

The change in his routine has happened post the election results, in which RJD failed to win a seat in Bihar.

May 26, 2019, 13:08 PM IST

DMK demands Palaniswami's resignation as Tamil Nadu CM over AIADMK's election debacle

AIADMK managed to win just one seat in the recent election while DMK managed 23 wins in the state.

May 26, 2019, 12:33 PM IST

Number of Muslim MPs increases to 27 from its lowest of 22 in previous Lok Sabha

The highest number of Muslim MPs was in 1980 when 49 members of the community managed to reach the Lower House.

May 26, 2019, 10:32 AM IST

AAP appoints Sanjay Singh as party in-charge in Rajasthan

The party took the decision as Rajasthan is important in national politics, the AAP said in a statement.

May 26, 2019, 10:01 AM IST