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Arunachal Pradesh: BJP set to return to power

Ruling BJP is all set to return to power with three-fourths majority in the 60-member legislative assembly of north-eastern India state of Arunachal Pradesh as per the latest results and trends emerging from the counting of votes
2 June 2024, 08:33 AM

Heatstroke killed 33 Indian polling staff on last voting day: state election chief

At least 33 Indian polling staff died on the last day of voting from heatstroke in just one state, a top election official said Sunday, after scorching temperatures gripped swathes of the country
2 June 2024, 05:31 AM

Gautam Adani reclaims Asia's richest person title

Based on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, billionaire Gautam Adani has surpassed Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani to reclaim the title of richest person in Asia
2 June 2024, 05:18 AM

Modi set for return with a big margin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is projected to win a big majority in the general election that concluded yesterday, TV exit polls said, suggesting it would do better than expected by most analysts.
1 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Indian election: How accurate are exit polls?

Voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections ended yesterday with the conclusion of the seventh phase. Before the final results scheduled for June 4, exit polls show the BJP-led coalition is set to win the election by a big margin.
1 June 2024, 18:00 PM

People voted in record numbers to reelect NDA govt: Modi

Soon after exit polls showed his government returning to power for a third consecutive term in parliamentary elections, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight said people voted in record numbers to reelect the NDA government
1 June 2024, 16:25 PM

Modi set to return to power in India: exit polls

Two exit polls have shown the BJP making fresh gains in West Bengal
1 June 2024, 15:03 PM

Millions vote in last day of India polls amid heatwave

India's gruelling heatwave is set to abate soon but that was no consolation to housewife Bindwasvini Devi, one of the millions braving Saturday's scorching sun to vote in the final day of national elections
1 June 2024, 11:43 AM

Lok Sabha Polls Phase 7: Voting begins for 57 constituencies

Voting in the final phase of Indian parliamentary elections, the world's largest, began today covering 57 constituencies in seven states and one union territory
1 June 2024, 03:17 AM

24 people dead in eastern India as temperatures soar

At least 24 people died of suspected heatstroke in India’s eastern states of Bihar and Odisha on Thursday, and the heatwave in the region is expected to continue until today, authorities said.
31 May 2024, 18:00 PM

57 constituencies go to polls today

An estimated 10.06 crore Indians are expected to cast their votes today in the last phase of voting in 57 constituencies spread across eight states and two union territories.
31 May 2024, 18:00 PM

India's mammoth polls nears end with 7th phase of voting

India’s parliamentary elections, the world’s largest and longest, draws to a close tomorrow when an estimated 10.06 crore voters are expected to cast their votes in the last lap of voting in 57 constituencies spread across eight states and two union territories
31 May 2024, 11:14 AM

Modi goes for two days of meditation as polls near end

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday began a two-day meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari at the end of months of a high-octane campaign in parliamentary elections.
30 May 2024, 18:00 PM

22 killed, 57 hurt as bus plunges into gorge in India's Jammu

The army, police and locals used ropes and made human chains to carry the bodies and the injured people uphill
30 May 2024, 14:21 PM

Delhi temp hits highest ever in India

Temperatures in India’s capital soared to a national record-high of 52.3 degrees Celsius yesterday, figures from the government’s weather bureau showed, as it warned of dangerous heat levels in the megacity.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM

UP holding the key to PM Modi’s re-election

All eyes are on the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), as India votes to elect a new government. Spread over an area roughly the size of Britain, the state packs in nearly four times as many people.
29 May 2024, 18:00 PM

Delhi govt imposes Rs 2,000 fine for water wastage amid heatwave

As Delhi grapples with an unprecedented heatwave, the Delhi government today announced a fine of Rs 2,000 for water wastage
29 May 2024, 12:36 PM

Delhi records highest-ever temperature at 49.9°C

Temperatures in India's capital soared to a record-high 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, the government's weather bureau said
29 May 2024, 04:58 AM

Cyclone Remal: 10 killed as stone quarry collapses in India’s Mizoram

At least 10 people have been killed and several others remain missing after a stone quarry collapsed in north eastern Indian state Mizoram's Aizawl district this morning
28 May 2024, 07:20 AM

‘I can’t join’

The top leaders of the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc are scheduled to convene in New Delhi on June 1 to assess their performance in the recently held Lok Sabha elections and strategize for the future.
27 May 2024, 18:00 PM