Gujarat picks Modi again, Himachal goes to Congress
byAhmedabad/Shimla: The score was one all in the crucial battle for political stakes Thursday with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Narendra Modi poised for a…
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India tests nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile
byBhubaneswar: India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable ballistic Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha, a defence official said. The 350-km range…
Modi wins Maninagar by 70,000 votes
byAhmedabad: Chief Minister Narendra Modi was elected to the Gujarat assembly Thursday, retaining Maninagar constituency in Ahmedabad’s outskirts by more than 70,000 votes. Modi defeated…
Congress leads over BJP in Himachal
byShimla: The Congress forged ahead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh today as officials counted tens of thousands of votes polled…
BJP leads in Gujarat elections (early trends)
byAhmedabad: Gujarat’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took early leads today as officials counted the millions of votes cast in the two-phase state election. Election…
Himachal vote count gets underway
byShimla: Counting of votes for all 68 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh started at 8 a.m. today, Election Commission officials said here. The fate of…
Gujarat, Himachal poll dust to settle many scores
byNew Delhi: It is a set of elections featuring a multiplicity of contests – Narendra Modi versus the Congress, Virbhadra Singh versus the BJP, and…
Virbhadra eyes another term as Himachal CM
byNew Delhi: Exuding confidence of victory, a day ahead of counting of votes cast in the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, Congress leader Virbhadra Singh today…
PM ‘deeply disturbed,’ but rapes happened everyday in the capital
byNew Delhi: Calling the Delhi gang-rape a very “disturbing incident”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday directed Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to ensure such cases do…
New assault rifles to replace INSAS, says Antony
byNew Delhi: India is in the process of procuring new assault rifles to replace the indigenously-designed ‘INSAS’ (Indian Small Arms System) rifles, Defence Minister A.K….