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Kochi, Dec 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting at Kavaratti in Lakshadweep to review the situation arising due to Cyclone Ockhi which left a trail of destruction in the Union Territory. Modi, who reached the island this morning, was received by top officials of the Lakshadweep administration and public representatives, including Lakshadweep MP Muhammed Faizal. "PM

New Delhi, Dec 19: The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned for nearly 30 minutes today amid slogan- shouting by Congress members demanding an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh. As soon as the Question Hour began, leader of Congress in the House Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue but Speaker Sumitra Mahajan refused to entertain

The Bharatiya Janata Party's triumph in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections has changed the political map of India further. Now the saffron party is controlling 19 of Indian states and it has its own Chief Ministers in 14 states. Congress, on the other hand, is now in power in only four states and one union territory. The victories in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat has taken the

Kolkata, Dec 19: The BJP's victory in the assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh has unsettled political equations in West Bengal and it was likely to have far-reaching consequences in politics of the state, say political leaders. Some leaders believe that the Mamata Banerjee-led party could tone down its shrillness in countering the saffron party whose win has given the BJP state

New Delhi, Dec 18: The Election Commission's dilemma over acting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reportedly flouting the model code of conduct during Assembly polls in Gujarat finally led to the withdrawal of a notice it served to Congress president Rahul Gandhi for the same. The EC had served a notice to Rahul after some TV channels aired his interviews on Wednesday - just a day before

Ahmedabad, Dec 19: Although the BJP retained power in Gujarat, it lost the Unjha assembly constituency in Mehsana district, which includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hometown Vadnagar, to Congress. Congress candidate Asha Patel defeated BJP nominee and sitting MLA Narayan Patel with a comfortable margin of over 19,000 votes to win the Unjha seat. The 79-year-old BJP veteran had defeated Asha

New Delhi, Dec 18: The Income-Tax Department has unearthed undisclosed income of Rs 7,961 crore post demonetisation, from November last year to March, Parliament was informed today. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pon Radhakrishnan said the department, during this period, conducted searches on around 900 groups, wherein assets worth over Rs 900 crore were seized

Hyderabad, Dec 18: The lower-than-expected poll performance of the BJP in Gujarat suggests that the 2019 general elections are not going to be a cakewalk for the NDA lead party, a senior TRS leader said today. "The key takeaway (of Gujarat Assembly elections) is it's not (going to be) a cakewalk for the BJP anymore in 2019 election," Telangana Rashtra Samiti Floor Leader in Lok Sabha, A P

Hyderabad, Dec 18: Former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy said today that electronic voting machines (EVMs) are the "real winner" in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections and their "bashing" should stop now. When asked over the remarks in some quarters that the EVMs are the "real winner", as results of the two Assembly elections are being declared, he said, "I agree." "They (EVMs)

Ahmedabad/Shimla, Dec 18: The BJP today headed for a record sixth straight victory in Gujarat assembly polls and was set to evict the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, widening the party's grip over the country's politics with general elections only 18 months away. The BJP called the results a vote for development pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the tireless star campaigner in both