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Dehradun, Mar 11: As Chief Minister Harish Rawat lost one of the two seats he contested and trailed in the other, the BJP today said it was a complete rejection of his leadership. "While Rawat has lost by over 12,000 votes in Haridwar (rural) already, he is heading for a loss in Kiccha as well, though with a narrower margin. This is a complete rejection of his leadership," Pradesh BJP spokesman

New Delhi, Mar 11: An overjoyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described as "very humbling and overwhelming" the poll victories that the BJP got in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and thanked people for "continued faith and support". He hailed BJP chief Amit Shah as also party office bearers and state units for their exemplary work in taking the party to new heights. "Am overjoyed that BJP has

New Delhi, Mar 11: Goa has come out on the top when it comes to voters pressing the NOTA button in the latest around of assembly polls, closely followed by Uttarakhand. In Goa, 1.2 per cent of the people voted for NOTA (None of the Above), followed by 1 per cent in Uttarakhand, data available with the Election Commission of India showed. In Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP was headed for a landslide

Amritsar, Mar 11: The Congress victory in Punjab is the defeat of Badal family's arrogance and will herald the revival of the party in the country, Navjot Singh Sidhu today said. The Congress is all set to return to power in the agrarian state where it has been out of power for a decade now. "This is the revival of the Congress. It is a beginning. The Congress will revive from here. The party will

New Delhi, Mar 11: With the Congress staring at a drubbing in Uttar Pradesh, the grand old party today admitted that "the bad loss hurts" and said it needs to do "fundamental restructuring" in the state, calling for hard decisions. While the Congress said the "loss" in the Hindi heartland it once ruled will be assessed, it defended party leadership saying it should not be judged over a short span

Panaji, Mar 11: Goa Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza defeated his nearest rival Vinod Phadke of the MGP in Mapusa constituency as results began pouring in for elections to the 40-member state Assembly. D’Souza (BJP) won by a margin of 6,806 votes against Phadke, who is also the secretary of Goa Cricket Association. Two other BJP nominees -- Pravin Zantye and Michael Lobo -- also emerged

New Delhi, Mar 11: BJP leaders today credited 'Modi wave' for the party's stong showing in the high stakes Uttar Pradesh elections. On the next chief minister in the state, they said the decision will be taken by the BJP parliamentary board and the legislature party in the state soon. The results of the elections, which were fought under party chief Amit Shah, show that the BJP has been able to

Mar 11: The counting of votes for the keenly fought Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa will begin at 8 am. Uttar Pradesh The counting of votes began at 8 AM for the 403 Assembly seats in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh that went to polls in seven phases. "Counting of votes for 403 Assembly seats started at 8 in the morning. Counting of ballots will take

Gurgaon, Mar 10: A court here today convicted 31 employees of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), including 13 on charges of murder, for the violence at the company's Maneser plant in August 2012. Additional District and Sessions Judge R K Goyal also acquitted 117 MSIL employees. A total of 148 workers were arrested and charged with the murder of senior HR officer Awanish Kumar Dev. The court

New Delhi, Mar 10: In an unprecedented order, the Supreme Court today issued an arrest warrant against serving Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan to ensure his presence before it on March 31 in a contempt case. "There is no other alternative to seek presence of Shri Justice C S Karnan. We issue bailable warrants of the sum of Rs 10,000 in the nature of personal bond to the satisfaction of the