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Vadodara, May 16: The sounds of hooting, clapping, whistling and sloganeering resonated in the air as Narendra Modi, all set to become India's 14th prime minister, met with rockstar adulation here as he delivered his first speech following BJP's impressive victory in the Lok Sabha poll. As soon as Modi, who is also the chief minister of the state, made an appearance on the dais, the massive crowd

New Delhi, May 16: Innocent and Paresh Rawal, who are now new MPs, may be from opposite sides of the ideological spectrum, but the two actors have a common thread. Rawal, a BJP parliamentarian from the Ahmedabad East seat in Gujarat, enacted a number of roles in Hindi films that were first immortalised in Malayalam films by Innocent, a Left-backed MP from Chalakuddy in Kerala. Rawal, a favourite

New Delhi, May 16: The Congress Friday accepted defeat in the Lok Sabha election. "We accept the mandate of the people and accept our defeat," Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi said here. The Rajya Sabha member said the party will introspect and see "where it went wrong". Another party leader, Rajeev Shukla, said: "We are all responsible for this defeat." Shukla said the Congress had expected

Guwahati, May 16: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today announced that he will resign taking full responsibility for the party's dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections in the state. "I will submit my resignation to party President Sonia Gandhi taking full responsibility for the party's performance in the state," Gogoi told reporters here. "This is not an emotional decision. This is a

Hyderabad, May 16: TDP was leading in over 50 Assembly seats and the YSR Congress Party in 40, as per initial trends in Seemandhra. TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu was leading from Kuppam in Chittoor district by over 1,400 votes. The 175 Assembly seats in Seemandhra went to polls on May 7.

Mumbai, May 16: The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra looks set for an impressive performance, leading in 30 of the total 48 seats as per early trends. BJP candidates were leading in 17, Sena nominees in 13 seats. The notable BJP candidates leading included former party president Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur and the party's deputy leader in Lok Sabha Gopinath Munde, who is attempting to retain

New Delhi, May 15: “Tiwariji married Ujjawala Sharma on Wednesday at his Mall Avenue residence”, a staff member of 89-year-old Tiwari said. 67-year-old Sharma said the marriage was conducted in a traditional way. “He wanted to give social sanctity to our relationship, which was very old and we have a 35-year-old son. We will complete legal formalities after which we will invite all”, she said

New Delhi/Ahmedabad, May 15: Ahead of counting of votes, top BJP leaders met on Wednesday in Ahmedabad to discuss future course of the party and the NDA. In what was described as a post-poll strategy session, party top brass discussed the challenges of accommodating senior leaders in the government if the BJP gets a decisive mandate and forging an alliance outside the NDA fold in case it falls

New Delhi, May 14: BJP top brass on Wednesday went into a huddle to discuss the possibility of the party forming the government at the Centre and changes in the organisation ahead of counting of votes on May 16. BJP leaders also discussed the possibility of seeking the support of some allies including the BJD, AIADMK and NCP. The party has already made it clear that it is not averse to receiving

New Delhi, May 14: The last “working” Cabinet meeting of the outgoing UPA government on Tuesday saw several big-ticket decisions—ranging from FDI in the pharma sector to appointment of the new Army chief and approval to sell 4.66 per cent stake in the state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd through a block deal. Overcoming his initial hesitation over mega decisions at the fag end of his term