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Srinagar/Ranchi, Dec 23: Jammu and Kashmir was today heading for a hung Assembly with PDP emerging as the single largest party by bagging 14 seats and leading in 16 while BJP also made gains by winning 18 seats and was ahead on 7, all in Jammu, but it failed to make inroads in the Valley. Outgoing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah won from Beerwah but lost in Sonawar while his National Conference

Srinagar/Ranchi, Dec 23: Jammu and Kashmir today returned a hung verdict with PDP as a dominant party that can tie up either with the Congress or BJP in forming the Government as BJP and its allies appeared headed for capturing power in Jharkhand. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vigorous campaign in Jammu and Kashmir failed to make a breakthrough in the Valley but made it a dominant party in the

Srinagar/Ranchi, Dec 23: Jammu and Kashmir today appeared headed for a hung assembly with BJP making gains in Jammu region while the party is all set to form government in Jharkhand, the trends coming from both the states in assembly elections show. The PDP, headed by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, and the BJP were leading in 25 seats each. The ruling National Conference was ahead in 16 seats and the

New Delhi, Dec 23: Elated over BJP's good showing in assembly polls, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today expressed confidence that his party would form government in both Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand. "We will form government in both the states," the senior BJP leader told reporters outside Parliament House on queries over election results. Early trends of counting of votes show that BJP was

Srinagar, Dec 23: BJP was leading in 16 seats while PDP was ahead in 15 in the early trends of counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir where Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was ahead by a slender margin in Beerwah constituency but trailing by over 1,800 votes in Sonawar seat. BJP was ahead in 16, mostly in the Jammu region, of the 62 seats in the 87-member Assembly for which trends were available

Islamabad, Dec 22: Pakistan is preparing to execute at least 55 more death-row terrorists among the 500 condemned militants after their mercy appeals were rejected following the end of a 2008 moratorium on death penalty. An official of Interior Ministry said that President Manmoon Hussain rejected the mercy appeals of 55 militants, paving way for issuance of black warrants by the ministry. Several

New Delhi, Dec 22: A united opposition today cornered the government in Parliament, accusing it of focusing on issues like religious conversions instead of fulfilling promises of bringing back black money and creating jobs. Accusing the government of allowing conversions and remaining silent on poll promises like bringing back black money and providing employment opportunities, the opposition in

New Delhi, Dec 22: At least 16 flights have been delayed while two were cancelled as a thick blanket of fog enveloped Delhi. 50 trains have also been delayed while 12 others have been rescheduled in the national capital. The city recorded a maximum temperature of 15 degrees Celsius on Sunday - seven notches below normal - its lowest so far this winter. The meteorological department has forecast

Chennai/Hyderabad, Dec 21: As a controversy over forced religious conversions by some Sangh Parivar outfits raged, the BJP and the Government today put the onus on the opposition parties for bringing an anti-conversion law for which they were ready. BJP President Amit Shah said government is ready to bring an anti-conversion law and dared the "so-called secular" opposition parties to support it

Kota (Raj), Dec 20: Separate videos and an audio tape of two BJP leaders today surfaced in the social media with purportedly showing them threatening voters in local bodies elections in Kota and rebuking a police officer for not lifting the curfew in Bundi district. Video uploads purportedly showed BJP MLA from Ladpura in Kota, Bhawani Singh Rajawat, wooing and threatening voters during the recent