Vote count: Farooq Abdullah declared winner for Srinagar PS
Srinagar: National Conference patron and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah has been declared winner from Srinagar Parliamentary seat. Sources said that Abdullah grabbed the victory with a margin of 51000 votes. NC has been leading on all the three Kashmir based seats i.e Srinagar , Anantnag and Kupwara.
Bring on next 5 years says Omar while congratulating Modi on stellar performance
Omar Abdullah congratulate BJP Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday congratulated PM Narendra Modi for a ‘stellar performance’ in LS polls. “So the exit polls were correct. All that’s left is to congratulate the BJP & NDA for a stellar performance. Credit where credit is due PM Modi Sahib & Mr Amit Shah put […]
Congress leader dies of heart attack at counting center
BHOPAL: In a tragic incident, Congress’ Sehore district chief Ratan Singh died of heart attack at a vote counting centre set up for Lok Sabha election results on Thursday. Singh was gathering information on the trends at the counting centre when he complained of chest pain and collapsed. The news came at a time when […]
BJP set to return to power as Modi wave sweeps most of India
New Delhi PTI: Riding on a massive Modi wave sweeping through most parts of India, the BJP was set to return to power as it led in 295 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 50, according to trends released Thursday by the Election Commission for all 542 seats that went to polls. With […]
Swaraj, Qureshi exchange pleasantries on sidelines of SCO meeting
Bishkek: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi exchanged pleasantries during a SCO meeting here on Wednesday and sat next to each other during a joint call on on Kyrgyz president, amid strained ties between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Swaraj and Qureshi attended the meeting of the Council of Foreign […]
It’s victory of nationalism: J&K BJP
Jammu: Amid overwhelming trends in favour of the BJP, the party’s Jammu and Kashmir chief, Ravinder Raina, said Thursday it is victory of nationalism in the country. Celebrations have started at the BJP state headquarters here as supporters chanted slogans and distributed sweets amid drums beats and bursting of firecrackers. It is a vote […]
BJP ahead in 57 seats in UP; Modi leading in Varanasi, Rahul trails in Amethi
Lucknow: The BJP and its ally Apna Dal (S) surged ahead of their rivals in 58 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading in Varanasi by a margin of 1.22 lakh votes, according to Election Commission trends. The BJP was ahead in 57 seats and Apna Dal […]
Vote counting: National Confrence leads in Srinagar, Anatnag, Kupwara
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference is leading on all the three Parliamentary seats of valley with Farooq Abdullah leading by 27000 votes from Srinagar parliamentary constituency comprising of central Kashmir districts of Srinagar, Ganderbal and Budgam. According to latest details, Farooq polled 42552 votes (57.94%), PDP’s Aga Syed Mohsin got 8050 votes, PC candidate […]
Sensex, Nifty hit record highs as early trends hint at NDA win
Mumbai, May 23 (PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex rallied nearly 800 points and the NSE Nifty soared over 200 points to hit their respective record highs in early trade Thursday, as counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election began. According to traders, investor sentiment was boosted by initial trends that suggested a win for the […]
Vote count: Akbar Lone leads in Kupwara, Mehbooba trailing in Anantnag
Srinagar: After fresh round of counting, National Conference took lead for Kupwara parliamentary constituency and Congress’s GA Mir is leading from Anantnag PS. According to latest details, AIP Er Er Rasheed had 39549 who had retained lead for some time, JKNC’s Akbar Lone is now leading the vote count with 41212. Following them is […]