President Murmu dissolves 17th Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu dissolved the 17th Lok Sabha on Wednesday on the advice of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet, according to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Cabinet, in its meeting held on Wednesday, advised the President to dissolve the current Lok Sabha with immediate effect, it said. “The President has […]
73 women elected to Lok Sabha, lower than 2019
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) A total of 73 women have won the Lok Sabha elections, a slight dip from 78 elected in 2019. Of the total women MPs elected to the Lower House from across the country, West Bengal is leading with 11 female MPs. A total of 797 women candidates had contested the […]
Woman drug peddler detained under PIT NDPS Act in Kishtwar
Jammu, Jun 5 (PTI) An alleged woman drug peddler was detained under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Abdul Qayoom said the detention of Mahfooza Begum, a resident of Sarkoot […]
Fire breaks out in CD Hospital in Srinagar, F&ES on job
Srinagar, Jun 05: A fire broke out in the Chest Disease Hospital in the Dalgate area of Srinagar on Wednesday morning, officials said. An official said that a fire broke out in the administrative block of the Chest Disease Hospital in Dalgate. “A team of Fire & Emergency Services is dousing off the flames,” he […]
NDA to meet ahead of government formation
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Senior leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are likely to meet on Wednesday to take stock of the Lok Sabha poll results and deliberate on the details of government formation. JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu, who is […]
Temple gutted in fire at tourist resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir
Srinagar, Jun 5 (PTI) A temple located atop a hillock in the tourist resort of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir was gutted in a blaze early Wednesday, officials said here. The blaze erupted in the Shiv Temple, which is also known as Rani Temple, before dawn. Police assisted by locals put out the fire but […]
Pak intruder held near LoC in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu, Jun 5 (PTI) An elderly man from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was apprehended after he illegally crossed over into the Indian territory along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The man was identified as Munir Hussain, a 72-year-old resident of Battal village of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), […]
BJP’s Smriti Irani, Annamalai, Cong’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury among big names who lost
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) Congress’ Amethi Lok Sabha candidate Kishori Lal Sharma has emerged as a giant slayer by defeating sitting BJP MP and Union Minister Smriti Irani by a margin of over 1.5 lakh votes. Interestingly, Irani was dubbed a giant slayer in 2019 after she defeated Rahul Gandhi from the seat in […]
Results for 542 of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies declared; BJP wins 240 seats, Congress 99: EC
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) The Election Commission of India has declared results for 542 of the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, with the BJP winning 240 seats and the Congress 99. The result for the Beed constituency in Maharashtra — where the NCP (Sharad Pawar) candidate Bajrang Manohar Sonwane is leading the BJP’s Pankaja Munde […]
Nitish, Naidu may dump NDA, help INDIA Bloc form Govt: RJD
NEW DELHI, June 4 (PTI): The RJD on Tuesday afternoon claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party president Chandrababu Naidu “shared a dislike for vendetta politics” which could lead them away from the BJP-led NDA. RJD national spokesperson Manoj Kumar Jha also recalled the forecast of Kumar, who heads the JD(U), […]
