New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA appears to have put up an impressive show going by the Andhra Pradesh assembly exit polls. According to Axis My India exit polls, the NDA is likely to get 98-120 seats while the YSRCP, 55-77 seats. Of the 98-120 seats, TDP is likely to get 78-96 seats, JSP 16-18 seats…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he was going back to jail not because he was involved in corruption but as he had raised voice against “dictatorship”. Kejriwal was released from jail on May 10 on interim bail granted by the Supreme Court in a money laundering case linked to the…
New Delhi: Goods and Services Tax collections grew 10 per cent to Rs 1.73 lakh crore in May driven by an increase in domestic transactions, indicating a sustained economic momentum. The collections, however, stood lower than the highest-ever mop-up of Rs 2.10 lakh crore recorded in April. “The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue…
New Delhi: On a day when exit polls predicted the NDA returning to power with a clear mandate in its favour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of India to turning out in record numbers to give him a third term. “I can say with confidence that the people of India have voted in…
New Delhi: Exit polls on Saturday predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will retain power for a third straight term, with the BJP-led NDA expected to win a big majority in the Lok Sabha polls. While India Today-Axis My India has forecast 361-401 seats for the BJP-led alliance and 131-166 seats for the opposition INDIA…
New Delhi: After 21 days of freedom, AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be back in the Tihar Jail on June 2 in the excise policy case as a city court Saturday reserved its order on his plea seeking interim bail on medical grounds. A day before he surrenders before the jail…
New Delhi: Early exit polls predicted a comfortable majority for the BJP-led NDA, with the ruling alliance projected to open its account in Tamil Nadu and Kerala and sweep Karnataka. The Republic TV-P Marq poll claimed that the ruling alliance will win up to 359 seats and the opposition INDIA bloc will bag 154 seats…
Chennai: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Saturday announced his retirement from all forms of competitive cricket after two decades of playing for the country. While his retirement was on cards after Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s ouster from the IPL Eliminator, Karthik chose his 39th birthday to make his decision official. “Having given plenty of thought…
Hyderabad: Alleging that Telangana was ruined during the past six months of Congress regime, former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday said the BRS party will not attend the decennial celebrations of the state formation by the government on Sunday. In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Rao, also known as KCR,…
Kolkata: Sporadic incidents of violence marred the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls in the nine parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal, as TMC, ISF and BJP workers clashed in various parts of violence-prone Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour constituencies. Although the poll panel has claimed that voting has been peaceful so far, it said…
