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What Priyanka Gandhi was doing amid Wayanad counting, Robert Vadra reveals

CPI's Sathyan Mokeri is in the second position in Wayanad.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accompanied by her husband Robert Vadra during her nomination papers filing.(ANI file photo)

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Updated on Nov 23, 2024 01:14 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Donald Trump reveals his one major priority after taking office in January

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday revealed one of his top goals when he takes office in January.

Trump has repeatedly promised to implement the “largest deportation effort in American history.”(AFP)

world news

Published on Nov 09, 2024 12:06 AM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

SKM records landslide victory in Sikkim polls; CM calls BJP ‘close partner’

SKM, led by chief minister Prem Singh Tamang Golay, won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in Sikkim while SDF, headed by former CM Pawan Chamling got one seat

Sikkim chief minister and SKM chief Prem Singh Tamang speaks with the media after his party's landslide victory in the state assembly elections in Gangtok on Sunday. (PTI)

india news

Published on Jun 02, 2024 07:39 PM IST

ByPramod Giri

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's PNC loses key election to pro-India party

Male mayor election: MDP's candidate Adam Azim has been elected as the new mayor of Male, a post held by Mohamed Muizzu till recently.

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu addresses a press briefing. (ANI file)

world news

Published on Jan 14, 2024 07:46 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Sheikh Hasina to be sworn in as Bangladesh PM for fifth term

Hasina's party Awami League won nearly three-quarters of elected seats, with allied parties and friendly independent candidates making up the remainder.

Sheikh Hasina, the newly elected Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of Bangladesh Awami League. (Reuters)

world news

Published on Jan 11, 2024 12:37 PM IST

AFP |

PM Modi congratulates Tharman on being elected as Singapore president

The 66-year-old Singaporean economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who is of Indian origin, will be Singapore's ninth president.

india news

Published on Sep 02, 2023 11:21 AM IST

PTI |

Every AAP worker must be prepared to go to jail: Kejriwal

The AAP national convener said the party’s ideology is based on three pillars — honesty, patriotism and humanity. He said the party has managed to bring the political discourse to matters related to education, health, free electricity and public welfare, etc.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses an event celebrating after the AAP attained national status in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:12 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Rename Muzaffarnagar, demands Giriraj Singh

Union minister Giriraj Singh demands renaming of Muzaffarnagar, saying that its name hurts the pride of farmers and erasing the signs of Mughals is necessary.

Singh was addressing a gathering of cattle farmers at an animal and agriculture fair in Muzaffarnagar on Friday. (File)

cities

Updated on Apr 09, 2023 12:23 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Meerut

Fresh opportunity for India, Sri Lanka to enhance bilateral engagement, says Indian High Commission

The High Commission said in a statement that the strong mandate received by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa provides a fresh opportunity for New Delhi and Colombo to enhance bilateral engagement including mitigating the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19.

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, right, shakes hands with Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's prime minister, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.(Bloomberg file phoot)

india news

Updated on Aug 09, 2020 08:12 AM IST

Colombo, Sri Lanka | ByAsian News International | Posted by Shivani Kumar

NRC to be key issue during Bangladesh PM’s October visit to India

Besides holding talks with Modi, Hasina is set to address the India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum on October 4.

During the talks, the Bangladeshi side is expected to bring up its concerns that those excluded from the NRC in Assam could be deported, people familiar with developments said.(HT image)

india news

Updated on Sep 14, 2019 07:46 AM IST

New Delhi | ByRezaul H Laskar

Nifty, Sensex climb higher on derivatives expiry day

During the session, the NSE Nifty climbed 1% as investors awaited announcement of a new cabinet at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.

Indian equities have witnessed a rally over Modi’s landslide victory in the general election last week.(Bloomberg File Photo/Representative Image)

business

Updated on May 30, 2019 05:03 PM IST

Bengaluru | ByReuters

Stalin will not topple AIADMK government, says DMK mouthpiece

In the recent Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu and by-polls for 22 vacant assembly seats, DMK registered a landslide victory by winning 37 out of 38 parliamentary seats and 13 out of 22 assembly seats.

It said that Stalin will follow the democratic values of Karunanidhi.(ANI Photo)

india news

Published on May 29, 2019 07:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chennai | ByM Manikandan

Sensex, Nifty struggle as investors look for cues

Indian shares rallied over the last few sessions over Modi’s return for a second term after a landslide victory in the general elections.

Indian shares were largely unchanged in thin trade, as investors waited on the sidelines for cues before making fresh bets.(Reuters file photo)

business

Updated on May 28, 2019 12:56 PM IST

Reuters | ByReuters

Before taking oath as Andhra CM, Jagan Mohan Reddy to meet PM Modi

Jagan Reddy, who registered a landslide victory in the assembly elections on Thursday, will fly to New Delhi at 10.30 am and after a brief stay at Andhra Pradesh Bhavan, he will drive down to the Prime Minister’s Office to meet Narendra Modi at 12 noon.

A YSRC leader familiar with the development said that the meeting was a courtesy call but Reddy will also discuss problems confronting the new government in Andhra Pradesh with the Prime Minister.(AP)

india news

Updated on May 25, 2019 04:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Amravati | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Celebs expect‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’

These personalities with a UP connection want composite development of all Indians, with a robust economy

Be it actor Shabana Azmi, beauty industry icon Shahnaz Husain or filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, all expect the new government to live up to its promise of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’.(HTPhoto)

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Published on May 25, 2019 11:04 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByHT Correspondent

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Jagan leads YSRCP to landslide victory, TDP suffers huge loss

According to the latest trends of the Election Commission of India website, the YSRC was heading for a landslide victory in both, the state and the Lok Sabha elections held simultaneously last month.

The ruling Telugu Desam Party, run by Chandrababu Naidu leading in only three.(HT Photo)

elections

Updated on May 24, 2019 01:07 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | ByHT Correspondent

Lok Sabha election results 2019 : US media terms PM Narendra Modi’s win as landslide; says voters endorsed his vision

The Washington Post reported that Modi’s win is a victory for a form of religious nationalism that views India as a fundamentally Hindu nation and seeks to jettison the secularism promoted by the country’s founders.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party won a landslide victory in the world’s largest election as voters endorsed his vision of a muscular, assertive and stridently Hindu India,” the daily said.(HT Photo)

elections

Published on May 23, 2019 09:07 PM IST

United States | ByPress Trust of India

Lok Sabha election results 2019: It is people’s victory and it was expected, says Jaganmohan Reddy

After YSR Congress’ landslide victory in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy termed it as people’s victory and said it was expected.

Reddy asserted that his fight for securing special category status for Andhra Pradesh would continue.(Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)

elections

Updated on May 23, 2019 03:06 PM IST

Amaravati | ByPress Trust of India

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Social media calls general election result the actual Game of Thrones end

As the ruling party, led by current Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is on its way to a landslide victory for a second consecutive time, fans compare the elections to Game of Thrones.

One of the social media users borrowed the introductory style of rulers in the show for Modi as the one true leader in Westerosi jargon.(ANI)

elections

Updated on May 23, 2019 02:45 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Lok Sabha election results 2019: Jagan Reddy likely to be sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh CM on May 30

The YSRC is heading for a landslide victory by winning around 150 assembly seats out of 175 in the state.

YSR Congress Party President Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is likely to take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on May 30.(AFP File Photo)

elections

Updated on May 23, 2019 12:42 PM IST

Amaravati | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Saffron-clad politicians who had their sway

A section of politicians in Uttar Pradesh seem to have donned saffron to prove a point — their authority over religion and politics.

Yogi Adityanath heads the Goraksh Peeth of the Nath monastic group with its headquarters in Gorakhpur.(Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)

elections

Updated on May 17, 2019 05:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Lucknow | ByPawan Dixit

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress gears up for Lok Sabha polls

In the last one month, since former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit took over as the Delhi Congress president, the party has already conducted over a dozen zone meetings in various constituencies.

The Delhi Congress has started gearing up for the Lok Sabha campaigns and internal party meetings to revive the fortunes of the party. (Photo by Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times )(Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)

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Published on Mar 04, 2019 01:57 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Sheikh Hasina takes oath as Bangladesh PM for third consecutive term

Sheikh Hasina’s cabinet is mostly made up of new faces. Thirty-one members of the new Cabinet are first-timers. The Cabinet exclusively consists of members of the Awami League.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina takes part in a press conference in Dhaka.(AFP File Photo)

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Updated on Jan 07, 2019 05:08 PM IST

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza registers landslide win in general elections

Mashrafe Mortaza, an Awami League candidate for Narail-2 constituency, got 274,418 votes while his rival Jatiya Oikya Front alliance nominee Fariduzzaman Farhad received 8,006 votes.

Mashrafe Mortaza speaks during an interview.(AFP)

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Updated on Dec 31, 2018 10:56 PM IST

Dhaka | ByPress Trust of India

Chhattisgarh cabinet swearing in ceremony highlights: CM Bhupesh Baghels’s cabinet sworn in

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday expanded his Cabinet with nine MLAs being sworn in as ministers.Baghel was sworn in with two other senior Congress leaders — TS Singhdeo and Tamrdhawaj Sahu — last Monday.Congress has registered a landslide victory in Chhattisgarh polls, winning 68 seats in 90 member assembly. The BJP, which was in power in the state since 2003, was reduced to 15 seats while former chief minister Ajit Jogi-led Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) managed to win five seats. Jogi’s ally Bahujan Samaj Party has won two seats.Here are the highlights:

Bhupesh Baghel was sworn in with two other senior Congress leaders — TS Singhdeo and Tamrdhawaj Sahu — last Monday.(Arijit Sen/HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Dec 25, 2018 12:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

How KCR led his party to a landslide victory, and where the Congress went wrong

KCR ‘s strategy of premature dissolution of state Assembly has certainly yielded rich electoral dividend

The poll of polls predicted 66 seats for the TRS. But the party won 88 seats and polled 46.9% votes which is a massive increase of over 12% as compared to 2014(PTI)

analysis

Published on Dec 22, 2018 06:48 PM IST

ByK Nageshwar

Congress to pick Chhattisgarh CM on Wednesday

The Congress registered a landslide victory in the Chhattisgarh polls, bringing an end to the 15-year rule of the Raman Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. It won 68 seats in the 90-member Assembly, while the BJP got only 15 seats.

Congress supporters celebrate party's victory in assembly election outside AICC HQ in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.(Sanjeev Verma /HT Photo)

chhattisgarh assembly election 2018

Updated on Dec 12, 2018 10:58 AM IST

Raipur | ByPress Trust of India

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CPI's Sathyan Mokeri is in the second position in Wayanad.

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday revealed one of his top goals when he takes office in January.

SKM, led by chief minister Prem Singh Tamang Golay, won 31 of the 32 assembly seats in Sikkim while SDF, headed by former CM Pawan Chamling got one seat

Male mayor election: MDP's candidate Adam Azim has been elected as the new mayor of Male, a post held by Mohamed Muizzu till recently.

Hasina's party Awami League won nearly three-quarters of elected seats, with allied parties and friendly independent candidates making up the remainder.

The 66-year-old Singaporean economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who is of Indian origin, will be Singapore's ninth president.

The AAP national convener said the party’s ideology is based on three pillars — honesty, patriotism and humanity. He said the party has managed to bring the political discourse to matters related to education, health, free electricity and public welfare, etc.

Union minister Giriraj Singh demands renaming of Muzaffarnagar, saying that its name hurts the pride of farmers and erasing the signs of Mughals is necessary.

The High Commission said in a statement that the strong mandate received by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa provides a fresh opportunity for New Delhi and Colombo to enhance bilateral engagement including mitigating the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19.

Besides holding talks with Modi, Hasina is set to address the India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum on October 4.

During the session, the NSE Nifty climbed 1% as investors awaited announcement of a new cabinet at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony.

In the recent Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu and by-polls for 22 vacant assembly seats, DMK registered a landslide victory by winning 37 out of 38 parliamentary seats and 13 out of 22 assembly seats.

Indian shares rallied over the last few sessions over Modi’s return for a second term after a landslide victory in the general elections.

Jagan Reddy, who registered a landslide victory in the assembly elections on Thursday, will fly to New Delhi at 10.30 am and after a brief stay at Andhra Pradesh Bhavan, he will drive down to the Prime Minister’s Office to meet Narendra Modi at 12 noon.

These personalities with a UP connection want composite development of all Indians, with a robust economy

According to the latest trends of the Election Commission of India website, the YSRC was heading for a landslide victory in both, the state and the Lok Sabha elections held simultaneously last month.

The Washington Post reported that Modi’s win is a victory for a form of religious nationalism that views India as a fundamentally Hindu nation and seeks to jettison the secularism promoted by the country’s founders.

After YSR Congress’ landslide victory in the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy termed it as people’s victory and said it was expected.

As the ruling party, led by current Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is on its way to a landslide victory for a second consecutive time, fans compare the elections to Game of Thrones.

The YSRC is heading for a landslide victory by winning around 150 assembly seats out of 175 in the state.

A section of politicians in Uttar Pradesh seem to have donned saffron to prove a point — their authority over religion and politics.

In the last one month, since former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit took over as the Delhi Congress president, the party has already conducted over a dozen zone meetings in various constituencies.

Sheikh Hasina’s cabinet is mostly made up of new faces. Thirty-one members of the new Cabinet are first-timers. The Cabinet exclusively consists of members of the Awami League.

Mashrafe Mortaza, an Awami League candidate for Narail-2 constituency, got 274,418 votes while his rival Jatiya Oikya Front alliance nominee Fariduzzaman Farhad received 8,006 votes.

KCR ‘s strategy of premature dissolution of state Assembly has certainly yielded rich electoral dividend

The Congress registered a landslide victory in the Chhattisgarh polls, bringing an end to the 15-year rule of the Raman Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. It won 68 seats in the 90-member Assembly, while the BJP got only 15 seats.

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