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UP Assembly Elections 2017: After Mayawati's annihilation, is Mamata Banerjee the last remaining firebrand woman politician in Indian politics?

Jayalalithaa is dead. Mayawati has been made irrelevant in the UP elections 2017. So is Mamata Banerjee the only firebrand woman politician left in the country's political landscape?

Mar 11, 2017

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Election results 2017: Indians give thumbs up to PM Modi's note ban decision, nationalism

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sort-of gamble when he announced demonetisation on November 8 last year; it has paid off as is evident from a string of electoral victories since then.

Mar 11, 2017

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Assembly Elections 2017: Memes, jokes and funny comments used to troll losing parties

Here are some funny comments and memes making rounds on the internet after BJP's lead in the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Assembly elections.

Mar 11, 2017

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Manipur election results 2017: Irom Sharmila's defeat conveys a strong message

'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila, who formed the People's Resurgence Justice Alliance to contest Manipur state elections, loses to Okram Ibobi Singh in Thoubal.

Mar 11, 2017

Assembly Elections 2017: A results day without Arnab Goswami is like Sholay minus Amitabh Bachchan

The noisy presence of the opinionated television news anchor will be missed by many on March 11, when the results of the elections in five states will be out. But for others, it could be a day of having peaceful ears.

Mar 11, 2017

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Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2017: BJP reruns 2014 show, sweeps state with 312 seats

Both the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party were annihilated, winning 54 and 19 seats, respectively. The BJP will form government in the state after 15 years.

Mar 11, 2017

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Uttarakhand election result 2017: BJP 'creates history' by winning 57 of the total 70 seats

Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who lost both the assembly seats he contested, has submitted his resignation to governor KK Paul.

Mar 11, 2017

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Manipur, Goa election results 2017: Congress wins in Manipur, Goa; doesn't reach half-way mark

Manipur and Goa headed for a hung Assembly with neither BJP nor Congress winning majority.

Mar 11, 2017

Assembly election results Updates: Congress to form government in Punjab, fails to reach halfway mark in Goa and Manipur

Meanwhile, anti-AFSPA activist Irom Sharmila decides to quit politics after defeat in Manipur assembly elections saying that the "people didn't support me."

Mar 11, 2017

Punjab poll results Updates: Congress will form government with 77 seats; Rahul Gandhi congratulates Captain Amarinder singh

The AAP has not performed as it had expected, and the SAD-BJP combine has managed to get more seats than predicted in exit polls.

Mar 11, 2017

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Activist Fred Bauma warns there is no political will from either side to hold elections in the DRC

The prominent LUCHA member tells IBTimes UK how the UK, US and EU can help deliver democracy in the DRC.

Mar 10, 2017

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Top five facts about the GOP health care bill

The GOPs American Health Care Act would roll back the individual mandate for people to buy insurance, reverse most Obamacare taxes, introduce a new, smaller system of tax credits based on age rather than income, and overhaul Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor.

Mar 10, 2017

Manipur Assembly Elections 2017: People in queue to vote

Manipur Assembly Elections 2017: How BJP is breathing fresh air into lifeless Manipur politics

According to the exit poll conducted by C-Voter, BJP has the chances of winning 25-31 seats, while Congress will get around 17-23.

Mar 10, 2017

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Trump concerned about Wikileaks and outdated CIA technology

According to White House spokesman Sean Spicer Donald Trump believes CIA technology systems to be outdated. The US President called for the systems to be updated. Spicer also warned that Wikileaks’ Julian Assange “undermined national security”.

Mar 10, 2017