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A new morning for Amethi, says Smriti Irani after landslide victory over Rahul Gandhi

Union minister Smriti Irani on Thursday tweeted, "It's a new morning for Amethi, a fresh resolution. Thank you, Amethi. You trusted the development and let the lotus flower. Gratitude."

May 24, 2019

Who was Zakir Musa? Kashmir's most wanted militant and Burhan Wani's successor killed in Tral

The self-styled militant commander of Al-Qaeda affiliate had warned the separatist leaders of death some years ago.

May 24, 2019

YSR Congress wins 151 Assembly, 22 Lok Sabha seats

As counting in a couple of constituencies continued past midnight with a keen tussle between the YSRCP and TDP, the final tally became clear early Friday. The TDP finished a distant second with 23 Assembly and three LS seats.

May 24, 2019

Zakir Musa, J&K's most wanted militant, killed in Kashmir

Zakir Musa, who headed the Al Qaeda affiliate Ansar Gazwatul Hind was killed by the security forces in a cordon and search operation in Dadsara village of Tral area on Thursday.

May 24, 2019

Modi magic steers BJP to historic win in Lok Sabha polls, opposition crushed

"The people have filled the bag of this ascetic. I bow my head to 130 crore people of the country," said Modi, adding he will take his critics along with humility as the Constitution is supreme.

May 24, 2019

'Chowkidar' disappears from PM Modi's Twitter handle after stunning LS election win

The other BJP leaders who carried the prefix included Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, JP Nadda, Smriti Irani, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal and Arun Jaitley.

May 23, 2019

Swara Bhasker to Farhan Akhtar, celebs who won't be pleased with Modi's victory

While the "Modi wave" enabled a clear majority victory for BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the massive triumph was not expected by many who did not want Modi or BJP to win the election.

May 23, 2019

Rahul Gandhi offered to resign after Lok Sabha elections flop show? Here's the truth

Rahul Gandhi lost to BJP candidate Smriti Irani from his stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.

May 23, 2019

Smriti Irani scripts history, defeats Rahul Gandhi by 35,000 votes

Irani is leading by nearly 35,899 votes. So far, Gandhi has received 2,63,102 votes, while the Union minister has won 2,99,0012 votes.

May 23, 2019

Sumalatha defeats HD Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil in Mandya

Sumalatha has defeated Nikhil Kumaraswamy in Karnataka's prestigious Mandya constituency.

May 23, 2019

BJP's conquest of Alipurduar in Lok Sabha elections 2019 - Explained

The people of Alipurduar have been in distress for a long time and they wanted a change, which can benefit them, so they opted for BJP.

May 23, 2019

KPCC president congratulates BJP for Lok Sabha elections win; here's how Twitter reacted

"I wish Mr Modi the very best and hope in his second term as PM will build a stronger, more prosperous and inclusive India" tweeted KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao.

May 23, 2019

Gautam Gambhir pokes fun at his opponents' names after victory, predicts loss for AAP in Assembly Polls next year

After a bitter and ugly struggle, the retired cricketer came out all guns blazing on Twitter and mixed indignation and humour to target his rivals.

May 23, 2019

From Gautam Gambhir to Hema Malini: Here's how celebs fared in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

There are veterans like Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Kirron Kher as well as new members like Vijender Singh, Sunny Deol and Gautam Gambhir.

May 23, 2019

What's Pinarayi Vijayan's future as Kerala Marxists lose moral and political battles?

CPI-M cadres and their cyber armies who justify political killings are in a time warp.They make themselves believe they are in a fierce class war of the 19th century mould where open wielding of weapons is the norm.

May 23, 2019