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Satya Prakash New Delhi, December 8 Taking exception to government functionaries’ statements against the Collegium and the quashing of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), the Supreme Court on Thursday asked Attorney General R Venkataramani to advise the Centre on the issue. Emphasising that the Collegium system was the law…

IANS Toronto, December 8 The parents of a 21-year-old woman from Punjab, who was shot dead at a gas station in Canada, say they regret sending her to the country and want justice for their daughter. Pawanpreet Kaur, a resident of Brampton, died after being shot multiple times outside a…

Lucknow, December 8 The Samajwadi Party on Thursday scored a major victory when it retained the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat and wrested the Khatauli Assembly seat from the BJP. The BJP won the Rampur Assembly seat. SP candidate Dimple Yadav won the Mainpuri seat with a margin of 2.9 lakh…

Ahmedabad/Shimla, December 8 Riding high on the charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP on Thursday retained power in Gujarat for a record seventh straight term pulverising the opposition to secure the biggest majority ever in the state. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set new records in the…

Ahmedabad/Shimla, December 8 The BJP was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain power for a record seventh straight term but was behind the Congress in Himachal Pradesh which could go with the trend of alternative governments in the hill state. After the first four hours…

Ahmedabad/Shimla, December 8 The BJP was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in Gujarat to retain power for a record seventh straight term but was behind the Congress in Himachal Pradesh which could go with the trend of alternative governments in the hill state. After the first four hours…

Ahmedabad/Shimla, December 8 Heading for a two-thirds majority, the BJP was on Thursday poised to retain power in Gujarat for a record seventh straight term but was set to be dethroned by the Congress in Himachal Pradesh where the hill state could follow its long history of an incumbent government…

Ahmedabad, December 8 As the BJP was on Thursday seen inching towards all-time high tally of 150 seats in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly, the saffron outfit termed it as a reflection of its development agenda and a defeat of the Congress’s “negative politics”. BJP workers danced in joy as the…

Kulwinder Sandhu Moga, December 8 Punjabi-origin Jagrup Brar, New Democratic Party (NDP) leader, has been inducted as Minister of State in the NDP government of British Columbia (BC) in Canada on Wednesday. The new Council of Ministers of British Columbia was sworn in at the Government House in Victoria. Brar…

Ahmedabad, December 8 Counting of votes for a new Assembly began on Thursday, with most predictions pointing to a comfortable majority for the ruling BJP that has not lost an election in the state since 1995. The results of the two-phase elections, held earlier this month, will be watched more…

Ahmedabad, December 8 The BJP on Thursday took an early lead over the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party as counting of votes for the new Gujarat Assembly got under way. Read More | Source: The Tribune…

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, December 8 The ruling BJP headed towards a historic win in Gujarat with leads indicating the party might win more than 149 seats, the record the Congress had set in 1985. The BJP is set not just to surpass its own record of 127 seats which…

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, December 8 The ruling BJP headed towards a historic win in Gujarat with leads indicating the party would win more than 150 seats, the record the Congress had set in 1985. The BJP is set not just to surpass its own record of 127 seats which…

Shimla, December 8 Amidst a tight contest, the counting of votes for the 68-member BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh Assembly began on Thursday morning with tight security arrangements. The high-stake election was held on November 12, sealing the electoral fate of 412 candidates, including 24 women. A 75.60 per cent voter…

Shimla, December 8 The Congress on Thursday wrested Himachal Pradesh from the BJP winning 40 seats in the 68-member Assembly in the hill state which maintained its tradition of not voting any incumbent government to power since 1985. According to the results declared by the Election Commission, the BJP won…