New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) With a strong showing by the Congress in the Karnataka assembly polls, senior party leader P Chidambaram on Saturday congratulated the state's people for a "decisive verdict" and said they stood up to the "money and muscle power of the so-called double engine government" of the BJP. The Congress was striding...
Bengaluru, May 13 (PTI) Overcome with emotions, Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Saturday broke down while reacting to the Assembly elections results and gave credit to the Gandhi family for reposing their faith in his leadership in the State. With tears rolling down his cheeks, the former Minister thanked the party cadres and leaders...
Lucknow, May 13 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the assembly election trends from Karnataka that project a Congress victory send the message that the "end" of the BJP's negative, communal and corrupt politics has begun. The Congress was striding forward with leads in 117 seats while the BJP was ahead in 75...
Ranchi, May 13 (PTI) Jharkhand's first boat ambulance service is all set to roll out from Sahibganj district next week, an official said on Saturday. The facility will help extend health facilities to over two lakh people living in Diara area, a stretch of land located near the river Ganga. "Many panchayats are located across the river...
Bengaluru, May 13 (PTI) A renewed energy seems to have been infused into the 75-year old Congress leader Siddaramaiah's gait as he walked to address a packed press conference in Mysore on Saturday. "This (election result in Karnataka) will be a stepping stone for Congress' victory in 2024," Siddaramaiah said, losing no time in sending the...
Patna, May 13 (PTI) A key aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said the government is "willing to take all legislative and statutory steps" to carry forward the survey of castes which has been stalled by the Patna High Court. Bihar Finance and Parliamentary Affairs minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said the government has moved...
Jaipur, May 13 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said Karnataka has chosen the politics of development over communal politics, reacting to the assembly election result trends that showed the Congress marching towards victory. The Congress was striding forward with leads in 117 seats while the BJP was ahead in 75 in Karnataka, according to Election...
Bengaluru, May 13 (PTI) A resurgent Congress appeared headed for a simple majority in Karnataka, and on course to wrest power from the BJP in a morale-boosting victory ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections. As per the latest trends, the M Mallikarjun Kharge-led party was leading in 119 constituencies, well above the 113-mark needed...
Puducherry, May 13 (PTI) With the Congress on Saturday establishing a lead in the Karnataka Assembly elections over its rival-the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-, leaders and cadres of the party in Puducherry began celebrating the trends. The Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee president A V Subramanian said in a release that "the Congress has vanquished the BJP...
Islamabad, May 13 (PTI) Imran Khan's ex-wife and film producer Jemima Goldsmith has expressed her happiness on the release of the former Pakistan prime minister from the custody of the country's anti-corruption watchdog, winning the hearts of many Pakistanis. Jemima's pro-Imran tweet has also led to some Pakistanis even questioning Khan's decision to divorce her, reported...
