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Yes, EVMs were hacked, by the people who chose nationalism over casteism, and development over divide

It's not Modi who has hacked the EVMs but the public that trusts its beloved leader in shaping their dream of a stronger India.

Modi Shining, Rahul a loser.. it’s not 2004, but 2014 again

Prime Minister Modi is set to win and is set to win big. According to trends so far, BJP is set to clock a larger victory than in 2014.

World leaders congratulate PM Modi for his stunning victory in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Global leaders express their warm wishes to PM Modi on his electoral victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Together we grow, together we prosper, India wins yet again: PM Modi hails India’s mandate

With a landslide victory becoming clearer, NDA seems all set to get a second term. PM Modi tweets to express his gratitude.

Archer In, Willey Out – England name World Cup Squad

England made 3 changes from their provisional squad.

Congress party’s Citizenship Amendment Bill gambit in North East India: An Epic Fail

The BJP's stellar performance in Assam isn't merely significant in terms of Narendra Modi's own electoral prospects but also for the cohesion between Bengalis and Assamese in the state.

As Bengal becomes Modi-fied, Mamata Banerjee becomes the first to claim ‘moral victory’

The rising popularity of BJP amongst the people of West Bengal, which began last year during the panchayat polls, and kept burgeoning this election season, had left Mamata’s brigade completely baffled.

This will be the most challenging World Cup : Virat Kohli

Kohli was speaking to the media before leaving for England, where Cricket World Cup is being hosted.

Hardik Patel says Congress hasn’t lost, blames everything under the sun except Rahul Gandhi

The BJP is sweeping Gujarat, leading in all 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. BJP chief Amit Shah is leading from Gandhinagar by a margin of over 5 lakh votes. 

Unprecedented Modi victory triggers meltdown for controversial journalist Rana Ayyub

Prospect of a stunning Narendra Modi victory in 2019 Lok Sabha election triggered a mental collapse for controversial journalist Rana Ayyub

Lutyen favourite Prakash Raj, who ‘dismissed’ Exit Polls, ends up at a distant 3rd position

The good news is Prakash Raj has managed to save his deposit despite being backed by NDTV

Dear New York Times, India has chosen Modi 2.0, deal with it

When India gives a thumping, unprecedented, overwhelming victory to a man who has made every single Indian feel proud of their nation and heritage, the NYT's heartburn is expected. 

Amethi 2019 Election Result Live: Amethi Liberated. Smriti Irani defeats Rahul Gandhi

Amethi has been liberated from the clutches of Gandhi Dynasty. Rahul gandhi concedes defeat in Amethi election. Amethi Lok Sabha's new MP is Smriti Irani.

Here are some statements by Rahul Gandhi and others about PM Modi’s ‘loss’ that did not age well

Opposition leaders tried to downplay the Modi 'undercurrent' sweeping the country, only to realise that it has transformed into a massive Tsunami, ravaging the opposition dreams of forming a government at the centre

‘We are confident about the fairness and the integrity of the Indian elections’, US State Department

The US doesn't send election observers to India due to the strong independent credentials of the Election Commission

23rd May 2019: When the future of Bengal politics was changed forever

Whatever the ultimate result may be, one thing is for certain, going into the 2021 Assembly Elections in the state, for the first time in history, West Bengal will have a party of saffron hue as the primary opposition.

YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy set to rule Andhra, early trends show a massive lead over TDP

The Exit polls had predicted that Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP would have an edge over incumbent CM Chandrababu Naidu's TDP.

‘Liberals’ have a meltdown as result day trends indicate a massive victory for PM Modi

Trends indicate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will once again take an oath for the post of Prime Minister. This has not gone down well with the Liberal intelligentsia and they are losing their cool over this prospect

Amit Shah set for his maiden Lok Sabha victory from Gandhinagar by a record margin

Amit Shah is set for a massive victory in his first Lok Sabha election

Modi 2.0 effect: SENSEX crosses 40,000 for the first time, NIFTY touches 12,000

For the first time in India's history, the S&P BSE SENSEX has crossed the 40,000 mark.

Kanhaiya Kumar’s family uses LPG stove to prepare for his victory, contrary to his claims just a few weeks ago

Kanhaiya had claimed that his mother cooked on a Chullah and not on an LPG stove as it was not viable because of being too expensive and also exhausted within 3-4 days.

Shehla Rashid loses it early on counting day, says “Felt like a Muslim when ‘mass murderer’ won in 2014”

As early trends show an NDA victory, Shehla Rashid calls him a mass murderer, says she had wanted Arvind Kejriwal as PM in 2014 and she had felt like a 'Muslim'.

Puja outside Rahul Gandhi’s residence for a favourable result, pictures of BR Ambedkar and EVM seen

Interestingly, the puja is also being done with the display of pictures of BR Ambedkar along with a picture of an EVM machine.

Leftist propaganda portal The Wire, says ‘it doesn’t matter who wins today’, fear mongers on result day

The article has also the classical hallmarks of Peak Liberal Intellectualism: Fear-Mongering, Masochism, Delusions, bizarre allegations of Fascism and inciting further political polarization.

Upendra Kushwaha to be held responsible if violence breaks out for his statement: Bihar ADG

Kushwaha had accused the central government of tampering with EVMs and had called for violence and riots.

Sensex rallies, up more than 600 points after early trends show PM Modi led NDA ahead on 2019 result day

Though the trends are still early, the Sensex, trusting the early trends have gone up by more than 600 points. 

Odisha: Hours before counting, Congress MLA candidate shot at by unknown assailants

Manoj Jena and his associate were fired upon by unknown assailants last evening. Jena's condition is critical.

Nehru loyalist Ramachandra Guha says ‘Dynasty must be dumped’

After Exit Polls forecasting a landslide victory for the BJP, Ram Guha calls for Dynasty Mukt Congress

‘EVMS cannot be hacked, they are tamper-proof,’ the unequivocal verdict of various Courts on EVMs

Despite the Election Commission of India issuing several clarifications and several individuals offering their reassurances about the integrity of EVMs, the 'Compulsive Contrarians' are carrying on with their motivated agenda.

Live, West Bengal results: BJP hits the 20 figure mark, TMC at 21 according to ABP Ananda

Follow our live updates for West Bengal results and related news. 

Live updates: According to EC, BJP leading in 299 seats on their own, clocks victory in 2, taking their tally possibly to 301

Latest results, trends, updates, and news about 2019 Lok Sabha election counting. Find out who will form the next government.

How will India change after 23 May, 2019: A writer lets his imagination run wild

It became clear that we would see a different India after the 2019 election. Here, a writer sets his imagination free.

Karnataka meltdown: After Roshan Baig, another Congress MLA rebels, calls Congress-JDS alliance a blunder

Sudhakar termed the alliance with the JD(S) as a historical blunder and said that the Congress Party might lose in a number of constituencies due to the alliance.

ISRO boosts India’s space capability, successfully launches all weather earth observation satellite RISAT-2B

The satellite can take high-resolution images even under cloudy conditions and will boost India's all-weather surveillance capabilities.

Puncture in opposition’s plot: EC rejects demand to change VVPAT counting process

ECI had rejected the last minute proposal of the opposition parties and has asserted that the standard operating procedure will be followed.

Here are 5 advantages of the EVMs over traditional Paper Ballots

Regardless of the Opposition parties' tirade against EVMs, it is worth looking at the significant advantages they have over paper ballots.

‘Why don’t we invoke the UN?’ Shehla Rashid takes EVM row to a new level as exit polls predict Modi’s victory

Shehla Rashid bemoaned about the lack of clarity and purpose among the opposition parties while levelling serious allegations of EVM fraud and rigging

There will be tit for tat: Ram Vilas Paswan on Upendra Kushwaha’s call for violence over EVMs

On the issue of EVMs Paswan said that the opposition raises doubt over EVMs when they are aware that they will be losing the elections.

Now, even Rajdeep Sardesai abandons opposition parties’ EVM clown car

In stark contrast to his natural disposition, Rajdeep Sardesai has slammed the opposition parties trying to create controversy over EVMs.

Remembering India’s ill-fated 1999 campaign, last time World Cup was held in England

It has been 20 years since the Cricket World Cup was last held in England, and it was a tournament most Indians would like to forget.

HDFC Bank promises ‘appropriate action’ against employee for exercising his constitutional right, people threaten boycott

A journalist employed by AFP news agency, Uzair Hasan Rizvi, has implored HDFC Bank to act against one of its employees for views he calls 'Islamophobic' and 'Xenophobic'.

Businessman’s ex-driver kidnaps his son, a class one student for ransom, shoots himself after retaliation by UP Police

Ranvir was kidnapped from the gymnastics hall of Boys High School and College located in the Civil Lines area of ​​Prayagraj where the child went for extra classes

AAP’s Sanjay Singh wants Arnab Goswami to either go to a mental asylum, be jailed or drowned

AAP's Sanjay Singh was reacting to a clip by Arnab where he was mocking the Opposition for their EVM drama

Madhya Pradesh: Congress govt to reopen 12-year old murder case against Sadhvi Pragya in which she was earlier acquitted

MP Law Minister, P C Sharma, on Tuesday, said that the Congress-led Madhya Pradesh government will seek legal opinion of reopening the murder case of ex-RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi in which Pragya Singh was acquitted.

Congress leader Udit Raj accuses Supreme Court of ‘rigging the polls’

Udit Raj accused the Supreme Court of rigging the Lok Sabha polls after its dismissed a petition seeking 100% matching of the VVPAT with the EVMs yesterday

Relax, DD’s iconic Satyam Shivam Sundaram logo is not being changed, yet

Prasar Bharti had tweeted saying that it had selected the top 5 designs from the Doordarshan logo contest that had received over 10,000 entries.

Amidst the EVM row, Election Commission sets up 24-hour control room to monitor complaints relating to EVMs

EC has issued clarifications saying that it would like to "emphatically and unambiguously" clarify that all such reports and allegations are "absolutely false and factually incorrect."

India has 90 crore eligible voters, ‘journalists’ and opposition claim votes of 400 crore voters are ‘missing’

Following the rejection of the claims by ECI and the clarification over the issue, Frontline magazine had accepted that their report is false and a rejoinder will be published. TV9 Bharatvarsh had removed the report from their website and YouTube channel.