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Narendra Modi likely to take oath as Prime Minister of India for the third time on 8th June, NDA partners to submit letters of...

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Amidst efforts by the leaders of the I.N.D.I. Alliance to bring NDA partners TDP and JDU on their side, both NDA allies have extended support to their pre-poll ally. 
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‘Gave enough representation to Muslims but didn’t get adequate support’: Mayawati blames lack of Muslim support for BSP’s debacle in LS polls

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Mayawati said from now on, BSP will grant representation only after “thinking properly” so that the party won’t suffer such losses.
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News Reports

Union cabinet recommends dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha, both NDA and INDI Alliance to hold strategy meetings in Delhi today

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PM Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Union cabinet meeting in the national capital, and recommended dissolution of Lok Sabha
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News Reports

“Focus on Hindutva voters, distance from neo-Hindutvawadis pushing leftist stereotypes”: Advocate J Sai Deepak makes several suggestions to BJP after election results

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Delving into his “expectations”, Sai Deepak said that the BJP should focus on the issues of its core “Hindutva voters” including the tax-paying and law-abiding middle class and advised to maintain a distance from neo-Hindutvawadis pushing leftist stereotypes in the name of Veer Savarkar.
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News Reports

Complacent candidates, disgruntled caste groups, and more: What went wrong for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh

Shraddha Pandey -
The BJP's decision of heavily relying on the charisma of national leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath did not resonate as effectively this time. The opposition's focused and localised campaign strategy, highlighting specific regional issues and addressing the concerns of various communities, proved to be more effective in garnering votes​.
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News Reports

Ancient Vitthala Murti discovered in Pandharpur’s temple, Vijayanagara Ujjivana Trust demands its consecration in Hampi Temple

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Vitthala, also known as Vithoba and Panduranga, is a Hindu god and a form of the god Vishnu in his avatar as Krishna. Vitthala is primarily worshipped in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka.
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News Reports

Bengaluru Rural seat: BJP’s CN Manjunath defeats Congress sitting MP DK Suresh who called for a ‘separate country of South Indian states’

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66-year-old Dr CN Manjunath was fielded against DK Suresh by the BJP. Notably, Dr Manjunath is a noted cardiologist and son-in-law of former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda.
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News Reports

Khalistanis winning in Punjab, Kashmiri separatist in Baramulla: The 3 victories that may look good for ‘democracy’ but concerning for national security

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While on the surface, their victory as independent candidates might appear as a celebration of democracy showing that the electorate can make diverse choices, when we look at the deeper context, it is concerning for national security.
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News Reports

AIMIM’s Imtiyaz Jaleel, who demanded hanging of BJP’s Nupur Sharma, loses Aurangabad to Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena by over 1 lakh votes

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Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram secured a resounding victory by defeating All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen’s (AIMIM) Imtiyaz Jaleel Syed by a margin of 134650 votes.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Fire breaks out in the 106-years-old Shiv Temple also known as Rani Ka Temple in Gulmarg

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Rani Temple or Mohineshwar Shivalaya, is popular as the spot where the famous Bollywood song "Jai Jai Shiv Shankar" of the movie Aap Ki Kasam starring Rajesh Khanna and Mumtaz was shot.
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News Reports

Union Cabinet meeting at 11.30 as NDA gets ready to form govt for the third time

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The Prime Minister, on Tuesday evening, said the NDA would form the next government.
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News Reports

Five-time sitting Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury loses to TMC’s first-timer Yusuf Pathan from WB’s Baharampur, a seat with 52% Muslim population

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The former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan beat the Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from West Bengal's Baharampur constituency by 85,022 votes.
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Opinions

INDI Alliance did well, but BJP is still stronger: Why Congress insulting the BJP is hilarious

Amit Kelkar -
The 2024 Lok Sabha election result means that the Congress party will remain out of power for the third time in a row, a colossal failure for a party that's over 120 years old.
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News Reports

“BJP alone won more seats than I.N.D.I. Alliance put together”: PM Modi says major decisions in third term is Modi ki Guarantee

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PM Modi highlighted the historic feat noting that this is for the first time since 1962 that a government has returned to power for the third consecutive time.
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News Reports

“Historical feat”: PM Modi thanks people for electing NDA for the third consecutive term, assures to continue the good work

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Bowing down before the public, PM Modi assured to continue the good work done in the ten years of the Modi government added that they will keep fulfilling the aspirations of the public.
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News Reports

“Mandate reflection of trust in our alliance”: TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu congratulates PM Modi, party leader says no question of supporting I.N.D.I. Alliance

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A senior leader of the TDP categorically noted that there is no question of supporting the I.N.D.I. Alliance asserting that “it's a matter of credibility”. 
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News Reports

While BJP alone won more seats than INDI Alliance, Mamata Banerjee demands PM Modi’s resignation as NDA could not cross 400

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Mamata Banerjee demands resignation of PM Narendra Modi as NDA could not cross 400 seats
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Lok Sabha Constituencies: Here is how the voters voted in Muslim-majority constituencies

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In Muslim majority Baramulla, Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh has emerged victorious, defeating Jammu and Kashmir National Conference's Omar Abdullah. Sheikh’s victory came as a shock to Omar Abdullah’s party. It highlighted the electorate’s desire to have a fresh representation in the region.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik loses from Kantabanji as BJD loses to BJP, falls 74 days short of breaking the record for longest-serving CM in...

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In an unprecedented development, Naveen Patnaik was defeated in the Kantabanji seat during the state assembly elections even as the BJP is on the verge of creating history by forming a government in Odisha.
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News Reports

Richest candidate in Lok Sabha 2024: NRI Dr Chandrasekhar Pemmasani wins from Guntur parliamentary constituency

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According to the Election Commission of India website, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate Pemmasani has secured 829271 votes (60.79%) and is leading by 332740 votes. YSRCP candidate KILARI VENKATA ROSAIAH got 505263 votes (36.49%).
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News Reports

Delhi court dismisses Tahir Hussain’s plea seeking statements of witness in 2020 northeast Delhi riots

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The court noted that Hussain's plea did not clarify how the statements would benefit his defence, stating that it was neither necessary nor desirable to call for the witness statements as requested.
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Politics

Meet Suresh Gopi, the new Thrissur MP who created history for BJP by delivering the first Lok Sabha seat for the party in Kerala

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Suresh Gopi's entry into politics was as dramatic as his film roles. He joined the BJP in 2016 and was appointed as a Rajya Sabha MP the same year. His candidature was seen as a strategic move by the BJP to leverage his popularity and appeal to a broader demographic in Kerala, a state traditionally dominated by the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF).
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Politics

“Who can be a better PM than Nitish Kumar?” JD-U MLC Khalid Anwar asks as Lok Sabha results pour in

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Notably, the NDA alliance, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and Janta Dal (United), are leading in Bihar, according to the latest trends issued by the Election Commission of India.
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News Reports

‘Queen’ defeats the ‘prince’: Actor Kangana Ranaut beats Congress’ Vikramaditya Singh in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi

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Actor Kangana Ranaut has defeated Congress' Vikramaditya Singh, son of the former Himachal CM late Virbhadra Singh, from Mandi constituency.
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News Reports

NOTA scripts history, becomes runner up in Indore Lok Sabha seat securing over 2 lakh votes, BJP registers clean sweep in Madhya Pradesh

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BJP is poised to form government for the third time with their pre-poll alliance, NDA, has swept the state securing all 29 seats of Madhya Pradesh.
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News Reports

Another setback for AAP: Supreme Court refuses to grant bail to Manish Sisodia in Delhi liquor policy scam

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The apex court refused to go into the merits of the case and informed that the AAP leader could file bail petition afresh.
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News Reports

DMK-Congress sweeping in Tamil Nadu, BJP fails to lead even a single seat out of 39 despite strong campaign

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In Coimbatore, BJP state president K Annamalai is trailing against DMK's Ganapathy Rajkumar by 22881 votes.
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Editor's picks

Assembly Elections: Odisha set to get its first BJP CM in the state’s history, party crosses majority mark

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If the trends don’t reverse it will transform state politics, ushering in a post-Naveen era, which has been the buzz among political circles.
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Rise of Khalistan movement in Punjab: Pro-Khalistan separatists Amritpal Singh and son of former PM Indira Gandhi’s assassin Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa leading over rivals

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Jailed Khalistani separatist and Waris Punjab De Chief Amritpal Singh is leading with over 118237 votes from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, according to the latest trends shown by the Election Commission of India.
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Assembly Elections: TDP-BJP-Jana Sena alliance set for landslide victory in Andhra Pradesh

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As predicted by exit polls, TDP-BJP-Jana Sena alliance is set for landslide victory in Andhra Pradesh assembly elections
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UP: Danish installs secret camera in bathroom of businessman’s house in Lucknow, blackmailed and raped his daughter, arrested

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The incident left the girl depressed and as her health deteriorated, she informed her about Danish’s crimes. As the victim’s family asked Danish to delete the videos, the accused started demanding money and threatened to make the objectionable video viral online and send it to the family’s relatives. Reports say that after failing to extort money from the victim's family, the accused Danish circulated the girl’s videos and photos on social media platforms.
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Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh leading from Khadoor Sahib seat

Shraddha Pandey -
Besides, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Laljit Singh Bhullar is also trailing with 99318 votes followed by BJP’s Manjit Singh Manna, Shiromani Akal Dal leader Virsa Singh Valtoha and an independent candidate.
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Lucknow: Hindu shop owner gives job to Danish Khan in good trust and faith; Khan rapes his daughter and blackmails with private pictures

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Lucknow police in Uttar Pradesh arrested a youth identified as Danish Khan on charges of rape and blackmail
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‘From asking workers to mobilise to sar pe kafan, Rang De Basanti and more’: How I.N.D.I. Alliance leaders tried to fan violence ahead of...

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Instead of appealing for calm, they were seen doing everything possible to disturb the law and order situation.
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‘Counting agents being arrested on flimsy grounds’: BJP urges ECI to take necessary action against West Bengal police

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Reacting to Arjun Singh's post on counting agents' arrest by West Bengal Police, BJP's IT Cell chief Amit Malviya said, "Mamata Banerjee has reduced West Bengal to a police state. Widespread reports of intimidation and unlawful arrest of BJP’s counting agents coming from across Bengal. But TMC won’t be able to stop us. People of Bengal are with the BJP."
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Crime

Karnataka: Maulvi arrested for repeatedly raping a minor girl in the name of conducting exorcism in Chitradurga, had brainwashed her brother into believing this...

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Reportedly, the Maulvi even filmed the act and then went on to rape the victim. According to the Police, the ordeal went on for six months. 
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News Reports

Congress leader Pratap Khachariyawas says ‘ECI should announce reward for hacking EVMs’: This is how this has been done and dusted

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"If so many questions are being raised on EVM, after these elections processes, Election Commission should come forward and place the EVM (before people) - that come and try to hack it in the presence of security in a hall. Who is uploading programming in the EVM? Election Commission. You don't give the same programming to the candidates," Pratap Singh Khachariyawas told ANI.
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Media

Rajdeep Sardesai threatens to leave studio as Rahul Kanwal questions Congress’s divisive ‘north vs south’ narrative

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India Today ‘journalist’ Rajdeep Sardesai threatened to leave the studio in the middle of election coverage, as his colleague Rahul Kanwal schooled him about the divisive north-south narrative peddled by Congress leaders.
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After invoking Churchill, WWII, and getting slammed for it on social media, Congress leader Manish Tewari says people’s mandate should be respected

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Tewari's post came amid a number of similar posts and statements by Congress leaders and supporters that suggested they are not going to accept the people's mandate unless they win.
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After inciting violence with ‘sar pe kafan’ and ‘balidan’, Akhilesh Yadav whines about Yogi govt allegedly detaining ‘political workers’ in UP

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After inciting violence, Akhilesh Yadav whines about Yogi Adityanath govt in UP allegedly detaining political workers
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Politics

Congress surrenders even before counting of votes: Party leader Jagdish Sharma says counting is a formality, cries about elections being looted

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Congress worker Jagdish Sharma on Tuesday alleged that the elections have been looted adding that the counting of votes is just a formality because the people of the country believe in the Constitution.
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‘Kafan bandh ke aaye’: Pappu Yadav wants to ‘save democracy’ by inciting violence, asks party workers to be battle ready on counting day

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Independent candidate from Bihar's Purnea, Pappu Yadav urged all workers to come to the counting centres ready with "kafan" prepared to sacrifice their lives while saving democracy
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Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel spreads dangerous fake news about ‘mismatch in EVMs’, CEC Chhattisgarh fact checks. Here is all you need to know

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After former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel alleged that the numbers of many Electronic Voting Machines in his constituency, Rajnandgaon, have changed, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state clarified in a series of posts on 'X' that the "mismatch" in EVMs number shared with Baghel is not based on facts.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Results: Here are 10 big ticket seats to watch out for today

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Counting day of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is upon us - elections which has seen the largest voter participation and a high pitched battle
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Politics

Ahead of election results, opposition parties prepare to dismiss people’s verdict, talk about protests and demonstrations if they don’t get “expected results”

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According to the Sources, if the opposition doesn’t get the expected results, they will raise questions on the Election Commission, a Constitutional body.
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Politics

Election Commission calls out Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s lies: Congress stalwart chickens out after making unsubstantiated allegations on Indian electoral process

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The ECI noted that if Jairam Ramesh fails to file his response with details of his claim, it will be understood that he has nothing substantial to make such a claim.
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Politics

Infamous for political violence, Bengal to have 32000 Central Security officials in the state till June 19: Know why this decision has been taken...

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This is not the first time that this has happened in West Bengal, 1000 CAPF companies were deployed for the assembly elections in 2021 as well.
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Christophe Jaffrelot, Soros, HLF, and a nexus of anti-India groups: DisInfo Lab report exposes unprecedented foreign interference in 2024 Indian elections

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A new detailed report reveals extensive foreign interference to shape public opinion and effect regime change in the recently concluded general elections in India.
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Dossier on Poll meddling: Documents reveal foreign funding and how the same lobby worked on amplifying caste narrative since 2021 – Report

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The dossier notes that several prominent academics, researchers, and educational institutions were also involved in this. It also points out that the entire caste narrative was then picked up and propagated among the political circles. 
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Pro Congress ‘journalist’, who attended madrassa to learn secularism, now uses his dead father for anti-Modi propaganda

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If there was resentment among the common people as Kapil Komireddi's late father had allegedly prophesied, it should have been reflected in the voting pattern since 2014.
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