Election results 2019: BJP makes gains; JD(S)-Congress combine trail
The JD(S)-Congress coalition seems to be doing badly with BJP making gains in early trends in counting of votes that commenced across the State at 8 a.m. Of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies, the saffron party is leading in more than 20 seats. Some of the senior coalition leaders, including former... read more »
Donald Trump Denies US Plans to Send Troops to Iran
Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed as fake news a report that top US national security officials reviewed a plan to deploy 120,000 troops to West Asia if Iran attacked American forces, but vowed that if he was forced to make that choice, he would send “a hell of a lot more troops”. The plan,... read more »
‘Nathuram Godse a patriot’, says BJP’s Pragya Thakur
BJP’s Bhopal candidate Pragya Thakur created controversy on Thursday by saying that Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse “was a patriot.” “Nathuram Godse was a patriot and will remain a patriot. People calling him a terrorist should instead look within, such people will be given a... read more »
‘Modi not fit to be PM’ Mayawati Attacks Again
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, calling him “totally unfit” for the country’s top job and stressing that he should not get another term in office. In a statement released on Wednesday, Mayawati compared... read more »