Tag: Elections

Islamabad, Pakistan –  As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third time as his country’s leader on June 9, seven counterparts from neighbouring nations joined a very select audience in marking the moment. The setting — a summer evening, with an orangish dusk sky, and ...

New Delhi, Jun 7: In an indication that assembly polls in  Jammu and Kashmir are imminent, the Election Commission on Friday said it has decided to accept applications seeking allotment of ‘common symbols' from registered unrecognised parties in the Union Territory with immediate effect. An official explained that under Para 10 ...

SRINAGAR, June 6: Nearly 90 percent of the candidates vying for the five Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir lost their security deposits, unable to garner one-sixth of the votes polled in their respective constituencies. The voters gave a decisive mandate to the eventual winners on all but ...

ISTANBULChina Thursday said it has lodged a protest with India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to the election win felicitation from Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te.Beijing has “always firmly opposed any form of official interaction between the Taiwan regional authorities and countries that have diplomatic relations with China,” ...

In the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha, as many as 526 candidates will be from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which won 292 seats in the recently-held general elections, and the Congress-led INDIA bloc, which bagged 234 seats. The remaining 17 to-be Members of Parliament (MPs) do not belong ...

A BJP supporter walks by a poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Gujarat BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on June 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance returned to power, albeit without the BJP having a ...

JKPCC president Vikar Rasool Wani flanked by others addressing a press conference in Jammu. —Excelsior/Rakesh Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, June 5: Expressing gratitude to the voters of Jammu region for their large support in both seats thus drastically reducing the margin of victory of BJP candidates, ...

-Next government will face ‘real pressure to perform and show results,’ says International Crisis Group analyst Praveen Donthi - Unemployment has been one of India’s biggest problems since the pandemic, Donthi tells Anadolu   ISTANBUL Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is poised to lead the world’s most populous country for a third straight ...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to take oath his third successive term on June 8.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured victory in the recent Lok Sabha elections, clinching 240 seats. However, this figure falls significantly short of the impressive 303 seats the party had won in ...

BEIJING: China on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the victory of the BJP-led NDA coalition in the general elections and said it stands ready to work with India bearing in mind the overall interests of bilateral ties. The Election Commission of India has declared results for all ...