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Mon, Jun 26, 2023
6 dead in Himachal rains, tourists stranded on NH-21

Six people have died and around 10 people have been injured in heavy rains in...

Mon, May 8, 2023
Himachal CM pays for students' return from Manipur

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu shelled out Rs 60,000...

Mon, Feb 20, 2023
Stalemate between Adani Group, truckers in HP ends

The cement plants at Barmana (Bilaspur district) and Darlaghat (Solan...

Thu, Feb 9, 2023
Himachal Excise dept inspects Adani Group's warehouse

The Himachal Pradesh government's Excise and Taxation Department inspected an...

Sun, Jan 8, 2023
Himachal CM expands cabinet, 7 ministers take oath

With the induction of seven members, the strength of the cabinet rose to nine.

Sat, Jan 7, 2023
Sukhu to expand cabinet, Vikramaditya among ministers

The swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers would take place at the Raj...

Sun, Dec 25, 2022
Jai Ram Thakur elected leader of Himachal BJP MLAs

Former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, who was on Sunday elected the leader of...

Wed, Dec 21, 2022
Will 'Himachal Model' Help Congress In 12 State Polls?

The Congress may stand a better chance in the assembly polls if it followed...

Tue, Dec 13, 2022
New Himachal govt puts all recruitments on hold

As per the orders issued on Monday by the chief secretary, appointments of...

Mon, Dec 12, 2022
Cong claims 'unusually high voting' in Gujarat polls

The party claimed 16 lakh votes were polled in the last one hour of polling...

Sun, Dec 11, 2022
Meet Agnihotri, Brahmin face of Congress in Himachal

Considered close to former chief minister Virbhadra Singh, he had served as...

Groupism, poll promises challenges for Sukhu govt

Allocation of portfolios would be the immediate vexatious issue for the...

Sukhu takes oath as Himachal's CM, Agnihotri dy CM

Mukesh Agnihotri, the leader of opposition in the outgoing assembly, was...

Sat, Dec 10, 2022
Sukhu is new Himachal CM, Pratibha supporters protest

Sukhu, the 58-year-old MLA from Nadaun in Hamirpur district, was elected the...

Who is Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Himachal's new CM

With the party bagging its first victory in the hill state without the...

Himachal Cong MLAs to meet again to pick consensus CM

From the morning itself, Congress MLAs made a beeline to Cecil Hotel in...

Gujarat/Himachal's 2024 Message For Modi

The message for 2024 is that the man on the street is not going to be...

Fri, Dec 9, 2022
Himachal Cong leaves it to high command to name CM

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the views of the...

Most Cong turncoats win on BJP ticket in Gujarat

Of these 14, all but three won the election on Thursday.

Gujarat polls: BJP fielded 45 new faces, 43 won

In a bid to nullify anti-incumbency sentiment, the ruling party dropped 45...

Congress blames state leadership for Gujarat rout

Ramesh said the local leadership and admitted there were shortcomings in the...

With Gujarat, Himachal results, stage set for 2024

Though the Congress, AAP and other Opposition parties may have high hopes and...

'BJP will have problems the day Modi tires out'

'Only time will tell how difficult it would be for the BJP when Mr Modi may...

Bhupendra Patel quits; BJP meet tomorrow to pick CM

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel tendered his resignation along with...

Ahead of CM's election, Himachal Cong chief says...

Speaking to ANI, Pratibha Singh said, "After all the big responsibilities...

Himachal: BJP could have won 8 more seats if...

The rebels, who contested as independents in the assembly polls, marred the...

Bhupendrabhai Played Perfect Foil To Modi-Shah

The BJP's massive victory will make it hard for the party to derive a...

AAP moves in on Cong territory in Gujarat tribal belt

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clinched 23 out of 27 Scheduled Tribe seats...

Cong ahead of BJP in HP by less than 1 pc vote share

The Congress secured 43.90 per cent vote share as it wrested Himachal Pradesh...

BJP loses big in 3 of 4 LS constituencies in Himachal

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 25 seats in the Himachal Pradesh...

With only 2 wins Himachal royals face fadeout in polls

The erstwhile royals of Himachal Pradesh, who once commanded their own space...

Himachal: Cong scores wafer-thin victory in 15 seats

The difference in the number of votes received by the candidates of the two...

'Modi remains deeply involved in every election'

'The BJP while being in government in Gujarat continues to campaign like an...

Cong to pick Himachal CM today, the hopefuls are...

With the Congress emerging victorious in Himachal Pradesh, state party...

How exit polls on Guj, HP differ from actual results

The Congress party finished second, winning a paltry 17 seats, while the Aam...

Patidars back with BJP after ditching it in 2017

The BJP has done extremely well in the Patidar-dominated constituencies of...

Thu, Dec 8, 2022
Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh elections: THE VERDICT

Will the exit polls come true or will the results throw all of us a surprise?

MAPPED: Gujarat and Himachal election 2022

A detailed break-up of the winners and losers of the Gujarat and Himachal...

What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

What these elections prove beyond any doubt (if ever there was one) that...

BJP sweeps all Gujarat regions, makes up for 2017 loss

A region-wise analysis of the Gujarat assembly results shows that the ruling...

Congress's minority vote shifts to AAP, AIMIM

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis e...

New Himachal assembly will have just 1 woman MLA

The BJP, the AAP and the Congress had fielded six, five and three women...

Breached BJP fortress now, will win next time: Kejri

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday thanked the people for...

BJP's change of CMs pays off in Guj; no rejig in HP

With the strategy working in its favour, the BJP could be encouraged to...

Ex-CM's wife in race for Congress CM in Himachal

Deciding on the chief ministerial face who can bind the party going forward...

BJP's Gujarat show: Brand Modi towers above all

The BJP could surpass its previous best showing of 127 seats in 2002 when...

8 ministers from Jai Ram Thakur's cabinet lost poll

The outgoing BJP government had 12 cabinet ministers, including Chief...

AAP's Gujarat gains: 5 seats, national party status

Despite the AAP cutting into its votes, the Congress still polled 27 per cent...

BJP retains Gujarat with record win; Congress bags HP

The Bharatiya Janata Party was on Thursday poised for a landslide victory in...

'Riwaaz' continues as Cong wrests Himachal from BJP

The Congress won 40 seats in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly while...

With Anand win, Amul land back in BJP stable

He defeated sitting Congress MLA Kanti Sodha Parmar in Anand, the home of...

A month after bridge collapse, BJP wins Morbi seat

Just over a month after a bridge collapse claimed 135 lives, Bharatiya Janata...

What worked for Congress in Himachal

The BJP launched an all-out and aggressive personalised campaign led by Prime...

'Muslims of Gujarat voted for BJP in big numbers'

'Muslims know they cannot defeat the BJP, why then come in its firing...

Could Rahul have made a difference to Cong in Guj?

Rahul Gandhi mostly stayed away from the elections in Gujarat and Himachal...

Exit Jai Ram Thakur, Himachal's accidental CM

Well ahead of the November 12 assembly elections, the BJP projected Thakur as...

'BJP's Gujarat victory defies logic'

='The Gujarat results show a wide chasm between the issues facing the common...

AAP scores 0 in Himachal debut with Gujarat focus

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which contested the assembly polls in Himachal...

Gujarat, Himachal polls: Big winners and losers

Here's how our netas faring in the elections.

Cong leaders credit Priyanka for Himachal win

Priyanka Gandhi led the party's charge in Himachal Pradesh with several...

'Limit of Modi factor exposed in Himachal, MCD polls'

"The opposition parties should draw proper lessons from these results and...

It's all owing to Modi's credibility, leadership:BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday attributed the party's "historic"...

Kejriwal Is Eyeing 2027 Gujarat Poll

That AAP managed a sizeable vote share in Gujarat is creditable.The BJP can...

Congress gets Himachal carrot along with Gujarat stick

The Congress on Thursday suffered its worst-ever defeat in Gujarat but...

Cong calls meet of Himachal MLAs amid poaching buzz

As trends indicated a comfortable win for the grand old party in Himachal...

With dhol and dance, BJP celebrates big Gujarat win

Check out the scenes of triumph!

Gujarat outcome good for BJP in K'taka: CM Bommai

Rejoicing over the Bharatiya Janata Party's landslide victory in Gujarat,...

Bhupendra Patel to be sworn-in for 2nd term on Dec 12

A dedicated party worker, who made his way up in the state politics from the...

Gujarat rejected politics of revadi: Amit Shah

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on...

'Modi has placed himself in the hearts of Gujaratis'

"Such are his core supporters that they will vote for him even if cooking oil...

Cong leaders rush to Himachal as party set to win

The Congress is sending Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, senior...

BJP's Guj CM face Bhupendra Patel takes a huge lead

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday headed for a second...

Did Climate Change Matter In Gujarat Elections?

Better living conditions must be an integral part of all political...

Why Modi Campaigned So Hard In Gujarat

The BJP hopes that any vote AAP gets should only be from the Congress.At the...

BJP will win 145 seats in Gujarat, predicts Hardik

As counting of votes for the Gujarat assembly polls is underway, Bharatiya...

BJP eyes new election records in Gujarat, Himachal

When the votes get counted for the assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal...

Wed, Dec 7, 2022
Change in raj or riwaaj? That's the question in HP

Going by Himachal Pradesh's "riwaj", or tradition, it should be the Congress'...

All eyes on AAP ahead of counting of votes in Gujarat

Aiming to breach the Bharatiya Janata Party's Gujarat bastion, the Aam Aadmi...

HP deploys 10,000 security personnel for counting day

More than 10,000 security personnel, returning officers, and other support...

SEE How The EVMs Are Guarded

Polling officials in Ahmedabad monitor the strong room, where the EVMs are...

Mon, Dec 5, 2022
Gujarat: 61% turnout in phase 2, down from 70% in 2017

A total of 833 candidates from 61 political parties, including Chief Minister...

Muslims boycott polls in Guj village over flogging

Community leaders said all 1,400 Muslim voters of the total 3,700 voters in...

Guj to BJP, cliffhanger in HP; AAP in Delhi: Pollsters

Exit polls on Monday predicted a big majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Cong slams Modi's 'roadshow' on voting day

'What are the compulsions of the Election Commission that it cannot see any...

3 villages did not vote in Gujarat polls. This is why

At least 5,200 voters from three villages in Mehsana district of Gujarat on...

Do MoShah Look Worried?

For the first time since the assembly elections were announced in Gujarat,...

Gujarat vote done, Modi opens BJP poll meet in Delhi

Even as Gujarat polls are underway, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday...

Modi's brother gets emotional: 'I told him...'

"I asked him (PM Modi) that he works a lot for the country, and he should...

PIX: Modi, Shah among famous faces at polling booth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Chief...

People of Gujarat listen to everyone but...: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cast his vote at a polling station in...

Was hiding in jungle, says 'abducted' Guj Cong MLA

Just hours before voting in the second phase of Gujarat assembly polls on...

Sun, Dec 4, 2022
Gujarat CM, Hardik in fray as phase 2 polling on Mon

A total 2.51 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise for the...

Has Modi ensured 16 Ahmedabad seats with roadshow?

Like other cities of Gujarat, voters of this bustling urban centre have been...

Sat, Dec 3, 2022
Campaigning ends for 2nd phase of Gujarat polls

As many as 833 candidates are in the fray across 93 constituencies which will...

Guj polls: BJP pins hope on Hindutva in Sabarkantha

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat is hoping to make a clean sweep in the...

Guj poll: Did any PM campaign like this, asks Kharge

Kharge said that the BJP is trying to misuse his 'Ravan' remarks for...

Fri, Dec 2, 2022
The final voting %age in Gujarat polls first phase is...

In the 2017 assembly election, the voter turnout in the first phase covering...

Why I Complained About Amit Shah To EC

'A political party taking the law into its hands is objectionable, especially...

Thu, Dec 1, 2022
Guj: Special booth for India's 'mini African village'

As Gujarat is all set to vote for the first phase of the assembly elections,...

Voting underway in Gujarat, famous faces in fray

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has ruled Gujarat for 27 years, is trying...

Wed, Nov 30, 2022
What Amit Shah thinks of Rahul's Bharat Jodo Yatra

'I do not want to get into the number game. This time, the BJP will get...

'AAP will ease BJP's path to majority'

'AAP is more acceptable to sections of the middle class because it has...

Mon, Nov 28, 2022
AAP tops list of Guj candidates with criminal cases

The Aam Aadmi Party tops the list with 61 such candidates.

'Modi's emotional appeals have begun'

'The biggest problem that faces the Opposition in Gujarat is just a day or...

Sun, Nov 27, 2022
It's Jadeja vs Jadeja in Jamnagar assembly seat

An overwhelmingly urban constituency, Jamnagar North may be seen as more...

Sat, Nov 26, 2022
In Gujarat, BJP promises anti-radicalisation cell, UCC

It also assured that the amount of medical insurance coverage under the...

'Lesson you taught...': Owaisi slams Shah on riots remark

'The lesson you taught was that you will free the murderers of Bilkis'...

Fri, Nov 25, 2022
BJP fields most number of 'crorepatis' in Gujarat

Of the 788 candidates contesting 89 seats in the first phase of Gujarat...

Thu, Nov 24, 2022
AAP has most candidates with criminal cases in Guj

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is contesting 88 seats out of the total 89,...

Wed, Nov 23, 2022
'Why Is Modi Parked In Gujarat?'

'Has any prime minister spent so much time in one state holding election...

Cong's Himachal CM hopefuls camp in Delhi after survey

Congress sources said internal surveys indicate that the party is likely to...

Sun, Nov 20, 2022
Gujarat BJP suspends 7 rebels for filing nominations

The seven candidates are contesting from the seats that will go to polls in...

Ensure BJP win in every booth: Modi to Somnath voters

Addressing a rally in Veraval town after offering prayers at the famous...

Fri, Nov 18, 2022
'Modi cannot afford to lose Gujarat'

'If he loses Gujarat, then he has a major, major, problem coming up in 2024.'

Thu, Nov 17, 2022
Police may take Aaftab to Himachal, U'khand for proof

The police was granted custody of Poonawala for five more days by a court in...

Wed, Nov 16, 2022
Modi gifts Himachal, Gujarat artefacts to world leaders

Artworks and traditional items representing the rich heritage of Gujarat and...

Sun, Nov 13, 2022
Guj polls: AAP CM nominee to contest from this seat

AAP's Gujarat chief ministerial candidate Isudan Gadhvi will contest the next...

Guj polls: 5 BJP leaders to contest as independents

Vasava is the president of Gujarat BJP's Scheduled Tribe Morcha and...

Sat, Nov 12, 2022
Nearly 66% polling in Himachal as voters brave cold

The highest polling of 72.35 per cent was recorded in Sirmour district...

Gujarat riots convict's daughter gets BJP ticket

Some BJP workers in the area have expressed unhappiness over her candidature.

Fri, Nov 11, 2022
Record cash, liquor seized ahead of HP, Gujarat polls

Gujarat witnessed seizures of Rs 71.88 crore in just a few days after the...

BJP eyes history, Cong tradition as HP votes tomorrow

On poll eve, both the BJP and the Congress claimed they were headed towards a...

'I am not even a speck of dust for Modi'

'I defended them -- Amit Shah and Narendra Modi -- in over 10,000 national...

Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Guj polls: 49 OBCs, 40 Patels in BJP's first list

Names of Hardik Patel, the face of the Patidar agitation ahead of the 2017...

Vote for lotus will boost my strength: PM to HP voters

Modi said at a time when people are about to vote for the future of the...

Gujarat polls: Many Cong turncoat MLAs get BJP ticket

The Congress had won 77 seats in the 2017 assembly elections. Of these 77...

'When Modi visits, BJP lures Congress leaders'

'Adivasi seats will sound the bugle of the end of the BJP regime in Gujarat.'

Wed, Nov 9, 2022
'This is not the BJP that I joined'

'I don't think the Bharatiya Janata Party can claim any USP which was it is a...

BJP's win will give double benefit to Himachal: Modi

If the Congress comes to power in the state, it will not allow his government...

BJP 'using' CAA with eye on Gujarat polls: Mamata

Mamata asserted that she will never allow the implementation of CAA in West...

Tue, Nov 8, 2022
Jolt to Cong as 26 leaders join BJP ahead of HP polls

The leaders jumped the boat in the presence of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur...

Mon, Nov 7, 2022
Govt okays electoral bonds ahead of Gujarat, HP polls

Ahead of the assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the...

16 Arunachal cops train in Mandarin language

The university is also in the process to impart similar training to personnel...

Sun, Nov 6, 2022
BJP's Himachal manifesto: UCC, 33% quota for women

BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday promised Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and 33...

Want Congress to do well in Gujarat, Himachal: Azad

Months after exiting the decades-long association with the Congress party,...

PM 'pressuring' BJP rebel: Cong citing viral video

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi cited a viral video on social...

Sat, Nov 5, 2022
India's first voter dies after voting for 34th time

On November 3, Negi had cast his vote for the state's assembly polls through...

Cong ignored Himachal as it is small state: Modi

Modi said whenever Congress came back, all development works came to a...

1L jobs, free electricity: Cong manifesto for HP poll

On the implementation of the old pension scheme, Baghel said Rajasthan and...

Gujarat polls: Cong declares 1st list of 43 candidates

The first list has 10 Patel or Patidar faces, 11 tribals, 10 OBCs and five SCs.

Fri, Nov 4, 2022
Who Says Gujarat Is A BJP Bastion?

The Congress won 77 seats or 42% of seats in the 2017 polls. How then can...

Will Gujarat Be A Cake Walk For BJP?

The BJP is not taking the AAP challenge lightly.Amit Shah has cautioned party...

Thu, Nov 3, 2022
Will Congress End 32-Year Gujarat Drought?

It had given the BJP a tough fight in 2017 winning 77 of the 182 seats at stake.

Gujarat goes to polls on Dec 1 and 5; Results on Dec 8

Gujarat will go to polls in two phases on December 1 and 5 with the counting...

It's Raining Billions For Gujarat!

Hemant Shivsaran lists the number of projects the Modi government has...

Wed, Nov 2, 2022
BJP, Congress grapple with rebel problem in HP polls

No matter how smug they sound on the surface about the potential of the...

Sat, Oct 29, 2022
AAP seeks public opinion to select Gujarat CM nominee

The results of the poll would be announced on November 4.

Sat, Oct 22, 2022
Gujarat polls: EC pulls up state's chief secy, DGP

Taking a stern view of the failure of Gujarat government officials to send a...

Sun, Oct 16, 2022
Guj polls: Who will bag the all-important Dalit vote?

While the BJP says it is confident Dalits will vote for it in the state...

Fri, Oct 14, 2022
Didn't club HP, Guj polls together in 2017 too: EC

The Election Commission on Friday cited convention followed in 2017 for not...

EC announces Himachal polls; no dates for Gujarat yet

The Commission did not announce the elections for the Gujarat assembly, the...

Cong vows to restore old pension scheme in Himachal

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday promised to restore the old pension scheme...

EC to announce poll dates for Gujarat, Himachal today

The term of the Gujarat Assembly ends on February 18 next year while that of...

Thu, Oct 13, 2022
SEE: Snowfall Sets Foot in Himachal

Scenes from Himachal Pradesh, which received its first snowfall of the season.

Wed, Oct 5, 2022
Modi sounds poll bugle in Himachal, literally

At a rally held in Bilaspur Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presented the PM...

Tue, Oct 4, 2022
Himachal withdraws order on scribes after outrage

The prime minister will address a public meeting after inaugurating AIIMS in...

Wed, Sep 28, 2022
Jolt to Himachal Cong as working prez joins BJP

He joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Piyush Goyal and lauded...

Eye on Guj polls? Govt extends free rations to poor

The government on Wednesday extended by three months its programme to provide...

Mon, Aug 22, 2022
Floods, Landslides Hobble Himachal

Glimpses of the devastation caused by flash floods in Himachal Pradesh.

Sun, Aug 21, 2022
'Insulted' Sharma refuses to head HP Cong campaign

In a jolt to the Congress ahead of Himachal Pradesh polls, senior leader...

Sat, Aug 20, 2022
22 dead in flash floods, landslides in Himachal

The maximum damage has been reported from Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts,...

Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Himachal makes anti-conversion law more stringent

Passed by a voice vote, the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion (Amendment)...

Fri, Aug 12, 2022
Himachal's new bill prohibits mass conversions

The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday introduced a bill in the state...

Thu, Aug 11, 2022
Himachal assembly debates no trust vote against govt

Starting the debate on the second day of the ongoing monsoon session, Leader...

Wed, Aug 3, 2022
Ahmed Patel's daughter may fight Gujarat polls

Mumtaz Patel, however, did not shy away from declaring she will definitely...

Sat, Jul 30, 2022
'BJP is beatable in Gujarat'

'Modi is imposing himself as the face of Gujarat to send a message that...

Mon, Jul 4, 2022
12 killed as bus falls into gorge in Kullu

The bus was on its way to Sainj from Shainsher when it fell into the gorge at...

Sun, Jun 12, 2022
AAP to split Oppn votes, benefit BJP in Guj: Experts

The Congress also claimed that the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP was the "B-team"...

Mon, May 23, 2022
Gujarat BJP plans to raise over Rs 200cr before polls

To shore up its finances, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat has...

Mon, Apr 4, 2022
AAP says internal survey gives it 58 seats in Gujarat

The Aam Aadmi Party has claimed its internal survey has found it could win...

Fri, Dec 3, 2021
Can new Guj Cong chief help party defeat BJP in 2022?

An OBC leader, Thakor, who has good oratory skills, will have to take along...

Thu, Sep 23, 2021
BJP's Gujarat Rival: AAP, not Congress

Surveys suggest that the AAP would win 40 seats in the 182-member assembly if...

Thu, Jun 3, 2021
Will Punjab's Malerkotla move help Cong in UP, Guj?

'Congress will try to use Malerkotla to woo Muslim votes in UP. Muslims...

Sun, Apr 14, 2019
Wife in BJP, cricketer Jadeja's dad, sis join Congress

The Chennai Super Kings all-rounder's wife, Rivaba, had joined the BJP on...