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Akbar also accused the Raman Singh government of violating the Chhattisgarh high court order by not withdrawing all the facilities entitled to the parliamentary secretaries on a par with state ministers. (Photo: PTI)

Loan waiver, Jogi factor won Congress landslide

Primary factor for the dismal show of the party in the polls was said to be serious charges leveled against some of...

12 Dec 2018 2:02 AM IST

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reshuffled his cabinet by inducting 10 fresh faces and elevating two ministers of state to cabinet rank. (Photo: PTI)

BJP lost as it ignored farmers, says Naveen Patnaik

Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said the outcome of the assembly election results in five states showed the mood of the...

12 Dec 2018 2:01 AM IST

BJP supporters celebrate the victory of their candidate in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

BJP loses Rajasthan, but Vasundhara Raje still a factor

The cadre was clearly told that they need to work for the party's victory, sources added.

12 Dec 2018 2:01 AM IST

Congress Party workers hold Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Jyotiradtitya Scindias cutout as they celebrate at the Congress headquarters in Bhopal on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

MP Congress seeks governor appointment to form govt

Results of only 138 Assembly constituencies were out when Congress hand delivered the letter to the Raj Bhavan late in...

12 Dec 2018 2:01 AM IST

A Congress supporter waves a flag at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday after the partys win in the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI)

For NDA, 2019 polls won't be an easy ride now

Regional satraps like Mamata and Akhilesh will now have to accept Rahul Gandhi as the leader of the Mahagathbandhan'.

12 Dec 2018 2:00 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath

Firebrand Yogi Adityanath failed to garner votes for BJP

Yogi was considered to be important in the scheme of things as he heads the powerful Nath sect of ascetics.

12 Dec 2018 1:58 AM IST

Buddha Dhan Chakma

BJP makes inroads in Mizoram vote share

Saffron party increases its vote share to 8% from 0.37% in 2013.

12 Dec 2018 1:58 AM IST

After Laldenga died in 1990, Zoramthanga became the MNF party chief.

Ex-rebel Zoramthanga to be chief minister

This will be his third term as the chief minister as he has held the same position from 1998 to 2008.

12 Dec 2018 1:58 AM IST

Congress party workers celebrate the partys good show in Assembly elections of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Poll results may pave way for Congress, SP, BSP alliance in UP

Mayawati, who has summoned all her winners to Delhi, will take her own time and drive a bargain for UP polls before she...

12 Dec 2018 1:56 AM IST

A Congress worker waves the party flag to celebrate the partys performance in Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, in Jabalpur on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Agrarian distress leads to BJP election defeats

The angst of the hapless farmer ultimately singed the ruling BJP's throne in these states, mainly in Madhya Pradesh and...

12 Dec 2018 1:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election campaign rally in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Assembly verdict 2018: Confused Hinduvta campaign' brings down BJP

Strong anti-incumbency against CMs couldn't be defused.

12 Dec 2018 1:54 AM IST

The e-skin pair can perform wireless communication of the four-state control signal at a distance of more than five metres, and the embedded encoding mechanism makes the inter-skin communication noise-tolerant. (Photo: Pixabay)

The communication gap is increasing!

The preceding point may be illustrated by citing the hype about Ayodhya issue raised by politicians at different levels.

12 Dec 2018 1:51 AM IST