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The Indian National Congress has elected Rahul Gandhi as the party president, Mullappally Ramachandran said on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

What worked for Congress? The prayer, the key or the lock?

The fact that Mr Modi looked troubled or even frightened by the Congress campaign cannot be denied.

20 Dec 2017 2:07 AM IST

BJP workers celebrate the partys victory in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, in Mumbai on Monday. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Business as usual not possible for BJP

The saffron brigade simply does not understand the expression secular .

20 Dec 2017 2:06 AM IST

Many doubt if elections will be held at all

Now, Nawaz is going to wait it out for the March 2018 Senate elections he has been eyeing all along.

20 Dec 2017 2:04 AM IST

Afrazul Khan, a migrant labourer from West Bengals Malda district who was working as a mason in Rajasthan. Khan was hacked and burnt alive by one Shambhulal Regar at Rajasamand in Rajasthan. The brutal murder was captured on camera by Shambhulals teenaged nephew.

Murder most foul as pedagogic warning

We confront two kinds of violence, one that is codified into institutions and another that is institutional violence.

20 Dec 2017 2:01 AM IST

Firefighters battle several intense wind-driven wildfires early on Friday that have swept across densely populated Southern California, destroying at least 500 structures. (Photo: AP)

Avoidable fire tragedy

A probe would be ordered and the owner arrested and booked.

20 Dec 2017 2:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will also visit their constituencies to cast their votes. (Photo: ANI)

Modi can now go ahead with reforms

A reversal of fortunes in Gujarat might have led to downing shutters on reforms, prominent sections of the western media...

20 Dec 2017 1:57 AM IST

According to experts one should give equal importance to working out and feeling good for a better life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Are you a jigsaw puzzle?

Osho has given tremendous importance to Hara as it is the source of life energy.

19 Dec 2017 1:34 AM IST

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi during an election rally in Nagrota. (Photo: AP)

With new energy, Cong puts up a real fight

The BJP has marginally increased its voteshare percentage, but the Congress too has boosted it by six per cent.

19 Dec 2017 1:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Verdict 2017: Questions of identity trumps over real issues in 2...

The victory of the BJP was hardly doubtful in Himachal as that state has a history of handing its government to...

19 Dec 2017 1:28 AM IST

Representational image of an EVM used for voting.

Stop targeting the EVMs

The Gujarat poll seemed to follow every path surmised upon, down to regions and sub-regions, indicating EVMs have done...

19 Dec 2017 1:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah with Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar at a felicitation function in New Delhi on Monday, after the partys win in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. (Photo: PTI)

Amid BJP's victories, some cheer for Cong

The BJP's attempts over the years to systematically lampoon him and degrade his worth through a dedicated social media...

19 Dec 2017 1:12 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah with Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Ananth Kumar at a felicitation function in New Delhi on Monday, after the partys win in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat is Modi's win, caste bombs for Cong

The BJP cannot hope to be complacent with its victory, and Congress need not be despondent.

19 Dec 2017 1:02 AM IST