Technology, Mobiles tabs, 23rd May 2019, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 23 May 2019

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Reflecting the coalition's plight, Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Gulbarga and former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda in Tumkur were trailing their BJP rivals, Election Commission trends showed. (Photo: File)

17th Lok Sabha result, Karnataka: BJP sweeps in, leaves Cong-JD(S) in tizzy

87-year old Gowda was trailing by a margin of 12,387 votes in Tumkur against BJP's G S Basavaraj.

23 May 2019 8:40 PM

The BJP has held on to Nandurbar and Mumbai North East whereas the Shiv Sena has retained Mumbai South Central. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

17th Lok Sabha results, Maharashtra: BJP-Sena win 3 seats, leading in 38 seats

In other 45 constituencies, BJP is leading in 21, Shiv Sena in 17, Congress in one seat and the NCP in four seats.

23 May 2019 8:36 PM

Srinivas Reddy won Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha seat by over 77000 votes. (Photo: File)

17th Lok Sabha result, Telangana: TRS bags 8, BJP 3, Congress 2

Sanjay Kumar defeated B Vinod Kumar (TRS), who was the deputy floor leader of the party in Lok Sabha,in Karimnagar by over 89,000 votes.

23 May 2019 8:25 PM

Shatrughan Sinha He also termed Shah as a 'master strategist,' Sinha said. (Photo: File)

'Khel-Tamasha' has taken place in UP, Bihar, WB and AP: Shatrughan Sinha

He congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah for their win in the election.

23 May 2019 8:24 PM

Ronaldo, Portugal’s leading scorer with 156 goals and the most capped player with 85 appearances, was included as expected. (Photo: AFP)

Cristiano Ronaldo heads Portugal squad for Nations League

Portugal will kick off the new competition with a semi-final against Switzerland in Porto on June 5.

23 May 2019 8:18 PM

BJP still does not have a majority in Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, and this will pose hurdles to the party's legislative reform agenda, IHS Markit said in a note on election verdict.

PM Modi's big win signals strong Indian GDP growth will continue

The key economic challenge now is to continue reforms, brokerages and economists said on Thursday.

23 May 2019 8:17 PM

Amit Shah took over as the BJP president soon after NDA emerged victorious in 2014 general elections. (Photo: AP)

The rise and rise of Amit Shah: How a worker became most successful BJP president

Indeed, as the captain of the winning team, Shah deserves credit for turning the party into an election-winning machine.

23 May 2019 8:09 PM

Ashwin is India's fourth-leading wicket-taker of all time in the Test arena, having claimed 342 scalps at an average of 25.43. (Photo: File)

Nottinghamshire sign Ravichandran Ashwin for County Championship

The 32-year-old, who is expected to feature in six of the final seven red ball matches, will replace James Pattinson at the end of June.

23 May 2019 8:03 PM

In line with weaker rupee on Thursday, the benchmark BSE Sensex erased early gains to end 299 points lower.

Rupee pares gains, settles 36 paise down at 70.02

At interbank foreign exchange, rupee opened at 69.45 a dollar and gained to touch a high of 69.37.

23 May 2019 8:00 PM

Instagram model Sameer Mark is taking social media by storm!

Saraj Anwar aka Sameer Mark is surely an influencer to look out for.

23 May 2019 7:52 PM

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said that Modi is set to become the most powerful democratically-elected leader in the world after the thumping win.

India Inc hails 'NaMo again', watches for bold reforms in NDA 2.0

NDA 2.0 must unleash bold initiatives to transform the economy, said industry captains.

23 May 2019 7:49 PM

'The word ‘Chowkidar’ goes from my Twitter name but it remains an integral part of me. Urging you all to do the same too,' Modi tweeted. (Photo: File)

Modi drops 'Chowkidar' prefix, but 'it will remain part of him'

'The people of India became Chowkidars and rendered great service to the nation,' Modi said.

23 May 2019 6:51 PM

The venue will host its first match on May 31 where two-time winners West Indies will meet the 1992 champions Pakistan. (Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

'Giant Catch' sculpture unveiled in Nottingham ahead of ICC World Cup 2019; see pics

The six-metre tall giant hand features a wristband with emblems of nations - England, Australia, Pakistan, West Indies, India and Bangladesh

23 May 2019 6:43 PM

PM Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: File)

2019 Lok Sabha result: Top Winners, Losers

The regional parties, who were speculated to have played a key role in forming governement, have also not been able to make a big impact.

23 May 2019 6:41 PM

This study found that exercise improved the function of the placenta, and also the metabolism of the mother. (Photo: ANI)

Placenta health depends upon maternal exercise

Exercising during pregnancy keeps placenta healthy, study suggests.

23 May 2019 6:36 PM

The Indian batting line-up will be steered by Number 1 ODI batsman-- Virat Kohli, who has been in sublime form lately. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni hit the nets after arriving in England for World Cup 2019

India start their WC campaign against South Africa on June 5 but before that, they will play 2 practice matches against NZ and Bangladesh.

23 May 2019 6:26 PM

The Modi wave has not only swept through the Hindi heartland and Gujarat, as it was expected but also rippled through West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra and Karnataka. (Photo: File)

Regional kingmaker hopefuls fall by the wayside

In this general election, some regional parties had hoped they would be kingmakers, but unfortunately have been discarded by the wayside.

23 May 2019 6:17 PM

Senior citizens, above 60 years of age, have to submit Form 15H to banks at the beginning of a financial year to ensure that no tax is deducted at source on interest income. (Representational Image)

Senior citizens with taxable income up to Rs 5 lakh can seek TDS exemption on bank interest

Earlier, the limit for seeking Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) exemption was Rs 2.5 lakh.

23 May 2019 6:11 PM

'I congratulate her and would request her to take care of Amethi... I respect the decision of India.' (Photo: ANI)

Rahul lauds Modi, requests victorious Smriti Irani to take care of Amethi

Rahul Gandhi also boosted the morale of the Congress workers.

23 May 2019 6:06 PM

GoAir had the best on-time performance followed by Air Asia, Vistara, IndiGo, and Air India. (Representational Image)

Domestic air passenger growth falls in April due to grounding of Jet Airways

The key reason was grounding of Jet Airways on April 17, which cut the total seat capacity and shrank the market.

23 May 2019 5:50 PM

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