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  • Modi to get British Visa

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    Prime Minister David Camerom has invited BJP prime minister nominee Narendra Modi to visit Britain. The Indian leader was a pariah in the western world due to his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots. A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The Prime Minister (David Cameron) called Narendra Modi this morning to congratulate him on his victory…

  • British Gujaratis Hail Modi Win

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    Priti Patel MP, the Prime Minister’s UK Indian Diaspora Champion and a British MP of Gujarati origin, welcomes the outcomes of the Indian general election. “I congratulate India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP Party on the clear results of the Indian elections and for earning the largest democratic mandate the world has…

  • Modi tsunami sweeps India

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      Narendra Modi created history Friday on his way to becoming India’s 14th prime minister as he led the BJP to a spectacular victory in a Lok Sabha battle that crushed the Congress and others ranged against him and gave, for the first time in 30 years, any party a majority in parliament on its own.…

  • Rahul takes full blame

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    Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday took responsibility for the party’s worst ever drubbing in the Lok Sabha election. Addressing a brief press conference after it became clear that party would be relegated to a poor 50-odd seats, Sonia Gandhi said: “We with all humility accept the…

  • Mangoes top on agenda

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    British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted to congratulate Modi. The prime minister who is facing polls in 2015 May took a safe reaction to avoid get into controversy.  Modi was accused of not preventing the 2002 Guajrat riots in which hundreds of Muslims were killed The prime minister tweeted: Congratulations @narendramodi on victory in India’s…

  • Modi Cabinet On Anvil

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    Here is the possible cabinet ministers in the new BJP government head by Modi Suggestions by London-based Richard Heald, Group CEO of  UK India Business Council   Office Person Finance Arun Jaitley/Manohar Parrikar/Piyush Goel Defence Rajnath Singh/Modi for a while External Affairs Sushma Swaraj Commerce Arun Shourie/Subramanian Swamy Human Resources Department Murli Manohar Joshi/Sushma Swaraj/Nitin Gadkari Rural…

  • India has won

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    “India has won,” BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi tweeted Friday as his party appeared headed for a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha. “India has won. Bharat ki vijay. Achche din aane wale hain,” the Gujarat chief minister said shortly after calling on his mother HiraIndia has won, says Modi (12:20) Gandhinagar, May 16…

  • AAP in reflective mode

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    Far from the earlier euphoria that gripped a party on the rise, the mood at the AAP headquarters in Delhi today was sober and reflective. Close to 200 supporters sat glued to big TV screens watching the Lok Sabha election results proclaimed the BJP’s sweep. “It was a learning experience for us, winning was not…

  • Modi set to lead a billion plus

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    The BJP was Friday set for a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha, its candidates taking early leads in 265 of the 498 seats in two hours of vote count across the country. The Congress, India’s oldest political party which had ruled India for a decade since 2004 at the head of the UPA, appeared…

  • BJP takes early lead

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    The BJP took a big lead as millions of votes polled in the Lok Sabha election were counted Friday, with its candidates racing ahead of all others in 71 of the 122 seats. As an army of officials began the mammoth counting process in 989 places across the country, it was clear that a BJP…

  • The big count begins

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    Counting of some 550 million votes polled in India’s general election began Friday morning. Counting began at 989 centres across the country at 8 a.m. Around 66 percent of the 814 million electorate voted between April 7 and May 12 across the country to elect a new 543-member Lok Sabha. Exit polls at the end…

  • Pentagon refutes Israeli spying

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    US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel said Thursday that he could not validate a recent media report of alleged Israeli spying in his country. “I have heard of that report. I’m not aware of any facts that would substantiate the report,” Xinhua quoted Hagel as saying at a press conference in Tel Aviv with Israeli…

  • 9/11 Memorial Museum opens

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    US President Barack Obama Thursday dedicated a Ground Zero museum commemorating the Sep 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the site of the collapsed World Trade Towers in New York, a media report said. Obama, who also went around the National September 11 Memorial Museum with First Lady Michelle Obama, remarked that “nothing can ever break…

  • Modi keeps cards to himself

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    With the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi keeping all cards close to his chest on ministry formation if the NDA comes to power, party leaders Thursday publicly said there was only media speculation on the issue. Yet names of possible cabinet ministers kept doing the rounds in the expectation of a Modi government by…

  • RSS remark gives BJP worries

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    The BJP Thursday played it safe on remarks made by RSS ideologue M.G. Vaidya that the party should make some progress on its three core issues – repealing article 370, constructing a Ram temple in Ayodhya and implementing a Uniform Civil Code. Vaidya Wednesday told a national daily that there should be “some initiative” on…

  • May 20 ultimatum for Indian journalists

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    The only two Indian journalists stationed in Pakistan have been told to leave the country by May 20, a media report said Thursday. Snehesh Alex Philip of The Press Trust of India (PTI) and Meena Menon of The Hindu newspaper were told to leave the country by May 20, Dawn online reported. “Both of them…

  • Stars predict bumpy ride for Modi

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    BJP leader Narendra Modi is sure to head India’s new government but he could face problems even while providing strong governance for the next five years, astrologers say. But there is no unanimity among astrologers across the country on the number of seats the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies will win in the just…

  • Worlds largest count begins tomorrow

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    The Election Commission is all set to count Friday some 537 million votes cast in the Lok Sabha polls which are widely tipped to end a decade of Congress rule, a top official said Thursday. “We are fully prepared and geared up for the counting day tomorrow… There is absolutely no problem,” Election Commissioner H.S.…

  • Toll rises in Turkey mine disaster

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    The number of workers confirmed dead in an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Turkey has reached 274. Officials acknowledge there is little hope of finding survivors inside the mine near Soma city, where roughly 100 men remain trapped some four km from the entrance. The high concentration of carbon monoxide is preventing…

  • India results live on Google

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    Google said Wednesday it will introduce new features to help provide comprehensive latest news and live update of election results scheduled for May 16. The new features include a live results map, live Counting Day YouTube newscasts, and much more. “Voters will be able to access ‘live results’ at google.co.in/elections through a nation-wide view of…

  • Russia to hit back on sanctions

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    Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday Moscow may retaliate against Western sanctions if those countries continue confrontation, indicating possible blow to such payment systems as Visa and MasterCard. “We don’t want confrontation. But if the West continues its unprofessional and hysterical position, we’ll have to think how to respond,” Xinhua quoted Lavrov as telling the…

  • Betting touch £120m on Modi

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    BJP leader Narendra Modi continues to attract huge bets and has emerged as the top contender for the next prime minister. According to sources, an estimated betting worth over £120 million has taken place in Mumbai, New Delhi, Ahmedabad as well as in Pakistan and Dubai where the elections were keenly watched by expatriates. Just two…

  • Kenya Travel Advice Update

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    FCO advises against all but essential travel to Mombasa Island and the surrounding area. The FCO has changed its travel advice to Kenya to advise against all but essential travel to Mombasa Island and the surrounding area following recent terrorist attacks and the continuing terrorist threat in the area. The Travel Advice now reads: “The…

  • Turkey mine tragedy kills 200

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     At least 200 people were killed and some 400 workers remain trapped underground after an explosion and fire in a coal mine in Turkey Tuesday, officials said Wednesday. A total of 787 people were inside the mine in Soma, 250 km south of Istanbul, when the disaster occurred. As many as 363 people have been…

  • Obama asked to reach out to Modi

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    With exit polls suggesting that Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi is likely to become India’s next prime minister, a leading US expert has suggested that the US reach out to him. “Whatever else may be believed about Modi, there is universal agreement that he is a decisive leader,” writes Ashley J. Tellis, Senior Associate…

  • Sanya Quits UKIP Over Racism

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    Sanya-Jeet Thandi, a member of the UKIP’s youth wing, said she is quitting the right-wing party on the grounds that it has descended into a terrifying “form of racist populism,” The Guardian daily newspaper from London reported. The university student told Daily Mail that the party had abandoned its core supporters and called on others…

  • BJP predicts 300 plus

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    A day after several exit polls predicted a BJP-led government in India, with only the margins of victory differing, party leaders said Tuesday they were confident of an easy win, perhaps crossing the 300 mark, and would not need allies. Party leaders and those close to the leadership told IANS that neither the Bharatiya Janata…

  • Ehud Olmert gets jail term

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    Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in prison for bribery at the Tel Aviv district court Tuesday, media reported. Olmert was found guilty in March of accepting bribes when he served as mayor of Jerusalem in exchange for helping the developers of the city’s Holyland Park, a residential project, Harretz…

  • Singh gets a standing ovation

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    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was given a standing ovation by his staff at South Block Tuesday during a farewell they hosted for him. It also saw some moist eyes. Around 110 staff of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) gathered at South Block to give a farewell to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who steps down May…

  • Russia warns Europe on gas supply

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    The ongoing Russia-Ukraine stand-off may jeopardise natural gas supplies to the European countries despite Moscow’s efforts to abide by contracts, a senior official said Monday. “Countries that have no alternative supply (routes) other than the Ukrainian gas transportation system are most at risk,” Xinhua cited Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky as saying Monday. Yanovsky…

  • ‘Nuke winter’ wiped out dinos

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    In a first physical evidence that a sudden dip in temperatures wiped out dinosaurs, a team of scientists has revealed that a massive asteroid hit the earth 66 million years ago, causing “nuclear winter” and the ultimate demise of giant animals. Global temperatures suddenly plummeted following the “Chicxulub” impact off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, researchers said.…

  • Obama looks forward to new India Govt

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    As exit polls suggested that the Narendra Mod- led Bharatiya Janata Party was set to win the Indian election, President Barack Obama said the US looked forward to “working closely” with India’s next administration. “I congratulate the people of India on concluding their national elections” he said in a statement Monday without any reference to…

  • Taj City faces water crisis

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    By Brij Khandelwal looks into the water crisis at the tourism capital of India Whoever wins the general election on May 16, will the water supply position in the eco-sensitive Taj Trapezium zone improve? This is the million dollar question everyone in the Taj city is asking today. With the Yamuna reduced to a “sewage…

  • 2014 India polls break record

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    The 2014 general election saw an all-India voter turnout of 66.38 percent, the highest-ever in Indian polls, with 15 states and union territories registering their highest-ever polling percentages, the Election Commission said Monday. “The voting percentage for the whole nation this time was 66.38 percent, which is the highest- ever in history,” Deputy Election Commissioner…

  • India awaits verdict

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    India’s most bitterly fought national election ended Monday evening, with some 60 percent of the 66 million electorate in three states voting in the 10th and last leg of a contest widely tipped to end a decade of Congress rule. The Election Commission said the balloting ended in Uttar Pradesh (18 seats), West Bengal (17)…

  • Exit polls: Advantage BJP/Modi

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    The BJP-led NDA coalition is poised to return to power by winning a majority in the Lok Sabha, ending a decade of Congress-led UPA rule, exit polls said Monday after the general election ended.Three exit polls projected the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance between 272 and 289 seats in the 545-member Lok Sabha where…

  • UK regrets Ukraine referendum

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    The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Sunday said in a statement that it “regrets” the referendum in Ukraine. Commenting on referendums held Sunday in Ukraine, a FCO spokesperson claimed to be “regrettable,” adding that Ukrainians will have “a proper opportunity to express their democratic choice in the forthcoming presidential elections” in Ukraine May 25,…

  • Cobra chief to lead BGM Uni

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    The University of Birmingham has appointed India-born businessman Lord Karan Bilimoria as its new chancellor, the university announced Monday. Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea CBE, the India-born founder of Cobra Beer, will take up his role at an Installation Ceremony in July, making him the seventh University of Birmingham chancellor, the university said in a release.…

  • Kiev rejects referendums

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    Ukrainian acting President Alexandr Turchynov Monday rejected referendums in eastern towns of Donetsk and Luhansk, in which around 90 percent of people voted in favour of independence from the central government in Kiev. “The propagandistic farce, which terrorists qualify as the referendum, will have no legal consequences except the criminal responsibility for its organisers,” Turchynov…

  • Millions vote in three states

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    Braving a scorching sun at places, millions of men and women voted Monday in the last lot of 41 Lok Sabha constituencies including Varanasi where BJP’s prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi faces a stiff challenge from the AAP and the Congress. Long queues were seen at most of the 71,254 polling stations in Uttar Pradesh,…

  • Gadkari faces no pending probe

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    The Income Tax department here in Maharashtra has said there was no inquiry or investigation pending against former BJP president Nitin Gadkari. The department’s reply came in response to a Right to Information query by New Delhi-based activist Sunil Dalal, who sought details of any pending Income Tax probes against the Bharatiya Janata Party leader.…

  • Abducted girls still in Nigeria

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    A Nigerian state governor has said he has information on the whereabouts of the 200 abducted schoolgirls, a media report said Monday. Kashim Shettima, governor of the Nigerian state of Borno, said he has sighted the abducted girls, BBC reported. Shettima has passed on the report of the sightings to the Nigerian military for verification.…

  • BJP push for action against Ajay

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    Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad Monday said the Congress candidate from Varanasi, Ajay Rai, flaunting the party symbol at a polling booth committed an “offence of the Model Code of Conduct” and asked the Election Commission to take cognizance of the matter. Rai walked into the polling station to vote with the party symbol…

  • Congress ahead in Telangana

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    The Congress party in Telangana and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Seemandhra are ahead in the municipal elections as the counting of votes was underway . The Congress has bagged nine municipalities in Telangana while the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has captured five. The Congress has also established lead in many other municipalities. Out…