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PM Modi Removes Chowkidar Prefix from His Twitter Handle After Resounding Election Victory

Hours after results of the Lok Sabha election indicated a mammoth victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday evening removed the prefix “chowkidar” (watchman) from his Twitter handle. ........

‘A solid slap on my face,' says Prakash Raj as BJP leads in counting

Actor-turned-politician Prakash Raj, who contested as an independent candidate from Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency, on Thursday described his defeat as "a solid slap on my face".........

Andhra results: YSRCP's Jagan set to rule state, swearing-in on May 30

People of Andhra Pradesh in their first full-fledged election have chosen Jaganmohan Reddy's YSR Congress. Jagan's party led in 144 seats, TDP in 30 and Janasena Party in 1. According to sources, the party meeting would take place on May 25, while Jagan’s swearing-in is likely to happen on May 30.........

Lok Sabha election results 2019: With 100% strike rate, Nitish Kumar seals position as leader No.1 in Bihar

Counting trends suggest Kumar’s party has secured all 17 Lok Sabha seats it fielded its candidates on, reiterating the JD(U)’s track record of successful poll alliances. Kumar, who contested the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after breaking off from the grand alliance, has now emerged more powerful than before.........

Lok Sabha elections results 2019: PM Modi tweets ‘India wins yet again’ after BJP’s big victory

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on Thursday saying ‘India wins yet again’ after his Bharatiya Janata Party was leading ahead in 345 seats as votes were being counted for the Lok Sabha elections. Many more rounds of counting will happen, but as leads mirrored projections by many exit polls that predicted a second term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a big win, the Sensex soared to the 40........

No 5-star hotel for new MPs in drive for cost-cutting

Newly elected members of Parliament (MPs) will not be staying in five-star hotels this year while they await their official accommodation, as part of the Lok Sabha secretariat’s cost-cutting measures. Instead, they will have to make do with their respective state guest houses or the newly renovated Western Court, the state-run transit hostel in the heart of the capital.........

Sensex Hits 40K For First Time As Leads Show Second Term For PM Modi

The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Indexes surged to record highs with Sensex hitting 40,000 mark and NSE Nifty 50 Index clocking 12,000 mark for the first time after the election results showed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leading on over 300 seats. The results are in line with what the market participants were anticipating........

Healthy food options in Singapore if you are looking for vegetarian restaurants

Eating outside of your home is always fraught with complications. Most of us are apprehensive of what is being served in restaurants what with toxins, gastronomic and adulteration ruling the subject.........

Why Fintech Lenders Are Becoming Hot Choice For Business Loans?

Many business owners often face tough times due to inadequate funds where Fintech lenders come to their aid with unsecured business loans.........

Election Commission rejects Opposition demand to tweak VVPAT counting process

Leaders of 22 political parties had yesterday urged the Election Commission to ensure paper slips from the VVPAT (voter verifiable paper audit trail) module are matched before the counting begins so that in cases of discrepancy, all votes in that particular assembly segment can be cross-checked with the paper slips.........

Centre backs down on appointment of judges, clears 4 names recommended by SC

The government is learnt to have cleared the names of four judges for their elevation to the Supreme Court. The four names cleared by the government are justices Aniruddha Bose, A S Bopanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant.........

Hypersonic jet aims for London-NY in 90 mins

US aviation start-up Hermeus reveals plans for a hypersonic jet that would travel at five times the speed of sound. That could whisk passengers from New York to London in 90 minutes or less. Based in Atlanta said it has obtained finance from seed funders and private investors to develop a plane that will travel at Mach 5 -- five times faster than Mach 1, the speed of sound.........

EC overrules Lavasa 2-1, won’t record dissent from within panel

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s demand to record dissent or minority views as part of the EC’s orders on violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) was rejected Tuesday at a meeting of the full Commission.........

Gomathi Marimuthu fails dope test twice

Gomathi Marimuthu had been the biggest surprise for India with her 800m gold at the recent Asian athletics championships in Doha, but now she is in big doping trouble. The Tamil Nadu athlete has failed a dope test for a banned steroid at last month’s Doha Asians and now faces a four-year ban. ........

TikTok celebrity shot dead in Delhi's Najafgarh, motive still unclear, says police

A 24-year-old TikTok celebrity was shot dead by three unidentified gunmen on Tuesday in the Najafgarh area of Delhi. Mohit Mor was a fitness enthusiast and had half a million followers on popular video-sharing app TikTok. He was at a photocopy shop near the gym he used to visit, when he was murdered.........

Google stored some passwords in plain text for fourteen years

Google disclosed that it recently discovered a bug that caused some portion of G Suite users to have their passwords stored in plain text. The bug has been around since 2005, though Google says that it can’t find any evidence that anybody’s password was improperly accessed. It’s resetting any passwords that might be affected and letting G Suite administrators know about the issue.........