Odisha is sending 33 per cent women to the Lok Sabha after the just held general elections. Seven women have been elected from the 21 parliamentary seats in the state.


33% women to enter Lok Sabha from Odisha


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An electoral face-off between a religious/nationalist party and a gaggle of vaguely Left-Liberal outfits is almost always an unequal contest as the scales are invariably tilted in favour of the former.


Triumph of the BJP's Hindu nationalist card (Column: Political Circus)


US President Donald Trump bypassed Congress to approve the sale of $8.1 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan.


Trump dodges Congress in arms sale to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan


A section of farmers in West Bengal's Singur, which had witnessed a violent anti-land acquisition stir over a decade back, staged a protest demonstration on Friday demanding industries be set up on their land which still lies barren.


Singur farmers protest, demand industries on their land


Clashes between activists of the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party and other incidents of violence were reported from Bankura, Cooch Behar and other districts in West Bengal, police said on Friday.


Bengal witnesses violence post result declaration


President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the European Council Donald Tusk congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his election victory, a European Union (EU) spokesperson said here Friday.


EU's Juncker, Tusk congratulate Modi on poll win


As India gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a historic mandate with the ruling BJP returning to power in the Lok Sabha, here's how the foreign media covered Modi's victory.


What foreign media said about Modi's victory


The Indian parliamentary election is "an inspiration to democracies and individuals around the world", State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said on Friday.


Indian elections 'an inspiration to democracies': US


Political strategist Prashant Kishor and the I-PAC of which he is a mentor are basking in the glory of YSR Congress Party's landslide victory in the Andhra Pradesh elections.


Prashant Kishor, I-PAC basking in glory of YSRCP victory


China on Friday welcomed the exchange of pleasantries between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on the re-election of the Indian leader.


China welcomes Khan, Modi exchanging pleasantries


The Enforcement Directorate has moved the Delhi High Court seeking to cancel the bail plea of Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, in a money laundering case.


ED moves HC seeking to cancel Robert Vadra's bail


Nearly 1.5 crore young "digital natives", most of whom cast their votes for the first time, chose to vote for Narendra Modi as India's next prime minister and Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok played a great role in creating a "Modi wave" among them.


How TikTok made Modi popular among young voters


British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy Hunt has pledged to retaliate against alleged Russian cyber attacks with as much as 22 million pounds "kept" to be spent on enlarging an "offensive hacking" unit, the media has reported.


UK vows to retaliate against Russian hacking


In an unexpected development, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has sacked its panel of leaders who act as its spokespersons on television channels.


Akhilesh sacks party panelists


As the election results paved the way for the formation of a new government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several names have started doing the rounds for getting plum Cabinet portfolios.


Piyush Goyal may become next Finance Minister, Prasad may get Telecom


Defying unfavourable global markets, domestic indices inched up on Friday as investors cheered the formation of a stable central government following the BJP's spectacular victory in the Lok Sabha elections.


Sensex advances by 623 pts after sweeping BJP win (Roundup)


In the political 'dangal' of the Lok Sabha elections 2019, a slew of film celebrities including Hema Malini, Sunny Deol, Kirron Kher, Manoj Tiwari, Anubhav Mohanty, Mimi Chakraborty and Nushrat Jahan emerged victorious.


Several film celebs win in LS battle, some lose


China on Friday said it was ready to deepen ties with India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was re-elected in a stunning style in the country's Lok Sabha elections.


Ready to deepen ties with India under Modi: China


Film: "PM Narendra Modi"; Director: Omung Kumar; Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Manoj Joshi, Zarina Wahab, Prashant Narayanan, Rajendra Gupta, Rajesh Sharma, Anjan Srivastav and Jatin Karyekar; Rating: **


'PM Narendra Modi': A hurriedly mounted hagiography (IANS Review, Rating: **)


US President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of easing restrictions on Huawei as part of a broader trade deal with Beijing, despite labelling the Chinese telecommunications giant "very dangerous".


Huawei could be part of US-China trade deal: Trump


Prime Minister Narendra Modi was called by his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering and King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to congratulate him on winning the Lok Sabha elections.

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