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Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Check out winning candidates from each phase of polls

Rediff.com28 May 2019

As the dust finally settles on the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 and Bharatiya Janata Party along with its NDA allies emerges as the clear winner, here is a list of who won in each of the 7 phases of elections.

It is poll time and political realignments get underway

It is poll time and political realignments get underway

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

With less than two months to go for the Lok Sabha election, the expected process of political realignments has begun, reports Anita Katyal.

'Self-sufficient' Indian Mujahideen feels Pakistanis are brothers

'Self-sufficient' Indian Mujahideen feels Pakistanis are brothers

Rediff.com7 Jan 2014

'We will continue to support Pakistan as we find no difference. They used to be Indians once upon a time, Yasin Bhatkal told his interrogators, even as Indian Mujahideen has largely transformed into a homegrown terror outfit with tacit support from across the border, reports Vicky Nanjappa.

Bihar is being polarised on Nitish's watch

Bihar is being polarised on Nitish's watch

Rediff.com3 Feb 2018

Nitish Kumar has failed to curb communal forces and hoodlums across communities. And that is ominous for Bihar's present and future, warns Mohammad Sajjad.

Upset Bihar Congress leader to quit party to join LJP

Upset Bihar Congress leader to quit party to join LJP

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

Upset over not getting a Lok Sabha ticket, former Bihar Congress chief Mehboob Ali Kaiser could join Lok Janshakti Party, led by Ram Vilas Paswan, in a couple of days.

Strike evokes mixed response; banking, transport services hit

Strike evokes mixed response; banking, transport services hit

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

While some states like Kerala and Telangana were badly hit by the strike, the impact was partial in Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra

Nepal quake claims 51 lives across India, NDRF teams sent to Bihar, UP

Nepal quake claims 51 lives across India, NDRF teams sent to Bihar, UP

Rediff.com25 Apr 2015

Over 26 people have lost their lives country in the aftermath of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal.

Are Bihar floods a man-made disaster?

Are Bihar floods a man-made disaster?

Rediff.com7 Sep 2016

Year after year, floods cause mayhem in Bihar but the government is not paying adequate attention to water management.

How 2 young engineers transformed a Bihar village

How 2 young engineers transformed a Bihar village

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

Every evening when the lights glow in the huts of Gangapur village, the villagers thank two young men - Ajay Kumar and Somil Daga.

50 killed in Nepal quake, 17 dead as tremors jolt India

50 killed in Nepal quake, 17 dead as tremors jolt India

Rediff.com12 May 2015

A new 7.3-magnitude earthquake and seven powerful aftershocks struck Nepal on Tuesday killing at least 50 people and triggering panic in the Himalayan nation already devastated by a monster temblor less than three weeks ago that had claimed over 8,000 lives.

Trouble brews in Bihar BJP, leaders meet RSS chief

Trouble brews in Bihar BJP, leaders meet RSS chief

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

Cracks are widening within Bihar BJP with more party legislators coming in the open and alleging lack of inner democracy with one MLA openly vouching for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying he would serve as a better prime minister.

India's Topper: 'Life is too short to be defined by one exam'

India's Topper: 'Life is too short to be defined by one exam'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

UPSC toppers -- Ira Singhal, Nidhi Gupta, Vandana Rao and Suharsha Bhagat -- tell Rediff.com how they cracked the tough national exam.

'Sonia and Rajiv had no role in the Emergency'

'Sonia and Rajiv had no role in the Emergency'

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

'I do not think Rajiv Gandhi at that stage had any influence on his mother. Indira Gandhi relied totally on Sanjay and she looked upon him as a dependable son.' 'What really affected people and eventually Indira Gandhi was the sterilisation drive. She lost so badly in north India because of these drives.' 'She is the one who has given this aura of 'the family' to the Gandhis.' The second and final part of veteran journalist Coomi Kapoor, whose book The Emergency: A Personal Account was published recently, to Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com about Independent India's darkest phase.

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