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NEW DELHI: This Lok Sabha election, the NDA secured 292 out of 543 seats, surpassing the majority mark by 20. However, the BJP, with 240 seats, fell short of achieving a majority on its own, a stark contrast to its stellar performances in 2014 and 2019. As we analyse the final tally of numbers and the party’s performance in close contests, it appears that an additional 609,639 votes across 32 seats could have secured a majority for the BJP. In Chandigarh, the BJP lost by a razor-thin margin of 2,504 votes, while in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, the gap was a…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Youth of Pidadigal down Rumba United 3-1 to enter the quarter-finals of the 9-a-side football tournament Organised by Sporting Club Virabhat and played at St.Alex Church ground Curtorim. In the first session of play, Youth of Pidadigal scored through Anthony Bogot while Jusua missed the opportunity to level the score before halftime. At the breather, the Youth of Pidadigal led 1-0. After the resumption of the second half, Anthony Bogot scored the second goal for Youth of Pidadigal while Joshua Mascarenhas reduced the margin for Rumba United. In the last quarter, Anthony Bogot completed his Hatric for…

NEW YORK: India’s eight-wicket win over Ireland in their T20 World Cup 2024 opener on Wednesday got soured a bit as captain Rohit Sharma trudged off the field mid-way during batting. Rohit left the ground after suffering a blow on his upper arm from a delivery bowled by pacer Josh Little at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Before retiring hurt, Rohit scored 52 off 37 balls with the help of four fours and three sixes to give India a perfect launching pad to chase down a paltry target of 97. Rohit got hit on his upper arm on the…

New Delhi: The Opposition INDIA bloc, for now, will sit in the opposition benches, even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP are “subverting the will of the people,” Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said today. But there was a caveat. “The INDIA bloc will continue to resist the fascist rule… We will take appropriate steps at the appropriate time to realise the people’s desire not to be ruled by the BJP,” he added, reading out a statement adopted by all the alliance partners after a strategy session at his Delhi residence. The thinly veiled reference was to the Opposition’s…

New Delhi: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should utilise his position as “kingmaker” in the NDA to ensure special status for Bihar. On Wednesday, photos of the RJD leader sitting with his former boss on a flight to Delhi went viral on social media. Both NDA and INDIA partners flew to the national capital to hold meetings after the Lok Sabha Election results failed to give a majority to the BJP. “NDA has numbers but we want the government which will be formed to take care of Bihar and ensure that it gets…

New Delhi: Narendra Modi is set to take oath as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive time on Saturday after his allies chose him as their leader at a key meeting in Delhi yesterday, sources told NDTV. Top South Asian leaders have been invited to the oath ceremony, reflecting the government’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. Bangladesh and Sri Lankan leaders have already confirmed their presence at Saturday’s event after speaking to PM Modi over the phone. The media division of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office said he has accepted the invitation to attend Saturday’s event and also congratulated PM Modi…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that his government will make additional provision of funds as a reward for local bodies that successfully obtain green certification. “We will make additional provision of funds as a reward for local bodies that successfully obtain green certification. The GSPCB will conduct inspections based on different parameters of waste management before granting the green certification,” said Sawant. Sawant encouraged villages near rivers and the coast to start bamboo plantations, citing the plant’s critical role in stabilizing soil and halting erosion. After five years, he promised, the government would buy the bamboo at…