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Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde defeated

Sushilkumar Shinde, the ineffective home minister in the outgoing Manmohan Singh cabinet, was defeated in Solapur constituency in western Maharashtra by his BJP rival.

Indian American community congratulates Modi

A prominent organisation representing Indian Americans Friday congratulated Narendra Modi for leading the BJP to a "spectacular victory" in the elections.

Australian Prime Minister congratulates Modi

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott congratulated Narendra Modi Friday for leading the BJP to victory in the Indian general elections.

Humiliating defeat for Congress-NCP in Mumbai

The Congress-NCP combine suffered a humiliating defeat in the six parliamentary constituencies of Mumbai, with the BJP and the Shiv Sena winning three seats each.

Pakistan PM congratulates India’s Modi on election win

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called India’s Narendra Modi on Friday to congratulate him on his party’s landslide general election win.

Sensex ends 216 points higher in a volatile session

The Indian stock markets witnessed volatile trading Friday with the benchmark Sensex ending 216 points higher at 24,121.74 points after soaring to a record level of 25,375.63 points in the intra-day.

Bangladesh PM congratulates BJP, invites Rajnath Singh

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday congratulated BJP president Rajnath Singh and the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for the party's landslide victory in the Indian general elections.

Sonia, Rahul take responsibility for poor Congress show

A smiling Rahul Gandhi said he wanted to congratulate the new government.

Omar Abdullah takes responsibility for defeat, undecided on stepping down

Omar Abdullah syas it is the first time after 1984 that there would possibly be a single party government at the Centre.

Sri Lanka invites Narendra Modi for visit

Vaiko said that a Modi-led government at the centre would not repeat the blunders of the Congress-led government on the Sri Lankan Tamils and fishermen issues.