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EVMs tamper-proof, says EC

Mar 17, 2017 - 8:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): With losing parties alleging rigging of results in the recently concluded Assembly elections by tampering with electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday reiterated these were tamper-proof, […]

Led by Harbachan Singh, Secretary-General of INOC, USA, loud chants of "Congress Party Zindabad, and Capt. Amarinder Singh Zindabad," resonated in the hall where a large gathering had assembled.

Jubilant crowd in USA welcomes Capt. Amarinder Singh’s landslide victory in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections

Mar 17, 2017 - 8:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): A large crowd of the Indian National Overseas Congress, USA officials, members and supporters welcomed the long-awaited news of Capt. Amarinder Singh‘s landslide victory (77/117) in the state assembly elections in Punjab. […]

Manohar Parrikar won the trust vote on the floor of the House on Thursday, March 16.

Manohar Parrikar wins floor test in Goa assembly, 22 votes to 16

Mar 17, 2017 - 3:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Manohar Parrikar won the trust vote on the floor of the House on Thursday, March 16. PANAJI (TIP): The Manohar Parrikar-led coalition government in Goa won the floor test in the legislative assembly on Thursday, […]

Captain Amarinder Singh takes over as the 26th Chief Minister of Punjab

Mar 17, 2017 - 2:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): Capt Amarinder Singh was on March 16 sworn-in, at a simple ceremony, as the Punjab chief minister for the second time with nine ministers, including Navjot Singh Sidhu also taking the oath. Earlier, […]

Capt Amarinder Singh has team in place: Time to bat for Punjab

Mar 17, 2017 - 2:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Capt Amarinder Singh, the new Chief Minister of Punjab, has put together a Cabinet that represents a selection of veterans which, if tea leaves are to be read, portends well for the state. He has […]

Goa for BJP: Alchemy of making minority into a majority

Mar 17, 2017 - 2:29 am EDT Guest Author 0

As expected the Manohar Parrikar government in Goa was able to prove its majority on Thursday, March 16, following a Supreme Court directive. Once the Governor had decided to invite the former Defence Minister, Parrikar […]

Robust turnouts in the Assembly elections defy anxieties about voter alienation

Mar 10, 2017 - 8:28 am EST Guest Author 0

Voter turnout estimates are often revised for a final tally by the Election Commission, but by all accounts the current round of Assembly elections has witnessed deepened participation. In the final, and seventh, phase of […]

Assembly Elections 2017 Anti-Incumbency a dominant factor

Mar 10, 2017 - 7:11 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Exit polls find BJP ahead in UP, Goa; Cong & AAP neck-and-neck in Punjab NEW DELHI (TIP): Anti-incumbency appears to be a factor in deciding the fate of political parties in the fray in five […]

French presidential candidate Fillon’s home raided

Mar 3, 2017 - 2:55 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Police raided the Paris home of French rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday over an alleged fake job scandal as a senior party colleague warned him he risked dragging his party “into an abyss”. […]

Varun removed as BJP’s star campaigner in UP polls

Feb 25, 2017 - 1:22 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP MP Varun Gandhi is conspicuous by his absence in the Uttar Pradesh polls. His cold war with party chief Amit Shah has left him out of the list of star campaigners […]

Kejriwal sets eyes on three BJP-ruled states

Feb 25, 2017 - 1:16 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of state in charges on Saturday to discuss the party’s national plan post-Punjab and Goa elections. […]

With 82 seats, BJP makes gains in BMC polls, finishes 2 short of Shiv Sena’s tally

Feb 25, 2017 - 1:14 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): The Shiv Sena on Thursday (February 23) emerged as the largest party in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections with 84 seats, but the BJP, which made massive gains, said it could take […]

I DRAW INSPIRATION FROM DONKEYS, MODI COUNTERS ‘CASTEIST’ AKHILESH

Feb 25, 2017 - 1:12 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

LUCKNOW (TIP): Countering Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘donkeys from Gujarat’ jibe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb 23 (Thursday) said he drew inspiration from the animal. Modi also said the remark reflected Akhilesh’s “casteist” mentality. […]

I’m UP’s adopted son, won’t betray, says PM Modi

Feb 17, 2017 - 10:31 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

HARDOI (TIP): Calling himself the “adopted son” of UP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the future of the state cannot be ensured without ridding it of the SP, BSP and Congress. Invoking Lord Krishna […]

65% voter turnout in UP, 68% in Uttarakhand

Feb 17, 2017 - 10:29 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

LUCKNOW (TIP): A voter turnout of 66% was recorded in Uttar Pradesh as 69 constituencies went to the polls in the second phase of Assembly elections. In the first phase of polls in the state, […]

A girl, along with her family members, showing indelible ink mark on her finger after casting vote during the assembly election at a polling station in Patiala on February 4. Photo courtesy/ PTI

India Assembly elections: Change of guard on cards in Punjab, Goa

Feb 10, 2017 - 1:05 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Punjab and Goa, which reported high voter turnout for assembly elections on February 4, could be looking at a change, an analysis of past poll data reveals. In around 80% of the […]

A DO OR DIE BATTLE FOR THE THREE CONTENDERS-PARKASH SINGH BADAL, CAPT. AMARINDER SINGH AND ARVIND KEJRIWAL.

The Serenading over, the silent voter holds the key

Feb 3, 2017 - 10:28 am EST @theindpanorama 0

A do or die battle for the three contenders-Parkash Singh Badal, Capt. Amarinder Singh and Arvind Kejriwal. CHANDIGARH (TIP): Two days before the polling on February 4, campaign din ended on February 2. The three […]

Poll schedule for 5 states announced, UP to vote in 7 phases; counting on March 11

Jan 6, 2017 - 11:25 am EST The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Election Commission on January 4 (Wednesday) announced the poll dates for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa. Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said that the state of Manipur will have […]

Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Wife Navjot Kaur along with Pargat Singh Join Congress

Nov 28, 2016 - 12:39 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu and former Awaaz-e-Punjab leader Pargat Singh today have formally joined the Congress party in the presence of Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh. About the joining […]

Dalit to be deputy CM if AAP wins Punjab: Kejriwal at manifesto release

Nov 26, 2016 - 3:11 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

JALANDHAR (TIP): With an eye on nearly 32% Dalit voters in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday playing the masterstroke by declaring that if his party formed the government in Punjab, […]

Clockwise from left: Finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa has been shifted to Lehra segment, while his cabinet colleagues Bikram Singh Majithia and Sikander Singh Maluka will re-contest from their segments.

Old and new faces, turncoats figure in SAD’s first list of 69

Nov 18, 2016 - 11:25 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Greenhorns, turncoats, industrialists and party’s old war horses are all there in the first list of 69 candidates released by the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday for the Assembly elections due early next year. […]

PUNJAB EX-MINISTER PHILLAUR QUITS SAD, LIKELY TO JOIN CONG

Nov 18, 2016 - 11:23 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

JALANDHAR (TIP): In a jolt to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), six-time MLA and former minister Sarwan Singh Phillaur has resigned from the party and also as legislator after he was denied ticket from […]

Tohra’s daughter Kuldeep on AAP’s 5th list of 12 candidates

Nov 18, 2016 - 11:22 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday declared its fifth list of 12 candidates for the upcoming Punjab assembly polls. Kuldeep Kaur Tohra, daughter of former Akali stalwart late Gurcharan Singh Tohra, secured ticket from […]

SP TO GO ALONE FOR NEXT YEAR’S UP POLLS: MULAYAM

Nov 12, 2016 - 11:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

LUCKNOW (TIP): Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday said his party will go to polls alone and not enter into an alliance for the assembly elections in UP early next year. However he […]

U.S. President Obama greets President-elect Trump in the White House Oval Office in Washington, November 10.

Obama vows Smooth Transition of Power to Trump

Nov 11, 2016 - 10:49 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama hosted, November 10, his successor Donald Trump at the White House to discuss smooth transition of power. Trump, 70, flew from New York on his private jet and landed at […]

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