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Sixty deaths at hospital without oxygen

India - Arab Today

At least 60 children have died over five days at a government hospital in northern India that suffered oxygen shortages, officials said Saturday amid fears the toll could rise. Authorities said they have launched an inquiry but denied reports that a lack of oxygen had caused the deaths at the Baba Raghav Das Hospital in Gorakhpur district in Uttar PradeshRead more

India: BJP springs surprise, Yogi Adityanath to be the new Uttar Pradesh CM

Lucknow - Arab today

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Yogi Adityanath will be sworn in on Sunday afternoon, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said in Lucknow Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah are expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony here, Naidu told reporters. BJP state chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and Lucknow Mayor Dinesh Sharma will beRead more

India elections: What Uttar Pradesh win means for BJP?

New Delhi - Arab today

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) spectacular victory in Uttar Pradesh (UP), in which it bagged 312 legislative assembly seats out of 403, has rendered its opponents speechless, consolidating the firm partnership of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah. 1. The BJP victory, particularly in UP and Uttarakhand, transforms India’s political landscape. Political commentators believe theRead more

Modi party wins India's biggest state, strengthens grip on power

Lucknow - Arab today

Narendra Modi's party won a landslide victory in India's most populous state on Saturday in a massive vote of confidence for the prime minister halfway into his first term. Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party won a surprise absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh in the north, which is home to 220 million people and seen as a key indicator ofRead more

Amid hung assembly, Congress and BJP stake claim in Goa

Panaji - Arab today

Goa appeared headed for a hung assembly on Saturday even as both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party claimed they would form the new government in the coastal state. The Congress inched towards becoming the single largest party in the 40-member house winning 14 of the 35 seats, for which results had been declared. The BJP had won 12Read more

Indian PM Modi's party wins landslide in key state elections

NEW DELHI - Arab today

India's ruling Hindu nationalist party won landslide victories in results announced Saturday from key state legislative elections that are seen as a referendum on the performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nearly 3-year-old government. Leaders from Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party said the party's victory in Uttar Pradesh, India's largest state, would boost Modi's chances of winning another term as India'sRead more

Indian PM attends election campaign rally of BJP in Imphal

Manipur - ArabToday

Indian Prime Minister and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi (C) is geared with local head decoration during an election campaign rally of BJP at Langjing Achouba Ground in Imphal Source: XinhuaRead more

Uttar Pradesh holds second election round amid row over exit poll

DEOBAND - Arab Today

Indians voted on Wednesday in the second round of a state election that is the biggest test of support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he rose to power three years ago, as controversy raged over the illegal publication of an exit poll. The election, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh that is home to 220 million Indians, isRead more