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Modi to be crowned as India's PM today as the world watches

Narendra Modi will be sworn in on Monday as India's prime minister at a glittering ceremony that will be as much a show of his determination to be a key player on the global stage as a celebration of his stunning election victory.

In case you're wondering, here's the final tally of parties in the Lok Sabha elections

After a long election process that lasted more than a month, India's 16th general elections came to an end on 16 May. Here's the final tally of the parties

Watch: I always tried to do the right thing, says Manmohan in final address as PM

Making his farewell televised address to the nation, he said the judgement delivered by the people in the elections should be respected by all and wished the incoming government every success.<br />

Here's what IT companies want from you, Mr. Modi

NASSCOM has prepared a five point agenda for the new Indian government to help its IT companies contribute in the development agenda within the country and to enable them in increasing their global foot print.

From tackling inflation to women's safety: What Modi will do with IT, according to BJP manifesto

With Dalal Street riding high on the prospect of an imminent Modi sarkaar here's a look at what reforms the BJP-led NDA government wishes to bring about with Information Technology and what the ICT sector can look forward to if it comes to power.

Will BJP's election promise of low-cost homes remain a pipe dream?

India needs about 19 million low-cost homes - roughly defined as costing Rs 10 lakh ($16,700) and below - to shelter an urban population expected to nearly double to 600 million by 2030 from 2011.<br />

India's costliest ever Lok Sabha elections: Govt spent 131% more than in 2009

This was the most expensive Lok Sabha elections entailing a cost of Rs 3426 crore to the national exchequer, a substantial jump of 131 per cent over the expenses incurred in 2009.

'A threat to democracy': Study shows Google can fix polls by manipulating search

Altering Google search results can pose a real threat to democracy as it has a major impact on the voting preferences of undecided voters and could swing a close election, according to a new landmark study analysing the just concluded Lok Sabha polls in India.

History rewritten: Polls spending doubles, voter turnout at all-time high

The overall voting percentage in all the nine phases of polling taken together is 66.38 percent, the highest in the history of Lok Sabha elections and the figure is likley to increase further after taking repolling and postal ballot into account, said Election Commission Director General Akshay Rout in New Delhi on Monday.<br />

What economic slowdown? Wealth of re-contesting MPs soared 145% in past 5 years

According to data from the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), average assets of the 396 re-contesting Members of Parliament between the Lok Sabha elections of 2009 and the ongoing one jumped a stunning 145 percent.

With Sensex zooming, these LS candidates have made huge gains on stock investments

The outcome of their performance will only be known on May 16 but scores of 16th Lok Sabha aspirants are already winners as they are sitting on hefty returns courtesy their investments in blue-chip stocks with Indian stock market surging to a new high.

If BJP wins, will it adopt pro-market or Swadeshi policies? Here's NaMo's take

Modi clarified the issue regarding different land rates granted to Adani and other industrialists like Tata, saying prices differ between Kutch, a desert land where the former is based, and Ahmedabad, a thriving city where the Tata plant is.

Forget BJP and Congress, social media is the biggest winner this election season

While the impact of these social media on the elections could be known only after May 16 when the results are declared or could be a matter of another academic research, all the three major players have seen substantial increase in their India traffic and usage.<br />

Wishful thinking, lazy governance marked UPA's approach. We will be different: Modi

In detailed responses to an e-mail interview with IANS, Modi said a BJP-led NDA government led by him will be "result-oriented", will not hesitate in taking decisions, will work day and night and will be a "truly representative, transparent and sensitive government".<br />

Rich and ambitious: Meet the wealthiest candidates from AAP, Congress and BJP

We present the top five candidates with the highest declared assets from the three main parties in the spotlight -- the Congress, the Bharatiya Janta Party and Aam Aadmi Party.

Every third LS poll candidate contesting from J&K is a crorepati

Every third candidate in the fray for Lok Sabha polls in the six seats of Jammu and Kashmir, where polling will end on May 7, is a 'crorepati' with the richest of them having declared property worth nearly Rs 100 crore.

Jubilant Modi takes a selfie showing inked-finger, posts on Twitter

Casting his vote in his home state of Gujarat, the leader whose pro-business policies have delighted investors brandished his party's lotus symbol and taunted Congress heavyweights for shying away from the fight.

Lok Sabha polls: Modi, Sonia, Advani in fray today as 138 million vote

As the largest democratic exercise in the world nears the end, as many as 13.83 crore Indians will today vote at 17,330 polling booths to choose 89 Lok Sabha candidates across seven states and two Union territories.<br />

This is what Narayana Murthy wants India's next PM to do

Infosys chairman Narayana Murthy may call himself 'apolitical', but when it comes to choosing a Prime Minister for the country, Murthy knows what he exactly wants.

Indian students, cab drivers in Australia ride to AAP's help, donate funds for campaign

A bunch of Indians, many of them students working part-time as taxi drivers in Australia, have donated Rs 1,87,000 to the Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab candidates, according to information provided on the website of the party.

Anything for voting: Now gold gets a discount too

The Hindustan Times today reports that the Mumbai Jewellers' Association is offering citizens who voted on 24 April a 15-20 percent discount on jewellery making charges. The offer began on 25 April and runs until the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya, 2 May. <br />

Daljeet Singh, PM's half brother, joins BJP; Manmohan Singh shocked

Kohli, a local businessman, was welcomed by Badal and BJP's candidate from Amritsar Arun Jaitley