Voting agents from various political parties make notes as polling officials count votes at a counting centre in Allahabad

BJP-led Alliance Ahead in 324 Seats, BJP in 272 Seats

Results in the general election put opposition leader Narendra Modi on course for a landslide victory on Friday, handing him an unfettered mandate to launch his agenda to revive growth and create jobs. May 16, 2014
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Nandan Nilekani faces flak from BJP after declaring assets

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): The BJP on Friday took a jibe at the Congress and its candidate from Bangalore South, Nandan Nilekani saying that the man appointed by the party to plan schemes to wipe out poverty in the country has himself declared that he and his wife have assets worth Rs. 7,700 crore. Nilekani, in an official statement said that they have assets worth Rs 7,700 crore on account of the success of Infosys, which they were involved with from its founding stages in early 1980s. Mar 21, 2014
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BSE closes points 81.61 down on March 13

New Delhi, March 13(ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 81.61 points down to stand at 21,774.61. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 23.80 points down to stand at 6,493.10. MMTC and BPCL were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 9.63% and 7.25% along with Hindustan Copp and Power Finance with an increase of 6.79% and 5.49% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Infosys and L and T Financial Holdings with a decrease of 8.54% and 7.04% along with GMR Infra and DLF with a decrease of 6.00% and 5.94% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 68.65 points at 12,688.93 while the banking sector is up 126.32 points at 13,849.85 and the realty sector is down 49.36 points at 1,373.89. The Indian currency is down 0.3% at Rs 61.03 per dollar. Mar 13, 2014
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Nandan Nilekani formally joins Congress, confident to win LS polls from Bangalore south

Bangalore, Mach 09 (ANI): Infosys co-founder and UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani on Sunday formally joined the Congress party and will be contesting election from Bangalore south constituency against five-time Member of Parliament from the Constituency, Ananth Kumar of the BJP. Nilekani seemed confident and said that he is sure to win from the constituency as he is a local and knows how to manage a locality and is aware of the needs of the city people. Mar 9, 2014
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Investment is key to Indias goal of becoming global education superpower: Kofi Annan

Bangalore, Feb 9 (ANI): Nobel laureate and former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, said that investment is necessary for India’s economic growth and for it to become a global education superpower. Annan was speaking at a ceremony of Infosys Science Awards in Bangalore and felicitated seven winners for excellence in their field. During his address, Annan also stressed on a number of issues ranging from India’s brain drain to providing them opportunities in the country. He further stated that scientific innovation is underway in India in the form of information technology. Infosys' founder and chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy and other officials were also present during the event. Feb 9, 2014
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Infosys ex board member V Balakrishnan joins AAP

Bangalore, Jan 02 (ANI): Former chief financial officer of IT firm Infosys, V Balakrishnan, joined Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday. Balakrishnan refused to comment on contesting parliament polls from Bangalore. He stated that AAP had revolutionised politics in this country. Jan 2, 2014