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Govt moves to appoint next Army Chief as EC gives nod
BJP questions �political propriety� of decision taken in last 90 hours
New Delhi, May 12
Hours after the Election Commission�s green signal, the Defence Ministry on Monday moved the file to appoint the next Army Chief. The BJP reacted sharply, saying the government should refrain from making the appointment with just three days remaining for the UPA government.

Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag

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Exit polls predict Modi sarkaar
NDA projected at just over half-way mark; UPA may get 101-148, others 146-156
New Delhi, May 12
Narendra Modi is set to become the next prime minister, exit polls showed on Monday, with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) poised to return to power by winning a majority in the Lok Sabha, ending a decade of Congress-led UPA rule. Three exit polls gave the NDA between 272 and 289 seats in the 545-member Lok Sabha where two members are nominated by the government.

Record 66% overall polling; Voters win last round, too
New Delhi, May 12
Curtains came down on the marathon Lok Sabha elections today with an all-time high voter turnout of 66.38 per cent as the final phase of polling covering 41 seats in three states replicated the trend of increased voter participation seen in the previous eight rounds.
Voters queue up at a polling station in Murshidabad, West Bengal, on Monday. PTI

Nifty crosses 7,000; Sensex up 550 points
New Delhi, May 12
While markets continued rally for the second straight day on the expectations of exit polls showing Narendra Modi-led BJP forming the new government, economic data continues to be subdued with industrial growth contracting for the second straight month.

Punjab to frame policy on farm suicides
Chandigarh, May 12
Punjab -- famed as the granary of the country -- continues to be troubled by suicides in the agriculture sector.

A file photo of a farmer at a field in Patiala.