The Bharatiya Janata Party lost some seats but held onto power in Prime Minister Narendra Modis home state of Gujarat despite a stiff challenge by the Congress in the assembly elections.The BJP won 99 seats, enough to retain a majority in the 182-member assembly. The Congress won 77 seats, a jump from the 61 it held previously. Here is a round-up of the Hindustan Times coverage of the Gujarat elections to help you understand the verdict.PM Modi led the BJP to its sixth straight victory with an increased vote share (compared to the 2012 election), although the Congress won the most seats it h ... Read More

The Bharatiya Janata Party has won elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, but not without a dip in its stronghold in Prime Minister Narendra Modi home state. The Gujarat election results are historic. In this day and age, for a party to keep winning for so long is unprecedented, said Modi, thanking the voters in Gujarat for backing the BJP to a sixth consecutive term.The Election Commission said the BJP won 99 seats in the 182-member Gujarat assembly, more than the majority mark of 92 needed to form a government. But it lost 16 seats compared to the 2012 polls. ... Read More

The BJP has a comfortable lead in terms of both vote share and seat share in the results which have been declared today. This does not mean that Gujarat 2017 was not a closely contested election. Here are four charts which prove this. None of the above (NOTA) has polled more votes than the victory margin in 30 assembly constituencies. Party-wise distribution of these seats is 15, 13 and 2 in favour of BJP, Congress and Independents, respectively. ... Read More

For decades, Thomas Friedman has been selling himself as Americas top producer of labels for global trends that nobody else has noticed. Just last week, he discovered some new big trends.He describes this awakening as a lucky break, important for the permanence of his employment and personal productivity, because he, like so many others, had been sucked into the vortex of the medias obsession with Donald Trump, to the point of forgetting his true mission.As he explains, the focus on Trump created the risk for perspicuous people like himself of not having the time to learn and report about the ... Read More

The News-Journal is asking readers to participate in a survey to help select the years top stories. Editors started with a list of about 40 headlines from the newspapers front pages, then surveyed the newsroom staff, whittling the list down to the top 15. Now its your turn. Select up to 10 of these stories and click submit.In five-part series, followup stories and town halls, News-Journal examines Daytona Beachs troubled beachside, including blighted areas, redevelopment dollars and Main Street. City responds with threats of foreclosure and fines of blighted properties. Hurricane Irma floods d ... Read More

Apple started the week by officially confiming its 400 million acqusition of music tagging and recognition app Shazam. In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple explained that it has exciting plans in store with the acquisition.Furthermore, Apple this week officially released its iMac Pro. The incredibly powerful all-in-one was released on Thursday and first orders arrive the week after Christmas, though Apple retail stores will have some availability in the coming weeks.In conjunction with the iMac Pro, Apple also announced Final Cut Pro 10.4, bringing VR capabilities and much more. Check out Jeffs in ... Read More