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Fresh from a landslide victory in the parliamentary polls, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that “people are God in elections."Terming the recent election to 542 Lok Sabha seats as a "festival of democracy," he said “political parties and political pundits co...
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Amidst the World Cup fever, India is all set to unleash cricket diplomacy to boost its relations with the Maldives as Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his first bilateral visit to the Indian Ocean island nation today.India is considering a request from Maldivian President Mohd Ibrahim Solih, a cr...
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Actress Anju Ghosh, who shot into fame in West Bengal with her role in the hit movie “Beder Meye Jostna” nearly three decades ago, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Anju joined the BJP at function in Kolkata on Wednesday in the presence of state party President Dilip Ghosh. "Be...
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Struggling to stop Bharatiya Janata Party’s surge in West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee met well-known poll strategist Prashant Kishor in Kolkata on Thursday, triggering speculation that he could work for Trinamool Congress. Sources said Kishor has agreed to work with Trinamool Congre...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday changed her display picture on popular social media platforms Twitter and Facebook to ‘Jai Hind’ and ‘Jai Bangla’ amid a war of words with the Bharatiya Janata Party which she has accused of creating communal trouble the st...
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In his second term as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will undertake a visit to Bangladesh and dates for it would be fixed through diplomatic channels. This was agreed when Modi called on Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid at the Hyderabad House here on Friday. “He (President Hamid) conveyed the i...
United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was on Saturday re-elected the leader of the Congress parliamentary party. The Congress parliamentary party, comprising newly-elected lawmakers of the Lok Sabha and lawmakers of the Rajya Sabha, held a meeting here a day after dates of the upcomin...
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah, who scripted the party’s strategy for its stunning victory in recent national election, has been appointed India’s new Home Minister and career diplomat Subramanyam Jaishankar the Foreign Minister as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alloc...
Narendra Modi, who spearheaded the Bharatiya Janata Party to a stunning landslide victory in parliamentary polls, was on Thursday sworn in as India’s Prime Minister for a second successive five-year term, heading the National Democratic Alliance government. Modi, 68, was administered the oath ...
Changing her mind in less than 24 hours, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said he would not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony in New Delhi on Thursday. Mamata, in a letter to Modi posted on the Twitter, referred to the BJP's allegation that 54 ...
A team of India’s top counter-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials is in Colombo to probe two Islamic State (IS)-related cases which could have possible links to the April 21 Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people in Sri Lanka. A senior Indian Home Ministr...
Three West Bengal legislators, two of them of Trinamool Congress (TMC), on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the saffron party works to consolidate its position in the state following its impressive show there in recent parliamentary elections. At least 50 TMC councillors also jumpe...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on former president Pranab Mukherjee and sought his blessings. Modi, who takes oath as Prime Minister for the second time on Thursday, described Mukherjee as a ‘statesman’. "Meeting Pranab Da is always an enriching experience. Hi...
Trying to come to terms with a crushing defeat in recent parliamentary elections, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi held a series of meetings with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and senior party leaders on Tuesday as he reportedly continued to insist on resigning as party chief. Rahul, according to medi...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told his Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that creating trust and an environment free of violence and terrorism were essential for fostering cooperation for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asian region. Modi, who takes oath as Prime Minister on...
Narendra Modi, who powered the Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, was on Saturday unanimously elected the leader of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance parliamentary party, paving the way for his installation as the Prime Minister for a second successive t...
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday unanimously rejected Rahul Gandhi’s offer to resign as party president after the Lok Sabha poll debacle and authorised him to overhaul and restructure the party at all levels. The meeting deliberated on the reasons behind the Congress’s de...
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday agreed to meet at the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, next month to discuss bilateral relations and global matters as the two leaders pledged to further strengthen the US-India strategic partnership and build on the achievement...
India has put the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), which is behind several terror attacks in the two countries, on the list of banned organizations under a stringent anti-terror law. In a notification, the Indian Home Ministry said on Friday night that the JMB has committed and promoted acts o...
After a humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha polls, top Congress leaders will deliberate on the party losses at a meeting of its top decision-making forum here today when party President Rahul Gandhi is likely to offer his resignation. According to Congress sources, the party has convened a meeting o...
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