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After Gujarat, PM Narendra Modi to visit Varanasi on Monday to thank voters

During his Varanasi visit, the PM will thank the voters for "reaffirming their faith" in him and offer prayers at the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple.

May 26, 2019, 22:32 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi to visit Varanasi on Monday, here's his full schedule

BJP chief Amit Shah will also accompany PM during his Varanasi visit. 

May 26, 2019, 21:43 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee reinstates top police officers removed by EC as Model Code of Conduct ends

The poll panel had last month removed Sharma and replaced him with Rajesh Kumar as the new police commissioner of Kolkata.

May 26, 2019, 20:41 PM IST

Election Commission lifts model code of conduct with immediate effect

In an instruction to the cabinet secretary and chief secretaries of state governments, the commission said the model code had been lifted with immediate effect.

May 26, 2019, 19:48 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi receives congratulatory telephone calls from heads of several countries

PM Modi thanked all the dignitaries for their wishes, conveying his message to each of them.

May 26, 2019, 19:09 PM IST

Odisha Governor invites Naveen Patnaik to form govt after he stakes claim

Patnaik's BJD has won 112 of the 146 seats in the recently concluded assembly polls in Odisha.

May 26, 2019, 18:08 PM IST

Maldives likely to be PM Narendra Modi's first destination for bilateral visit after poll victory

Bhutan was the first country PM Modi had visited in 2014 after becoming prime minister.

May 26, 2019, 18:03 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah's victory celebrations in Gujarat to be low-key

PM Modi and Shah are expected to land at the Sardar Patel airport at 5 PM and offer floral tributes to the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the airport.

May 26, 2019, 17:58 PM IST

Narendra Modi will take oath as Prime Minister on May 30 at 7 pm at Rashtrapati Bhavan

President Kovind will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the Prime Minister and other members of the Union Council of Ministers at 7 pm on May 30, 2019, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital.

May 26, 2019, 17:56 PM IST

Smriti Irani lends shoulder to mortal remains of murdered close aide in Amethi

Irani reached Amethi on Sunday afternoon to meet the bereaved members of Surendra Singh's family.

May 26, 2019, 17:18 PM IST

Pakistan PM Imran Khan phones PM Narendra Modi, expresses desire to work together for betterment of people

The conversation continued for 3 minutes 21 seconds.

May 26, 2019, 17:12 PM IST

Surendra Singh murder: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath directs DGP to arrest culprits within 12 hours

Singh, the former chief of Baraulia village, was a close aide of newly-elected BJP MP Smriti Irani. 

May 26, 2019, 16:28 PM IST

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi mocks PM Narendra Modi over 'minorities live in fear' remark, seeks answers for mob lynching incidents

The Hyderabad MP dubbed PM's remark on minorities as hypocrisy.

May 26, 2019, 16:25 PM IST

Have nothing against Chandrababu Naidu; special category status for Andhra Pradesh top priority: Jagan Reddy

YSRCP chief Jagan Reddy met PM Narendra Modi on Sunday.

May 26, 2019, 15:52 PM IST

After RJD rout in election, Lalu Prasad skipping meals, say doctors

The change in his routine has happened post the election results, in which RJD failed to win a seat in Bihar.

May 26, 2019, 13:08 PM IST

DMK demands Palaniswami's resignation as Tamil Nadu CM over AIADMK's election debacle

AIADMK managed to win just one seat in the recent election while DMK managed 23 wins in the state.

May 26, 2019, 12:33 PM IST

AAP appoints Sanjay Singh as party in-charge in Rajasthan

The party took the decision as Rajasthan is important in national politics, the AAP said in a statement.

May 26, 2019, 10:01 AM IST

Rs 9 as assets: How least rich candidates in Lok Sabha election 2019 performed

Did you know? The least rich candidate in Lok Sabha election 2019 received almost a thousand more votes than the richest candidate in the election.

May 26, 2019, 06:44 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi meets his mother in Gandhinagar, seeks her blessings

PM Narendra Modi visited his home state Gujarat on Sunday during which he met his mother Heeraben at her Gandhinagar residence and took her blessings after the BJP-led NDA registered a massive victory in the 2019 polls. After Gujarat, the PM is scheduled to visit his Lok Sabha seat - Varanasi - on Monday to thank voters for their support to his party

May 26, 2019, 06:12 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi coins new slogan 'NARA' as he prepares for second term

PM also gave a new mantra for development - 'sabka saath, sabka vikas and sabka vishwas'.

May 25, 2019, 23:40 PM IST