Mamata Banerjee govt appoints 5-member committee to probe Vidyasagar statue vandalism
State's Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay will head the 5-member committee.
May 27, 2019, 20:53 PM IST
BIMSTEC leaders invited to attend PM Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 30: MEA
The oath ceremony is scheduled to be held around 7 PM at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 30.
May 27, 2019, 19:25 PM IST
'Local political rivalry' behind Smriti Irani's close aide Surendra Singh's murder, says police
The UP Police investigating the murder of BJP supporter Surendra Singh in Amethi has said that his killing is the result of a 'local political vendetta.'
May 27, 2019, 18:41 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi to visit Wayanad next week to thank voters for his record-breaking victory
The Gandhi scion had won with the highest ever margin of victory in any Lok Sabha election with 431,770 votes.
May 27, 2019, 17:24 PM IST
After RJD rout, MLA asks Tejashwi Yadav to quit as Bihar opposition leader
"Tejashwi Yadav should take moral responsibility and resign as the leader of opposition", Maheshwar said.
May 27, 2019, 16:15 PM IST
MNM chief Kamal Haasan invited for PM Narendra Modi's swearing-in on May 30
Kamal Haasan is a vocal critic of PM Narendra Modi and the BJP-led NDA government's functioning and its policies.
May 27, 2019, 16:06 PM IST
Chemistry defeated arithmetic: PM Modi attacks SP-BSP alliance in UP
"Elections are all about arithmetic but there is chemistry that goes beyond arithmetic. This time chemistry has defeated arithmetic," PM Modi said.
May 27, 2019, 15:24 PM IST
Congress issues statement decrying speculation on CWC, defends Rahul Gandhi
"CWC held a collective deliberation on the performance of the party, the challenges before it as also the way ahead, instead of casting aspersions on the role or conduct of any specific individual."
May 27, 2019, 14:50 PM IST
Lok Sabha election results create vacancies in Yogi Adityanath's cabinet, first reshuffle likely soon
This would be the first cabinet reshuffle since Adityanath was sworn in as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in March 2017.
May 27, 2019, 14:32 PM IST
BJP a Hindi heartland party? Check Karnataka, Goa, northeast: PM Narendra Modi
Gone are the days when the support base of the Bharatiya Janata Party was restricted to the Hindi heartland of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the massive strides his party has taken in recent years to win the trust of people across the nation.
May 27, 2019, 14:07 PM IST
I may be PM but will always be party worker for you: Narendra Modi to BJP cadre in Varanasi
"The reason I was absolutely relaxed after the election was not because of confidence in myself but because of the confidence in the hard work all of you put in."
May 27, 2019, 12:54 PM IST
Jharkhand Congress chief Ajoy Kumar resigns after Lok Sabha election debacle
In Jharkhand, the BJP-AJSU Party alliance swept the polls, winning 12 of the 14 Lok Sabha seats while the Congress bagged only one seat.
May 27, 2019, 10:49 AM IST
Ready to sacrifice everything to safeguard country's values: Sonia Gandhi
In a letter addressed to the people of Rae Bareli, the Congress leader also thanked the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, which did not field any candidate against her.
May 26, 2019, 23:28 PM IST
After historic win in 2019 polls, BJP-led NDA may get majority in Rajya Sabha
Majority in Rajya Sabha will help the Modi govt push its legislative agenda that has often faced hurdles in the Upper House.
May 26, 2019, 23:09 PM IST
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
