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Twitter records 5.6 lakh tweets on exit polls in 24 hours

New Delhi: As majority of exit polls predicted victory for the BJP-led NDA at the Centre, Twitter recorded nearly 5.6 lakh tweets related to exit polls in 24 hours, the company said on Tuesday. “Twitter saw 560K Tweets talking about the Exit Polls in 24 hours, between 6:30pm on Sunday 19th until 6:30pm on Monday 20th […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
Op-Ed: Special Category Demand Could Queer The Pitch for a BJP-BJD Tie Up

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has made it clear that its support to any political combine at the Centre would depend upon the coalition’s willingness to safeguard the interests of Odisha. Thus, the party which had so far been following a policy of equidistance from Congress and the BJP, seems […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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'Modi cave' all set to become spiritual destination

Dehradun: The cave at the Kedarnath shrine where Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditated overnight is all set to become a spiritual tourist destination. Within a few days, the “Dhyan Kutia” where Modi stayed to meditate on Saturday has virtually been rechristened as the “Modi cave” by a large number of people who are enquiring about […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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After campaign from 12K km away, BJP overseas group in US celebrates win

New York: After a four-month campaign from 12,000 kilometres away for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Overseas Friends of BJP-USA (OFBJP) is planning celebrations in 20 cities for the party’s victory, according to its President Krishna Reddy Anugula. He told IANS on Thursday that over 1,000 volunteers from his organisation participated in phone bank call-a-thons […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Modi's mega swearing-in ceremony likely on May 30

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be sworn-in for the second term on May 30 and some world leaders could be invited for it, making it an event bigger than the 2014 when heads of governments of SAARC countries were invited, sources said here on Friday. Before his swearing-in, Modi is likely to visit […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Foreign media on Modi's victory

New Delhi: As India gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a historic mandate with the ruling BJP returning to power in the Lok Sabha, here’s how the foreign media covered Modi’s victory. The UK’s Guardian in an editorial said that the landslide win for Modi will see “India’s soul lost to a dark politics – one […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Shirtless Salman Khan!

Mumbai: After congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his “decisive victory”, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan went shirtless in a bid to urge Indians to work towards a ‘swachch and fit Bharat’. Salman, awaiting the release of his film “Bharat”, on Thursday took to social media and posted a shirtless photograph, giving fans a dose of […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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'Sharp devotion': Modi devotee carves PM's name on chest

Motihari: A youth in Bihar’s East Champaran district was so euphoric at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s return to power that he not only distributed sweets, but also carved his name on his chest — with a sharp knife. The video of this enthusiastic supporter — identified as Sonu Patel — displaying “Modi” on his chest […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Ashok Gulati may be Modi's surprise pick for Agriculture Ministry

New Delhi: With Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi is all set to be sworn in for the second consecutive term and to choose his Cabinet, speculations are on as to who will be the new Agriculture Minister. Radha Mohan Singh, who headed the ministry in the first Modi government, is unlikely to be given the charge […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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CM-designate Jagan invites Modi for swearing-in ceremony

New Delhi:YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him for his swearing-in ceremony to be held in Vijayawada on May 30. Reddy also apprised Modi of the current situation in Andhra Pradesh and discussed the issues of special […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Modi, Shah's victory celebrations in Gujarat to be low-key

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah are arriving here on Sunday a two-day visit to home turf Gujarat, which has again given the party all 26 Lok Sabha seats, but the celebrations will be simple in homage to the Surat fire victims. Modi and Shah are expected to land at the […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Imran Khan speaks to PM Modi, expresses desire to work together: FO

Islamabad: Breaking the ice in bilateral ties, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and expressed his desire to work together for the betterment of their peoples, the Foreign Office said here. Khan’s telephone call to Modi came days after the cricketer-turned-politician congratulated on Twitter the Indian Prime […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
Post swearing-in, Modi has packed international schedule

New Delhi: Post his swearing-in on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a tight schedule from June till August as he will be on foreign tours holding bilaterals back to back beginning Maldives, Bishkek and Osaka and in between even finding time for Budget deliberations in New Delhi. In his first bilateral visit […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
Modi to address Maldivian Parliament

Male: The Maldives Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the House during his expected visit to the atoll nation on June 7-8. “Maldives Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution to invite PM @narendramodi to address a sitting of the House during his upcoming visit to the […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Hours after Jaitley opts out of Cabinet, Modi visits his residence

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived at former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s residence, hours after he opted out of the Union Cabinet citing health conditions. Modi, who is set to be sworn in as the Prime Minister for a second time on Thursday, arrived at Jaitley’s residence here at 8.55 p.m. […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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