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Mamata ‘sat in darkness’ during Modi’s oath-taking

Trinamool Congress lawmaker Sagarika Ghose today said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee switched off all her lights and sat in darkness at her home during the entire swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi and central ministers on Sunday evening
10 June 2024

India's heatwave longest ever, worse to come

India's heatwave is the longest ever to hit the country, the government's top weather expert said Monday as he warned people will face increasingly oppressive temperatures
10 June 2024

Modi takes charge: signs first file for release of ‘Kisan Nidhi’ funds worth Rs 20cr

Assuming charge a day after being sworn in for his third term, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today signed his first file authorizing the release of funds amounting to Rs 20,000 crore under a special existing scheme which is aimed at benefitting around 9.3 crore farmers
10 June 2024

Modi sworn in as India PM for third term

Narendra Modi was yesterday sworn in as India’s prime minister for a record-equalling third consecutive term. He will lead the 71-member BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
9 June 2024

9 killed as gunmen attack Hindu pilgrim bus: police

At least nine pilgrims have been killed and 33 others have been injured when their bus, reportedly attacked by terrorists, plunged into a gorge in Jammu & Kashmir’s Reasi district.
9 June 2024

Challenges for Modi in his third term as India PM

India’s Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister yesterday for a third straight term, a rare feat that will also come with new challenges as the populist leader is forced to rely on allies to form a government. Here are some key issues Modi will need to tackle in office.
9 June 2024

10 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Kashmir after rebel attack

At least ten people died and over 30 were injured when a bus carrying pilgrims to a temple plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district today after coming under fire by rebels, ANI reported
9 June 2024

Modi sworn in as India PM for 3rd term

Modi, 73, was administered the oath of office by India's President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi
9 June 2024

Bones suspected to be of slain MP recovered: West Bengal CID

The West Bengal CID, probing the murder of Bangladesh MP Md Anwarul Azim, today recovered bones, suspected to be those of the lawmaker, from the bank of a canal in the Kashipur area of North 24 Parganas district, a senior officer said
9 June 2024

Congress president to attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony today

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will be present at today's swearing-in ceremony for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports NDTV
9 June 2024

Modi: the tea seller's son who became India's populist hero

Once shunned and now eagerly courted by the West, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has steered his country away from its secular traditions and towards the Hindu-first politics he has championed for decades
9 June 2024

Modi's kingmakers: the new coalition govt in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take the oath of office on Sunday for a third term in power alongside coalition allies after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority
9 June 2024

Post-Polls India: Rahul nominated as leader of opposition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief rival Rahul Gandhi was nominated to lead India’s opposition in parliament yesterday after an election result that rescued his party from the political wilderness.
8 June 2024

Modi to take oath as India PM tomorrow

Narendra Modi will take oath as India’s Prime Minister for the third successive term tomorrow, as his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formally presented its claim to the president yesterday to form a government.
7 June 2024

India court grants bail to Rahul Gandhi

An Indian court yesterday granted bail to opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in the latest of several defamation cases brought against him for accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi or his party of corruption.
7 June 2024

Rural vote fall cost Modi a decisive polls win

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party lost a third of its rural parliamentary constituencies in last month’s election, a voter analysis shows, reflecting discontent in the countryside over lack of jobs and high inflation.
7 June 2024

Modi to take oath as India PM on Sunday

Narendra Modi will take oath as India's Prime Minister for the third successive term on June 9 at 6:00pm
7 June 2024

Modi's alliance unanimously elects him to lead as India's PM for third term

India's Narendra Modi was formally elected today by lawmakers of his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to be prime minister for a historic third consecutive term, as the world's most populous nation returns to government by coalition
7 June 2024

Modi thanks coalition MPs for unanimous support as leader

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked a meeting of allied lawmakers on Friday for giving him unanimous support to lead their coalition, giving him a majority to govern in the next parliament.
7 June 2024

Rahul Gandhi gets bail in defamation case

India's Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has secured bail in a defamation case filed by BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)
7 June 2024