Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, May 25, 2019: Excise Officials Seize 102 Kg Marijuana Worth Rs 14 Lakh

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25 May, 23:53 (IST)

Medchal, Telangana: Uppal Excise officials nabbed two persons and seized 102 kgs marijuana worth Rs 14 lakh from their possession earlier today. Case registered. Accused sent to judicial remand.

25 May, 22:13 (IST)

TOLO News: An explosion in Spin Boldak district in southern Kandahar province at around 7pm this evening left one civilian dead and two others wounded, said Jamal Nasir Barikzai, head of Kandahar Police Headquarters' media office.

25 May, 21:12 (IST)

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Warm-Up Match: New Zealand Beat India by 6 Wickets at the Oval.

25 May, 20:40 (IST)

Two flights diverted from Kolkata Airport (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport) to Bhubaneswar Airport (Biju Patnaik International Airport) due to poor weather conditions.

25 May, 20:15 (IST)

Swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister likely on May 30.

25 May, 20:06 (IST)

PM Narendra Modi will meet President Ram Nath Kovind to stake claim to form the government at the center.

25 May, 19:52 (IST)

AICC General Secretary Deepak Babaria of MP: CM Kamal Nath has offered his resignation from the post of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee President.

25 May, 18:47 (IST)

Nagaland: 2 Assam Rifles personnel killed and 4 injured in an encounter with terrorists in Mon, along the Indo-Myanmar border.

25 May, 18:11 (IST)

Delhi: NDA elects Narendra Modi as its leader, at the NDA Parliamentary meeting.

25 May, 17:57 (IST)

Gonda: Family names their newborn son 'Narendra Modi'. Menaj Begum, mother says, "My son was born on 23 May, I called my husband who is in Dubai&he asked 'Has Narendra Modi won?' so I named my son Narendra Modi. I want my son to do good work like Modi ji&be as successful as him." Read Full Report.

25 May, 16:52 (IST)

Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari meets Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit today and sought her blessings.

25 May, 16:14 (IST)

Randeep Surjewala, Congress: Party President Rahul Gandhi offered his resignation but it was rejected by the members of CWC unanimously.

25 May, 13:43 (IST)

Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora submits the list of winners of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 to President Ram Nath Kovind.

25 May, 13:41 (IST)

President of India, on advice of Union Cabinet, has signed the order of dissolving the 16th Lok Sabha.

25 May, 10:55 (IST)

Delhi: Congress leaders RPN Singh, PL Punia and Motilal Vora arrive for Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.

25 May, 10:36 (IST)

Satish Sharma, Commissioner of Police Surat: All type of tuition classes have been stopped for now, classes can only be conducted after the required fire safety checks are done & a fire safety certificate has been obtained.

25 May, 08:55 (IST)

Surat police filed an FIR against three people including builders of the complex- Harshal Vekaria and Jignesh, and the owner of the coaching centre Bhargav Bhutani. 20 people, mostly students, were killed in the fire which broke out last evening.


The grand Indian general elections 2019 are over and all eyes are set on the Cabinet formation. Speculations are rife that BJP chief Amit Shah would be included in Narendra Modi's second term Ministry as the Union Home Minister. Meanwhile, veteran party leader Rajnath Singh could be appointed as the Defence Minister. Stay tuned here for the live breaking news from India and across the world. Amit Shah to be Home Minister? PM Narendra Modi May Induct New Faces in Union Cabinet; Here's Who May Make It to The List

Reports have claimed that the Prime Minister's swearing-in ceremony would be held on May 30. Modi is likely to invite foreign dignitaries for his oath-taking ceremony, as seen in 2014 when leaders from across the SAARC nations, including then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif were invited.

In other major news, 19 students of a coaching centre in Gujarat's Surat were killed after a huge fire broke out. The government has announced Rs 4 crore ex-gratia to the deceased's kin. An inquiry will be conducted to ascertain the cause of blaze. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has assured to fix accountability in the case.

On the sporting front, Afghanistan succeeded in pulling off an upset against Pakistan in warm-up match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The new side chased down a target of 263 in 49.5 overs.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 25, 2019 08:49 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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