UPA Chairperson and elected MP from Rae Bareli Sonia Gandhi, writes to people of her constituency thanking workers of Congress, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Swabhiman Dal for their contribution in her win.
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26 May, 21:08 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets his mother Heeraben Modi at her residence in Gandhinagar and seeks her blessings.
26 May, 21:07 (IST)
Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Arrives at His Mother Heeraben Modi's Residence in Gandhinagar
Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at his mother Heeraben Modi's residence in Gandhinagar.
26 May, 20:44 (IST)
West Bengal: Anuj Sharma, currently posted as AGD & IGP Operation, has been appointed as the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata.
26 May, 20:25 (IST)
Nepal: Three people died in a gas cylinder explosion in Kathmandu, earlier today.
26 May, 19:27 (IST)
Air Asia I5 - 588 flight has been cordoned off by the CISF at the Kolkata airport after a threat call was received at the Bengaluru Airport. All 179 passengers have deboarded, aircraft is in isolation bay. More details awaited.
26 May, 17:35 (IST)
Narendra Modi to take oath as PM on 30th May at 7pm, at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Members of Union Council of Ministers to also take oath.
26 May, 17:22 (IST)
Dantewada SP, Abhishek Pallav: One naxal has been killed in exchange of fire with District Reserve Guard near forest area of Hiroli. He was an accused in BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi killing.
26 May, 17:13 (IST)
AFP news agency: Three French 'IS members' have been sentenced to death in Iraq.
26 May, 16:41 (IST)
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan talks to Narendra Modi over phone, congratulates Indian PM for landslide win in Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
26 May, 16:04 (IST)
Election Commission says 'model code of conduct has ceased to be in operation with immediate effect after results of Lok Sabha elections and Legislative assemblies in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim.'
26 May, 16:00 (IST)
BJP MP from Amethi, Smriti Irani lends a shoulder to mortal remains of Surendra Singh, ex-village head of Barauli, Amethi, who was shot dead last night.
26 May, 14:07 (IST)
USGS Big Quakes: An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale hit northern Peru today at 07:41 UTC.
26 May, 13:12 (IST)
Odisha: Newly elected BJD MPs meet CM and party chief Naveen Patnaik, today in Bhubaneswar.
26 May, 11:49 (IST)
Delhi: YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. V Vijaya Sai Reddy and other leaders of YSRCP were also present.
26 May, 11:05 (IST)
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu.
26 May, 09:40 (IST)
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman congratulates PM Narendra Modi, in a telephonic conversation.
26 May, 08:53 (IST)
IMD-Earthquake: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Nicobar Islands today at 7:49 AM.
26 May, 08:32 (IST)
Surendra Singh, former village head of Baraulia village under Jamo police station limits of Amethi, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at his residence, last night.
New Delhi, May 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit his home-state Gujarat today, where he would be meeting his mother in Vadgam. Subsequently, the PM would be flying to Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, where he would deliver a thanksgiving address to his supporters and BJP workers for ensuring a decisive win from the constituency. Stay tuned here for the live breaking news and updates from India and across the world.
Modi was on Saturday elected unopposed the leader of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the parliamentary board meeting called by the BJP-led coalition. In his address to the leaders of NDA camp, Modi stressed on reaching out to the section of electorate who chose not to vote for them. PM Narendra Modi Warns Newly Elected MPs to Desist from Giving Controversial 'Sound Bytes'
Bringing down the poll pitch, where the ruling regime had accused the Opposition of practising minority appeasement, the Prime Minister said the elected lawmakers cannot consider anyone as difference. "Everybody is ours," he said, adding that the erstwhile governments have deceived the minorities for years.
On the international front, Iran has warned the United States of severe consequences if the 1,500 American troops sent to Middle East are aimed at attacking Iran. The deployment is "extremely dangerous" and detrimental to international peace, said the country's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif
In sports news, India was convincingly defeated by New Zealand in the ICC World Cup 2019 practice match on Saturday. Batting first, the Virat Kohli-led side scored 179. The target was chased down by NZ side in less than 35 overs and with 6 wickets to spare.
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