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New Delhi, May 22: In a veiled attack on 'Team Rahul' over Congress' poll debacle, a section of party leaders today said only those having experience of field work should be given "leadership posts" and wanted a "ruthless introspection" to help it bounce back. Congress leader Milind Deora, who had yesterday said that Rahul Gandhi's advisers did not have their "ears to the ground" and those with

Islamabad, May 22: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is still considering to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and a final decision will be taken by the evening after consultations with the civil and military leaders, officials said on Thursday. Foreign office has confirmed that formal invitation has been received but any decision by the Prime Minister to

Kolkata, May 22: Renowned mountaineer Chhanda Gayen and two of her accompanying sherpas have gone missing while on an expedition in the Himalayas on Tuesday. Hailing from West Bengal, Gayen, 34, is the first female civilian from the state to conquer Mount Everest. She was attempting to scale the 8,505-metre-high Kanchenjunga West, known as Yalung Kang in Nepal. They are believed to be caught in an

New Delhi, May 21: An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale rocked parts of eastern and northern India on Wednesday night. The epicentre of the quake is 60 km off the port of Paradip, Odisha in the Bay of Bengal, 10 km below the sea bed. According to PTI, the tremor was also felt in some parts of Chennai. No damage has been reported and no tsunami warning has been issued although people

New Delhi, May 21: A day after dropping hints of joining politics, former IPS officer and Team Anna member Kiran Bedi today said she was ready to become the BJP's Chief Ministerial nominee in Delhi if such an offer was made to her. "I will consider myself to be ready for it if such an offer is made," she said. The former IPS officer was asked if she would become the BJP's Chief Ministerial

New Delhi, May 21: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been invited for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on May 26, TV reports say. The BJP is inviting heads of state of various countries, including Saarc nations, for Modi's oath-taking ceremony. On Monday, stressing on the need for dialogue, Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit said India should not shy away from dealing with "contentious" issues

Gandhinagar, May 21: The Gujarat assembly Wednesday held a special session to bid farewell to outgoing Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is set to be sworn in as India's next prime minister. State legislators, including Modi's close aide Amit Shah and Revenue Minister Anandiben Patel, addressed the session. Patel is tipped to be the next Gujarat chief minister. Modi is expected to submit his

New Delhi, May 21: Three months after quitting as Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal today apologised to the people of Delhi and the country for "resigning midway" and said the party will gear up for elections. The AAP chief, who had quit as CM after a 49-day stint, said the chances of his party forming a government in Delhi were negligible in the current scenario. "I apologise to the people of

Gandhinagar, May 21: Anandi Patel, Gujarat's Revenue Minister and a close aide of Narendra Modi, is likely to be chosen his successor when the BJP legislature party meets here today to elect a new leader. "Most probably, Anandiben Patel will be the next chief minister of Gujarat," a source in BJP said. Modi, the longest-serving chief minister of the state, who led BJP to a spectacular victory in

Mumbai, May 21: The Narendra Modi government should adopt an aggressive "tit for tat" policy towards Pakistan and should teach it a lesson if it creates trouble for India, NDA constituent Shiv Sena said today. The Narendra Modi government should adopt an aggressive "tit for tat" policy towards Pakistan and should teach it a lesson if it creates trouble for India, NDA constituent Shiv Sena said