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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

New Delhi, May 20: Narendra Modi, who steered BJP and the NDA to a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, was today appointed Prime Minister, ushering in a new era of a non-Congress government with an absolute majority on its own in 30 years. "I came to call on the President. The President has given me a formal letter (of appointment as the PM) and has invited me for oath-taking ceremony on

New Delhi, May 20: The newly-elected BJP members of Parliament met at the historic Central Hall to elect their leader of its parliamentary group on Tuesday. Senior leader and former deputy prime minister LK Advani proposed Narendra Modi's name which was seconded by senior leaders Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj, M Venkaiah Naidu, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari and others. Speaking on the occasion

New Delhi, May 20: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) getting majority in the Lok Sabha on its own, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) now wants the party to take up its key issues - Ram temple in Ayodhya and Article 370 that had to be abandoned in the past - once again. RSS ideologue M.G. Vaidya has made these suggestions in his latest blog. He writes that the BJP had to compromise with its