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New Delhi, May 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met BJP general secretaries and discussed organisational matters as also measures to strengthen the party ahead of assembly elections in some key states. Modi spent over an hour with the ten party general secretaries over breakfast at his residence here seeking suggestions from them on improving governance and strengthening the party. He asked

New Delhi, May 31: At least nine people were killed in the NCR region, including six in Delhi, as a massive thunder storm lashed the region crippling road traffic, metro services and flight operations and hitting power supply. Delhi Police said six people died and 13 were injured in various areas of the city in accidents like felling of trees, collapse of walls and electrocution following the

New Delhi, May 30: After a spell of extremely hot weather, Delhi witnessed a massive dust storm and rain this evening. Many trees fell across the city due to the strong winds. Power cuts were also reported from some parts of the National Capital Region. Traffic jams were reported at many places; the dust storm also disrupted Metro services for close to two hours. The Yellow Line, which operates

Chennai, May 30: Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday and submit a list of issues concerning Tamil Nadu, it was announced Friday. The memorandum will include long-pending issues crucial to Tamil Nadu and on which the central government needs to act, an official statement said. This will be Jayalalithaa's first meeting with Modi after he became the prime

Washington, May 30: A powerful American Senator has proposed "100 days action plan" for the Modi Government and the Obama Administration to "refresh" the Indo-US relations. Senator Mark Warner, who is the Democratic Co-Chair of the Senate India Caucus, has suggested the Modi Government to modify the defense-offset regime, agreeing to build community colleges in India, lifting the foreign direct

New Delhi, May 29: India will release 30 fishermen and 5 civilian Pakistani prisoners on Thursday. The move by India comes after bilateral talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. Earlier, 150 prisoners who were released by Pakistan reached Vadodara in Gujarat late on Wednesday night. Pakistan had freed 150 prisoners as a goodwill gesture a day

New Delhi, May 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today quit his Vadodara Lok Sabha seat, choosing to retain Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP recorded a landslide victory bagging 71 of the 80 seats in the recent elections. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was also elected two seats in Uttar Pradesh, has quit from his pocket-borough Mainpuri and has retained Azamgarh. Under

New Delhi, May 29: Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Thursday called his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and conveyed his government's desire to establish robust partnership with the new government of India for further development of ties. Li, who is the first foreign head of government to call up Modi since he took over as Prime Minister, congratulated him on his victory in the recent general

New Delhi, May 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled his top 10 policy priorities seeking to unblock an investment logjam and setting deadlines for action in order to revive the economy. After a cabinet meeting in New Delhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said the Prime Minister stressed on three issues: efficient governance, delivery and implementation. Naidu said PM Modi

New Delhi, May 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to unveil his top 10 policy priorities on Thursday, seeking to unblock an investment logjam and setting deadlines for action in order to revive the economy. A top aide flagged the action points ahead of a cabinet meeting at which Modi will begin the task of meeting the aspirations of voters who handed his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) the