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New Delhi, Aug 13: Narendra Modi has become the longest-serving non-Congress prime minister and the fourth longest-serving overall, the party noted on Thursday. "Today, PM Narendra Modi becomes the fourth longest serving PM in the history of India! He now also holds the distinction of being the longest serving non-Congress PM. Vajpayee ji served for 2,268 days, with all his terms put together

New Delhi, Aug 13: India announced a $500 million package to fund a project in the Maldives on Thursday to help it connect the capital Male to three nearby islands, stepping up New Delhi's diplomatic efforts in a region China has also been focusing recently. The Indian Ocean island nation, popular with tourists for its beaches and turquoise waters, has become a focal point in China's Belt and Road

Jaipur, Aug 13: Sachin Pilot met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Thursday, the first time after he openly rebelled against the senior leader a month back. Party leaders K C Venugopal, Avinash Pande, Randeep Surjewala, Ajay Maken and Govind Singh Dotasra were also there at the meeting, posing together for the cameras at Gehlot’s official residence. Pilot and Gehlot shook hands in a moment

Bengaluru, Aug 13: A total of seven First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered by the police in connection with the derogatory Facebook post, attack on the house of Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy in Kaval Byrasandra and subsequent violence in DJ Halli and KG Halli police station limits. According to FIRs registered by DJ Halli and KG Halli police stations, those who indulged in

Lucknow, Aug 13: Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, the head of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust or the Ram Temple trust in Ayodhya, who has tested positive for coronavirus. The 82-year-old had shared stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other VIPs during the groundbreaking ceremony for a Ram Temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh on August 5. The others on the stage were Uttar Pradesh

Bengaluru, Aug 13: The Department of Pre-University Education has issued admission notification for first-year pre-university courses on Wednesday. As per the notification, the colleges must publish the details of fee structure, stream-wise roaster admission details, details of teaching and non-teaching staff on website and notice boards. The last date to issue applications is the fourth working

Bengaluru, Aug 13: The imposition of Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in areas under DJ Halli and KG Halli police station limits has been extended till 6 am on August 15, Bengaluru Commissioner of Police Kamal Pant said on Wednesday. Section 144 prohibits the gathering of four or more people at a place. Earlier on Wednesday, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that a

New Delhi, Aug 13: Dismissing "speculation" and "fake news" regarding the health of Pranab Mukherjee, his son Abhijit Mukherjee on Thursday said that the former President is still alive and "haemodynamically" stable. He alleged that fake news is being circulated by reputed journalists on social media regarding his father's death. "My Father Shri Pranab Mukherjee is still alive & haemodynamically

Bengaluru, Aug 12: Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar has called the August 11 Bengaluru violence a conspiracy of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Three people died in the police firing, 60 policemen were injured and several vehicles were set ablaze in Bengaluru on Tuesday night after Congress MLA Akanda Srinivas Murthy's nephew Naveen allegedly posted a derogatory message on social media. Naveen

Newsroom, Aug 12: Distancing themselves from the August 11 Bengaluru violence, the Popular Front of India and its political arm Social Democratic Party of India have expressed concern over the way the police handled the incident. “The police always want a scapegoat to hide their failure. In #Bangaloreriots the SDPI local leaders who were inside the police station from evening were framed for