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President appoints Narendra Modi as PM-designate; oath on Sunday evening

Addressing the media in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Modi said he has been appointed as Prime Minister-designate by the President

Lok Sabha election results: Rural vote fall cost Modi decisive poll win

The BJP, which held 201 rural constituencies in the 543-member parliament, retained only 126 of them in the mammoth election, the analysis showed

Tharoor bats for Rahul as LoP; says he was 'man of match' of LS polls

Shashi Tharoor said the message of the mandate was that the electorate has given a 'comeuppance' to the BJP's 'overweening arrogance'

Hemant Soren being oppressed like Stan Swamy, says former J'khand CM

Swamy, who spent long years working among tribals in Jharkhand, died in Mumbai, hours before his appeal for bail in a case in which he was accused of being an 'Urban Naxal' was to be heard

Lok Sabha will now have over 500 crorepatis, up from 88% in 2019: ADR

This time, the average assets of winners are Rs 46.3 crore, compared to Rs 14.7 crore in 2014

NDA synonymous with good governance: PM Modi after being elected leader

Earlier this week, leaders of parties in the NDA, including JD(U), TDP and Shiv Sena, held a meeting and passed a resolution to elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their leader

Rahul Gandhi reviews Congress performance in Karnataka in Lok Sabha polls

The ruling Congress won nine seats, while the BJP and JD(S), which is a part of NDA, bagged 17 and two seats, respectively

TDP chief Naidu calls Narendra Modi 'right leader at right time; backs NDA

N Chandrababu Naidu also proposed the name of Narendra Modi for the post of Prime Minister highlighting his vision of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, and Viksit Bharat

Balance regional aspirations, national interests: Naidu at NDA meet

Balancing regional aspirations and national interests must run parallelly while ensuring holistic development for all strata of society, said TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu

Nitish Kumar criticizes INDIA bloc for alleged lack of national focus

Prime Minister Modi and the other leaders at the meeting could not stop laughing at the jibe of Kumar, key founder-member of INDIA bloc in 2023. who had swtiched sides to BJP

AAP suspends ex-MLA Nitin Tyagi for 'anti-party' activities during LS polls

Former MLA Nitin Tyagi has claimed the action was taken against him for 'speaking the truth'.

MP CM Mohan Yadav visits Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in Delhi

Official 'X' (formerly Twitter) account of the Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar posted, "CM Yadav called on Vice-President Dhankhar at Vice-President's Enclave today

NPP to extend support to Pema Khandu government in Arunachal Pradesh

NPP Arunachal Pradesh unit president Thangwang Wangham said the party has accepted the people's mandate in the recently held state Assembly elections

Hearing in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi rescheduled to June 18

The Congress leader appeared in court in the defamation case in February and he was granted bail. The complaint against Gandhi was filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra

Gandhi, Ambedkar statues relocated to ensure Oppn can't hold protests: Cong

In a statement, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said Thursday that due to their location at different places in the Parliament premises, visitors were not able to see these statues conveniently

NDA MPs gather to elect PM Modi as their leader, paving way for third term

Senior leaders of the alliance, including chief ministers, will be part of the meeting where BJP president J P Nadda is expected to propose a resolution in support of Modi's leadership

Will work on boosting research, innovation in third term, says PM Modi

Compliments to the students, faculty and institutions for their hard work and dedication. In this term, we want to do even more to boost research and innovation," the PM wrote on X

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Is Team Uddhav aligning with NDA? Party says no

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena said it is going to remain with the INDIA alliance and will not switch back to the NDA

Rupee to hold above $83.50; awaits RBI policy, US non-farm payroll report

Non-deliverable forwards indicate rupee will mostly be flat from 83.4725 in the previous session

Rahul Gandhi to appear before Bengaluru court today in BJP defamation case

The BJP in the complaint had alleged that the advertisements in local newspapers and 'false campaigning' by Congress ahead of the 2023 state assembly elections damaged BJP's image