Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Sunday said the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wanted a cabinet berth in the Narendra Modi government and declined an offer from the BJP of minister of state (MoS) with independent charge. "We had offered one berth of minister with independent charge to the NCP but it was insistent...

New Delhi: His name not on the new BJP-led NDA government's list of ministers, outgoing Union Minister Anurag Thakur said Sunday he would keep working as a BJP worker and contribute to fulfilling PM-designate Narendra Modi's resolve to make India a developed country. Thakur congratulated Modi and his "team of ministers" and said all those who have...

Brussels: Voters across the European Union are going to the polls on the final day of voting for the European parliamentary elections to choose their representatives for the next five-year term. Polls opened in 20 EU countries early Sunday for the June 6-9 elections for a new European Parliament, the legislative branch of the 27-member bloc. Millions...

Deir al-Balah: At least 274 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more were wounded in the Israeli raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday. The military said its forces came under heavy fire during the complex daytime operation deep inside the territory. The killing of so many Palestinians, including women and children,...

New Delhi: Canada's intelligence agency chief David Vigneault paid two quiet visits to India in February and March to apprise Indian officials of the case relating to the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, people familiar with the matter said. Vigneault, the director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), is learnt to have shared information...

New Delhi: Will India's new finance minister support the global effort for a "billionaire tax" and will the prime minister stand with the common people or billionaires, the Congress asked Sunday, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of a new government. Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will Sunday take oath for a third consecutive term as prime minister, along...

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge would be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the prime minister Sunday evening, sources close to him said. An invite was sent to Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi for the ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, they said. Sources close to Kharge said that he would be...

Sambalpur: Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday morning paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial 'Sadaiv Atal'. PM Modi was seen wearing the trademark Kurta Pyjama along with a traditional handwoven Sambalpuri stole of Odisha highlighting a shift of focus towards the eastern state...

New Delhi: Lauding the Indian-origin engineer Ashok Elluswamy, who was the first recruit of Tesla's Autopilot team, Elon Musk Sunday expressed gratitude towards him, saying that "without him and our awesome team, we would just be another car company looking for an autonomy supplier that does not exist". This comes after Elluswamy, in his detailed note, said...

Mumbai: Actor Alia Bhatt, who will soon be seen in the upcoming movie 'Jigra', has made a stylish statement with her latest outfit. Sunday, the actress took to Instagram and shared several pictures of her new outfit. In the photos, she is seen wearing a beige bikini top with a pink floral design. She paired it with...