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Emmanuel Macron inaugurated as Frances youngest president

Emmanuel Macron has been inaugurated as Frances eight president. The pro-European centrist is the youngest-ever president to be sworn it. The 39-year-old won against Marine Le Pen in the second round of elections on 7 May.Before the ceremony, Macron held a meeting with outgoing socialist leader François Hollande. Macron has to pick a prime minister and is expected to meet with German chancellor Angela Merkel shortly after.

May 14, 2017

AAP denies charges, blames BJP even as the Opposition demands Kejriwal's resignation

AAP leader Sanjay Singh dismissed allegations made by Mishra while blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for being "hand-in-glove" with the former water minister of Delhi.

May 14, 2017

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Brexit Britain tries to woo China for increased trade at Belt and Road summit

Britain hopes for increased trade with China as Beijing presses forward with its ambitious Silk Road plan aimed at developing worldwide growth. Also known as the Belt and the Road initiative, the Silk Road programme hopes to increase global infrastructure and open up international trade routes in Eurasia.

May 14, 2017

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Putin criticises protectionism and sanctions at Eurasian Belt and Road summit

Delivering an address in Beijing at the One Belt, One Road summit – a trade initiative by China which aims to bring together dozens of states - Putin called on heads of state to abandon belligerent rhetoric to solve various geopolitical crises. He called protectionism and illegal sanctions a danger to openeness and free trade, a critizism directed at the European Union over the sanctions imposed on Russia after the annexation of Crimea.

May 14, 2017

'Resign by today evening or I will drag you from your office to Tihar Jail,' Kapil Mishra threatens Arvind Kejriwal

Kapil Mishra also accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of using shell companies to park crores of unaccounted money.

May 14, 2017

Twitterati disagrees as President Pranab Mukherjee says Indira Gandhi 'most acceptable' PM of India

President Pranab Mukherjee said at a function that Indira Gandhi is still the "most acceptable" prime minister of India. Twitterati chose to disagree. Read to know more.

May 14, 2017

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West Bengal sees 7 civic polls today: Both rulers, Opposition desperate to prove a point

Even if these are civic polls, it is key from the point of view of the ruling Trinamool as Opposition parties like the Left and Congress in the plains and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in Darjeeling hills.

May 14, 2017

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Sean Spicer ignores questions on possible recording of White House conversations

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer ignored several questions from journalists on US President Donald Trumps Twitter threat to fired FBI Director James Comey about secret recording devices in the White House. Spicer simply said: The President has nothing further to add on that.

May 13, 2017

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Video game news round-up: Mass Effect and Hitman in peril, Assassins Creed and Red Dead leak

Your weekly pick of the biggest gaming stories from the past seven days, including Assassins Creed and Red Dead leaks.

May 13, 2017

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Emmanuel Macron inaugurated as Frances youngest president

AAP denies charges, blames BJP even as the Opposition demands Kejriwal's resignation

Brexit Britain tries to woo China for increased trade at Belt and Road summit

Putin criticises protectionism and sanctions at Eurasian Belt and Road summit

'Resign by today evening or I will drag you from your office to Tihar Jail,' Kapil Mishra threatens Arvind Kejriwal

Twitterati disagrees as President Pranab Mukherjee says Indira Gandhi 'most acceptable' PM of India

West Bengal sees 7 civic polls today: Both rulers, Opposition desperate to prove a point

Sean Spicer ignores questions on possible recording of White House conversations

Video game news round-up: Mass Effect and Hitman in peril, Assassins Creed and Red Dead leak

We played election word association with people in London - heres what they said

Kerala: RSS worker accused of killing CPM activist hacked to death; BJP calls for strike in Kannur on Saturday

Avengers: Hail Hydra and you land up yourself at the White House

If all 4 chief ministers can accompany Pak PM Sharif to China, why none in India join PM Modi abroad?

Direct flight between Varanasi and Colombo: BJP-led govts are known for initiating transport diplomacy with neighbours

Indian Muslims will not vote en masse again, thanks to Narendra Modi & motormouths from minority community