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India's Hindu hardliners see 'one of their own' as PM

Expectations are high among hardline Hindu groups after Narendra Modi and his BJP party swept to victory in the Indian elections. Duration: 01:58

May 19, 2014

Ramdev on his way to Haridwar praises BJP and RSS for victory

Ghaziabad, May 19 (ANI): Yoga Guru Ramdev on Monday praised the RSS and BJP workers for their hard work in attaining the victory BJP has achieved in General Elections. He said that the entire world is discussing the BJP’s victory for which party and Sangh workers and supporters had made tremendous efforts. He added that the change has come and it will be taken to the next level. Ramdev was in a procession while returning to Haridwar ashram through Ghaziabad. The yoga guru had vowed not to return to his Patanjali ashram in Haridwar till Congress-led UPA government was defeated.

May 19, 2014

Nitish is irresponsible, can join hands with anyone for power: BJP

New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): BJP leaders react to the current heat of situations in Bihar following Nitish Kumar’s resignation. Kumar had said that he will reconsider his resignation as his MLAs are putting pressure on him to continue holding the office. Rameshwar Chaurasia has said that Nitish is an irresponsible minister and he had often talked about resignation even in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government. Giriraj Singh stated that Nitish Kumar can do anything to gain power and he even joined hands with Congress for the same. CP Thakur said that Nitish Kumar is doing a political drama and he will continue being the Chief Minister after all this ends.

May 19, 2014

Mali PM visits north as clashes kill dozens

Mali's Prime Minister Moussa Mara visits the northern city of Kidal as clashes between separatist militants and the army leave dozens dead. Duration: 00:53

May 19, 2014

Rogue trader returns to France as prison deadline looms

Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel returns to France where he is due to start a three-year prison term after spending two months walking from Rome to protest "the tyranny of the markets". Duration: 01:34

May 19, 2014

Riding High on Modi Wave: Parents Name Twins after India's PM-Elect Narendra Modi

An Indore couple, inspired by the personality of India's Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, has decided to name their newborn twin sons after the Bharatiya Janata Party leader.

May 19, 2014

Indias stature in the world will grow with Modi at the helm: Ramdev

New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Yoga guru, Ramdev said that with Modi at the helm of affairs after a historic win in the General Elections, the stature of India will rise as it competes with economic giants like US and China. Ramdev was speaking at an event to celebrate the stupendous win of the BJP in the recent general elections held in the country. Speaking on the occasion, BJP President, Rajnath Singh, said that the BJP was the only party since independence which could look Congress in the eye. Narendra Modi, on Friday, thundered to a historic victory in India's election to run the world's most populous country, in a seismic political shift that gives the BJP a mandate for sweeping economic reforms.

May 19, 2014

Two Maoists injured in fierce gun battle with police in Jharkhand

Ramgarh, May 19 (ANI): A fierce encounter with police personnel injured two Maoists in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. Superintendent of Police Ranjit Kumar Prasad said the team got the success in countering the rebels. Maoists, also known as Naxals, have killed police and politicians, and targeted government buildings and railway tracks in an insurgency that has killed thousands since the 1960s. The Maoists, who say they are fighting for the rights of the poor and landless, control some of India's mineral-rich areas and operate in large areas of the eastern, central and southern countryside.

May 19, 2014

Four engineering students drown in West Bengal

Bankura, May 19 (ANI): Four engineering students drowned while taking bath in a water barrage in Bankura district of West Bengal. The incident happened when 11 students from B.C. Roy Engineering College went at the Durgapur water barrage. Three students, who have been identified as Aditya Roy, Chandrajit Kumar and Nitish Kumar, drowned while rescuing their fellow Shubham Pankaj, who fell in water and did not know how to swim. Fishermen and police recovered bodies from the water barrage which were sent to Durgapur Bidhannagar Hospital and Bankura Medical College.

May 19, 2014

Fire on Colombia Church Bus Fire Kills 31 Children, One Adult

Thirty-one children and one adult were killed in Colombia on Sunday when fuel exploded on a broken-down bus returning from a church event, an emergency response coordinator said.

May 19, 2014

Gunmen Loyal to Ex-general Storm Libyan Parliament, Demand Suspension

Heavily armed gunmen stormed Libya's parliament on Sunday demanding its suspension and claiming loyalty to a renegade army general who has vowed to purge the country of Islamist militants.

May 19, 2014

Tamils Say Barred from Commemorating War Dead, Sri Lanka Denies

Minority ethic Tamils said on Sunday they had been banned from commemorating the deaths of their relatives five years ago in the final battle of a 26-year war with Sri Lanka's military, a charge denied by the army.

May 19, 2014

In World's Largest Democracy, More Lawmakers Charged with Crime

More legislators charged with crimes will sit in the new parliament than previously, a democracy watchdog said on Sunday, in a reminder that crime still pays in the world's largest democracy.

May 19, 2014

With a Dubious Legacy, the "accidental" Premier Bows Out

When it was clear that he was set for a stunning election victory last week, Narendra Modi sent a message that read simply "India has won": It instantly set a record as the country's most retweeted Twitter post.

May 19, 2014

Modi Grapples with First Challenge - Filling his Cabinet

India's prime minister-to-be Narendra Modi was huddled in discussions with close aides and advisers on Sunday, finalising the names of people to join his cabinet and grappling with the crucial decision of who will be his finance minister.

May 19, 2014