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Nitish creating drama, BJP not in favour of dissolving assembly: BJP

New Delhi/ Patna, May 18 (ANI): BJP leaders react over the recent heat of events in Bihar politics after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation. Nand Kishore Yadav said that BJP will meet the state Governor to discuss Bihar's political situation and put forward BJP's point of view. He added that BJP is not in favour of dissolution of Assembly in Bihar. Meanwhile, Ram Kripal Yadav said that Nitish Kumar is creating a drama and people of Bihar will not be taken in his act.

May 19, 2014

Egypt's Copts hope presidential poll will provide security

Egypt is due to hold presidential election on May 26-27, with former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi tipped to win the poll. Duration: 01:26

May 18, 2014

Programme helps Homs tradesmen to help themselves and others

In Syria's Homs, scene of some of the war's worst fighting, a programme is helping tradesmen and women back to work by offering them tools in exchange for training apprentices. Duration: 01:25

May 18, 2014

'Expendables 3' cast rolls in on tanks in Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival gives a hero's welcome to the cast of 'Expendables 3', including Schwarzenegger, Stallone and Ford, who roll in on Soviet-style tanks. Duration: 00:43

May 18, 2014

Anti-Islamic Ad Campaign Featuring Hitler on Washington DC Buses Stirs Controversy

An anti-Islamic organization that plans to use Adolf Hitler as the face of an anti-Islamic ad campaign on Washington DC metro buses has stirred up controversy.

May 18, 2014

Victory in Polls Brings Nandamuri Kin Closer to Naidu; KCR Meets Governor

For Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu, victory of the TDP-BJP alliance both in Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Seemandhra has brought estranged brother-in-law Nandamuri Harikrishna and his kin closer.

May 18, 2014

Boko Haram Kills 9 Including Chinese National, Abducts Another 10

At least nine people, including a Chinese national, have been killed and 10 Chinese citizens were abducted by Nigerian Islamic terror group Boko Haram late on Saturday night.

May 18, 2014

Obama Invites Narendra Modi to US, Hails Manmohan Singh as Admired Leader

US President Barack Obama has congratulated India's Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi and has invited the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader to America at a mutually convenient time.

May 18, 2014

Vietnamese clamp down on anti-China protests

Vietnamese authorities clamp down to prevent any further unrest threatening vital foreign investment after deadly anti-Chinese violence. Duration: 00:34

May 18, 2014

At least 30 dead in massive flooding in Bosnia, Serbia

The heaviest rains in more than a century have sparked floods across Bosnia and Serbia, claiming at least 30 lives and leading to the evacuation so far of more than 16,000 from flooded villages, officials say. Duration: 00:42

May 18, 2014

75% MPs Elected to Lok Sabha are Graduates, 10% Matriculates

Among the Members of Parliament (MPs) India elected to its 16th Lok Sabha this year (2014), 75 percent are graduates while 10 percent are matriculates, according to media reports.

May 18, 2014

Indonesian island hopes to spark green power revolution

On the remote Indonesian island of Sumba, communities are harnessing energy from the sun, wind, rivers and even pig dung in a bid to go 100-percent renewable. Duration: 02:08

May 18, 2014

Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for Bharatiya Janata Party, gestures after seeking blessings from his mother Heeraben in Gandhinagar

BJP Leaders Meet in Delhi to Decide Modi-Led NDA Government at Centre; Anandiben Patel May Become Gujarat CM

India's new Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi met Lal Krishna Advani, senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Delhi on Sunday, to discuss the formation of National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) next government.

May 18, 2014

Renuka Bishnoi resigns as HJC MLA taking moral responsibility

New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Following resignation by three-time MP Kuldeep Bishnoi as HJC chief, his wife Renuka Bishnoi also submitted her resignation to Haryana Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Sharma taking moral responsibility. She said that she is taking responsibility for the bad performance and less than expected support to the party and is therefore resigning. Meanwhile, Sharma accepted her resignation and said that recent times have seen many other resignations too in the backdrop of bad performance.

May 18, 2014

Lalu on possibility of alliance with JD (U)

Patna, May 18 (ANI): Nitish Kumar's resignation as the Bihar Chief Minister has set the stage for an overhaul of alliances in the state Assembly. According to reports, the JD (U) is in talks with its arch rival RJD. Reacting over this, RJD Chief Lalu Yadav on Sunday denied the reports and said that such reports are baseless and concocted. He added that JD (U) chief Sharad Yadav has not spoken to him. He also said that it is JD (U)'s internal matter to decide who will be the next Bihar CM after Nitish's resignation. However, Lau said that his party is keeping a watch on the situation.

May 18, 2014