PM Modi, several Union ministers, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, extended Holi greetings to the nation.

PM Narendra Modi has spoken to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and urged them to hold direct talks.

The inoculation of children in the age group of 12 to 14 years against COVID-19 started on Wednesday with Corbevax vaccine.

Tharoor also said Modi might serve the country better by implementing what he has said publicly.

During the interaction, representatives of the Indian community and private sector in Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary narrated their experiences of being part of Operation Ganga, the challenges they faced and expressed their sense of satisfaction and honor at having contributed to such a complex humanitarian operation.

Sources said that BJP chief JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party national General Secretary, Organisation, BL Santhosh were present in the meeting, chaired by Modi.

Barring Punjab, the BJP retained power in all the four states it ruled before the Assembly elections. The 4 states are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.

Shashi Tharoor said that Indian voter has the capacity to surprise, and one day, they will also surprise the BJP.   

Adityanath called on Modi during his maiden visit to Delhi after the BJP's second successive victory in the UP Assembly elections and spent over 100 minutes with him.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were among those who attended the meeting.

Khel Mahakumbh today encompasses 36 general sports and 26 para-sports. Over 45 lakh sportspersons have registered for the 11th Khel Mahakumbh.

Modi visited his younger brother Pankaj Modi's house in Vrindavan society in Raysan area on the outskirts of Gandhinagar after completing his engagements for the day.

Before the BJP lost Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to the Congress in 2018, the BJP directly or the NDA governed 21 states, covering 70 per cent of the population and 76 per cent territory.

The BJP's mega win in Uttar Pradesh gives its presidential candidate an edge. Had the UP results gone in favour of the Samajwadi Party, the BJP would have had to rely on the support of parties like BJD, TRS, YSR Congress Party.

PM Modi's visit to his home state came a day after the declaration of results of the Assembly elections in 5 states.

PM Narendra Modi addressed the party workers at BJP headquarters in New Delhi after the party's landslide victory in UP and 3 other states.

PM Narendra Modi was addressing party workers at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi after their landslide victory in UP and other states.

The US administration is required under domestic law, Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) to impose sanctions on any country that has significant transactions with Iran, North Korea or Russia.

PM Modi urged President Putin to hold direct talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky in addition to the ongoing negotiations between their teams.

PM Narendra Modi's call comes amid Russia increasing invasion of Ukraine and the number of refugees fleeing the troubled country crossed 1.5 million.