Rs 800 crore (Rs 8 billion) was spent to revamp the stadium, which can seat 132,000 spectators, and is now the biggest cricket stadium on the planet.
India laid out the red carpet and accorded a ceremonial reception for one of this country's most valued allies, Sheikh Hasina
In switching over, Nitish has sent out a message that if he could not now become the NDA's PM, then he would need to stay on as CM at the very least, which a third term for Modi would not let him have, N Sathiya Moorthy points out.
'If banging thalis could drive corona as Modi said, banging thalis will drive away the farm laws.'
'We are very close to become a theocratic State where Hinduism is the official religion of the government.'
'People have realised they bought into the prime minister's package and it is empty.'
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the Delhi election results.
A u-turn by the BJP will be an apocalyptic occurrence in Indian politics and society, argues Amulya Ganguli.
'Those who hope for a strong united Opposition are disillusioned at the way in which the INDIA alliance has already been caught in debilitating squabbles.'
'Coronavirus has occasioned us to see how copious Modi's mojo bag is,' says Shreekant Sambrani.
The reshuffle could take place before the start of the winter session of Parliament.
Amit Shah's net worth grew 32 per cent to Rs 37.91 crore, mainly due to 80 per cent appreciation in the market value of his securities.
''Powerful and timely conversations can bring about change and this was one of what we hope will become a regular conversation.'
On Monday, December 20, Congress MPs produced a telling placard in the Lok Sabha revealing how many days Modi has attended Parliament's winter session.
Dominic Xavier wonders if Modi will impose a national lockdown to try and end the death and suffering that has ravaged our land.
India-France synergy is poised to open vistas of collaboration between the two countries, notes Rup Narayan Das.
'In front of Aurangzeb's tyrannical thinking, Guru Tegh Bahadurji, becoming 'Hind di Chadar', stood like a rock.'
8 ministers in Modi Sarkar.2 are undergraduates.
Kejriwal's remarks came after the Delhi State Election Commission sought the advice of legal experts on if it can still hold polls for the three municipal corporations here following a communication from the Centre for their unification.
'You can't pull down the nation's builders and architects to please the people in power.'
'In 2014, he was a relatively unknown quantity, and benefited from the apparent difference that he brought to national politics.'
Shah thanked the people of Uttarakhand for giving BJP a chance to serve again.
Congress leader Pawan Khera was on Thursday arrested by Assam Police in connection with a first information report (FIR) over alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the action coming soon after he was deplaned from a flight to Raipur where he was going to attend the party's plenary session.
'There is a famous saying here that 'the way to Delhi passes through Lucknow'.' 'If the BJP loses UP in 2022, Modi's premiership in 2024 will be in doldrums.'
The boy is being produced in a juvenile court here and further legal proceedings are being carried out, Verma added.
The prime minister was spotted in a Swasa N95 mask created by the IIT-Kanpur start-up and incubator team.
>The BJP's star campaigner could not help even half the number of candidates for whom he campaigned in his aggressive 'Didi-o-Didi' style in Bengal
'The Hindu electorate is more or less in the BJP defined space now.'
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the events of August 5, 2020.
China, the Ukraine crisis and Quad will dominate the discussions, observes Dr Rajaram Panda.
Modi, Shah and Nadda have created a strategy to boost the BJP and the government's image.
Uttam Ghosh offers his take on the decisions by the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to file cases against several senior journalists and asks what happened to Narendra Damodardas Modi's commitment to free speech.
'Modi's speech was like one of our sour food preparations; Rahul's was sweet.'
'Now Mr Modi has been offered a more real but different kind of war, which he has likened to the Mahabharat,' notes T N Ninan.
The Howdy Modi put a dagger into the heart of the 'bipartisan consensus' in the US regarding the relations with (Modi's) India, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Surprisingly, the BJP's nearest rival in ad spend was not the Congress, but the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
The parliamentary election result was also to prove that the Maldivians want "autonomy in choosing their future, without foreign coercion," President Muizzu said, without naming any country, according to the Sun.mv news portal.
The all powerful prime minister's office has selected the chief guest who will grace Republic Day 2022.
From the landing of Chandrayaan 3 to the bombardment of Palestine by Israel, a look at some events that shaped the world in the second half of 2023.
Everyone knows who will win the election to succed Sonia Gandhi as Congress president. But who would YOU prefer?
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