Modi, 68, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a glittering ceremony at the forecourt of majestic Rashtraparti Bhavan.
'Amitabh Bachchan Sir said some nice and encouraging things about the trailer, the way I directed it and, of course, about Abhishek's performance.'
Was any cricketer missing at the skipper's wedding reception in Mumbai?
Though the wedding was held in Delhi, quite a few of her filmi friends made sure to attend.
Getting to know Priyanka Chopra through these pictures from her life.
At places in the border districts of Barmer and Jaisalmer, people walked miles through the desert to cast their votes.
The key to job creation is to increase labour participation - draw more people into the labour force and to provide them formal jobs in the organised sectors. Self-employment is not job creation, says, Mahesh Vyas.
Bollywood hails India's air strikes against Jaish e Mohammad terror camps in Pakistan.
The BJP won 12 of 15 seats on which bypolls were held. Congress could win only two.
Up to 95 per cent of units in the Noida-Greater Noida mega industrial zone are currently shut.
The court to announce punishment against Lalu tomorrow at 2 pm via video conferencing.
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
World No.3 Roger Federer was knocked out of Wimbledon semifinal by sixth seeded Milos Raonic. The 17-time Grand Slam winner Federer, who last won a major title way back at 2012 Wimbledon, missed out on a golden chance to claim his record eight title at the SW19 with nemesis and world No.1 Novak Djokovic also ousted in the earlier round. Reactions soon started pouring in after Federer's heartbreaking defeat with some hailing the fighting spirit of the Swiss legend.
'The colloquial language forced a turn to the recent past and I thought about the hangings of men like Afzal Guru and Yakub Memon.' 'Whatever their deeds, proven or still in doubt, did their deaths not deserve to be mourned by a sister, wife, or child?' A fascinating excerpt from Amitava Kumar's Writing Badly Is Easy.
Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt believes Indian coaches live in the past and lack the hunger to learn new techniques, necessitating the involvement of foreign coaches for the benefit of grapplers.
The two stalwarts of Indian football failed to measure up to coach Bob Houghton's high fitness demands and were axed from the team for the Asian Cup qualifier.
With a medal, a commemoration letter and a pat of encouragement on their shoulders, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday handed the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement to 20 talented and brave children on the occasion of Children's Day.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Puneet has put in a lot of efforts to deliver a powerful performance as the rich NRI. In the first half, his body language as a rich NRI is perfect. As usual his fight and song sequences are a treat to his fans.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
A summary of Wednesday's action in Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
The April 11 polling will decide the fate of several political bigwigs.
A talented Central Zone team led by Piyush Chawla is aiming to come out firing all cylinders when it squares off with an equally combative South Zone side in the final of the Duleep Trophy, starting in New Delhi, on Wednesday.
RJD sources said that the party would appeal against the verdict.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said that there was no question of any bail out to the beleaguered carrier
The callousness with which these political dissidents are being treated goes against the Supreme Court's directive, given right at the beginning of the lockdown. The apex court had directed states to release prisoners to decongest jails, which had become hotspots of the coronavirus.
Former chief minister Jagannath Mishra was also found guilty in the case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.62 crore from the Chaibasa treasury in the 1990s.
While Kapoors and the Khans celebrate the latest addition in their families, here's a look at pictures of Bollywood's celebrity children.
The Mumbai outfit are also negotiating with East Bengal's Baichung Bhutia.
Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com gives the lowdown on the constituencies going to polls in the first phase on April 11.
Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list of 382 doctors who died due to the viral disease and demanded that they be treated as "martyrs".
On that note, Sukanya Verma lists 10 times when Bollywood assembled a bevy of evil-doers to make life hell for its leading man.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Mahesh Bhupathi, Prakash Amritraj and Rohan Bopanna have been included in the original squad, announced last week.
The MLAs were upset ever since the cabinet reshuffle and expansion on December 22 that saw removal of Jarkiholi.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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