'Bhagwat, aware of the advantages of keeping the BJP in power, is wary about the RSS taking steps that would undermine the popular standing of either the PM or the party.'
The two leaders conversed on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit here for ninety minutes and worked to clarify gaps in negotiations over on the Syrian crisis.
Custom car maker Austin Coulson in the US set the record as the owner of the smallest roadworthy car, which he can legally drive on the road.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is very much aligned with the foreign policy priorities of the Modi 2.0 government, says Sana Hashmi.
This is part of an initiative to include all sections of the society in polling process and the EC has identified a booth in southern Kolkata.
'#metoo has put front and centre an issue that society has suppressed for far too long,' says Kanika Datta.
When the Chelsea manager introduced himself to English football as the "special one" last June he met with scepticism, even mockery.
Taking a sceptical view of MUDRA program, Shiv Sena sought to know when the distressed farmers get help and how does the government plan to curb their suicides.
Written off before the championships started on Saturday, Montgomery belied his recent form with impressive performances in the opening rounds of the 100m
Without some firmer pledge of debt relief, neither Greece nor the IMF is likely to accept a deal
CIA Director George Tenet has named Charles Duelfer to succeed David Kay to lead the search for WMD in Iraq.
The fleet acquisition programme of Indian Airlines will move one step forward on January 29 when the Public Investment Board takes up the issue to finalise the plan, official sources said on Thursday.
Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's belated attempt to project himself as a statesman and a man of reason in his interviews to ANI and TV9 is being viewed with dollops of scepticism by his critics and political opponents. Anita Katyal reports.
The hijab is never an obstacle, says the 23-yr-old achiever from Kerala.
With Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh prime minister, all is well with the world of India-Bangladesh relations, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
'In the next three decades up to 2050 there will be three important players at the world level.' 'India, US and China will be playing a very important role globally as the largest economies in the world.' 'These three countries will have to interact with each other much more closely because what they do and what they decide will impact the entire world.'
'The similarities between the blockbusting Avengers: Endgame and Election 2019 cannot be starker. So who plays who?' asks Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Authorities said social media posts will be monitored to ensure that no attempt is made to vitiate the atmosphere.
Investors are sceptical that the economy could have picked up so much steam.
The Australian media has said that the rise of Twenty20 cricket is a sporting reminder that everything 'quaint' in the game faces a future inundated by short form, and the need for variety.
Ukraine's state security service said on Monday a French citizen detained in late May on the border with Poland had been planning attacks in France to coincide with the Euro 2016 soccer championship it is hosting. The Ukrainian border guard service reported on Saturday that the unnamed 25-year-old had been arrested with an arsenal of weapons and explosives including rocket launchers and Kalashnikov assault rifles in his vehicle. SBU chief Vasyl Hrytsak said the man had made contact with armed groups in Ukraine with the aim of buying weapons and explosives. In Paris, a French police source said a raid on the suspect's home in France had uncovered ingredients for homemade explosives. His intended targets included Jewish and Muslim places of worship and buildings involved with the soccer tournament, Hrytsak said. French government administration buildings, including those dealing with tax collection, were also a target "The Frenchman spoke negatively about his government's actions, mass immigration, the spread of Islam and globalisation, and also talked about plans to carry out several terrorist attacks," Hrytsak told journalists.
A temporary ceasefire was called on Wednesday as Australia captain Steve Smith and his England counterpart Joe Root paused for photos under a blinding blue sky at the Brisbane stadium, but both captains have been looking to land a psychological blow on the eve of the first Test.
A report in a daily said that Pakistan was worried over the visit as it could have serious implications on strategic stability in the region.
The new PM would be more than unwise to attempt steering away from India into an all-encompassing Chinese embrace that would ultimately swamp Bhutanese identity, says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).
'Having been an air warrior myself for three decades, I am sure the IAF has all the info in place to be divulged at the right time,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd).
Mr Modi must now work to win over the governor as a friend and learn to influence people credibly.
After the successful launch of 'no frills' hotel, the Tatas have said their people's car would hit the road in three years despite scepticism among the arch rivals of Tata Motors on the feasibility of the Rs 1-lakh (Rs 100,000) car. \n\n\n\n
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer also wanted the Iranian nuclear programme to be verified.
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