EVENING NEWS (Sponsored by Royal Yamaha Jammu) * Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to attend the oath taking ceremony of Mr Narendra Modi on May 26. * Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Thursday left for New Delhi after finally bidding adieu to Gujarat saying, “Aavjo (goodbye) Gujarat.” * The three military chiefs will make presentations before Narendra Modi next week, after he is sworn in as the new Prime Minister. The chiefs will each make a 25-minute presentation to Mr Modi and his Defence Minister on a detailed roadmap for the armed forces. * With the clout of regional parties reduced due to BJP’s massive win in the Lok Sabha polls, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today hoped that issues like foreign policy and water sharing agreements between states would now be dictated by national interest. * At least 31 people were killed and 90 others injured in a series of explosions in an open-air market in Urumqi, capital of China’s restive Xinjiang province which is home to mostly Muslim Uighurs, the bloodiest “terror” attack in recent years blamed on radical separatists. * The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said that it would challenge the Patiala Metropolitian court’s decision tomorrow if it goes against party chief Arvind Kejriwal, even as it announced a mass contact programme. * Former IB chief Rajiv Mathur today took over as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission. * Thailands army chief seized power in a military coup on Thursday, deposing the elected government and plunging the country into uncertainty after months of deadly political strife. * Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today described as unfortunate Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modis move to invite Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa for his oath ceremony. * IPL 7: Kolkata Knight Riders (195/4) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (165/5) by 30 runs as Sunil Narine finished with figures of 4/20. Kolkata (16 points, 3rd) are through to the playoffs while Bangalore are knocked out.
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 15:52:19 +0000