BJP celebrates victory in Kolkata
May 23, 2019, at 11:48 pm
BJP, which is now the main opposition in West Bengal, celebrated the party's nationwide sweep and the important gains in the state, daylong. In the evening, BJP senior leaders of the state, including Mukul Roy, held a press conference. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Lok Sabha Elections: Counting of votes progress in India on May 23
May 23, 2019, at 01:03 pm
The counting of votes in progress, at a Counting Centre of General Election-2019, at Goal Market, New Delhi on May 23, 2019.
BJP performs strongly in Lok Sabha: Part workers celebrate in Kolkata
May 23, 2019, at 12:34 pm
With the Bharatiya Janata Party gearing up to return to power at the Centre for a second consecutive term, Bharatiya Janata Party workers celebrated the moment in Kolkata on Thursday. Counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls is currently going on. BJP also performed strongly in West Bengal. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
May 22, 2019, at 11:36 am
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio (L) and Brad Pitt attended the premiere of Quentin Tarantino-directed film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood during the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 21. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood will compete for the Palme dOr with other 20 films. (Xinhua/UNI Photo)
Amit Shah hosts NDA meet in presence of PM Modi
May 22, 2019, at 11:29 am
Two days ahead of the Lok Sabha poll results, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah hosted a dinner for all its allies at at Hotel Ashoka, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented a garland at the meeting. (UNI Photo)
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi poses at Cannes Film Festival
May 22, 2019, at 11:26 am
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi poses during a photocall at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 21. Ziyi was invited to talk about her career at this years masterclass together with American actor Sylvester Stallone, French actor Alain Delon and Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn. The 72nd Cannes Film Festival is held from May 14 to 25. (Xinhua/UNI Photo)
Rahul, Priyanka pay homage to Rajiv Gandhi
May 21, 2019, at 01:47 pm
NEW DELHI, MAY 21 (UNI):-Congress President Rahul Gandhi in conversation with his sister and partys general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a prayer meeting after paying homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his Martyrdom anniversary at Vir Bhumi,in New Delhi on Tuesday.
May 21, 2019, at 11:55 am
WASHINGTON,MAY 21 (Xinhua) - U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on May 20, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he disagrees with a court ruling that backs a congressional subpoena seeking his financial records from an accounting firm.
May 21, 2019, at 11:37 am
NANNING, MAY 21 (Xinhua) - Chloe Birch of England returns the shuttle cock to Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark during the womens singles match in the group match between Denmark and England at TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup 2019 held in Nanning, south Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 20, 2019. Chloe Birch lost 1-2 and Team England won 3-2.
Amitabh Bachchan, Smita Thackeray inaugurate Mukti Culture Hub
May 20, 2019, at 12:59 pm
MUMBAI, MAY 20 (UNI)- Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan with Smita Thackeray, going around Mukti Culture Hub of Smita Thakray after its inauguration in Mumbai on Monday.
May 20, 2019, at 12:40 pm
NANNING, May 20, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (L) of Malaysia compete during the mens doubles match between China and Malaysia in the group stage at Sudirman Cup 2019 in Nanning, south Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on May 19, 2019. China won with 5-0 in total.
Mamata Banerjee casts her vote in Bengal
May 19, 2019, at 06:29 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee casts her vote in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections in south Kolkata on May 19.
Bengal votes in last phase of elections
May 19, 2019, at 03:11 pm
From prominent celebrities like Tolly star turned MP Dev, filmmakers Anik Dutta, Goutam Ghose and father-daughter actor duo Ranjit Mullick and Koel Mullick to Tollywood hero Jeet and well known actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty and his family, TMC's celebrity candidates like Shatabdi Roy and Nusrat Jahan to common people, voting went on in full scale in West Bengal despite reports of violence and rigging from several places. The celebrities seemed happy casting their votes and posed for lensmen.
Bihar leaders vote in Final Phase of General Elections 2019
May 19, 2019, at 01:17 pm
PATNA, MAY 19 (UNI):- BJP candidate from Patliputra Lok Sabha seat Ram Kripal Yadav show he finger marked with indelible ink at a polling station during the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Patna on Sunday,
Kolkata gears up for last phase of Lok Sabha polls
May 18, 2019, at 09:46 pm
Kolkata is gearing up for the last phase of Lok Sabha polls which will be held on Sunday. Kolkata Uttar, Kolkata Dakshin, Jadavpur, the three seats from Kolkata, which are up for the polls on May 19. Apart from the three, six other seats from West Bengal will go to polls. (Images by IBNS)
Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif attend song launch event of Bharat
May 17, 2019, at 09:24 pm
Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif attended the song launch event of their upcoming Hindi film Bharat in Mumbai on Friday. (Images: UNI)
Deepika, Priyanka, Kangana dazzle in Cannes Film Festival
May 17, 2019, at 09:07 pm
Actresses Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Kangana Ranaut dazzled in the Cannes Film Festival 2019. (Images: Official Instagram, Facebook profiles)
May 17, 2019, at 12:37 pm
NUR-SULTAN,MAY 17 (Xinhua) - Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng (R), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, May 16,
PM Modi addresses election rally in Kolkata
May 16, 2019, at 08:58 pm
KOLKATA, MAY 16 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing an election campaign rally in support of party candidates in Kolkata on thursday.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath campaigns in Kolkata
May 16, 2019, at 01:12 pm
KOLKATA, MAY 15 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a election meeting in favour of Lok Sabha party candidate in Kolkata on Wednesday.
May 16, 2019, at 12:53 pm
UNITED NATIONS, MAY 16, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Henrietta Fore (R, front), Executive Director of the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), briefs the Security Council on the situation in Yemen, at the UN headquarters in New York, May 15, 2019. Henrietta Fore on Wednesday urged all parties to the conflict in Yemen to open doors to immediate, long-term humanitarian access, and to allow days of tranquility to vaccinate and help children.
Mamata holds protest rally against Vidyasagar College violence
May 15, 2019, at 08:59 pm
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee leads a rally in Kolkata on Wednesday in protest against the violence at Vidyasagar College a day before that left a Vidyasagar statue on the campus damaged. The incident, which took place during a BJP rally led by party president Amit Shah, also left three motorcycles damaged and several injured. Both the Trinamool Congress and the BJP blame each other for the incident. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Mamata Banerjee holds public meeting in south Kolkata
May 14, 2019, at 11:23 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, held a public meeting at Tollygunge Phari in south Kolkata on Tuesday evening. Banerjee was present along with her party's Lok Sabha candidates from Jadavpur and Dakshin Kolkata constituencies, Mimi Chakraborty and Mala Roy respectively. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Mamata Banerjee holds public meeting in south Kolkata
May 14, 2019, at 11:23 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, held a public meeting at Tollygunge Phari in south Kolkata on Tuesday evening. Banerjee was present along with her party's Lok Sabha candidates from Jadavpur and Dakshin Kolkata constituencies, Mimi Chakraborty and Mala Roy respectively. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
May 14, 2019, at 01:51 pm
PHNOM PENH, May 14, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (2nd R) shakes hands with visiting Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (2nd L) at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 13, 2019. Cambodia and Nepal signed on Monday two pacts to boost bilateral trade and investment, a Cambodian senior official said.
Security officials examine bomb blast in Quetta
May 14, 2019, at 01:42 pm
QUETTA (PAKISTAN), MAY 14 (Xinhua) - Security officials examine a bomb blast site in Quetta, southwest Pakistan, on May 13, 2019. At least two policemen were killed and 11 others injured on Monday evening in the bomb blast in Quetta district of Pakistans southwest Balochistan province, a provincial minister said.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
May 14, 2019, at 01:32 pm
SOCHI, MAY 14 (Xinhua) -Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Sochi,
Donald Trump welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at White House
May 14, 2019, at 01:14 pm
Washington, May 14 (Xinhua): U.S. President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on May 13, 2019.
Arvind Kejriwal campaigns in Punjab
May 14, 2019, at 11:25 am
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday morning campaigned for his political outfit Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at Barnala, Sangrur in Punjab ahead of the last phase of Lok Sabha elections, which will go to polls on May 19. (Images: twitter.com/AamAadmiParty)
Fire breaks out at central government guest house in Shimla
May 13, 2019, at 04:19 pm
SHIMLA, MAY 13 (UNI);- A major fire brokeout at Central government guest house Garand hotel at mid night, in Shimla on Monday.