Attacking Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, his mentor and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar today alleged that what he has done was not 'rebellion' but a 'fraud'.

Danish police have said three officers were shot and wounded at blasphemy debate in Copenhagen where the French ambassador was speaking.

India and Pakistan today traded accusations of violating ceasefire along the border area. Pakistani Rangers fired two to three mortar shells in Nowapind border outpost area along the International Border in R S Pura sector of the district tonight, BSF PRO S Yadav said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that vague laws that lend themselves to different interpretations are the foremost reason for pendency of cases in courts.

With India seeking a permanent seat in a reformed UN Security Council, Pakistan and China have said any change in the 15-member body should be achieved through 'consensus'.

Out of jail after a six-month prison term on drug charges, Hollywood action star Jackie Chan's son apologised to the public today for his "mistakes" and pleaded for a second chance, saying the punishment has changed his life and values.

The US is behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reaching out to Pakistan yesterday with his decision to send Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Islamabad, according to Sartaj Aziz, the Pakistan prime minister's foreign affairs advisor.

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today carried out a major reshuffle in the party set-up, giving additional responsibilities to her close confidants and elevating former union minister Dinesh Trivedi to vice-president's post in an exercise that left her close aide Mukul Roy out in the cold.

Chiding private telecom operators for repeated call drops on their network, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said lack of spectrum is no excuse for not resolving this problem.

India today said it was "deeply concerned" about worsening political and security situation in Yemen and asked all parties there to amicably resolve their differences through the process of dialogue and consultations.

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai today demolished a controversial ramp outside Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's famous bungalow 'Mannat', in suburban Bandra.

The Election Commission would launch a drive from March 1 to link Aadhaar number with electoral rolls in a bid to weed out multiple voter cards and bogus voters and put in place an authentic database.

Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Undertaking today visited the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant and inspected the various safety measures.

A driver of a polio team was today killed and a polio worker injured when militants ambushed them in Pakistan's troubled tribal region in the northwest ahead of a nationwide anti-polio drive, officials said. 

In pep talk to the team against the high-voltage game against Pakistan tomorrow, Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said, "There is of course more intensity when we play Pakistan because the game is followed by so many fans. But I see it as a good platform for the team to perform."

"We need to forget the past and try not to make the same mistakes. It's been a long summer but the positive thing is that we have got used to the conditions. The boys are looking good."

Dhoni played down repeated questions about India's impressive 5-0 record World Cup record against Pakistan, saying what mattered more was how the team played on the given day, reports AFP.

"All I know is that I am asked a lot of questions about the record," he said. "Look, I am not bothered about statistics because what happened in the past will count for little in what is a prized game for all."

The first meeting of the Delhi cabinet will now be held on Monday.

The meet, which was to he held at 4.30 pm today, has been rescheduled because Delhi Chief Minister is unwell.

However, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia will hold a presser at 4 pm at the Delhi Secretariat. 

Crocin is trending on Twitter after Arvind Kejriwal said during his speech at Ramlila Maidan that he popped one today before coming for the oath-taking ceremony.

@raghavjn tweets: Crocin is the secret of my energy.

@sushmitsarkar tweets: Crocin stock prices just went up.

The Delhi CM is unwell and even cancelled his Cabinet meet.    

The cabinet meeting of Delhi's new government, scheduled to be held at 4.30 pm, has been postponed because of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's health.

Kejriwal is down with fever. Earlier in the day, he cancelled his visit to Rajghat.

During his speech after the oath taking Kejriwal had mention, "I am unwell. I have popped a Crocin."  

Minutes after delivering his speech at the Ramlila Maidan, Arvind Kejriwal took charge at the chief minister's office in Delhi secretariat.

Image: Arvind Kejriwal at the Delhi secretariat. Photograph: ANI  

Congress Ajay Maken, who found a mention in Arvind Kejriwal's speech, tweets, "Kejriwal has begun well on a positive note. Wish him all the best and all support to him in his efforts FOR Delhi!"  

And once Kejriwal sings. He admits once again though that his voice isn't the best.

He sings "Insaan ka insaan se" song like the last swearing-in.

Kejriwal acknowledges the efforts of the AAP volunteers. "Aam Aadmi Party workers are pure gold, sometimes am reduced to tears when I hear their stories," he says.

Kejriwal also brings in Cricket World Cup. "I am sure that India will win the world cup and wishes them best," he says.

"Today I didnt take oath as CM of Delhi, you all have taken the oath. You all are the CMs of Delhi," says Arvind Kejriwal at Ramlila Maidan.

"Kiran Bedi is like my sister. Ajay Maken has a lot of experience. We will seek guidance from the two of them," he says. "I don't believe in party-baazi. Will work with good people across party lines."

"The aam aadmis sarkar is everyones whether you voted for us or not. I am everyones chief minister," says Arvind Kejriwal as he addresses crowds at Ramlila Maidan.

"I have learnt in my 49 days of governance that the government is not short of money, what lacks is the will," he says.

He urges the tax payers to pay full taxes. "I will ensure that your tax will not be wasted. We will use it for education, water, and health care."

Arvind Kejriwal says that his focus continues on fighting corruption. "We will pass Jan Lokpal as soon as possible," he says. "We're restarting the anti-graft helpline."  

Arvind Kejriwal rakes up the issues of attacks on churches in New Delhi. "The people of Delhi won't tolerate this. We celebrate all festivals together & we want to move forward together."

"We want to make a Delhi where everyone feels safe no matter what religion they follow. We will work with the police," he says.

CM Arvind Kejriwal has a request from the media. "Please do not ask me a timeline for the work I want to do. Other parties couldn't do it in years, but we will work 24 hours. Delhi has given me a time of 5 years."

"My team and I will work 24 hours. We have started work as soon as the results came in. I have been down with fever, but even today I have taken a Crocin and have come for the swearing-in."  

People wearing AAP topis should not indulge in hooliganism, says Arvind Kejriwal as he delivers his first speech after taking oath.

"We are confident that Delhi will be free of corruption in the next five years. We will make Delhi the first corruption free place in India. For 5 years I will be in Delhi and well serve the people of Delhi," he says.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal once again emphasises that we should not get arrogant. "We will have to be careful not to allow ahankar (arrogance) to creep in because of a huge mandate."

"It was due to our arrogance that we were over ambitious in the Lok Sabha elections, we were taught a lesson," he admits.

Arvind Kejriwal and his team of six ministers have taken oath.

Kejriwal begins his address to the crowd gathered at Ramlila Maidan with "Vande Mataram."

He says, "I knew the people of Delhi loved us, but didn't know they loved us so much. On counting day, it appeared as if it was raining seats. The 67 out of 70 seats is not in a single man's hand, this is divine intervention. God is trying to give us a message."

"People from across religions, caste and creed, the poor and rich have all voted for us," he says.

Jitender Singh Tomar takes oath. He won from the Tri Nagar constituency and is a first time MLA.

A lawyer by profession, he was earlier associated with the Congress and joined the AAP in 2013.      

Gopal Rai takes oath as a minister in the Delhi cabinet. He is likely to handle the transport and labour ministries. He beat a BJP candidate in Babarpur by 35,000 votes this year, a seat he lost in the 2013 polls.  

The next to take oath is Satyendra Jain. He is an MLA from Shakur Basti

He was the health minister in the last AAP cabinet. He is likely to retain the portfolio.    

Now is the turn of Sandeep Kumar to take oath. He is a first-time MLA from the Sultanpur Majra constituency.

He is a software engineer by training and profession. He previously worked at Tata consultancy.   

 

Arvind Kejriwal's confidante Manish Sisodia takes oath as part of the Delhi cabinet.

Sisodia will be Delhi's first deputy CM and will also handle the PWD , urban development ministries.

Asim Ahmed Khan is sworn-in after Sisodia. Khan is considered a key leader as he is the only minority face in the AAP cabinet.  

 

Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal takes oath as the chief minister of New Delhi for the second time at the Ramlila Maidan. The oath was administered by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung.

Arvind Kejriwal walks up to the podium to take oath. The crowd gives a thunderous applause.

Wonder if the new CM will sing for his supporters like he did the last time?      

Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung arrives at Ramlila Maidan for the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Delhi. 

Arvind Kejriwal will take oath along with his team of six members, which is likely to be the country's youngest cabinet ever.

Interestingly, this day, a year ago, Kejriwal quit as the CM of Delhi, after 49 days in the government.

Image: Kejriwal with his team of ministers at the Ramlila Maidan. Also seen in the picture is senior AAP leader Kumar Vishwas.    

Arvind Kejriwal reaches the Ramlila Maidan where he will take oath as Delhi's chief minister shortly.

The ground is packed with thousands and thousands of supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party. The atmosphere here is electric.  

Arvind Kejriwal leaves his residence in Ghaziabad for the oath-taking ceremony at Ramlila Maidan.

Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita and his other family members leave for the swearing-in ceremony at Ramlila Maidan.

Kejriwal sought blessings from his mother before leaving the house. Earlier in the morning, AAP leaders gathered at his residence in Kaushambhi,Ghaziabad. 

Photograph: AAP/Twitter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip Arvind Kejriwal's swearing-in in Delhi today because he had prior commitments.

Even as Delhi is gripped in the AAP fever, Modi is in Pune, Maharashtra inaugurating a manufacturing project of GE.

After the inauguration, which was also attended by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, the PM said, "India is fastest growing economy in world with GDP growth rate of 7.4 per cent."

"Our effort is to make policies predictable in order to attract investment."

Image: PM Modi with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at the inauguration of a GE project in Pune.    

The brutal police assault on a 57-year-old Indian man in Alabama that left him partially paralysed, has been described as "horrible and tragic" by influential US lawmakers who said there are reasons to be concerned over incidents against South Asians in the country.

"This week's incident in Alabama that left an Indian grandfather visiting his American family partially paralysed is horrible and tragic," said Congressman Ami Bera,

Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans. "I'm glad officials have acted quickly to respond and that the FBI has opened an investigation," said Bera, the only Indian American in the current Congress.

"Moving forward, we must come together as a nation to tackle the very real issues our minority communities face, and to rebuild trust and understanding among law enforcement agencies and the diverse communities that they serve,"he said.

BJP's Kiran Bedi. who was pitted against Kejriwal for Delhi's top post, tweets, "Today is a day of celebration & reflection. When both the processes are done with true responsibility & commitment, India is the real winner."

Bedi lost the from Krishnanagar.
 

Civic officials in Mumbai have begun demolishing an allegedly illegal ramp outside actor Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow, 'Mannat', in Mumbai.

Khan was served a notice by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation last week in which he was given a week's time to remove the structure.

The notice was served after the BMC received a complaint by BJP parliamentarian Poonam Mahajan who alleged "chaos and traffic build-up" due to the ramp.

Arvind Kejriwal has cancelled his visit to Rajghat as he is down with fever. 

According to a team of doctors who is examining his health said his temperature is still 100 degree Fahrenheit. His sugar level is also high.

Kejriwal is expected to go to secretariat for a short to assume office. He won't hold a cabinet meeting today.

He will take oath as the chief minister of Delhi at the Ramlila Maidan this afternoon, exactly a year after the quit the post. 

Aam Aadmi Party's  Arvind Kejriwal will be sworn in as Delhi's new chief minister today along with six ministers who make up what is possibly India's youngest cabinet with an average age less than 40, reports NDTV. 

Kejriwal is likely to keep the finance, water and power ministries. Manish Sisodia is set to be the capital's first deputy CM and will have the urban and education portfolio. 

Stating that the murder of three Muslims in North Carolina earlier this week was "brutal and outrageous", the US President Barack Obama today voiced strong concern over religious and racial violence in the county. 

Two Al-Jazeera journalists walked free from an Egyptian prison today and were reunited with loved ones after more than a year behind bars on terror-related charges that drew international criticism from human rights and media groups. 

A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan early today morning, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. 

A federal prosecutor in Argentina on Friday revived the explosive accusations leveled by Alberto Nisman, the prosecutor whose mysterious death has gripped the country, by seeking to charge President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner with covering up a secret negotiations to shield Iranians from responsibility over a 1994 bombing.

The Merefa Glass factory, which has manufactured bottles and jars in Ukraine since 1896 and employed more than 2,000 people, has suspended operations because its main furnace is broken and it can no longer get a crucial raw material from a supplier in Crimea that is now cut off by sanctions.

A naturalised American national of Pakistani origin today pleaded guilty to the charges of helping people involved in the 2009 suicide attack at the ISI headquarters in Lahore that killed 30 people. 

The US Army has approved hormone therapy for gender "reassignment" for Chelsea Manning, the soldier convicted of leaking a trove of secret documents, in a first for the American military, officials said today. 

New York Times media columnist David Carr collapsed at the newspaper's office and died on Thursday, the paper reported. He was 58.

Muslim groups planned to take their demands for a federal hate-crime investigation of three young Muslims slain in North Carolina to the White House today.  

Gunmen claiming to be members of the Islamic State jihadist group have seized control of a state-run radio station in Libya's coastal city of Sirte, residents said today.

Michael R. Bloomberg is the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, and former mayor of New York City.

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