NDPP's Neiphiu Rio takes oath as Nagaland CM in presence of PM Modi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party national President JP Nadda also attended the swearing-in ceremony of Nagaland
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party national President JP Nadda also attended the swearing-in ceremony of Nagaland CM designate Neiphiu Rio.
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party's Neiphiu Rio took oath as Nagaland's Chief Minister on Tuesday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a fifth consecutive term after the convincing win. (Twitter/@ANI)
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PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Nagaland Governor La Ganesan, BJP President JP Nadda and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma witness the oath-taking ceremony in Kohima. (Twitter/@ANI)
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Taditui Rangkau Zeliang and Yanthungo Patton also took oath as Deputy chief ministers of Nagaland. (Twitter/@ANI)
The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party-Bharatiya Janata Party retained power in the Northeast state, with the two parties having secured 37 seats in the 60-member assembly, as per the data by the Election Commission of India (ECI). (Twitter/@ANI)
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Nagaland saw a triangular contest as Congress and CPIM, which have been arch-rivals for years, stitched a pre-poll alliance to defeat the ruling BJP. (Twitter/@ANI)
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A family takes shelter in a lorry, in Gingle area of Uri. In Uri district, locals remain in distress as they suffer damage to their livelihood. Several shops in the border village have been targeted in Pakistan's shelling across the LoC.
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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
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White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025 . (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad. The selection of targets was done based on extensive intelligence, primarily due to Pakistan's changing strategies aimed at concealing terror camps.
