Media reports had suggested the trip would begin as soon as Sunday and last two days
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Ahmedabad: Heeraben Modi, mother of PM Narendra Modi watching the swearing in ceremony pic.twitter.com/KLwXtMLuRN
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Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah takes oath as Union Minister pic.twitter.com/fQEwvGmro1
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Delhi: Lucknow BJP MP Rajnath Singh takes oath as Union Minister pic.twitter.com/hswDCCZ51K
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Delhi: Nitin Gadkari and Nirmala Sitharaman take oath as Union Ministers pic.twitter.com/1ZZTTO6NnP
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Delhi: Ramvilas Paswan and Narendra Singh Tomar take oath as Union Ministers pic.twitter.com/Zc4Z2VsQ43
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Lucknow: BJP workers celebrate as Narendra Modi takes oath as the Prime Minister for a second term. pic.twitter.com/ppFlBpaXMj
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Top opposition leaders including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, corporate honchos, film stars, chief ministers and a galaxy of leaders from BIMSTEC countries were part of the nearly 8,000 guests at the ceremony.
This is the second time Modi took the oath at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Modi was sworn in by the then President Pranab Mukherjee in 2014 in the presence of over 3,500 guests including the heads of SAARC countries.
Leaders of BIMSTEC countries including President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, President of Myanmar Win Myint and Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering also attended the gala event.
From Thailand, its special envoy Grisada Boonrach represented the country. Besides India, BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) comprises Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan as members.
Kyrgyz President and current chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, and Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth also attended the event.
Former Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar takes oath as Union Minister pic.twitter.com/099OYC7aPn
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Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Arjun Munda take oath as Union Ministers. pic.twitter.com/npjYInHqRi
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Smriti Irani takes oath as Union Minister. #ModiSwearingIn pic.twitter.com/Js8PuW5ipg
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Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Prakash Javadekar and Piyush Goyal take oath as Union Ministers. #ModiSwearingIn pic.twitter.com/X0u9zzhlFF
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Dharmendra Pradhan, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Prahlad Joshi take oath as Union Ministers. #ModiSwearingIn pic.twitter.com/78z3C9sUfJ
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Mahendra Nath Pandey, Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant and Giriraj Singh take oath as Union Ministers. #ModiSwearingIn pic.twitter.com/ZjqXmMzWao
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Media reports had suggested the trip would begin as soon as Sunday and last two days
Visitors can enjoy movies with family favourites, including ‘The Jungle Book’, ‘Jumanji’ and ‘Zootopia’ to match the wild theme every evening from 8pm
Sheikh Mohamed conveyed his congratulations to all eight honourees, recognising their inspiring efforts and significant contributions in service to society
His father thanked everyone who participated in the search mission despite the challenges posed by flooding in various parts of the emirate
It will be humid by night and Sunday morning with a probability of mist formation over some coastal and internal areas
Nearly 6,000 volunteers linked to a single support group are working tirelessly across the country to help those affected
Real estate developer MAG pledges to cover all the costs of necessary repairs for affected residents
The substantial increase in charges left many residents financially burdened, as they strive to retrieve their stranded vehicles