Latest news updates of May 24

Bangalore, May 24: Here are the latest news updates of the day:

8.35 pm: Very little chance of rescuing Indian mountaineer alive: Nepal government [Read more...]

8.30 pm: Kedarnath Yatra hit by landslides, halted [Read more...]

7.23 pm: Thai Army disbands Senate [Read more...]

6.35 pm: Sonia says Congress failed to gauge widespread anger against it; must understand why that was so and take necessary corrective measures: PTI

6.30 pm: Jacob Zuma sworn in as the president of South Africa for second term. [Read more...]

5.45 pm: Mixed reaction in the Congress over Sharif's acceptance of Modi's invitation [Read more...]

5.40 pm: Jet Airways starts third Delhi flight from Kathmandu

5.25 pm: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday congratulated Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu over his party's victory in the recent elections in Andhra Pradesh. Bachchan called Chandrababu over phone today and extended his greetings, TDP sources said: PTI.

3.31 pm: Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi to have bilateral meeting on May 27 before his return to Pakistan.

3.26 pm: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to attend BJP's PM designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.

3.10 pm: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's delegation to India to include Advisor Sartaj Aziz, Special Asst Tariq Fatemi and Foreign Sect Aizaz Chaudhry.

2.50 pm: Explosions, gunfire heard as parliament in Somali capital Mogadishu comes under attack while MPs meet.

2.24 pm: AAP says they tried to convince Shazia Ilmi to reconsider her decision to quit the party.

1.54 pm: Shazia Ilmi, G R Gopinath quit Aam Aadmi Party.

12.36 pm: Senior BJP leaders meet PM-elect Narendra Modi and BJP chief Rajnath Singh amid hectic preparations ahead of new NDA govt formation.

12.12 pm: Appreciating Nawaz Sharif's decision, Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah tweeted-

Very glad to hear Pak PM has accepted invite, shows that he can prevail over forces inimical to good relations with India. 1/2

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) May 24, 2014

11.52 am: Warrant issued against Shazia Ilmi for non-appearance in a defamation case filed by Kapil Sibal's son

11.05 am: PM House spokesperson says Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend Narendra Modi's swearing in ceremony (read more)

10.39 am: While BJP leader Amit Shah is at Gujarat Bhavan, party General Secretary JP Nadda meets Narendra Modi in the capital.

10.15 am: UNSC unanimously condemns in the strongest terms the attack on the Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Herat province-PTI

9.58 am: AAP leader Ashutosh said that he was unaware if Shazia Imli was unhappy with the party as she had not contacted anyone-

Dont know if Shazia Ilmi is unhappy,she has not contacted party yet,therefore can't comment-Ashutosh,AAP pic.twitter.com/BK2XHpKyaN

— ANI (@ANI_news) May 24, 2014

9.38 am: Sources suggest that Pak PM Nawaz Sharif is likely to take a decision on the invite to Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony today.

9.02 am: Amit Shah reaches Gujarat Bhavan to meet Narendra Modi in Delhi.

8.51 am: Jagat Prakash Nadda comes to meet Narendra Modi in Gujarat Bhavan.

8.30 am: Bomb explosion in the heart of Islamabad, one injured.

8.15 am: US condemns attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan (read more)

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