News Flash: PM Modi chairs 12th interaction through 'Pragati'

Bengaluru, May 25: Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Kerala. Get all the latest national and international news updates of Wednesday, May 25 here:

11.40 pm: Sri Lanka to set up office to probe people missing in Tamil conflict.

11.00 pm: Delhi: Complaint filed in Tilak Marg police stn against Ajay Devgn over his film Shivaay's posters for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

10.20 pm: Ayodhya Bajrang Dal chief arrested after a video showed its activists training with weapons at a "self-defence camp".

9.35 pm: Final tranche of 25 Netaji Files to be released on May 27th by the Ministry of Culture.

9.00 pm: China: President Pranab Mukherjee visited Hua Lin Temple in Guangzhou, earlier today

China: President Pranab Mukherjee visited Hua Lin Temple in Guangzhou, earlier today pic.twitter.com/FrNot3Mbs2

— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2016

8.20 pm: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal keeps Home, Revenue and DM portfolios. Himanta Biswa Sarma gets finance, planning and development, tourism

7.55 pm: Possibilities for closer cooperation are limitless.Realising full potential of our relationship is shared responsibility: President Mukherjee.

7.28 pm: Pinarayi Vijayan takes charge as Chief Minister of Kerala.

Thiruvananthapuram: Pinarayi Vijayan takes charge as Chief Minister of Kerala pic.twitter.com/KENCCdC6gn

— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2016

7.10 pm: US President Barack Obama arrives in Japan for G7Summit beginning tomorrow.

7.05 pm: Pulwama attack: Policeman succumbs to injuries in Srinagar.

6.45 pm: Police seizes 95 packets of cannabis worth Rs.1.5 crore from Balod district in Chhattisgarh.

6.43 pm: Chandel (Manipur) Ambush: Army Chief Dalbir Singh visits 29 Assam Rifles battalion

6.25 pm: PM Narendra Modi chairs his 12th interaction through 'Pragati' platform.

6.23 pm: Terrorists attack NC leader Ghulam Mohiuddin Mir's convoy in J&K's Pulwama, one policeman injured.

6.10 pm: Attack on National Conference leader in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.

6.00 pm: He (Amitabh Bachchan) is part of a function where hes talking about educating the girl child, thats not a political event, says Abhishek Bachchan.

5.40 pm: We condemn murder of our leader Sudesh Paswan, President's rule should be imposed in Bihar, says LJP.

5.39 pm: We did not ask for it, it was a spontaneous reaction from our MLAs, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury,Congress on loyalty bond.

5.16 pm: Rain and hailstorm in Gurugram after sudden change in weather.

5.11 pm: Former Head Constable of Delhi Police Satyawan convicted by special CBI court in a bribery case.

5.00 pm: Then Chief Manager of Canara Bank, D. R. Naik sentenced to two years imprisonment by Special CBI judge in a cheating case in Chennai.

4.50 pm: We respect Digvijay Singh,but the then Government and party took decision after probe which NHRC and Court also later approved, says Congress at Batla House.

4.35 pm: RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to attend Mamata Banerjee's swearing-in ceremony in Kolkata.

4.34 pm: Air India plans to buy 100 more aircrafts over the next 4 years, plans to connect 32 regional cities ,says Ashwini Lohani, CMD Air India.

4.33 pm: LDF's Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as the CM of Kerala.

4.21 pm: Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as Kerala CM.

4.15 pm: Decision was probably taken in view of certain Cong MLAs' defection from the party the last time: Congress Sources on "WB Cong loyalty bond"

4.00 pm: No response from Pakistan on the supplementary Letters Rogatory sent by NIA, says NIA Sources on Pathankot Attack.

3.45 pm: LDF's Pinarayi Vijayan's swearing-in ceremony as Kerala CM via ANI's Facebook Live feed

3.30 pm: NIA collecting more information regarding attack in Pathankot, JeM as an organization and its role in the attack, says NIA Sources

3.15 pm: Ram Jethmalani will be candidate for Rajya Sabha from RJD.

2.53 pm: Dadri lynching case: Next date of hearing in Noida court on June 6.

2.47 pm: Two Students studying M Tech have been arrested by the Bengaluru police for sending threat mails to the Bengaluru International Airport.

2.25 pm: Samajwadi Party candidate Amar Singh files nomination for Rajya Sabha in UP.

2.10 pm: Bengaluru Police arrest two engineering students for making hoax threat calls to Kempegowda International Airport.

1.30 pm: Delhi court reserves its order for June 6 in Danish woman gangrape case.

1.15 pm: FIR registered in Najafgarh(Delhi) Air Ambulance crash landing case.

1.00 pm: It is a very good scheme, we will review it after 3 months to see how it is working-Maneka Gandhi on Nirbhaya Scheme.

12.18 pm: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal chairs a cabinet meeting in Guwahati, Assam.

12.17 pm: NEET A student in Gujarat files a Caveat in SC demanding that if ordinance is challenged in SC, he must be heard.

12.55 pm: Death of an African post-graduate student in Delhi is unfortunate and we condemn it, says Vikas Swarup, MEA.

12.36 pm: SIT was formed in the case of Siwan journalist murder case. 5 people who were arrested gave their statement and confessed, says Sunil Kumar (ADG).

12:31 pm: PM Narendra Modi to chair meeting with Council of Ministers today evening.

12:16 pm: Chaghan Bhujal and Sameer Bhujbal's judicial custody extended till June 7.

12:10 pm: Three time BSP MLA Abdul Mannan and his brother ex-MLC Abdul Hannan expelled from BSP.

12:01 pm: AIADMK nominates R Vaithilingam, Navaneethakrishnan, Vijayakumar and SR Balasubramaniam to upper House, Rajya Sabha.

11:55 am: J&K assembly withnesses high drama; Engineer Rashid questions Handwara killings, 'Rollback AFSPA'.

11:40 am: SC refused to entertain bail plea of Saradha chit fund scam accused Manoranjana Sinh's bail plea. Court asked her to approach Calcutta HC.

11:30 am: I have already said that encounter was not fake. If someone says something otherwise, then it's his responsibility to prove it: Shivraj Patil (Former Union Home Minister) on Digvijaya Singh's comment.

11:25 am: SC agrees to hear J&K Traders Association plea against J&K HC order on food adulteration.

11:11 am: A suicide bomber hits vehicle carrying court employees in Kabul, killing 10: Afghan official.

10:56 am: PM Narendra Modi likely to visit Pakistan for SAARC Summit on 9th & 10th November: Sources.

10:48 am: 5 people arrested in connection with Siwan (Bihar) journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case.

10:40 am: Afghan Taliban confirm death of former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in U.S. drone strike, appoint successor.

10:31 am: Any activity that violates the idea of secularism is condemnable, the authorities were late in filing FIR: Congress leader Rita Bahuguna on Ayodhya camp.

10:25 am: Police register case against Bajrang Dal activists under section 153 A for Ayodhya self-defence camp.

10.20 am: In Uttarakhand, 12 died and 8 got injured after a bus fell into a gorge on its way from Masi (Almora) to Ramnagar, rescue operation underway.

10.15 am: Afghan Taliban confirm death of former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in US drone strike, appoint successor.

10.10 am: Heavy downpour and strong winds in Varanasi.

10.05 am: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to dedicate buses with safety measures for women under Nirbhaya Scheme to public, in Delhi today.

10.00 am: Kerala CM designate Pinarayi Vijayan meets Governor P Sathasivam ahead of swearing-in ceremony.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala CM designate Pinarayi Vijayan meets Governor P Sathasivam ahead of swearing-in ceremony pic.twitter.com/pzptjZI627

— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2016

9.50 am: German bakery blast case convict Himayat Baig attacks Yug Chandak murder case convict Rajesh Daware in Nagpur Central prison.

9.40 am: Sensex up by 320 points, currently at 25,626.42, Nifty at 7858.40.

9.30 am: FIR registered against Bajrang Dal u/s 153A IPC (promoting enmity b/w diff groups),matter being investigated-Sankalp Sharma, SP City Faizabad.

Heavy traffic on Uppal road in Hyderabad after a truck turned turtle, road being cleared for vehicular movement pic.twitter.com/y5NQkrwzXl

— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2016

9.15 am: Heavy traffic on Uppal road in Hyderabad after a truck turned turtle, road being cleared for vehicular movement.

China's economic achievements are a source of inspiration to us: President Pranab Mukherjee in Guangzhou pic.twitter.com/Wd16omIyq3

— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2016

9.00 am: President Pranab Mukherjee addressing India-China Business Forum in Guangzhou, China.

8.50 am: Youth shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Wader Bala area of Handwara (Kupwara, J&K) this morning.

8.45 am: TN CM Jayalalithaa writes to PM Modi thanking him for promulgation of ordinance exempting state boards from NEET at UG level for this year.

8.30 am: Newly elected MLA from Tamil Nadu's Thirupuramkundram constituency S M Seenivel passes away, was hospitalized for more than a week.

Newly elected AIADMK MLA from Tamil Nadu's Thirupuramkundram constituency S M Seenivel passes away pic.twitter.com/U4HGOlPyRC

— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2016

8.15 am: President Pranab Mukherjee meets Governor of Guangdong, Zhu Xiaodan in Guangzhou (China).

President Pranab Mukherjee meets Governor of Guangdong, Zhu Xiaodan in Guangzhou (China) pic.twitter.com/9KS4NOUPU9

— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2016

8.00 am: Union Cabinet meeting to take place at 12:30 pm today.

7.45 am: Light showers in Delhi this morning, temperature comes down to 28 degree Celsius.

Light showers in Delhi this morning, temperature comes down to 28 degree Celsius. pic.twitter.com/TKasiTQFtL

— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2016

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