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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday interacted with students from across the nation in an unprecedented gesture on Teachers` Day, seeking to send a political message about his ability to engage with them directly like Jawaharlal Nehru and keep up the momentum in favour of his 100-day-old government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said India will try its best to `wipe the tears` of the people of Nepal. `My dear brothers and sisters of Nepal, India is with you in your grief,` Modi said during his monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat. `For 125 crore Indians, Nepal is their very own. Its grief is our grief. India will try its best to wipe the tears, hold the hands and stand alongside every Nepali in this hour of crisis,` he added.

The new Delhi Assembly is a hung house. Single-largest party, the BJP, with 32 seats, fell short of a majority in Sunday`s vote count; the Aam Aadmi Party, in a spectacular showing for a first election, is second with 28. Perhaps for the first time, Delhi is witnessing a scenario where no party wants to stake claim to form government; both say they will be happy to sit in the opposition.

BJP`s chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi is reported to have two voter identity cards having separate addresses. The Election Commission is now examining how she was issued two documents from different localities.

A fresh case of sexual assault has been registered against spiritual leader Asaram Bapu, who is in jail on similar charges. The complaint lodged by two sisters in Surat also names Asaram`s son Narayan Sai.

Earthquake Aftershocks Jolt Nepal & India as Death Toll Rises Above 3,700

Pakistan violated ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir 19 times since the new government took over and the Indian side retaliated appropriately in each case, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Kashmiri separatist leaders who were invited by Pakistan to meet its national security advisor Sartaj Aziz when he visits India, were placed under house arrest on Thursday.

The Aam Aadmi party has announced it`s first list for the upcoming Lok-Sabha elections.The list, which came two days after AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal quit as Delhi chief minister, carries names of candidates from Delhi (2), Uttar Pradesh (7), Maharashtra (6), Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab - one each.

Media focus shifted from Gajendra suicide to powerful earthquake in Nepal, with many more feared trapped under rubble, officials say.