‘Bharat First’, ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ to be guiding axioms of India’s foreign policy: Jaishankar

New Delhi: “Bharat First” and “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (the world is one family) will be the two guiding axioms of India’s foreign policy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday as he began his second term in office. The focus of the new government will be to position India as a “Vishwa Bandhu” (friend of the…

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Odisha gets tribal CM in Mohan Majhi

Bhubaneshwar: BJP’s tribal leader and four-time MLA Mohan Charan Majhi will be the new chief minister of Odisha, where the saffron party came to power for the first time with a clear mandate in assembly elections, ending the 24-year stint of BJD. Announcing the name of Majhi, a surprise pick, Union minister Rajnath Singh on…

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Meity policy momentum to continue with Vaishnaw retaining Electronics, IT portfolio

New Delhi: Union minister Aswhini Vaishnaw has retained electronics and IT portfolio where he has scripted success stories around electronics and semiconductor manufacturing and also spearheaded the enactment of crucial Digital Personal Data Protection Act. Vaishnaw has also retained the railway ministry and got the additional charge of the Information and Broadcasting ministry. An IIT…

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Key Modi govt ministers retain portfolios; Rajnath with Defence, Shah the HM, Nirmala the FM and Jaishankar the EAM

New Delhi: Signalling continuity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday retained Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar in charge of the four high-profile ministries – Home, Defence, Finance and External Affairs – respectively in his new government. The four ministers in charge of these portfolios make up the crucial Cabinet Committee on…

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