New Delhi: After the hectic parleys over NDA’s third historic term, BJP leaders, including Smriti Irani and Anurag Thakur, were found notably absent from the finalised Cabinet lineup. Narendra Modi on Sunday took oath as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term at a swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Irani, the sitting…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi scripted history on Sunday as he took the oath of office for a third straight term, becoming the first non-Congress leader and second after Jawaharlal Nehru to achieve the feat that few thought possible for a BJP leader until he shook up national politics in 2014. His third term,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third consecutive term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Sunday. Along with Modi, senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Amit Shah also took oath as cabinet ministers, while party president J P Nadda returned to the cabinet after five years, indicating the…
New Delhi: Top leaders from India’s neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region, including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Sunday graced the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union council of ministers. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind…
New Delhi: Several dignitaries including celebrities like Mega star Rajni Kant, Shah Rukh Khan, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher and Khalish Kher, reputed industrialist Mukesh Ambani and Adani, all were present at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi to witness the swearing in ceremony of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the third consecutive term. Shah…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the members of his new cabinet, is set to take oath at a swearing-in ceremony scheduled for today, June 9, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Modi will be the first three-term Prime Minister after Congress stalwart Jawaharlal Nehru. Over 65 ministers are likely to take the oath, going…
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Suresh Gopi, BJP’s lone MP, is set to be a Cabinet minister in the Modi 3.0 government after receiving a call from the PM on Sunday morning. PM Modi and later Amit Shah both called the film star who was said to be initially reluctant to take up the post immediately as he…
New Delhi: Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi visited Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, on Sunday, marking the beginning of the day of his swearing-in ceremony with tributes to the Father of the Nation. Modi is set to begin his third straight term as prime minister. President Droupadi Murmu will administer him and his Council of…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the opposition INDIA bloc may not have staked claim to form the government today, but that does not mean it will not do it tomorrow. Banerjee, also the TMC supremo, said her party will be in a “wait and watch” mode and she would be…
New Delhi: Lauding the party’s performance in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress Working Committee on Saturday said the result was not just a political loss but a personal and moral defeat of the prime minister who sought a mandate in his name. People decisively rejected the type of governance witnessed over the past decade,…
