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Shah, Jaishankar Among 19 First-time Ministers In Modi Government
The Modi government sworn in on Thursday has 20 first-time union ministers including BJP chief Amit Shah, fomer Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar and two former chief ministers Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Aand Arjun Munda.....
Modi Cabinet: Shah May Get Finance, Rajnath MHA, Jaishankar MEA
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his 57-member council of ministers were sworn in by President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday, it is learnt that several of the top ministers have been given the following portfolios:....
Cabinet Okays Pension For Traders
Fulfilling his poll promise, the Modi government on its first day announced a minimum monthly pension of Rs 3,000 for traders across the nation, which will benefit over three crore people. ....
Mayawati Attacks Modi Over Unemployment Data
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Thursday mounted a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government over the unemployment rate which has risen to a 45-year-high at 6.1 per cent.....
Congress Condemns House Arrest Of J&K Political Leaders
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday criticised the Narendra Modi-led government for the house arrest of senior political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that it was a signal that the government will defy all democratic norms to achieve its objects.....
Jammu And Kashmir Celebrates Eid After Special Status Revocation
Amid massive security arrangements and restrictions, Jammu and Kashmir on Monday marked its first Eid after the revocation of its special status, even as the state administration held a meeting with local clerics to oversee prayer arrangements and ensure peaceful celebrations.....
Sena Flaunts 'other Option' To Extract BJP's Pound Of Flesh
In a development that only underscores the hard bargain that Shiv Sena is doing with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the extent to which it wishes to go for that, Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday once again reminded the BJP of the 50-50 power sharing formula and said it has other options as well.....
Moody's Cuts India Outlook To 'negative', Govt Counters
Global rating agency Moody's Investors Service on Friday cut India's outlook from 'stable' to 'negative' reflecting increasing risks to the country's economic growth and the government's failure in addressing long-standing economic and institutional weaknesses.....
Congress Attacks Centre Over Railways 'sell Out', Budget Cuts
The Congress party on Tuesday trained its guns on the government over the state of the economy and its disinvestment plans with two top leaders joining in.....
Shiv Sena To Back Citizenship Amendment Bill
A move that may embarrass the NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra, the Sena have decided to back the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which the Congress brands as "unconstitutional".....
