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Modi seen rewarding high performers with continuity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reposed his faith in the top four lieutenants on Raisina Hill, rewarded the key performers who have acted like the engine of his government in the earlier term and has made it a point to respect the NDA allies in what is Modi’s first...
RSS chief urges govt to restore peace in Manipur
In his first speech after the Lok Sabha election results, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat criticised the poll campaign as being “devoid of standards”, condemning all sides for engaging in propaganda politics. He said technology was used to spread fake agendas and false narratives. Addressing the ongoing and unabated violence...
Modi ditches West Bengal in ministry formation
The Trinamool Congress on Monday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government over the allocation of only two minister of state positions to BJP MPs from West Bengal, stating that it showed that the eastern state was of least importance for the saffron party. BJP’s Balurghat MP and the...
Sharad Pawar questions Modi’s mandate for third term
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the oath of office for a historic third successive term, NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Monday sought to know whether he had a “mandate” to lead the country. Pawar, a critic of the BJP, pointed out that the saffron party...
BJP planning big Bengal overhaul after poll drubbing
With West Bengal’s Bharatiya Janata Party unit grappling with electoral setbacks, a reshuffle is on the cards. At least two of the twelve BJP MPs in the state are set to get cabinet positions in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new council of ministers. The potential inclusion of Sukanta Majumdar...
Modi 3.0 ministry only 9 short of maximum limit
With a 72-member Council of Ministers taking oath on Sunday in the third term of the Modi government, it is only nine short of the maximum permissible strength of 81 and six less than the maximum of 78 ministers the Modi government had between 2019 and 2024. The Modi...
Over two dozens ministers from previous govt retained
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took oath to office for a rare third consecutive term. The swearing-in ceremony of PM Modi and his Cabinet ministers was administered by President Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. A mix of old and new faces, the Union Cabinet for...
Gowda family returns to power at Centre after 27 years
HD Kumaraswamy’s political trajectory has been one of swimming against the tide to achieve his targets, whether it was the first time he won as an MP from the Kanakapura Lok Sabha seat in 1996 or the Mandya Lok Sabha seat he won this time. His critics and supporters...
Deve Gowda slams Cong ‘arrogance, negativity’ towards NDA govt
In a scathing attack on the Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) chief H D Deve Gowda on Sunday slammed the opposition party for its ”arrogance and negativity” while extending his party’s full support to the new NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gowda’s remarks came as he thanked...
Ex-minister announces quitting politics, retracts later
Former union minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday deleted a post on social media platform X that said that his 18-year-long stint in public service has come to an end. The BJP leader, in a new post, said that what he meant to say was that his 18-year-long...
BJP wants to keep top ministries of home, defence, finance, foreign
Nearly 12 to 15 spots in the Union Council of Ministers could go to NDA allies as the BJP top brass begins discussions with alliance partners ahead of the swearing-in of the Council of Ministers this Sunday. Senior BJP leaders Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh and party president JP...
CWC to decide on Rahul as opposition leader in Lok Sabha
After cementing its pivotal role in anti-BJP national politics by securing 99 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the top leadership of Congress is on Saturday doing crucial deliberations on poll results to chalk out its future strategy at a meeting of the party’s working committee. The extended...
BJP plans Modi swearing-in celebration across 22 US cities
The supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are planning to celebrate his third swearing-in in 22 cities across the United States, a senior leader from Overseas Friends of BJP-USA has said. The celebrations in cities, including New York, Jersey City, Washington DC, Boston, Tampa, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Los...
Chidambaram says Cong did not reject EVMs
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said his party did not reject Electronic Voting Machines and the party is for improvement of VVPAT and asserted that he has never blamed the EVMs. Answering a question at a press conference here, Chidambaram said that in the Congress party’s manifesto...
‘Tiger’ posters for Nitish Kumar in Patna
Days after NDA’s ally JDU secured 16 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and party chief Nitish Kumar emerged as a kingmaker, a large poster of the Bihar chief minister along with the words, Tiger Zinda Hai (Tiger is alive) appeared in Patna on Friday. The posters were seen...
Nitish touches Modi’s feet in symbolic gesture
As leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) arrived for a parliamentary party meeting on Friday, Janta Dal United (U) chief Nitish Kumar was spotted touching Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s feet, as a mark of respect. Newly elected MPs of the BJP-led NDA met today to elect Modi as...
Buzz over key Cabinet berths as partners mount pressure
As the oath-taking ceremony for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic third term approaches this weekend, speculation is rising over which important Cabinet berths will be allocated to BJP allies as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition government takes shape. As the possible formula for Cabinet allocation within the NDA...
AAP scores zero in third straight LS election in Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party failed to open its account in Delhi for the third consecutive Lok Sabha elections despite an emotive campaign over the shock arrest of Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on charges of corruption. There are 10 Assembly segments in each of the seven Lok...
