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Law of land supreme and Twitter must follow rule, says new IT minister
New IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shot off a warning to Twitter on Thursday afternoon, telling the social media giant “the law of the land is supreme” and warning it to follow the rules. Mr Vaishnaw also took charge as the new IT minister today, replacing Ravi Shankar Prasad, who...
NISHAD Party chief demands ministerial post for son
Sanjay Nishad, chief of the NISHAD party, a BJP ally in Uttar Pradesh has demanded a ministerial post for his son Pravin Nishad who is an MP from Sant Kabir Nagar. This comes after Apna Dal (S) leader Anupriya Patel was inducted in the Modi cabinet in the expansion...
Jyotiraditya Scindia in a family ‘bastion’
For Jyotiraditya Scindia, rewarded with the civil aviation portfolio for delivering Madhya Pradesh to the BJP, it’s a homecoming of sorts. Nearly 30 years ago, his father Madhavrao Scindia held the civil aviation and tourism portfolios in the PV Narasimha Rao government from 1991 to 1993. While his father...
Vet takes charge at health ministry at its most crucial time
Mansukh Mandaviya, India’s new Health Minister, takes over the Covid fight at a critical time when the government is working on a strategy to stave off a third wave of Covid by ramping up vaccinations. The 49-year-old, who famously rode a bicycle to parliament, is among the seven ministers...
Special drive to expand PM crop cover to more farmers
In a major farmer outreach, the government on Thursday launched a special drive to enrol more cultivators under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). A week-long drive, starting July 1, will cover all notified areas under the kharif 2021 season with special focus on 75 aspirational districts where...
Virbhadra Singh dead
Shimla: Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh died in Shimla in the early hours of Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 87. The veteran leader died at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) at 3.40 am, senior medical superintendent Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC)...
36 new ministers of Modi Cabinet take oath
Thirty-six new ministers were sworn-in today in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first cabinet expansion after returning to power for a second consecutive term in 2019. The new cabinet includes 36 new ministers while seven got promotions. Prominent BJP leaders like Narayan Rane, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sarbananda Sonowal and Bhupendra Yadav were...
Harsh Vardhan, Prasad, Javadekar, Pokhriyal quit ahead of Cabinet rejig
Some of the government’s most high profile ministers quit ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet reshuffle, with 36 new ministers joining the government and seven getting promotions. The exits of IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar stood out...
Outpouring of tributes to legend Dilip Kumar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a nationwide outpouring of tributes this morning as India mourned the loss of one of the most legendary Bollywood actors – Dilip Kumar. He was 98. The Bollywood veteran died at Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital this morning after a prolonged illness. His iconic movies, including...
Upper House to help Mamata remain CM without polls
Bengal will soon have an upper house — the Legislative Council — a resolution for which was passed by the state assembly on Tuesday amid BJP opposition. Of the 265 MLAs present in the House, 196 voted for a Vidhan Parishad, which the opposition claimed has no legal status...
Kumaramangalam’s wife found murdered at Delhi home
Kitty Kumaramangalam had served as a Supreme Court lawyer. (Representational photo) New Delhi: Former Union Minister P.R. Kumaramangalam’s wife was murdered last night at her Delhi home, police said. Kitty Kumaramangalam, 67, was found dead at her house in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar. She was suffocated to death with...
Food ration eligibility criteria to be changed soon
The Department of Food and Public Distribution is all set to make changes in the eligibility standards for people who take ration from government ration shops across the country. The department which works under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has held several rounds of meetings...
Modi’s new Cabinet to be ‘youngest’ ever
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet will be the youngest ever in India’s history after big changes likely anytime now, top government sources have told NDTV. The average age will be the lowest ever and the educational qualification will also be higher, with “PhDs, MBAs, post-graduates and professionals”, the sources...
New Ministry Of Cooperation created ahead of reshuffle
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government today created new ‘Ministry of Cooperation’, looking to provide more heft to the cooperative movement in the country. The move came a day before the Union cabinet was scheduled for a reshuffle, with some new faces expected to join the Centre in key positions....
Minister among new Governors appointed in 8 states
File photo of Thawarchand Gehlot B In a major reshuffle, governors of several states were appointed on Tuesday. While Thawarchand Gehlot has been designated as governor of Karnataka, Bandaru Dattatreya is the new governor of Haryana. Dattatreya, who was incharge of Himachal Pradesh, will now take the position in...
Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar clash over bringing back turncoats
Attempts by Karnataka Congress president D Shivakumar to bring back those who left the party to join BJP suffered a setback , with former chief minister Siddaramaiah hardening his stand that they will not be welcome any more. The two have been at loggerheads over the question of the...
Kumaraswamy calls GST regime ‘monster symbol’ against states
Senior JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday termed Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime as a ‘monster symbol’ of curtailing the financial autonomy of states in the federal system of governance. The former chief minister alleged that the GST regime is aimed at diverting the revenues of states...
Muslim cleric questions RSS chief’s assertion on ‘lynching’
In response to the statement made by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat regarding lynching in the name of cows, Muslim clerics have said that it would be better if Mohan Bhagwat makes his own people understand what he says. Speaking at a program organized by Muslim Rashtriya Manch, the RSS Chief on Sunday had stated that people can’t be differentiated on how they worship. Speaking to news18, noted cleric, Maulana Sufiyan Nizami said on Monday, “Mohan Bhagwat has been repeatedly saying that those...
