Modi govt 3.0 highlights: Mohan Charan Majhi to be the new CM of Odisha

Modi Cabinet updates: The new Cabinet has retained several BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, and Nirmala Sitharaman, who continue to hold critical portfolios

9:49 PM

People's verdict is not power but bounden responsibility, says TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu

The Chief Minister-designate and TDP national president, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, on Tuesday emphasised that the verdict given by the people in the polls is not power but a bounden responsibility for the leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

 

Naidu was unanimously elected leader of the NDA Legislative Party. The MLAs-elect of all the three alliance partners met at a private function hall on Tuesday morning to elect their leader where the Jana Sena chief, Pawan Kalyan, proposed the name of Chandrababu to lead the NDA in the State which was supported by the BJP State unit president, Daggubati Purandheswari and the TDP State unit president, Kinjerapu Atchen Naidu.

9:49 PM

PM Modi changes cover, profile photos on X after taking oath as Prime Minister for third consecutive term

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday updated his profile and cover images on social media platform X on Tuesday, two days after taking oath as Prime Minister.

 

The cover image of PM Modi's X handle has all his cabinet ministers whereas the profile image has his photo in a white kurta and churidar with a yellow half jacket.

 

Meanwhile, the new cover image of the Prime Minister Office's (PMO) showed the photo of PM Modi in which he bowed and respectfully touched the Constitution of India with his forehead in the Sanvidhan Sabha (Centre Hall of Parliament).

 

Narendra Modi took the oath on June 9 in Rashtrapati Bhavan as the PM of India for the third consecutive term. The oath ceremony was attended by leaders from India's neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region.

9:47 PM

Need to build on success of initiatives like PLI, FTAs: Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday underlined the need for building on the success of initiatives like production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes and free trade agreements (FTAs).

 

Goyal took charge of the ministry for the second time and held detailed discussions with the officials on various issues concerning the ministry.

 

Senior officials also apprised the minister about the progress of talks on the ongoing FTAs.

 

Trade pact talks with Oman and the UK are in advanced stages. Negotiations are also going on with the European Union and Peru.

 

India and the UK launched talks for an FTA in January 2022. There are 26 chapters in the agreement, which include goods, services, investments and intellectual property rights.

 

The 14th round of negotiations was held in January. Chapter-wise textual negotiations are near close, and the schedule on goods and services is at an advanced state of negotiations. Recently, a team from the UK visited India for negotiations on outstanding issues.

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Onions made us cry in polls, will talk to Centre on support price: Maharashtra CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday acknowledged that farm distress cost the ruling Mahayuti alliance dearly in the Lok Sabha polls and said he will meet the new Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and raise the issue of fixing support price for onion, soybean and cotton.
 

Speaking at a meeting of the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Price here, Shinde said he has spoken about farm-related issues to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

7:08 PM

India lives in its villages, rural development remains priority: Shivraj Chouhan

India lives in its villages and rural development remains a priority for the Narendra Modi led government, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday as he took charge of the Rural Development ministry.

 

The 'Lakhpati Didi' scheme aimed at enabling women to earn Rs 1 lakh per annum is among the key focuses of the government, Chouhan, who has been chief minister of Madhya Pradesh for four terms, said.

 

"The prime minister has another dream we want to fulfil, that is the dream to have 'Lakhpati Didis'... women empowerment is a mission of our government," the veteran BJP leader said.

7:07 PM

Parliamentary work experience should be considered while electing LS speaker: Mahajan

Former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday said the presiding officer of the lower house should have experience in handling parliamentary work as well as ability to conduct proceedings smoothly by coordinating with both the ruling and opposition benches.

6:47 PM

Mohan Charan Majhi elected as the Leader of BJP Legislative Party in Odisha

Mohan Charan Majhi elected as the Leader of BJP Legislative Party in Odisha. He will be the new CM of the state.

6:46 PM

UK Foreign Secy congratulates Jaishankar on his reappointment as Minister of External Affairs

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Tuesday extended his congratulations to S Jaishankar on his reappointment as External Affairs Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet.

 

Taking on X, the UK Foreign Secretary stated, "I would also like to extend my congratulations to @DrSJaishankar on his re-appointment as External Affairs Minister of India."

 

Responding to this, EAM Jaishankar thanked the former UK Prime Minister, saying, “Here's to a stronger partnership."

 

"Thank you Foreign Secretary @David_Cameron. Here's to stronger partnership," Jaishankar said in a post on X.

5:00 PM

10 vacancies created in Rajya Sabha after members get elected to Lok Sabha

The just-concluded general election has created as many as 10 vacancies in the Rajya Sabha after its members were elected to the Lok Sabha.

 

The Rajya Sabha secretariat has now notified the vacancies, which includes two each in Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra, and one each in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tripura.

 

In its notification giving details of the vacation of seats, the Rajya Sabha secretariat said, "In pursuance of the provision of sub-section (2) of Section 69 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 read with Section 67A and sub-section (4) of Section 68 of that Act, the following have ceased to be Members of Rajya Sabha from the date of their being chosen as members of the 18th Lok Sabha, i.e., the 4th of June, 2024."

 

3:04 PM

Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

Mansukh Mandaviya, who won the Porbandar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, earlier served as the union health minister during the Covid-19 pandemic in 202.

2:35 PM

Odisha BJP unit to meet on Tuesday to choose chief minister

Odisha BJP's legislature party is all set to hold its first meeting on Tuesday to select the chief minister, a saffron camp leader said. Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi said the meeting will take place at 4:30 pm at the BJP's state headquarters.

2:21 PM

Modi Cabinet 3.0: Amit Shah takes charge as home minister

Senior BJP leader  Amit Shah took charge as Home Minister for the new government on Tuesday, a position he also held in the previous Modi government. Shah also took charge as Minister of Cooperation.

2:18 PM

Andhra Pradesh NDA leaders request Guv Nazeer to invite Chandrababu Naidu to form govt

Andhra Pradesh NDA leaders today requested Governor S Abdul Nazeer to invite TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu to form the new government, said senior TDP leader K Atchen Naidu.He said Nazeer agreed to invite Chandrababu Naidu to form the government. "Leaders of all the three parties (TDP, Janasena & BJP) met the Governor and requested him to invite Chandrababu Naidu to immediately form the government. And he (Nazeer) told us that he will immediately extend the invitation to form the government," Atchen Naidu said.

1:47 PM

Will take every possible step for the welfare of farmers: Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

“I am happy to say that the first decision taken by the Prime Minister yesterday was in the interest of the farmers. He decided to issue Kisan Samman Nidhi...Now the NDA government will take these works forward more rapidly under the leadership of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has resolved to double the income of farmers, work is going on continuously for that. We will all work together even faster in that and take every possible step for the welfare of farmers. Today itself, I am going to hand over the Sankalp Patra to officials,” Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan said today.

 

1:43 PM

Modi govt to continue to balance development, environment protection: Minister Bhupender Yadav

"India met the quantitative and qualitative targets set under its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) - the national climate plan to achieve Paris Agreement goals - nine years ahead of schedule," Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday after taking over as Union Environment minister. "Our achievements in emission reduction and the renewable energy sector are significant milestones of the Modi government over the past decade," Yadav said.

12:58 PM

L Murugan takes over as minister of state for information and broadcasting

Newly inducted Union minister L Murugan said: “Today I am taking charge as Minister of State for I&B. I am very happy. And I express my sincere thanks and gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving me the opportunity to serve in this Ministry again.”

12:41 PM

Modi Cabinet 3.0: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat takes charge as culture minister

BJP's Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has taken charge as the minister of culture. 

12:35 PM

BJP chief Nadda takes charge as health minister

BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda took over the position of minister of health and family welfare. Anupriya Patel of Apna Dal (Soneylal) and Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao of Shiv Sena assumed charge as ministers of state (MoS) in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

12:31 PM

Modi Cabinet 3.0: Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes charge as agriculture minister

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken charge as the  minister of agriculture and farmers welfare.

12:06 PM

Modi Cabinet LIVE update: Jitendra Singh takes charge as MoS

Jitendra Singh has taken charge as MoS in Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions.

11:50 AM

Kiren Rijiju takes charge as parliamentary affairs minister

BJP leader Kiren Rijiju has taken over as the new parliamentary affairs minister today, a position previously held by Pralhad Joshi. 

11:27 AM

A very big deal for a government to get elected three times in a row: S Jaishankar

After taking charge as the External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar said: "In any country and especially in a democracy, it is a very big deal for a government to get elected three times in a row. So the world will definitely feel that today there is a lot of political stability in India."

11:23 AM

News update: N Chandrababu Naidu elected as chief ministerial candidate in Andhra Pradesh

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu elected as NDA's chief ministerial candidate in Andhra Pradesh.

11:20 AM

TDP legislature meet to take place today

The TDP legislature meeting will be held to elect N Chandrababu Naidu as the leader.

11:06 AM

Deeply honoured to be appointed as EAM in NDA cabinet, says Jaishankar

S Jaishankar today took charge as the External Affairs Minister a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi retained him in his cabinet. While expressing gratitude, Jaishankar wrote on X: "Deeply honored to be appointed as the Minister of External Affairs in PM @narendramodi 's Government."

10:35 AM

BJP chief JP Nadda returns as minister of health and family welfare

BJP chief JP Nadda has been given the respnsibility to manage the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a portfolio oversaw in the Modi 1.0 government. PM Modi also entrusted him with the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.

10:31 AM

Modi Cabinet 3.0 full list: Shah, Rajnath, Sitharaman, Gadkari retain portfolios

The Modi 3.0 Cabinet features several important BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, and Nirmala Sitharaman, who continue to hold critical portfolios. A surprise addition to the Cabinet is 36-year-old Telugu Desam Party MP Ram Mohan Naidu. Read here for more updates.

10:29 AM

Ashwini Vaishnaw takes charge as Information and Broadcasting Minister

Ashwini Vaishnaw today assumed charge as Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, the 35th leader to hold the portfolio since Independence. He succeeds Anurag Singh Thakur, who held the post for nearly three years in the previous BJP government.

10:05 AM

NDA government to stick to deficit target despite poll setback

The PM Modi-led government has no plans to increase its fiscal deficit target despite speculation that more spending might be needed to keep coalition partners happy, Bloomberg reported today. BJP failed to secure an outright majority in polls that concluded on June 1. 

9:26 AM

Sharad Pawar hits out at BJP; questions if Modi had mandate for third term as PM

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought to know whether he had a "mandate" to lead the country. Pawar highlighted that out the saffron party fell short of a majority in the just concluded Lok Sabha election