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10 RS MPs transition to Lok Sabha, parties gear up for another face-off

BJP held 7 of these seats, Congress 2 and RLD 1

Tribal leader Mohan Majhi to be Odisha's first BJP CM on Wednesday

This will be the first time a CM in the state will be from the BJP after it ousted the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in the recently held Assembly elections

Need to build on success of PLI schemes, recent FTAs: Piyush Goyal

Goyal was convening a review meeting with senior officers from the commerce and industry department

At dawn of Chandrababu Naidu govt, Amaravati comes to life, again

On Tuesday, hours before his swearing-in as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Naidu declared Amaravati as the only capital of the state, putting to rest Reddy's three-capital plan

Back to business: From Amit Shah to Ashwini Vaishnaw, ministers take charge

A few ministers took charge after paying obeisance to Ganesha, while others plunged straight into business, familiar with the ministries they had headed

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

The top four ministries remain same with Amit Shah as the home minister, Rajnath Singh as defence minister, Dr S Jaishankar as external affairs minister, and Nirmala Sitharaman as finance minister

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

"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

Modi 3.0: S Jaishankar remains PM's foreign policy pick for third term

Jaishankar's tenure as India's Ambassador to China from 2009 to 2013, which was the longest by any IFS officer, coincided with several major developments in bilateral relations

BJP's tribal leader Mohan Charan Majhi becomes Odisha CM, gets 2 deputy CMs

The decisions were taken at the BJP legislature party meeting attended by Singh and Union minister Bhupender Yadav as observers

Mohan Majhi: Journey from village sarpanch to Odisha Chief Minister

Majhi, a graduate, was the village head from 1997-2000. He was also the secretary of the BJP's Adivasi Morcha before being elected as an MLA from Keonjhar in 2000

PM Modi takes charge for third time: Details of govt's first 100-day agenda

PM Modi was sworn into office on Sunday evening. While the new coalition govt is expected to recalibrate Modi's existing plan for his third term, here's the roadmap for its first 100-day agenda

Congress criticises PM Modi's choice for parliamentary affairs minister

The opposition party asserted the INDIA bloc is more than determined to reflect the will and mandate of the people in both Houses of Parliament

Oppn takes potshots at Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar over ministerial berths

At the swearing in ceremony on Sunday, Prataprao Jadhav of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena was sworn in as MoS, while the Ajit Pawar-led NCP declined a minister of state berth, insisting on a cabinet post

TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu elected NDA's CM candidate in Andhra Pradesh

Earlier in the morning, Naidu was unanimously elected as TDP legislative party leader, TDP leader K Atchen Naidu said

Almost 99% of ministers in third Modi govt are crorepatis: Report

28 of the 71 ministers have criminal cases against them, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms

BJP was in bubble, Lok Sabha poll result reality check: RSS linked magazine

The article also pointed out that though the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is not a 'field force' of the BJP, the party did not reach out to its 'swayamsevaks' (volunteers) for the electoral processes

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

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

VIP security up for major change in Modi 3.0; NSG, ITBP to be withdrawn

The ITBP protects veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, NC leader Omar Abdullah and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti and some others

How Chandrababu Naidu convinced Bill Gates for Microsoft's Hyderabad office

After becoming the CM of the undivided Andhra Pradesh in 1995, Chandrababu Naidu met Bill Gates, resulting in the establishment of Microsoft India Development Centre in Hyderabad

Haryana CM said water being provided to Delhi as per allocated share: L-G

The ruling AAP dispensation has during the past fortnight repeatedly accused the BJP-ruled Haryana of stopping Delhi's share of water