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BJP legislature party to meet today to choose Odisha's new CM: Leader

Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Bhupender Yadav reached Bhubaneswar to attend the meeting as observers, he said

Uddhav worked hard in elections but Congress, NCP (SP) benefitted more: BJP

Thackeray was not keeping well but he still campaigned hard, said Patil, a senior Maharashtra minister, at an event here

Naidu, Nitish 'dissatisfied souls' after portfolio allocation, claims Raut

JD(S) leader H D Kumarswamy was given the most rejected portfolio, Raut commented further. Kumarswamy has got Heavy Industries and Steel ministries. The BJP kept everything for itself, Raut claimed

Modi to 'avoid' Manipur, try to 'bend' Constitution: Cong's Gaurav Gogoi

The RSS chief on Monday expressed concern over peace eluding Manipur even after one year and said the situation in the strife-torn state must be considered with priority

Lack of Muslim representation in Modi govt undemocratic: Sudhakaran

Criticising Modi, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president said representation for all is a common thing in a democratic system

Vaishnaw takes charge of IT Ministry, wants India to be tech leader

Focus will be on semiconductors, telecommunications, and manufacturing, he says

Sule inspects Pune's rain-hit areas, slams govt over infrastructure neglect

Speaking to reporters, Sule said the city was facing multiple crises including rising crime, but the administration's response was inadequate

Congress to kick off 'Dhanyawad Yatra' in UP after Lok Sabha poll victory

The Congress made a major comeback in Uttar Pradesh by winning six of the 17 seats it contested in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections

Modi 3.0: Higher than average share of first-time MPs in new government

TDP, SP among those with greater proportion of fresh faces than 2019

Meet Annapurna Devi, women and child development minister in Modi cabinet

Annapurna Devi, 55, succeeds BJP leader Smriti Irani, who was dropped from the new National Democratic Alliance government

Analysts welcome PM Modi's faith in Sitharaman as finance minister

Some analysts see spending on infrastructure, which soared under Sitharaman, to remain a big focus of the government

Govt's tax devolution to states for June 'third-rate PR', says Congress

It was decided that apart from the regular release of the devolution amount for the month of June 2024, one additional instalment will be released, the finance ministry said

Rajnath is gearing up to deal with Agnipath, reform of theatre command

Under the previous Modi government, Rajnath Singh had assumed the office of the defence minister in June 2019. Prior to that, Singh had been the minister of home affairs since May 2014

UP on track to become $1 trn economy, speed needs to double: CM Yogi

He said that when assessing the state's economic growth rate against national standards, efforts have yielded commendable results

Pralhad Joshi: From mining coal to building green energy and food security

Joshi is considered a trusted ally by MPs across parties and this has helped him push for coal reforms in states and get support from various departments such as railways and shipping

Rammohan Naidu, youngest in Modi 3.0 Cabinet, gets civil aviation ministry

The new aviation minister faces a host of challenges as Indian carriers plan massive expansion with orders for 1,150 aircraft by 2035

Modi 3.0 kicks off on continuity note: Key ministers retain portfolios

CCS members, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, retain portfolios; at least a dozen of key Cabinet ministers return to their old ministries

Low agri growth, rural discontent to keep Shivraj Singh Chouhan occupied

On Monday, the 65-year-old Shivraj Singh Chouhan was given the charge of the rural development ministry and the agriculture ministry

It should be people's PMO, not Modi's PMO: PM after taking charge

Listing his expectations from government servants, PM said he wanted to take the nation to new heights and exhorted his team to breach global benchmarks while surpassing work done in the last 10 years

Meet JP Nadda, man behind Indradhanush back to steer health agenda

Nadda is considered a key decision-maker in the BJP and a close aide of PM Narendra Modi. He has been the national president of the BJP since 2020 and a member of the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat