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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pictures with his mother offering him sweets after he went to seek her blessings ahead of his swearing-in touched his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and his mother too.Modi shared his exchange of thoughts with Sharif during his swearing-in today at Rashtrapati...
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'Kem cho, Majama', (How are you? All is well?) the Gujarati way of greeting, was heard at the Rashtrapati Bhavan's forecourt where Narendra Modi was sworn-in as 15th prime minister of the country this evening. As the guests and media persons were braving the heat in front of 'Jaipur Column' of...
22:09
Uma Bharti retracts her earlier tweet in which she had said that she got water resources and ministry for Ganga cleaning.
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Bihar has received a bounty of five ministers in the just sworn-in Narendra Modi Cabinet as against the duck the state had ended up with in UPA-II. With three Cabinet berths, one Minister of State (MoS) Independent-charge and one MoS appointment in its kitty, the spotlight is back on the state...
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That's all the eight SAARC heads with PM Narendra Modi, President Pranab Mukherjee and vice president Hamid Karzai.
21:06
Ramakrishna Math and Mission Order's president Swami Atmasthanand Maharaj, who had imparted spiritual teachings to Narendra Modi during his early years, has invited the Prime Minister elect to the organisation's headquarters in Belurmath, where he first came as a young boy. In a letter to Modi,...
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An FYI: Narendra Modi has 45 ministers in his council of minsters and not 44. So that's 45 plus Narendra Modi = 46
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Never thought I would get an opportunity to serve people, says Smriti Irani after talking oath. She is pipped to be in the HRD ministry. Irani has indeed come a long way from a Femina Miss India 1998 to a critic of Narendra Modi in the post-Godhra 2002, to a minister in his cabinet.
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Priority is to fulfill promises made to ppl. The portfolios will be shared tomorrow, says Anant Geete of the Shiv Sena after talking oath.
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Hoping that Narendra Modi government will generate a positive atmosphere and open new vistas for the displaced Kashmiri Pandits, Panun Kashmir today said the return of the community to the state was a political issue and should be dealt politically.
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This is what Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today said China and India are important neighbours to each other and the top two emerging markets in the world. China-India relations have moved beyond the bilateral scope and taken on global and strategic significance.
20:39
Celebrations at Narendra Modi's brother, Pankaj's residence in Gandhinagar. His mother, Hiraba, lives with this brother.
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The Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, sworn-in this evening, has six ministers from Maharashtra, including three cabinet ministers. UPA II also had six ministers from the state towards the end: cabinet ministers Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel of NCP and Sushilkumar Shinde of Congress,...
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Post-oath tweet from Rajnath Singh: I am grateful to all of you for your support and good wishes. Let us work together to realise the dream of 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat'.He is likely to get the home ministry.
20:30
Aam Aadmi Party tweets: Congratulations to @NarendraModi for becoming PM of India. We wish you all the best to fulfill the expectations people have from you.
20:26
Ganga aarti in Varanasi for Narendra Modi. Modi had received a rapturous welcome in Varanasi when he visited his constituency in a show of gratitude, a day after the BJPs resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections on May 16. Modi participated in a grand Ganga aarti at the famed...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's family is proud that he has taken oath, one of his family members said today. I am extremely happy that Narendrabhai is becoming India's PM. It's a matter of joy and pride for all family members. We could have gone there to attend the swearing-in ceremony. However,...
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The seven women in Narendra Modi's ministry. See our slideshow.
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And celebrations in Delhi, Varanasi, Patna and in this picture, in Thiruvananthapuram.
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And Narendra Modi's Twitter handle changes.... to Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India.
19:54
Kapil Sibal tweets: Congratulations @narendramodi and team BJP, NDA. All the best, in your new role for India.
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And that's another picture of the SAARC line-up.
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And that is Nawaz Sharif greeting PM Modi.
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Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invite to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for his swearing-in ceremony, Congress MP Amarinder Singh hoped that the relations between the two neighbours will improve thus benefiting Punjab. Amarinder said with Sharif responding positively, it had sent...
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That's the the photo-op of the PM and his ministers just after the swearing-in.
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Omar Abdullah: No selfies on stage!!!! Remarkable restraint :-)
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SAARC leaders step up one by one to congratulate Narendra Modi after the photo-op. Even for Modi detractors, this is certainly a historic moment -- never before have SAARC leaders -- and they are all democratically elected -- been present at the swearing in of a PM. With them is the President and...
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PM Narendra Modi and his team of ministers get on to the dais with President Pranab Mukherjee for a photo op.
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Raosaheb DP Danve, Radhakrishnan, Kiren Rijiju, Krishan Pal, Sanjeev Kumar Baliyan take oath. And the swearing-in ceremony ends with the national anthem.
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Omar Abdullah responds to Kiran Bedi's tweet: @abdullah_omar @thekiranbedi it's all relative ma'am. I just flew in from Srinagar this afternoon so this isn't my idea of pleasant weather :-)Omar Abdullah was the first chief minister to tweet his best wishes to Team Modi this evening.
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This is the text of the oath read out by the Prime Minister and his ministers.Oath of officeI, (name) do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm (if the person is an atheist) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold...
19:16
First up: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Extends Congratulations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
19:16
The historical moment overshadows the weather for Kiran Bedi. This is her response to Omar's tweet: (Pretty Pleasant) @abdullah_omar: Dear PM hopefuls if u want.... big ceremony outdoors pl time elections so we can do this in the winter :-)
19:14
GM Siddeswara, Manoj Sinha, Upendra Kushwaha take oath as Minister of State.
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Jokes on Nawaz Sharif on Twitter: @dubash: Nawaz Sharif whispering to MMS: This has gone long enough, when does the army take over?Sharif arrived in Delhi today saying he was, carrying a message of peace. Dialogue is the only solution.
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Nirmala Sitharaman taking oath now. She may get MoS (Ind) Commerce. She is also the national spokesperson for the party. The weather in Delhi is a sweltering 38 C. Tunku Varadarajan tweets: Nawaz Sharif thinking? God, it's hot! or Why didn't I listen to my faujis & stay at home? or...
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That was Maneka Gandhi taking oath along with 43 other, ministers, earlier.
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Piyush Goyal, Shripad Naik, Dharmendra Pradhan, Sarbananda Sonowal, Prakash Javadekar take oath. Goyal, a TV panel regular, is also national treasurer of the party and an ex-investment banker.
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Omar Abdullah is feeling hot... Dear PM hopefuls if you want to have a big oath taking ceremony outdoors please time elections so we can do this in the winter :-)
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Kiran Bedi tweets a selfie from the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt.
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So, that was 44 ministers who just finished taking oath. Ten ministers with independent charge taking oath now.
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Uddhav Thackeray and Amit Shah seated next to each other. Smriti Irani takes oath. Likely to get HRD. Irani put up a tough fight for Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, bringing down his margin from 3.7 lakh votes in 2009 to just 1.07 lakh votes this time. VK Singh takes oath. Likely to get MoS...
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Anant Geete takes oath as a minister.
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Harsimrat Kaur Badal takes oath. She is the only woman MP from Punjab. Modi's cabinet is expected to have seven women. Narendra Singh Tomar takes oath.Jual Oram takes oath.
18:41
Ashok Gajapati Raju takes the oath without saying his name. Pranab Mukherjee prompts him with a tell your name after which he begins again. He is from the TDP.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad takes oath.
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Maneka Sanjay Gandhi takes oath. She was a cabinet minister in the Vajpayee and VP Singh governments. She won from Pilibhit. Son, Varun Gandhi, who won from the Sultanpur seat shares a laugh with the Kirron Kher who won from Chandigarh.Ananth Kumar who defeated Nandan Nilkeani from Bangalore...
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Ram Vilas Paswan takes oath. Likely to get food and civil supplies, as well as the consumer affairs ministry. Kalraj Mishra taking oath now. Pic: That was Rajnath Singh taking the oath.
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My dear fellow Indians and citizens of the world, Namaste! A very warm welcome to the official website of the...
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Twitterati insist this is a fake Bappi Lahiri at the oath-taking ceremony. Where's the gold?Dr Najma Heptullah takes oath. She is expected to be the minority affairs minister. Gopinath Munde takes oath. He is expected to head rural development.
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@SIR_Fan1: Nobody from AAP invited? Sab mile huye hain...
18:26
Uma Bharti takes oath. She is expected to head the new Ganga clean-up ministry.
18:25
Shashi Tharoor tweets: Congratulations @narendramodi ji. You are now Prime Minister of all Indians. We honour & respect your office &wish you well, till we disagree.Lovely!
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That's the updated mindia.nic.in site. Sadanand Gowda takes oath. Likely to get railway.
18:22
Nitin Jairam Gadkari takes oath. Likely to get the mega Transport ministry.
18:21
That's PM Narendra Modi signing the registrar with his Mont Blanc pen.
18:20
Arun Jaitley takes oath. He is expected to get finance and defence. Next is Venkaiah Naidu.
18:17
Main, Sushma Swaraj ... India's next external affairs minister (most likely) takes oath.
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Ministers take oath, but no portfolio announcements as yet... Rajnath Singh takes oath. He is expected to be home minister.
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A beaming President Pranab Mukherjee greets Narendra Modi.
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President Pranab Mukherjee delivers the oath. He takes two oaths -- oath of office and oath of secrecy.
18:12
I, Narendra Damodardas Modi takes oath as India's 15th prime minister.
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PM of Tibet's government in exile is also in the crowd.
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The 3000-plus dignitaries and VVIPs stand for the national anthem.
18:08
President Pranab Mukherjee descending from the steps of the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the forecourt. Fanfare, goosesteps and the stunning pageantry of ceremonies like this.
18:07
Omar, Montek seated behind Salman Khan. Next to Salman is Zafar Sareshwala.
18:06
Tunku Varadarajan tweets: Karzai in Delhi for Modi swearing-in. Y'day, he refused to meet Obama at Bagram. Modi-Karzai equation crucial, as US departs from Afghanistan.
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Modi, Modi chants at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. He is seated next Rajnath Singh. Vice president Hamid Ansari arrives. Modi stands up to greet him.
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Narendra Modi's cavalcade driving up the stunning Raisina Hills. And so, Narendra Modi arrives at the forecourt. Meanwhile, Shatrughan Sinha and Dharmendra share a high five.
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That's Vivek Oberoi, who arrived 30 minutes ago. Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai has just come in. He stops to talk to Nawaz Sharif and Manmohan Singh. LK Advani seated next to Dr Singh greets him as well. Then on to Sonia Gandhi and Pratibha Patil.
17:54
Narendra Modi leaves Gujarat Bhavan for Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Pak PM Nawaz Sharif arrives at the 'coronation'. He greets Dr Manmohan Singh, former President APJ Kalam. A brief second with LK Advani and Sharif sits next to the PM. Other SAARC leaders -- Nepal, Bhutan arrive.
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Nawaz Sharif to reach the ceremony shortly. P Chidambaram arrives with a smile.
17:43
Shashi Tharoor tweets: Advice to some being sworn in today: Being MoS is like standing in a cemetery -- there's a lot of people under you but no one is listening!
17:43
Dr Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur arrive. All senior BJP leaders lining up to receive him. They are seated next to former president APJ Kalam.
17:39
Sonia is seated next to former president Pratibha Patil. Kokilaben with Ambanis at the swearing-in. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at there as well. At least 3000 guests at the ceremony. The entry for non-VIPs is all messed up. Long queues at gate number five.
17:36
Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Vivek Oberoi share a moment. Sonia, Rahul arrive. Sonia shares a word with Lk Advani.
17:31
BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj (likely to get external affairs) and Uma Bharti (likely to get Ganga clean-up ministry) give each other a hug. The forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan filling up. Vivek Oberoi dressed in a deep pink waistcoat and dark glasses strides into the forecourt.
17:25
At the Rashtrapati Bhawan forecourt: Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel, Amit Shah, Ram Madhav, Sushma Swaraj, Uddhav and Aditya Thackeray, Murli Manohar Joshi arrive. .
17:24
Kiran Bedi tweets: Can't express enough how empowered and blessed I am feeling as an Indian today being here at RBhawan.God bless my India and fellow indians!Bedi has been pipped to be the BJP's CM candidate for Delhi. But no confirmations from the party as yet.
17:22
Ram Vilas Paswan arrives.
17:16
Mukesh and Nita Ambani and their son at the swearing-in. For the second time in its history, the Sensex breached 25,000-mark but failed to hold above that level on heavy profit-booking and closed with a marginal rise today ahead of swearing-in of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister.
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Prasoon Joshi, who was part of the BJP's media campaign says: It's wonderful to have played a humble role in such a momentous election. Like every Indian citizen I'm hopeful that we see a better stronger more developed India. I'm looking forward to be at the Rashtrapati Bhawan today and...
17:03
Nawaz Sharif leaves the Taj Mansingh for Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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The very gracious J-K CM Omar Abdullah tweets: For what it's worth I wish Team Modi the very best as they embark on a journey to govern India for the next five years. I hope they hand over a better India to their successors when the time comes to do so. That's the very least we can expect or hope...
16:58
When Narendra Modi is sworn-in as Prime Minister on Monday, hot cups of NaMo tea will be given for free at a tea stall in Vadodara. The stall is telling called the Mani Shankar Aiyer tea stall. Aiyar's snide remark at Modi's roots as a person who sold tea has come to roost. In January this...
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Narendra Modi tweets: I am glad and honoured that people from all walks of life will join the swearing in ceremony. I welcome them. A big thank you to all friends who will be viewing the ceremony on TV and through social media. Your constant support & blessings mean a lot.Read: The VVIPs at...
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Omar Abdullah is Leaving for Rashtrapati Bhavan in a while. Last time I attended an Oath Ceremony on the forecourt was in 1999, seems like yesterday. Sorry, the second tweet seems to have been in a greater hurry than the first unless it got caught up in Delhi's epic traffic mess today :-)
16:40
Rakesh and Hrithik Roshan reach Delhi. They are part of the guest list at the swearing-in ceremony.
16:35
Trade related issues such as grant of non-discriminatory market access to Indian products are expected to figure in the bilateral meeting of Narendra Modi and Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Delhi tomorrow. Definitely both the prime ministers will discuss issues related with...
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Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt reports from New Delhi: Jagdish Thakkar, the 76-year-old former Gujarat govt official is being called to New Delhi. Thakkar has been Narendra Modi's media handler in Gandhinagar. He is a living legend in Gandhinagar because he has been retained by all chief ministers who...
16:23
All the eight SAARC leaders invited for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.
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Modi is expected to leave Gujarat Bhavan for Rashtrapati Bhawan at 5:45 pm.
16:02
Madhu Kishwar tweets: Decided to skip swearing-in ceremony in favour of commitment to Aaj Tak & Headlines Today. Prefer watching ceremony from safety of TV studio.
16:00
Narendra Modi offers prasad from Lord Balaji's temple in Tirupati to all those who attended the meeting at Gujarat Bhawan this morning. That included -- Tirupati laddu and vada (prasad).
15:46
UP train accident: Death toll rises to 40, over 100 injured.
15:43
On the menu at Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony:Chilled Melon Soup, Chicken Hazarvi (Chicken pieces marinated in mixture of cheese, cream and cooked in clay oven), Tandoori Aloo, Galauti Kabab, Arbi Ke Kabab, Prawn Stew, Chicken Chettinad, Kadhi, | Birbali Kofta Curry, Jaipuri...
15:28
Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is expected to have a 45-member council of ministers who will take oath along with him on Monday evening. The council of ministers is likely to have 23 Cabinet ministers, 10 ministers of state with independent charge and 11 ministers of state, according to...
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Smriti Irani: Day of rejoicing for those who believe in democracy,assure we shall fulfill each pledge that we made.
15:22
Humei poori umeed hai ki acche din jaldi aa jayenge,petrol diesel ke daam kam ho jayenge,aatankwaad khatam ho jayega, Rajiv Shukla,Congress, gets snarky.
15:14
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen arrives in Delhi. India exudes two contrasting signals of simultaneous patronising and showing humility to its neighbours. The ceremony has all the trappings of a royal coronation at the Delhi darbar where regional satraps, call them SAARC heads, have been...
15:11
Nitin Gokhale tweets: Ajit Doval may have said he hasn't got a call yet but by evening he would be formulating India's national security policy for sure! Ajit Kumar Doval is likely to be the National Security Advisor (NSA). Doval, who was Intelligence Bureau chief under the Vajpayee...
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Pak PM Nawaz Sharif has said that this is a chance for Pakistan and India to reach out to each other. Both governments have a strong mandate. This could help in turning a new page in our relations. No two nations have ever possessed so much of cultural and traditional similarities as India and...
14:56
Former president Pratibha Patil will also be there at Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony this evening. She says she has come to extend greetings to him, everyone is hopeful he'll do good work.
14:51
According to a source in the Prime Minister's Office, PM-designate Narendra Modi will hold a one-on-one meeting with outgoing prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Modi's meeting with Dr Singh, totally unexpected and unique in all respects, is likely to take place after his swearing-in...
14:36
Narendra Modi enforces a new rule that no children of BJP leaders will get cabinet berths. Which is why Poonam Mahajan (the late Pramod Mahajan's daughter), Dushyant Singh (Vasundhara Raje's son), Jayant Sinha (Yashwant Sinha) don't get to be ministers. Other dynasties in the BJP are:...
14:23
Here's the press release from Dr Manmohan Singh: The Prime Minister has expressed deep sorrow and shock over the loss of life in the rail accident near Gonda in Uttar Pradesh in which the Gorakhdham express derailed. The Prime Minister has directed the Ministry of Railways to deploy...
14:17
What is it about the Modi mandate that provokes such fear of fundamental change? Read Swapan Dasgupta's piece on Caravan.
14:13
Chief Minister Anandiben Patel met Narendra Modi at Gujarat Bhawan in Delhi today. Narendra Modi still keeping an eye over Gujarat affairs.
14:12
Supreme Court stays the trial in the assets case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
14:11
Ram Madhav, RSS: All SAARC countries accepting invite shows they regard India as an influential country in the region.
14:07
We have very high expectations, hope he will live up to it, Hussain Sharif, son of Nawaz Sharif, says.
13:56
Tavleen Singh: Arrived in the Taj Hotel to see Nawaz Sharif's son being mobbed by Indian TV reporters. Eternal fascination with Pakistan!!
13:55
Narendra Modi tweets condolences for Gorakhdham train accident. My condolences to families of those who lost their lives in the Gorakhdham express tragedy. Prayers with the injured. Spoke to the Cabinet Secretary. Asked him to take an overview of the situation & ensure timely assistance to...
13:53
Afghanistan prez Hamid Karzai met Dr Manmohan Singh after he reached New Delhi this morning.
13:53
The Delhi High Court today agreed to hear a petition seeking immediate release of Arvind Kejriwal, who was sent to jail after he refused to furnish bail bond in a criminal defamation complaint against him. The petition submitted that he has been illegally sent to judicial custody on a wrong...
13:39
LK Advani is likely to be Protem speaker as he is the senior MP in boht houses.
13:34
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is giving the Modi's swearing-in ceremony a miss, but Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra will represent the government at the ceremony.
13:31
Nitin Gadkari tweets: Narendra Modi clearly tells all ministers that they have to work for 18 hours a day, its time to work.Hema Malini on Modi: People have high hopes from him, am sure he will fulfill them.
13:24
Arun Jaitley may just have to juggle three portfolios -- Finance, Corporate Affairs and a third, which is still under wraps. While the cabinet takes oath today, portfolios will be announced, at 8 pm. Another task that's done and dusted is the draft speech for President Pranab Mukherjee. Jaitely...
13:09
Radha Mohan Singh, the MP from Purvi Champaran, to get agriculture, with Muzaffarnagar's Sanjay Baliyan as his MoS. While on the topic, don't miss reading what Sheela Bhatt had reported on Baliyan from Muzaffarnagar. Read the report here.
13:07
So, the BJP allies who are likely to enter the new Cabinet are Anant Geete, the Shiv Sena MP from Raigad, Maharashtra, who has been elected as leader of his party's Parliamentary Party, the Akali Dal's Harsimrat Kaur who recently the Bathinda Lok Sabha seat for the second time, and Telugu Desam's...
13:06
Rajnath Singh tweets: My heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved families. I wish for speedy recovery of those who got injured in the train accident. Deeply saddened to know of the Gorakhdham Express tragedy in which many precious lives have been lost and several others have been...
13:04
Ganga Ma, Narendra Modi said famously, called him to Varanasi. At Varanasi, Modi said first on his agenda would be the cleaning-up the Ganga. That promise is set to become a reality with a new ministry likely to be created to oversee the Ganga's clean-up. And the MP likely to be made in charge of...
13:00
Those likely to be sworn-in as Cabinet ministers include Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj, Venkaiah Naidu, Sadanand Gowda, Uma Bharati, Najma Heptulla, Gopinath Munde, Kalraj Mishra, Maneka Gandhi, Anant Kumar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Smriti Irani, Harsh Vardhan and...
13:00
Narendra Modi, who will be sworn is as Prime Minister this evening, is likely to head a 45-member Union Council of Ministers including 24 with Cabinet rank, informed sources said today. The sources said that besides the Cabinet Ministers, there are likely to be 10 Ministers of State with...
12:57
Ten people have been killed after the Gorakhpur-bound Gorakhnath Express rammed into a stationary goods train near Khalilabad in Uttar Pradesh. At least 10 more passengers were also injured in the accident. The incident took place this morning when the express train came on the same track near...
12:52
One of the interesting things about Narendra Modi's meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee last week to stake claim to form the next government was the positive body language between the two leaders. Confirming this, sources say that the President has emerged as a friend, philosopher and guide...
12:36
Subramaniam Swamy tweets: As I tweeted earlier our mission of removing TDK has been achieved. My not becoming a Minister is PM's prerogative for whatever reason.
12:33
Who will be LS speaker? Names doing the rounds so far: Karia Munda, Sumitra Mahajan and Dr MMJ.
12:28
Here are the numbers expected in Narendra Modi's cabinet: 23 ministers to be of Cabinet rank, 10 Ministers of State with Independent Charge and 11 Ministers of State.
12:27
Nirmala Sitharaman, the BJP's national spokesperson, is likely to be the new commerce and industry minister. Wonder what is her qualification for the post? This should tell you.Smriti Irani, who put a scare into the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at Amethi, is likely to be the new HRD...
12:26
Seemandhra's chief minister-designate N Chandrababu Naidu may have a hand in BJP national spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman making it to the Union Cabinet -- she is not a member of either House.But thanks to Naidu, Sitharaman may make it to Rajya Sabha in June 2014 from Andhra, filling the vacancy...
12:20
Narendra Modi personally chose May 26 as the date to be sworn into office because he hopes to recast himself as Prime Minister in elements of Jawaharlal Nehru’s persona after having built a suitably different narrative around Vallabhbhai Patel during the build-up to the Lok Sabha election that...
12:17
Nripendra Mishra appointed as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister.
12:13
DMK chief Vaiko, an NDA ally, today held a protest in the national capital against the visit of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony. Vaiko held a black-flag demonstration at Jantar Mantar. The MDMK chief had opposed the invitation extended to the Sri...
12:11
The Gorakhdam Express collides with a Goods train near Sant Kabir Nagar,casualties feared. Details awaited.
12:09
Just in: Ajit Kumar Doval to be National Security Advisor (NSA). Doval, who was Intelligence Bureau chief under the Vajpayee government, has been seen as frontrunner for the post of national security advisor. Doval also held the posts of chief of Multi-Agency Centre and Joint Intelligence...
12:06
There has been no official word from Narendra Modi on specifications for the bungalow where he will move in after he takes oath of office as prime minister Monday. The urban development department has, however, readied 5 Race Course Road, one of the bungalows on the compound where the...
12:03
Sadananda Gowda, Gopinath Munde, Ram Vilas Paswan, Kalraj Mishra, Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Venkaiah Naidu, Uma Bharti, Najma Heptullah likely to be Cabinet ministers.
11:57
With all the talk about who gets what in a Modi Cabinet, where do the seniors fit in?The PM-designate is said to have taken a conscious decision to usher in generational change with today's announcement of ministers, and BJP leaders above 75 years of age were not considered by him.So it is likely...
11:55
So, what we have so far is this: 23 cabinet ministers, 10 ministers of state with independent charge, 11 Ministers of state to be sworn in today.
11:54
No other portfolio in the new government has generated as much interest as defence, with speculation rife over what Narendra Modi will do. Will he retain defence with himself, and have a junior minister handling it under him? NDTV suggests that this is the path likely to be taken by the prime...
11:50
Will it be a wet swearing-in ceremony for Narendra Modi today? It will at least be cooler. Delhi woke up to a temperature of 21.4 degree Celsius, six notches below normal. According to the MeT department, 12.6 mm rainfall was recorded in the city from 8:30 am yesterday till 8.30 am today. The...
11:46
With new ministers set to arrive in their offices on Tuesday, a celebratory mood has set in in various Bhavans and Blocks that house the ministries in anticipation of serious business once again being taken up. Central government employees even distributed sweets and laddoos, apparently, though...
11:45
The photographs of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, BJP leader LK Advani, Jana Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaya, and PM-designate Narendra Modi were reportedly being taken inside New Delhi’s Shastri Bhavan by a BJP member, setting off speculation that the new ministers’ chambers...
11:39
A list of 23 cabinet ministers and 10 MoS has been sent to the president. Modi is believed to be pruning ministries.
11:38
Unconfirmed yet, but Narendra Modi is likely to keep the Defence portfolio Sushma Swaraj may get External Affairs, Rajnath Singh may get Home Affairs, while Arun Jaitley may get finance.
11:26
A list of 34 Cabinet ministers has been sent to President Pranab Mukherjee.Another former president of the BJP who is likely to enter the Union Cabinet is M Venkaiah Naidu. But unlike debutant Nitin Gadkari, Naidu has served in the Union Cabinet before, as rural development minister under Prime...
11:21
Pak PM Sharif says Pakistan wants good relations with India and that he was going to New Delhi with a message of peace.
11:19
The Indo-Pak bilateral talks will be held tomorrow at 12:30 pm. After his meeting with Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif will meet President Pranab Mukherjee. Sharif is accompanied by his wife Kulsoom Nawaz and son Hussain Nawaz.
11:10
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has arrived for Modi's swearing-in ceremony.
11:06
Well, we know that Rajnath Singh is likely to be the new home minister, Arun Jaitley may get finance, Sushma Reddy could go to MEA and Ravi Shankar Prasad may get I&B, law and telecom.Among the others, speculation has been intense if former BJP chief and first-time Lok Sabha MP, Nitin...
10:48
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has left for India to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.
10:48
Quoted after meeting with Modi at Gujarat Bhawan:Met Modiji over tea, thankful to him for giving me this opportunity (potential Cabinet berth) -- Radha Mohan Singh, BJP.It was just an informal meeting over tea -- Najma Heptullah
10:41
Prime Minister of Mauritius Navinchandra Ramgoolam and President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa have arrived in Delhi to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony.Image: President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives in New Delhi. Photo courtesy: ANI
10:03
The benchmark BSE Sensex regained the 25,000 mark by soaring 344 points in opening trade today on increased buying by foreign funds and retail investors ahead of swearing-in of Narendra Modi as the 15th prime minister of India.Rising for the third straight session, the 30-share Sensex shot up by...
10:02
A list of ministers to be included in the Cabinet has been sent to President Pranab Mukherjee. The list has 34 names.
09:59
As party president Rajnath Singh is set to become the Home minister, the BJP and the RSS are weighing the option in favour of a young face for the top post. The contest is between J P Nadda of Himachal Pradesh and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.But new names can also crop up. The final...
09:36
Tamil superstar Rajnikanth, who had been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi today, will not attend the function, sources close to the actor said. They said the actor was not in town and, therefore, would not attend the ceremony, which will see Sri Lankan President...
09:14
BJP leaders are flocking to Gujarat Bhawan as Modi has begun calling his team members. Gopinath Munde, Ramvilas Paswan, Ravishankar Prasad, Ananth Kumar and Sushma Swaraj are at Gujarat Bhawan to meet Narendra Modi.According to reports, V K Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Harsh Vardhan and Dharmendra...
09:03
A while after he payed homage to mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi met former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and sought his blessings.
08:42
Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will arrive at Rajghat in New Delhi to pay homage to Mahatama Gandh in a few moments from now.
08:05
Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi has arrived at Rajghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. He was accompanied by Meenakshi Lekhi, Harsh Vardhan and Prakash Javadekar.
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Anita Katyal reports from New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will not be attending Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in function Today.Chavan was in New Delhi on Sunday for a meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi where he explained the reasons for the...
07:47
IBNLIVE reports: With more than 3,000 VVIPs expected to attend Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Monday, security is at its peak in the national capital.Officials are busy in last round of preparations for the open-air ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan...
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