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Amid reports that the government will reaching out to it on the GST Bill, Congress today said it is not opposing the key reform measure and has only come forward with three concrete suggestions in the interest of thecommon man. We're not opposing the GST Bill rather Congress conceived,...
22:49
A 32-year-old model today filed a complaint of molestation against Mika Singh even as the Bollywood singer lodged a counter-complaint alleging extortion. An FIR under sections 354 (outraging a woman's modesty), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (intentional insult) of the IPC was...
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The Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari said that as the moon could not be sighted today, Eid will be celebrated on July 7. Eid will be celebrated on July 7 as the moon could not be sighted today, Bukhari told the media in New Delhi. Eid-ul-Fitr is...
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Prime Minister Narendra ModiPersonnel, Public Grievances & PensionsDepartment of Atomic EnergyDepartment of SpaceAll important policy issues, andAll other portfolios not allocated to any MinisterCabinet Ministers1. Raj Nath Singh - Home Affairs2. Sushma Swaraj - External Affairs3....
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These are the changes announced in the portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers today. Prakash Javadekar, who was elevated to Cabinet, gets HRD portfolio. Smriti Irani shifted from HRD Ministry to Textiles Ministry. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sheds...
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D V Sadananda Gowda shifted from Law Ministry to Statistics and Programme Implementation
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Prakash Javadekar to replace Smriti Irani as HRD minister. Irani to get Textile Ministry. Ravishankar Prasad to be new Law Minister while Venkaiah Naidu has been moved to I&B. MJ Akbar will take charge of MoS External Affairs.
21:18
Retired IPS officer D G Vanzara's son Arjun Vanzara, who is a government officer, was today caught red-handed by the Gujarat anti-corruption bureau while accepting bribe from a farmer, police said. We have arrested Arjun Vanzara, who is a mamlatdar (revenue officer), and his deputy Jaswant Hujra...
21:13
FBI Director James Comey said on Tuesday that the FBI was recommending no charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a personal email server while secretary of state.Comey said that no reasonable prosecutor would bring a case against Clinton for her handling of classified information on her...
21:04
FIR registered against singer Mika Singh at Mumbai's Versova police station for allegedly molesting, assaulting a designer.
20:53
In a snub that could have a debilitating impact on its already fragile alliance with Shiv Sena, BJP left its long-standing alliance partner out from today's expansion of Union council of ministers that saw two new inductions from Maharashtra. Though Sena president Uddhav Thackeray tried to put on...
20:28
JUST IN: Telangana lower court judges call off their mass leave protest, to join duty tomorrow.
20:20
Nearly 30,000 foreign terrorist fighters are currently in Syria and Iraq, a high-ranking UN official said today, warning that the risk of attacks in their home countries was growing. The number of foreign terrorist fighters is very high in war-ravaged Syria and neighbouring Iraq, said...
19:53
Actress Priyanka Chopra once again chose not to comment on Salman Khan's controversial rape analogy, hitting out at media for focusing on something that is not important. Priyanka was in New Delhi to attend a UNICEF event as its Goodwill Ambassador to spread awareness about the NGOs Fair...
19:39
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has called the reports of Priyanka Gandhi taking reigns of party's election campaign in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh as 'false'. If someone is saying that Priyanka Gandhi will be the Campaign Committee Chairman in UP, then it is false,' said Azad....
18:49
JUST IN: In view of last week's terrorist attack in the Bangladeshi capital, the Dhaka-Kolkata Maitree Express train services have been suspended for now.
18:35
The pound has fallen below $1.31 for the first time in 31 years amid growing concerns about the financial stability of the UK after the decision to leave the EU.The Independent reports that The Bank of England's twice-yearly stability report had earlier confirmed that the financial...
18:31
Iraq interior minister submits resignation after deadly blast, reports AFP. The death toll from Saturday's suicide bombing in Baghdad has risen to 200, the deputy head of the security committee of the Baghdad Provincial Council, Mohamed al-Rubaye, said in a televised phone interview...
18:09
A reported sex attack at an Austrian swimming pool that sparked a ban on refugees was made up by a 13-year-old girl, police have said.The teenager reported the alleged assault at a leisure centre in Mistelbach, Lower Austria, last month claiming she had been forced to perform...
18:04
French lawmakers say a parliamentary investigation found multiple intelligence failures before Islamic extremist attacks that killed 147 people in Paris last year, and are urging the creation of a US-style counter-terrorism agency. Conservative legislator Georges Fenech, who headed the...
17:36
A FIR has been filed and two police teams sent to arrest the men responsible for killing a puppy by dropping it from the roof of a five-storey building in Chennai.The man in the video has been identified as Gautam S, a final year student from Madha medical college in Chennai. Students from the...
17:21
Delhi CM's Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar and four others sent to 5-day CBI's custody by special court in a graft case. Arvind Kejriwal's Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar was among five persons arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday in a graft case, sparking a vicious...
16:53
Thrity-four people, facing stone-pelting charges, will get amnesty on the occasion of Eid, with the Jammu and Kashmir government today approving withdrawal of 104 cases against them. The decision of the Home Department, approving withdrawal of the cases, came after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti...
16:48
Gulbarga ragging case: Gulbarga court postpones bail plea order till July 8th. Three accused students are currently in Kalburgi central jail.
16:40
Dubbing the Cabinet expansion as a 'bankruptcy of vision', the Congress on Tuesday said the incompetent and non-performing ministers have not been punished or dropped.An important facet of this Cabinet expansion is the incompetent and non-performing ministers of Union Cabinet have not been...
16:27
BJP leader S S Ahluwalia, after taking the oath today, touched the feet of President Pranab Mukherjee. When Mukherjee was the finance minister in the UPA government, Ahluwalia and current Finance Minister Arun Jaitley used to regularly meet him on a variety of issues during Parliament...
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JUST IN: Calcutta high court will now be known as Kolkata high court, Bombay HC as Mumbai HC and Madras HC as Chennai HC, said Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
16:10
The decision on who will replace RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan will take place after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from his trip to Africa on July 11. The PM is embarking on a five-day visit to Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya beginning July 7. Raghuram Rajan, whose...
15:32
JUST IN: The President has accepted the resignation of five ministers of state -- Nihalchand, Ram Shankar Katheria, Sanwar Lal Jat, Manuskhbhai D Vasva and M K Kundariya.
15:21
Bangladeshi police said on Tuesday that security forces may have shot dead a hostage by mistake during a siege of a Dhaka cafe on the weekend, believing he was one of the attackers, reports Reuters.A senior police official in Dhaka, said Saiful Islam Chowkidar, a pizza maker at the Holey Artisan...
15:06
Terrible news.Reuters reports that a Bangladesh police official says they may have shot dead a hostage at Dhaka cafe by mistake, believing he was an attacker.Details awaited.
15:02
BSP chief Mayawati reacts to the reshuffle: Giving ordinary ministerial berths to 2-3 leaders from weaker sections after two years of government will not do any good. Modi's inclusion of faces from weaker sections is to cover up his neglect of these communities. Inclusion of faces from weaker...
14:42
Haaretz reports: Two Swiss Air Force jets were scrambled to escort an Israeli passenger plane en route from New York to Tel Aviv due to a bomb alert on Tuesday, according to Skyguide, a company that monitors Swiss airspace.El Al said it had received an anonymous tip about a bomb on board flight...
14:30
Mumbai court adjourns hearing on application by defence lawyer in 26/11 case to recall Headley for cross examination. Next hearing on July 26.
14:12
The Election Commission is prepared to simultaneously hold general and state assembly polls provided there is a consensus among all political parties and constitutional amendments to this effect, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi has said. As a commission, this is our recommendation to...
13:59
First reactions from the Shiv Sena. Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut on the reshuffle: All the faces are from BJP, not NDA. This is a PM's decision, said Raut. No confirmations yet whether the ally Shiv Sena did finally attend PM Modis Cabinet Expansion and the oath ceremony, but reports did say...
13:36
MJ Akbar's debut as a minister caps a remarkable political turnaround for the journalist and author who made a dashing foray into politics as a Congress MP in 1989, thanks to his proximity to the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, before a long spell in wilderness. 65-year-old Akbar, who was...
13:33
So long, Nigel Farage, the latest rat to jump from the sinking Brexit ship. Read
13:25
Shekhar Gupta @ShekharGupta The #ModiCabinet changes fully reflect the Modi-Shah approach to governance purely through expansion of political power. Talent can follow
13:07
At a press conference this morning, former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit said she was willing to do whatever the party asked of her. If the party wants me to do something I will do it. But let there be an announcement first, she said. I am UP's bahu, will do what I'm asked to do, Dikshit...
13:01
PM Narendra Modi invites the newly inducted ministers for tea at 2:30 pm today.
12:33
Vijay Goel's inclusion in the Union Council of Ministers marks a comeback of sorts for the leader after BJP virtually removed him from Delhi, where he once hoped to be the chief ministerial face, and sent him to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. The three-time Lok Sabha MP, who was a minister in...
12:27
The portfolis that the ministries had are: Sanwar Lal Jat: Water resources and river development, Ganga rejuvenation (reporting to Uma Bharti; M K Kundariya: Agriculture; Nihalchand: Panchayati Raj; Mansukbhai Vasva: Tribal Affairs; Ram Shankar Katheria: HRD (pictured).
12:22
The five names dropped from PM Modi's Council of ministers. Nihalchand, Ram Shankar Katheria, Sanwar Lal Jat, Manuskhbhai D Vasva and M K Kundariya. A few of those who are on their way out, especially Katheria, may be drafted in the BJP organisation which is due for a recast.The expansion of the...
12:05
The Hindu reports: Article 72 of the Constitution prescribes that the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 per cent of the number of members of the House of the People.Prior to January 1, 2004 (effective date of 91st Amendment of...
12:01
Among the 19 inductees, three MPs each from Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh took oath while four from Rajasthan were also sworn in. At least three ministers of state are likely to be droppedThe PM and President pose with some of the new inductees.
11:50
So Prime Minister Narendra Modi today carried out a major expansion of his Council of Ministers, inducting 19 new faces, including several dalit and OBC leaders as well as from poll-bound states like UP. Prakash Javadekar, who held the independent charge of environment, was the lone minister...
11:48
President Pranab Mukherjee and PM Modi with the newly inducted Ministers after the cabinet expansion.
11:45
PP Chaudhary, BJP, Lok Sabha, Rajasthan takes oath as Minister followed by Dr Subhash Ramrao Bhamre (pictured). A surgeon by training, he has worked at J J Hospital Mumbai and Tata Cancer Hospital Mumbai in the past.The oath-taking ceremony ends the way it began, with the National Anthem.
11:37
That's the other MP sworn in today, Krishna Raj, who represents the Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha constituency.
11:37
Anupriya Patel sworn in. She is the only other woman sworn in today. Patel, leader of BJP's Uttar Pradesh ally Apna Dal, takes oath as minister of state.
11:36
Chhotu Ram Chaudhary sworn in. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has won the Indian general elections, 2014 from the Nagaur.
11:32
Mansukh Mandaviya sworn in.
11:31
Krishna Raj, sworn in. She represents the Shahjahanpur Lok Sabha constituency. She has been a member on the committee on petitions and energy as well as a member of the joint Parliament committee on land acquisition bill.
11:29
Arjun Meghwal, MP from Bikaner (and chief whip of the party in the Lok Sabha) take oath followed by Jaswant Singh Bahabhor, MP from Dahod in Gujarat and Mahendranath Pandey. Ajay Tamta sworn in; he represents the represents the Almora constituency. PM Modi watches.
11:21
Ramesh Chandappa, Lok Sabha MP from Karnataka, sworn in as MoS, eminent journalist MJ Akbar takes oath. Akbar takes the oath in English.
11:19
Anil Madhav Dave, Rajen Gohain, Parshottam Rupala take oath as a ministers in the new Modi Cabinet at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
11:18
Ramesh Jigajinagi and Viay Goel take oath as ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Followed by Ramdas Athavale. Athavale begins the oath without taking his name and is asked to repeat the oath. All of them have been sworn in as Ministers of State. The rare smile on Arun Jaitley's face as he...
11:09
Faggan Singh Kulaste takes oath as Cabinet Minister, followed by SS Ahluwalia takes oath. Ahluwalia is the BJP vice president and the MP from Darjeeling.
11:04
President Pranab Mukherjee arrives amid fanfare at the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan for the Modi government's Cabinet reshuffle. BJP lawmaker Arjun Ram Meghwal set off on his bicycle this morning for Rashtrapati Bhavan where he will take oath along with 18 other leaders in a crucial...
10:57
Set for ministerial jobs in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet expansion, three politicians are planning to make a grand entry to the Rashtrapati Bhavan -- on their bicycles. Arjun Ram Meghwal was on Tuesday morning asking for permission to ride into the presidential palace grounds on his...
10:52
JUST IN: Vijay Mallya cheque bounce matter: Hyderabad court adjourns the matter till August 4
10:40
They haven't been on the best of terms and it seems the alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena will worsen further after the latter, sources say, has decided to boycott the Modi Cabinet reshuffle ceremony, which is to be held today at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Sources say the...
10:16
The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P Chidamabram, in connection with its money laundering probe in the Aircel-Maxis deal of the 2G scam. Officials said the agency had issued a notice to Karti to present himself in person or...
10:09
Emory University in Atlanta, USA, has stated that it will be holding a vigil on Thursday to mourn the loss of students Abinta Kabir and Faraaz Hossain who died in the terrorist attack at a Dhaka eatery on last Friday. Writing about the loss, the university said, As an international...
09:32
Success! Engine burn complete. Juno is now orbiting Jupiter, poised to unlock the planet's secrets, tweeted @NASA. NASA scientists have confirmed that Juno, a football-field-sized spacecraft designed to unlock some of the secrets of our solar system, successfully entered an orbit around...
09:01
Even as everyone waits to see the new faces being inducted into the Cabinet today, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that she will be unable to attend the swearing-in ceremony, as she has a meeting with the foreign minister of Hungary. She tweeted further, I congratulate...
08:40
Sheila Dikshit, 78, has finally succumbed to her party's wishes and will be named the presumptive chief minister of Uttar Pradesh by the Congress today. Sources in the Congress told NDTV that the party will also formally announce that the campaign for UP will include a lead role for Priyanka...
08:12
On the eve of the cabinet reshuffle, the second of his 25-month-old government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the exercise would reinforce his government's focus as outlined in the Budget this year -- the Budget had focused on the agriculture sector and development of women and weaker...
04:12
Crisis-hit Venezuela is willing to restore diplomatic relations with the United States after a six-year freeze, the socialist government said.The foreign ministry's yesterday's announcement came two weeks after top US diplomat Thomas Shannon met with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a bid...
02:05
Acclaimed Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami has died at the age of 76 in France following a battle with cancer, Iranian media reported today.Kiarostami, who won the coveted Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 for Taste of Cherry, left Tehran last week to undergo treatment in France,...
00:41
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said some anti-national elements were trying to destabilise the country but they would never be successful in their nefarious designs.Kejriwal was addressing a gathering on the occasion of Roza Iftari at Malerkotla in Punjab.Some people are trying to...
00:20
Veteran communist leader and former World Peace Council president Romesh Chandra passed away today in Mumbai, the CPI said in a statement. Ex-member of national executive of the CPI, Chandra died at around 3 PM in the Maharashtra capital due to old age, party leaders said. He was...
00:19
A US drone attack killed three Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen's Shabwa today, the second such strike in the southern province in days, a security official said. The suspected militants were travelling in the Al-Musaina region of Shabwa when their vehicle was hit, the official said.The car was...
00:18
Explosions rock Medina, Qatif, and Jeddah in Saudi ArabiaCBI arrests Kejriwal's principal secy, 4 others for graftCabinet rejig: Akbar, Meghwal, Goel likely to get ministerial berths
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Explosions rock Medina, Qatif, and Jeddah in Saudi ArabiaCBI arrests Kejriwal's principal secy, 4 others for graftCabinet rejig: Akbar, Meghwal, Goel likely to get ministerial berths
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