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New Delhi: Seven women, including two in the Cabinet role, have been inducted into the new council of ministers in the 18th Lok Sabha. There were 10 women ministers in previous council of ministers, which dissolved June 5. Those who were dropped include former Union...

New Delhi: Narendra Modi was sworn-in as prime minister Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a Cabinet that emphasised continuity and experience while also rewarding partners in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government. Along with Modi, senior BJP leaders including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah,...

New Delhi: Top leaders from India's neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region including Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday graced the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union council...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third consecutive term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi Sunday. Along with Modi, senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Amit Shah also took oath as cabinet ministers, while party president JP...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Sunday said the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wanted a cabinet berth in the Narendra Modi government and declined an offer from the BJP of minister of state (MoS) with independent charge. "We had offered one berth...

New Delhi: His name not on the new BJP-led NDA government's list of ministers, outgoing Union Minister Anurag Thakur said Sunday he would keep working as a BJP worker and contribute to fulfilling PM-designate Narendra Modi's resolve to make India a developed country. Thakur congratulated...

New Delhi: Canada's intelligence agency chief David Vigneault paid two quiet visits to India in February and March to apprise Indian officials of the case relating to the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, people familiar with the matter said. Vigneault, the director of...

New Delhi: Will India's new finance minister support the global effort for a "billionaire tax" and will the prime minister stand with the common people or billionaires, the Congress asked Sunday, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of a new government. Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will...

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge would be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the prime minister Sunday evening, sources close to him said. An invite was sent to Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi for the ceremony at the Rashtrapati...

Mumbai: Actor Alia Bhatt, who will soon be seen in the upcoming movie 'Jigra', has made a stylish statement with her latest outfit. Sunday, the actress took to Instagram and shared several pictures of her new outfit. In the photos, she is seen wearing a...