Modi, other MPs take oath on first day of 17th Lok Sabha

The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha commenced on Monday with leader of the House, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other lawmakers, including Lok Sabha debutant and home minister Amit Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh, taking oath as MPs. Read More
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Rajnath denies threatening to quit over exclusion from panels

Rajnath Singh is now a part of six of the eight cabinet committees announced after Prime Minister Narendra Modi started a second term, including the one on political affairs. Read More
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Modi Sarkar 2.0: Amit Shah is in all Cabinet committees

Shah finds himself in every important Cabinet in Modi Sarkar 2.0. From the newly constituted Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth and Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development, Shah is included in the five other reconstituted Cabinet committees. Read More
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Modi forms two new Cabinet panels for economic growth, jobs

With rising unemployment and haunting economic growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, constituted two new Cabinet committees under his chairmanship to spur the country’s economic growth and investment and employment. Read More
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Shah planning delimitation of constituencies in J&K: Report

Union home minister Amit Shah has held meetings with various ministries and agencies and discussed the long-pending delimitation of constituencies in Jammu & Kashmir, according to reports. This evoked sharp responses from PDP and National Conference. Read More
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New Modi Cabinet: Shah gets home ministry, Rajnath defence

Amit Shah, who led the Bharatiya Janata Party to a spectacular victory in the Lok Sabha election has been given the charge of ministry of home affairs. Rajnath Singh will now head the defence ministry. S Jaishankar will be the new foreign minister. Read More
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Modi takes oath as PM for second time, Shah also joins Cabinet

Narendra Modi has taken oath as India’s prime minister for the second time. Along with the PM, a total of 24 Cabinet ministers, 9 state ministers (independent charge) and 24 state ministers have taken oath. Read More
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Finally, Modi attends news conference, but avoids posers

In a surprise move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, attended a news conference and called the 17th Lok Sabha election “spectacular” and claimed that Bhartiya Janata Party will come back to power with a full majority on its own. Read More
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‘Fear psychosis’: EC chops Bengal campaign for Phase 7 by a day

A day after BJP and Trinamool Congress workers fought pitched battles during Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah’s road show in Kolkata, the Election Commission has decided to cut short the electioneering for nine Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, by a day. Read More
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Amid Bengal violence, Trinamool cites ‘evidence’ against BJP

A day after BJP and Trinamool Congress workers engaged in violent clashes during Amit Shah’s road show in Kolkata, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's party has claimed to have “irrefutable evidence” that BJP is responsible for the violence in rally. Read More
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