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Modi Cabinet Reshuffle: 43 Ministers To Be Inducted; Harsh Vardhan Resigns As Health Minister
The first Union Cabinet reshuffle of Modi government 2.0 is all set to take place at 6 pm today. Sources said the new cabinet will be young, and have proper representation of all the communities, while some non-performing ministers will be dropped as PM Modi has personally reviewed performance of the present ministers. BJP leaders Sarbananda Sonowal, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Narayan Rane, all of whom are being seen as probables for induction as ministers in the Modi government, arrived in the national capital yesterday. Alliance partners will a....
Modi Cabinet Reshuffle: Scindia, Puri, Sonowal Among Bigwigs Take Oath
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the super overhaul of his cabinet on Wednesday. The carefully calibrated exercise was undertaken keeping in view the assembly elections scheduled in 2022 in many states and to balance the alliance arithmetic. As many as 43 new ministers have been inducted into the cabinet and a new ministry -- ministry of cooperation -- before the reshuffle. ....
Ashwini Vaishnaw Takes Charge As India's New IT And Railways Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw, a Rajya Sabha member from Odisha, has taken charge of the Ministry of Electronics and IT and Railways. ....
Learn From Those Who Are Not Part Of Cabinet: PM Modi To Ministers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday advised the newly-inducted ministers to learn from those who are not part of the Union Cabinet. ....
Major Maoist Attack Foiled In Jharkhand, 40 Kg IED Detected
Security forces have foiled a major Maoist attack by recovering a 40-kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jharkhand's Giridih district. ....
Water Cannon Used On BJP Workers Protesting Over Delhi Water Crisis
The police used water cannons to disperse Delhi BJP leaders and workers as they tried to cut the water connection to Delhi Jal Board chairman (DJB) Satyendar Jain's house on Monday to protest the alleged poor water supply in the city. The protesters also threatened to cut off the water supply to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence if the issue is not resolved within the next two days.....
Pulwama Encounter: Pakistani LeT Commander Among 3 Terrorists Killed
Three terrorists belonging to proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were eliminated in an overnight joint operation by the police, army and CRPF in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday. ....
UAE Becomes 1st Gulf Nation To Open Embassy In Israel
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday became the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel, as its envoy hailed the trade and investment opportunities that closer ties would bring at a flag-raising ceremony also attended by Israel’s president. ....
Fresh Recoveries Beat New Covid Cases In India In 24 Hrs
India reported 38,949 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, when 40,026 people were also discharged from hospital, taking the recoveries from the pandemic go past number of new infections. ....
Balika Vadhu Actress Surekha Sikri Passes Away At 75 After Cardiac Arrest
Three-time National Award-winning actress Surekha Sikri, popular as Dadisa of Balika Vadhu, passed away in the city following a cardiac arrest on Friday. She was 75. ....
