Nirmala Sitharaman keeps finance, here are portfolios of other women ministers in Modi 3.0
6 months, 1 week ago

Nirmala Sitharaman keeps finance, here are portfolios of other women ministers in Modi 3.0

Hindustan Times  

Senior BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman, among seven women members of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, retained the crucial finance ministry, as President Droupadi Murmu, on the advice of PM Modi, allocated portfolios to his council of ministers on Monday. Nirmala Sitharaman, senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, takes the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, June 9, 2024. On Sunday, PM Modi was sworn-in for his third consecutive term in office, becoming only the second Prime Minister to serve three successive terms, the first being Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. Nirmala Sitharaman: The BJP veteran is among the ministers who retained the portfolios held by them in the second Modi ministry.

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Patriarchy did not stop Indira Gandhi from becoming PM: Nirmala Sitharaman
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Patriarchy did not stop Indira Gandhi from becoming PM: Nirmala Sitharaman

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: If patriarchy stopped women from achieving what they want in India, how come Indira Gandhi made it as prime minister, asked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. She met the students of CMS Business School here on Saturday and discussed various measures undertaken by the Centre to support innovation as well as the government schemes available for young people, including …

Patriarchy didn't stop Indira Gandhi from becoming PM: Nirmala Sitharaman
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Patriarchy didn't stop Indira Gandhi from becoming PM: Nirmala Sitharaman

India Today  

If patriarchy stopped women from achieving what they want in India, how come Indira Gandhi made it as prime minister, asked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. She met the students of CMS Business School in Benglauru on Saturday and discussed various measures undertaken by the Centre to support innovation as well as the government schemes available for young people, including …

New president appoints Sri Lanka’s first female prime minister in 24 years
2 months, 4 weeks ago

New president appoints Sri Lanka’s first female prime minister in 24 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sri Lanka’s new president Anura …

Budget 2024: Key announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
5 months ago

Budget 2024: Key announcements by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Budget 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, presented the first budget of the Modi government 3.0, after it was re-elected to power for the third consecutive time, in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "As mentioned in the interim Budget, we need to focus on 4 different castes, the poor, …

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu meets PM Modi, discusses state's development
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu meets PM Modi, discusses state's development

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP President Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, where he sought the Centre's support on significant matters pertaining to the state's development. He said, "Today, I had a constructive meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi to address important matters concerning the welfare and development of Andhra …

PM to visit Varanasi, release 17th PM-Kisan instalment
6 months, 1 week ago

PM to visit Varanasi, release 17th PM-Kisan instalment

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit on Tuesday Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, for the first time after taking oath for a third consecutive term. The scheme, fully funded by the Union government, extends income support of ₹6,000 per year in three equal instalments to all land-holding farmer families, with a family defined as husband, wife, and minor …

Andhra portfolio allocation: CM Chandrababu Naidu keeps Law and Order, Pawan Kalyan gets Panchayati Raj
6 months, 1 week ago

Andhra portfolio allocation: CM Chandrababu Naidu keeps Law and Order, Pawan Kalyan gets Panchayati Raj

India TV News  

Andhra portfolio allocation: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday allocated the portfolios of the new minister. According to the Andhra Pradesh ministers' portfolios list, Naidu has kept Law and Order with him, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan was allocated the Panchayati Raj, Environment, Forest, Science & Technology ministry, whereas, CM Naidu's son Nara Lokesh was given the responsibility of HRD, …

Team Modi 3.0 Opts for Continuity in PMO: Doval to Remain NSA, PK Mishra Principal Secretary
6 months, 1 week ago

Team Modi 3.0 Opts for Continuity in PMO: Doval to Remain NSA, PK Mishra Principal Secretary

News 18  

All top four officers in the Prime Minister’s Office will continue on their posts much in line with the “continuity” formula seen in Team Modi 3.0. Ajit Doval has been appointed the national security adviser for a third term, while Dr PK Mishra will continue as the principal secretary to the Prime Minister for a second term. Mishra had worked …

View: Why Nirmala Sitharaman is PM Modi's best bet in the finance ministry
6 months, 1 week ago

View: Why Nirmala Sitharaman is PM Modi's best bet in the finance ministry

Hindustan Times  

Reappointment of Nirmala Sitharaman as Union Finance Minister is another example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s farsightedness. These are certainly not the characteristics of a “typical” politician, but the most valued strength of a ‘right-hand man’ or a minister of a charismatic leader whose mission is to transform India into ‘Viksit Bharat’. She not only navigated the Indian economy from …

Modi 3.0: Shah, Rajnath, Nirmala & Jaishankar - What’s the road ahead for 4 top BJP ministers who retained portfolios?
6 months, 1 week ago

Modi 3.0: Shah, Rajnath, Nirmala & Jaishankar - What’s the road ahead for 4 top BJP ministers who retained portfolios?

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to stay with the incumbents for the top four ministers in his new cabinet that took oath of office on June 9. The Home affairs remains with Amit Shah, Defence with Rajnath Singh, Finance with Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs with S Jaishankar in Modi 3.0 government as per the portfolios allocated on Monday. …

PM Modi signals continuity, no change of guard in key portfolios
6 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi signals continuity, no change of guard in key portfolios

The Hindu  

As the new NDA government takes charge, there is no change of guard in key portfolios. All four Ministries that are part of the Cabinet Committee on Security, an important body within the Union Cabinet, saw the return of their Ministers from the previous NDA government – with Amit Shah as Home Minister, Rajnath Singh as Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman …

What are Prime Minister Narendra Modi's portfolios? Key takeaways from Cabinet berths allocation
6 months, 1 week ago

What are Prime Minister Narendra Modi's portfolios? Key takeaways from Cabinet berths allocation

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third government on Monday prioritised continuity over coalition dharma as it allocated crucial Cabinet portfolios to prominent ministers of the previous government, including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, S Jaishankar and Nirmala Sitharaman. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs his first Union Cabinet meeting at the start of his third term, in New Delhi on Monday. Here are …

PM Modi signals continuity in portfolio allocation, reposes trust in old team as many of them retain departments
6 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi signals continuity in portfolio allocation, reposes trust in old team as many of them retain departments

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent out a message of continuity by retaining his top lieutenants in key Ministries while allocating portfolios to his Council of Ministers on June 10. The four big Ministries that are part of the Cabinet Committee on Security — a key body within the Union Cabinet — saw the return of all the Ministers with Amit …

Modi 3.0 | From Chirag Paswan to Lalan Singh, BJP allies who got key cabinet posts
6 months, 1 week ago

Modi 3.0 | From Chirag Paswan to Lalan Singh, BJP allies who got key cabinet posts

Hindustan Times  

A day after the swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his council of ministers, the portfolios of all Union ministers, including the Cabinet ministers, were announced. Chirag Paswan gets sworn in as cabinet minister at Modi 3.0 oath taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 9 The top four ministries were retained by key BJP leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath …

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Annapurna Devi replaces Smriti Irani as Women and Child Development Minister
6 months, 1 week ago

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Annapurna Devi replaces Smriti Irani as Women and Child Development Minister

Live Mint  

In a significant political move, Annapurna Devi—BJP OBC leader from Jharkhand—was made the Union Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Cabinet on Monday. A two-time member of parliament, Annapurna Devi defeated the CPI-ML candidate VK Singh by 3.77 lakh votes in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election and retained the Koderma Lok Sabha …

Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority
6 months, 1 week ago

Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, named a Cabinet on Monday that retained his top ministers in crucial portfolios despite his Hindu nationalist party losing their majority in a shock election result. Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, center left, Indian President Droupadi Murmu, center and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in blue …

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh among top 4 ministers who retain their portfolios
6 months, 1 week ago

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh among top 4 ministers who retain their portfolios

Hindustan Times  

Narendra Modi Union Cabinet Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's top four ministers – Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar – have retained their respective home, defence, finance and external affairs portfolios. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the first meeting of his new Cabinet, attended by the newly inducted ministers, at the prime minister's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg …

Nirmala Sitharaman Retains Finance Ministry In NDA 3.0 Govt
6 months, 1 week ago

Nirmala Sitharaman Retains Finance Ministry In NDA 3.0 Govt

ABP News  

Nirmala Sitharaman will continue as the Union Finance Minister of India in Modi government's 3.0. Sitharaman, a two-time Union minister, has been appointed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet for his third consecutive term, marking a major milestone for woman ministers in India. After the 2019 general elections, with then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley falling ill, Sitharaman became the first …

Modi Cabinet 2024: PM's Core Team Retains Home, Defence, Finance, External Affairs — Check Full List
6 months, 1 week ago

Modi Cabinet 2024: PM's Core Team Retains Home, Defence, Finance, External Affairs — Check Full List

ABP News  

Modi 3.0 Cabinet Portfolio Allocations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained 34 ministers from his previous council, including 19 with Cabinet berths, as he begins his third term. Kirtivardhan Singh BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. B. L. Verma BJP Minister of State …

Watch: PM Narendra Modi applauded by PMO officials as he takes charge after taking oath for 3rd term
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: PM Narendra Modi applauded by PMO officials as he takes charge after taking oath for 3rd term

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his third term in office on Monday morning, a day after taking oath at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge for his third term and in a first, he signed on the release of the 17th instalment of the PM Kisan Nidhi Scheme In a video posted by news agency ANI, …

First file signed by Narendra Modi after taking oath as PM for 3rd term is on release of…
6 months, 2 weeks ago

First file signed by Narendra Modi after taking oath as PM for 3rd term is on release of…

Hindustan Times  

A day after taking oath as Prime Minister for the historic third term, Narendra Modi signed the first file on Monday, June 10, authorising the release of the 17th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi. Rajnath Singh is the sole cabinet minister from Uttar Pradesh, while Gujarat's four cabinet ministers include Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah, Mansukh Mandaviya …

PM Modi New Cabinet: After Oath Ceremony, New NDA Cabinet Meet Likely To Be Held Today | ABP News
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi New Cabinet: After Oath Ceremony, New NDA Cabinet Meet Likely To Be Held Today | ABP News

ABP News  

The first Cabinet meeting of the newly inducted National Democratic Alliance government is likely to be held on Monday. Several MPs from within the NDA, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, Telugu Desam Party, Janata Dal, and other allies also took oath as the cabinet ministers. Among the cabinet ministers who took oath included Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath …

After PM Modi's Oath, New NDA Cabinet Meet Likely To Be Held Today
6 months, 2 weeks ago

After PM Modi's Oath, New NDA Cabinet Meet Likely To Be Held Today

ABP News  

NDA Cabinet Meeting: The first Cabinet meeting of the newly inducted National Democratic Alliance government is likely to be held on Monday. On PM Modi's third term in office, Rajasthan Minister & BJP leader Rajyavardhan Rathore said, "The country has again shown trust in PM Modi. #WATCH | On PM Modi's third term in office, Rajasthan Minister & BJP leader …

Editors Pick Newsletter | 72-member NDA Ministry takes charge
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Editors Pick Newsletter | 72-member NDA Ministry takes charge

The Hindu  

Narendra Modi took oath for a third successive term as the Prime Minister of India on Sunday, along with 71 other members of his Council of Ministers. The Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of a majority in the Lok Sabha, relying on allies in the National Democratic Alliance who have been given a sizeable representation of 11 portfolios. Kumaraswamy of …

Modi govt 3.0: 11 Rajya Sabha members in new Council of Ministers | DETAILS
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi govt 3.0: 11 Rajya Sabha members in new Council of Ministers | DETAILS

India TV News  

Narendra Modi on Sunday took oath as Prime Minister of India for a historic third term in a row, equaling the feat of the first PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Of the total 31 cabinet ministers, including PM Modi, as many as five are Rajya Sabha members, while six other members of the Council of States have become ministers of state. …

Jayant Chaudhary, Anupriya Patel, among 10 members from UP in Modi Cabinet 3.0 | Check List
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jayant Chaudhary, Anupriya Patel, among 10 members from UP in Modi Cabinet 3.0 | Check List

India TV News  

Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on Sunday for his third term in a row, scripting history, equalling the feat of the first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The NDA faced serious reverses in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh while the I.N.D.I.A bloc made massive gains with Akhilesh Yadav's …

AAP MP Sanjay Singh claims new NDA govt will collapse within year because...
6 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP MP Sanjay Singh claims new NDA govt will collapse within year because...

India TV News  

Reacting to the formation of Modi government 3.0, AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday claimed the new government under Narendra Modi's leadership will collapse in a year. Modi took oath as prime minister on Sunday for a record-equalling third term, heading a 72-member Union Council of Ministers. Along with Modi, senior BJP leaders including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, …

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: List of leaders dropped as ministers in third term of BJP-led NDA government
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: List of leaders dropped as ministers in third term of BJP-led NDA government

India TV News  

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Narendra Modi on Sunday took oath as Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive time along with his new Cabinet and Council of Ministers. Leader Name Party Post held in Modi 2.0 Govt 1 Smriti Irani BJP Minority Affairs Minister of India since 2022 2 Anurag Thakur BJP Minister of Information and Broadcasting 3 Sanjeev Baliyan …

PM Modi's new cabinet: Lawyers, MBAs, Postgraduates lead the way | DETAILS
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi's new cabinet: Lawyers, MBAs, Postgraduates lead the way | DETAILS

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 72-member council of ministers features a diverse mix of professionals. Graduates in the cabinet Six ministers are graduates, including Manohar Lal, H D Kumaraswamy, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh, Pralhad Joshi, and Giriraj Singh. Modi takes oath for historic third term Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on Sunday for a record-equalling …

PM Modi seeks blessings of former President Pratibha Patil, ex-PMs Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi seeks blessings of former President Pratibha Patil, ex-PMs Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda

India TV News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on former President of India Pratibha Patil and former PMs Dr Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda to get their blessings as he began his third consecutive term. The National Democratic Alliance government led by PM Modi was sworn in on Sunday, and 72 ministers were assigned their respective portfolios on Monday. Several …

First-time MP Harsh Malhotra joins Modi government as Minister of State
6 months, 2 weeks ago

First-time MP Harsh Malhotra joins Modi government as Minister of State

The Hindu  

East Delhi Lok Sabha MP Harsh Malhotra was on Sunday sworn-in as a Union Minister of State in the National Democratic Alliance government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Malhotra, 58, a first-time MP, was picked as the BJP candidate from the East Delhi constituency after the party dropped its sitting MP Gautam Gambhir. According to BJP sources, the …

Modi takes oath for 3rd term as PM, allies get 5 cabinet berths
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi takes oath for 3rd term as PM, allies get 5 cabinet berths

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose continuity over radical change on Sunday, placing his trust in top lieutenants Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, S. Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal for the Union cabinet. Key allies Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal secured one cabinet post each, as Modi took charge as prime minister for a third consecutive …

33 first-timers in Modi govt 3.0; six from well-known political families
6 months, 2 weeks ago

33 first-timers in Modi govt 3.0; six from well-known political families

Hindustan Times  

With the third Modi government taking shape on Sunday, 33 first-timers will grace its ranks and at least six of them hail from well-known political families. Those joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers for the first time include three former chief ministers -- Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohar Lal Khattar and HD Kumaraswamy. Jayant Chaudhary, the 45-year-old national chairman …

Narendra Modi 3.0: Ministers who are not members of the Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Narendra Modi 3.0: Ministers who are not members of the Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The Union cabinet of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government saw many new ministers being sworn in on June 9, including a few members from the Rajya Sabha and some others who either did not contest or lost the Lok Sabha elections. JP Nadda: Rajya Sabha member and national president of the BJP, Nadda was inducted into Modi 3.0 Cabinet …

7 women included in Narendra Modi's Union council of ministers: Here's the full list
6 months, 2 weeks ago

7 women included in Narendra Modi's Union council of ministers: Here's the full list

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third consecutive term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday along with 71 ministers. The Union council of ministers sworn in along with Prime Minister Modi includes 7 women from a total of 72. Those who did not make it to the council of ministers this time include former Union Minister Smriti …

Rajnath Singh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan among six former CMs in 'Modi 3.0'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajnath Singh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan among six former CMs in 'Modi 3.0'

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn-in for his third consecutive term in a glittering ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening. Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Rajnath Singh A highlight of this team is the presence of several former chief ministers. Rajnath Singh: The official number two to the Prime Minister, Singh is a former chief minister of Uttar …

BJP president J.P. Nadda part of Modi 3.0 Cabinet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP president J.P. Nadda part of Modi 3.0 Cabinet

The Hindu  

BJP president J.P. Nadda’s inclusion in the new Council of Ministers of the NDA government on Sunday has indicated an imminent overhauling of the party’s organisational structure, given that his tenure is to end in June. Speaking to the media on Sunday, the former Union Minister said he would keep striving as a party worker to fulfil the goal of …

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Who is in, who is out
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Who is in, who is out

Live Mint  

Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday in the national capital Delhi, equalling a feat that only Jawaharlal Nehru achieved in the past. After Prime Minister Modi, prominent leaders, including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, S. Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, were sworn in …

Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Relying on coalition partners, Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. Modi’s coalition government now largely depends on two key regional allies — the Telugu Desam Party in southern Andhra Pradesh state and Janata …

Narendra Modi takes oath as Prime Minister for third consecutive time at Rashtrapati Bhavan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Narendra Modi takes oath as Prime Minister for third consecutive time at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Hindustan Times  

Narendra Modi on Sunday took oath as the Prime Minister of India for the third term at a swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Narendra Modi, right, is sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India by President Draupadi Murmu, left, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 9, 2024. PM Modi on Wednesday submitted his resignation from the …

Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur Among Sitting Ministers Who Got Dropped From Modi 3.0 Cabinet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur Among Sitting Ministers Who Got Dropped From Modi 3.0 Cabinet

News 18  

After the hectic parleys over NDA’s third historic term, BJP leaders, including Smriti Irani and Anurag Thakur, were found notably absent from the finalised Cabinet lineup. Irani, the sitting Women and Child Development Minister, lost the Lok Sabha election from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi to Congress loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma. Meanwhile, Thakur, who won the general election from Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur, …

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP allies to get 12 berths; TDP and JD(U) 2 each, others 1 each
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi Cabinet 3.0: BJP allies to get 12 berths; TDP and JD(U) 2 each, others 1 each

Hindustan Times  

Two members each from Telugu Desam Party and Janata Dal or JD and one each from eight other National Democratic Alliance constituents will be sworn in as ministers in the new government on Sunday, five days after the Bharatiya Janata Party fell short of the halfway mark of 272 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha for the first time since …

‘Without Nitish, Naidu…’: Jairam Ramesh's ‘one-third’ PM dig at Narendra Modi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Without Nitish, Naidu…’: Jairam Ramesh's ‘one-third’ PM dig at Narendra Modi

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the swearing-in ceremony by calling him a “one-third PM”. According to the Congress leader, Modi would not have become the prime minister for the third time without TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu and JDU chief Nitish Kumar's support in the Lok Sabha election. He is …

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Ram Mohan Naidu set to become youngest ever Union Minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Ram Mohan Naidu set to become youngest ever Union Minister

The Hindu  

Srikakulam MP Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu is all set to become the youngest ever member of the Central Cabinet, being headed by Prime Minister - designate Narendra Modi, at age 36. Son of former Union Minister K. Yerran Naidu and with graduation in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Long Island University, Mr. …

No change in stand on reservation: Union Minister designate TDP's Rammohan Naidu
6 months, 2 weeks ago

No change in stand on reservation: Union Minister designate TDP's Rammohan Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

Telugu Desam Party MP-elect and Union Minister designate Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu said on Sunday that his party has not put forth any demands so far with its National Democratic Alliance ally BJP as he confirmed the party's poll promise to preserve Muslim quota reservation in Andhra Pradesh.Naidu will also be sworn in as Union Cabinet Minister on Sunday, alongside the …

Election Results 2024 Updates: PM-elect pays tribute at Rajghat, War Memorial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Results 2024 Updates: PM-elect pays tribute at Rajghat, War Memorial

Hindustan Times  

Election Results 2024 Updates: NDA Parliamentary party leader and Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi be sworn in as Prime Minister for the third consecutive term today. Leaders from seven neighbouring countries and the Indian Ocean region, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, will be attending the mega event. Besides Hasina and Muizzu, the other leaders attending …

Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister

LA Times  

Narendra Modi, right, is sworn-in as the prime minister of India by President Droupadi Murmu, left, at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, India, on Sunday. Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India’s prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. …

Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur among ministers dropped from Modi 3.0, Rupala punished
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur among ministers dropped from Modi 3.0, Rupala punished

India Today  

BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur, Parshottam Rupala and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who were part of the Narendra Modi-led ministry during the second term, have been dropped from the Union ministry as a new NDA government was sworn in on Sunday. Smriti Irani, who was a part of the Modi 1.0 and 2.0 Cabinets, lost to Kishori Lal Sharma, a Congress …

Narendra Modi becomes PM for third consecutive time, equals Nehru's record with historic oath
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Narendra Modi becomes PM for third consecutive time, equals Nehru's record with historic oath

India TV News  

Modi oath ceremony: Narendra Modi took oath as India's Prime Minister at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital on Sunday evening for a third straight term, equalling the feat of the first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to the prime minister following the ruling National Democratic Alliance's victory in a keenly …

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