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Miscreants set ablaze a vehicle in front of Arunachal Pradesh BJP MP residence

May 31, 2019, at 02:33 pm

Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, some miscreants set ablaze a car in front of the residence of Arunachal Pradesh state BJP president and Arunachal East MP Tapir Gao in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city Itanagar on Friday morning.

Bangladesh repatriated two Indian nationals to India, country deports one Bangladeshi

May 31, 2019, at 02:28 pm

Guwahati, May 31 (IBNS): Bangladesh had repatriated two Indian nationals, who were in Bangladesh jail, to India through Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Karimganj district on Thursday.

Modi cabinet 2.0: Amit Shah takes Home, Rajnath in Defence, Nirmala gets Finance

May 31, 2019, at 02:12 pm

New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Amit Shah, the architect of a spectacular victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections, is India's new Home Minister while his predecessor Rajnath Singh gets Defence as the portfolios of the lists of ministers in the Narendra Modi government 2.0 were announced on Friday.

Modi's list of cabinet members comes out, Amit Shah to become Home Minister

May 31, 2019, at 01:17 pm

New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president and Gandhinagar MP, Amit Shah, is assuming the post of Home Ministry as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's list of cabinet members came out on Friday.

After swearing-in, PM Modi changes social media profile picture and cover photo

May 31, 2019, at 01:00 pm

New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): After taking oath as the Prime Minister for the second term, Narendra Modi has changed the profile picture and cover photo of his own Twitter handle and Facebook profile.

Prime accused arrested in Surendra Singh murder case

May 31, 2019, at 12:05 pm

Amethi, May 31(UNI): Amethi police has arrested the prime accused in the Surendra Singh murder case here on Friday.

Omar Abdullah congratulates newly sworn in Narendra Modi government

May 31, 2019, at 12:03 pm

Srinagar, May 31 (UNI): National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday congratulated Union Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Admiral Karambir Singh becomes new Indian Navy Chief

May 31, 2019, at 11:55 am

New Delhi, May 31 (UNI): Admiral Karambir Singh on Friday assumed the charge of Chief of Indian Naval Staff at a ceremony in South Block here.

After taking oath, PM Modi gets into diplomatic exercise

May 31, 2019, at 11:53 am

New Delhi, May 31 (UNI): Shortly after taking over as Prime Minister for the second consecutive term, Narendra Modi has started on the work mission and held first important diplomatic engagements with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov on Thursday evening.

Odisha's Pratap Chandra Sarangi who campaigned in bicycle gets ministry in Modi government 2.0

May 31, 2019, at 11:28 am

New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): A loud cheer from the audience came when Odisha's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi, who campaigned in the Lok Sabha polls in bicycle, walked up the stage to take oath as a minister of the second Narendra Modi government.

After scripting massive victory from Amethi, Smriti Irani is now the youngest minister in Narendra Modi government

May 31, 2019, at 09:03 am

New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): BJP leader Smriti Irani, who scripted a massive victory in the Amethi seat in the recently held Lok Sabha polls defeating none other than Congress president Rahul Gandhi, has taken oath as one of the youngest in the council of ministers in PM Narendra Modi's government.

Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter breaks out between security forces and terrorists

May 31, 2019, at 08:37 am

Srinagar, May 31(IBNS/UNI): An encounter is currently going on between security forces and suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian area on Friday.

Netizens will miss Sushma Swaraj as External Affairs Minister

May 31, 2019, at 08:28 am

New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): As Sushma Swaraj will no more play the role of External Affairs Minister in the new PM Narendra Modi-led government, several Indians expressed their sadness on the social media and said they will miss her.

After being trolled online for sporting 'western clothes', Mimi Chakraborty slams critics for not targeting Gautam Gambhir

May 31, 2019, at 08:04 am

Kolkata, May 31 (IBNS): Facing social media trolls recently for attending the Parliament in 'western clothes',  newly elected MP Mimi Chakraborty on Friday questioned why fellow Parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir did not find similar scrutiny for wearing casual wear.

Mamata visits Naihati, vows to give reply to BJP's violence

May 30, 2019, at 11:01 pm

Kolkata, May 30 (UNI/IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met the families of her supporters in Naihati, who were on a dharna, and said the Trinamool Congress will give a "proper reply to all the violence being brought on by the BJP." On the same day some videos went viral in which she was seen losing her cool when some alleged BJP supporters changed "Jai Shri Ram" at her motorcade. 

Debasree Chaudhuri's emphatic victory from WB's Raigunj earns her ministerial berth

May 30, 2019, at 10:06 pm

Kolkata, May 30 (UNI/IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state general secretary Debasree Chaudhuri, who won the Raiganj Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, has secured a ministerial berth in the Narendra Modi government on Thursday.

Narendra Modi takes oath as PM for second time, Amit Shah joins ministry

May 30, 2019, at 09:53 pm

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): In a grand ceremony that witnessed presence of nearly 8000 invitees from India and abroad, Narendra Modi took oath as the 16th Prime Minister of India for the second term along with 57 other ministers as the second Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government began its journey on Thursday. Architect of Modi's election victory, BJP president Amit Shah, also joined the ministry fuelling speculations who would succeed him as the next party chief.

Goa CM, ministers congratulate PM Modi for 2nd term

May 30, 2019, at 08:51 pm

Panaji, May 30 (IBNS): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and his cabinet colleagues on Thursday congratulated Narendra Modi for taking oath as the Prime Minister of the country for the second term.

Narendra Modi: A timeline of his political career

May 30, 2019, at 08:40 pm

Trumping the Opposition in every battle he was thrown into, Narendra Modi proved, at least for now, to be invincible in the Indian politics which was once dominated by the Congress.

PM Modi takes oath for second time, Amit Shah joins cabinet

May 30, 2019, at 07:38 pm

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): After registering a thumping victory at the recently concluded Lok Sabha election, Narendra Modi on Thursday evening took oath as the Prime Minister of India for the second time.

Breaking: Narendra Modi swears in as the Prime Minister of India for second term

May 30, 2019, at 07:13 pm

New Delhi: A week after registering a landslide victory in the electoral battle, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for the second term in the presence of some 800 delegates from India and abroad.

'Unsatisfied' JDU not to be part of NDA government

May 30, 2019, at 06:45 pm

New Delhi, May 30 (BNS): Being unsatisfied over the ministerial berths, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) is likely not to be a part of the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi congratulates Jagan Mohan Reddy for becoming Andhra CM

May 30, 2019, at 05:55 pm

New Delhi, May 30 (UNI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday congratulated YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on being sworn-in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Aircel Maxis case: Interim protection from arrest to P Chidamabaram, Karti extended till Aug 1

May 30, 2019, at 05:27 pm

New Delhi, May 30 (UNI): A Delhi court on Thursday extended till Aug 1 the interim protection from arrest granted to former Finance Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram in the Aircel Maxis case.

Amit Shah to join Modi 2.0 cabinet. Will BJP get new president?

May 30, 2019, at 05:22 pm

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): With  reports now almost confirming that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah will join in the cabinet of the second Narendra Modi government, questions are raising as to who will now lead the saffron camp in the country.

BreakingNews: Amit Shah will be part of Modi govt 2.0

May 30, 2019, at 04:48 pm

New Delhi: Current BJP president Amit Shah, the chief architect of the sweeping BJP victory in the Lok Sabha polls, will be in the Narendra Modi government taking oath this evening, according to media reports. Shah won the Gandhinagar seat in Gujarat with a massive margin.  

PM Modi congratulates Jagan Mohan Reddy for taking oath as Andhra CM

May 30, 2019, at 04:30 pm

Vijaywada, May 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) chief Jagan Mohan Reddy for taking oath as the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on Thursday.

Encounter on between militants, security forces in Sopore

May 30, 2019, at 03:31 pm

Baramulla, May 30 (UNI): An encounter has ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched on Thursday in the apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district.

Relatives of slain 11 Gorkha activists to be present at Modi's swearing-in ceremony

May 30, 2019, at 02:28 pm

Darjeeling, May 30 (UNI): GJM's Bimal Gurung faction general secretary Roshan Giri today said relatives of 11 Gorkha activists killed during agitation in 2017 had been invited to the PM Narendra Modi's second term swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi this evening and that they would attend.

Modi 2.0 cabinet: Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Babul Supriyo get calls from Amit Shah

May 30, 2019, at 01:38 pm

New Delhi, May 30 (IBNS): Calls finally went out this morning from BJP president Amit Shah to those who had been chosen by him and Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi to be part of the Union cabinet in the NDA 2 government.