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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicModi swearing in

Topic: Modi swearing in

Army chief, CDS rows behind Ambani, SRK — Rahul takes swipe at PM over seating at swearing-in

'Billionaire friends' top Modi's priority list, says Rahul Gandhi on his public WhatsApp channel. Jairam Ramesh & Vivek Tankha also criticise the arrangement in X posts.

Why 6-time MP Rao Inderjit Singh’s supporters aren’t celebrating his induction as MoS in Modi 3.0

Singh, 74, won from Gurgaon for the 4th consecutive time this election. He was elected as MLA from Jatusana in 1977, 1982, 1991 & 2000, and was a Haryana minister from 1991 to 1996.

‘Oppn not adversary, polls not war,’ says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, urges new govt to prioritise Manipur

At an RSS event in Nagpur, Bhagwat emphasised the need to get over election rhetoric & focus on problems facing the nation. He also said that a true 'sevak' must not be "arrogant".

Eye on upcoming Bengal assembly bypolls, why BJP retained Shantanu Thakur in Modi 3.0

Bongaon MP Thakur, an influential leader of the Matua community, is now one of only two representatives from Bengal in Modi’s new Council of Ministers, the other being Sukanta Majumdar.

Richest LS MP & TDP debutant Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar enters Modi 3.0, brings professional expertise

MP from Guntur, who was a successful doctor in the US, had declared Rs 5,705 crore in family assets while filing his nomination in April.

Jaishankar retains MEA in Modi 3.0, will face challenges in neighbourhood, economic diplomacy

Managing ties with neighbouring countries where China looms & using economic diplomacy to reach $5 trillion economy target by 2025 will be key challenges for external affairs minister.

Chouhan, Khattar & Kumaraswamy among 30 cabinet ministers in Modi’s 71-strong council of ministers

Apart from the PM, 71 ministers, including 54 from the BJP, were sworn in Sunday, making it one of the largest council of ministers Modi has led since 2014. Portfolios yet to be announced.

Suresh Gopi, BJP’s 1st Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, sworn in as minister of state in Modi 3.0 govt

Gopi, who contested 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 assembly elections without success, triumphed in Thrissur with a significant margin of over 70,000 votes, giving BJP its lone LS seat in the state.

Who is Raksha Khadse? BJP’s face from North Maharashtra inducted in Modi’s council of ministers

Daughter-in-law of former senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse, Raksha Khadse defeated Shriram Patil of the Sharad Pawar NCP by a margin of 2.72 lakh votes in Raver seat this election.

HD Kumaraswamy sworn in as cabinet minister as JD(S) eyes political resurgence in Karnataka

This is the 1st time JD(S), in its current avatar, is making an entry into Union cabinet. Kumaraswamy is striving for agriculture portfolio to secure agrarian Vokkaliga community's support

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India shouldn’t romanticise 1971, Bangladesh wants transactional ties now

Bangladesh’s recent post-election shift has reduced its India-centric narrative, urging realistic diplomacy.

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.