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TopicModi swearing in

Topic: Modi swearing in

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

Shinde camp veteran, ‘common’ Shiv Sainik who rose up ranks, Prataprao Jadhav takes oath as minister

Jadhav is a four-term MP and three-term MLA. This time, he won by a margin of over 29,000 votes, defeating Narendra Dagdu Khedekar of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray).

RSS pracharak, 2-time Haryana CM & PM Modi’s old friend, Khattar sworn in as cabinet minister

Manohar Lal Khattar is known for his simplicity as well as controversies over comments made by him about 'fixing' judges and his handling of farmers' unrest.

‘Highways’ man Nitin Gadkari sworn in as minister in Modi Cabinet for 3rd time

Ex-BJP chief Gadkari was stripped of MSME portfolio in 2021 & dropped from parliamentary board in 2022. But with drubbing in Maharashtra this LS election, his stock may rise.

Chandrababu Naidu confidant, women’s rights advocate Ram Mohan is youngest minister in Modi 3.0

Party leaders see Ram Mohan's selection as recognition of allegiance to TDP & a reflection of his deep ties with Naidu family. He follows in footsteps of father Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu.

Modi 3.0 swearing-in: Narendra Modi, 71 ministers take oath including 7 women

Modi 3.0 swearing-in: BJP chief JP Nadda, Haryana ex-CM Manohar Lal & Madhya Pradesh ex-CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan inducted into Union Council of Ministers.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony

The invite to Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha for today's ceremony was extended by BJP leader Pralhad Joshi late last night.

This nursery had 5 days, Rs 2.9 Lakh to deck up Rashtrapati Bhavan for Modi’s swearing-in

Vedvan Nursery team are up against a tight deadline. The tender was assigned on 3 June. Thet’ve had 5 days to source plants, some are coming all the way from Pune and Andhra Pradesh.

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu arrives in Delhi to attend Modi’s oath taking-ceremony

Muizzu is among the leaders from seven countries from India's neighbourhood & the Indian Ocean region attending the swearing-in ceremony this evening at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Delhi Police issues traffic advisory ahead of PM Modi’s oath-taking ceremony

Special traffic arrangements will be in place around Rashtrapati Bhavan from 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm today.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.