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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
TopicOath-taking

Topic: oath-taking

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta takes oath as a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly

The oath was administered by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. Following this, the election of the Speaker will take place at 2 pm.

Fadnavis is Maharashtra CM, Shinde & Pawar deputies after 11 days of suspense & an 11th hour surrender

BJP had been coaxing Eknath Shinde to join as deputy CM, but he didn’t give his consent till mere hrs before ceremony. Sena sources say he had put the condition of getting home portfolio.

Amritpal to be flown to Delhi, will take oath as MP along with Engineer Rashid in LS Speaker’s chamber

Amritpal, who is lodged in Dibrugarh jail, will be brought to Delhi in special aircraft arranged by Punjab govt, while Rashid is coming from Tihar. Both will return to jail same day.

‘Jai Palestine’, ‘Jai Hindu Rashtra’ slogans raise a storm in new Parliament building as MPs take oath

Apart from raising slogans, MPs flaunted traditional wear, held up Constitution copies and voiced concerns over NEET irregularities & Manipur at the 18th LS swearing-in.

O R Kelu sworn in as minister in Kerala’s CPI(M)-led LDF government

54-year-old CPI(M) leader Kelu, who belongs to a tribal community in Wayanad, replaced K Radhakrishnan, who resigned after being elected to the Lok Sabha.

Chandrababu Naidu to be sworn in as Andhra Pradesh CM for the 3rd time on 12 June

Naidu first became chief minister nearly 30 years ago in 1995 and went on to rule till 2004. He was replaced by late Y S Rajasekhar Reddy.

Modi likely to take oath as PM for the third time on 9 June

National Democratic Alliance, in a meeting on Wednesday, unanimously elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their leader.

Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan’s PM for second time, to take oath on 4 March

Shehbaz Sharif earlier served as prime minister of a coalition government from April 2022 to August 2023 before Parliament was dissolved to hold general elections.

Village sarpanch to 1st-time MLA — Bhajanlal Sharma takes oath as Rajasthan chief minister

Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa sworn in as state’s deputy chief ministers.

Bhajan Lal Sharma to take oath as Rajasthan CM in Jaipur today

The swearing-in ceremony will be attended by PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP president JP Nadda, among others, in front of the iconic Albert Hall at 12 pm.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.