NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the oath of office for a historic third consecutive term at 7.15pm on Sunday along with his council of ministers in a grand ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.With this, 73-year-old PM Modi has now equaled former PM Jawaharlal Nehru‘s record, who also served three consecutive terms.Top leaders from…
NEW DELHI: Despite not being named in the new BJP-led NDA government’s list of ministers, outgoing Union Minister Anurag Thakur expressed his unwavering commitment to the party and its mission. On Sunday, Thakur reaffirmed his dedication to working as a BJP worker to support PM-designate Narendra Modi’s vision of making India a developed country.In his…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to take oath for the third consecutive time after two full tenures in which the BJP enjoyed a majority on its own.The 73-year-old will be equalling the feat of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who won in 1952, 1957 and 1962 general elections.Leaders from India’s neighbourhood and…
NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) leader Praful Patel on Sunday expressed his dissatisfaction with the minister of state with independent charge position offered to him, stating that accepting this post would be a demotion for him.Speaking to the reporters, Praful Patel said that the party has communicated this concern to the BJP leadership…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi before swearing-in ceremony and called it ‘breath-taking hypocrisy’.Taking to X, Jairam ramesh said, “Aap track record dekhiye–His ideological brotherhood created such a toxic environment of hostility and hatred that it resulted…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing NEET-UG exam row, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday assured the students that he would be their “voice in the Parliament”. The comments came in after the Centre decided to set up a 4-member panel to review the grace marks awarded to more than 1,563 candidates in the medical entrance…
NEW DELHI: Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik‘s confidant VK Pandian on Sunday announced his retirement from active politics.Pandian announcement comes days after Biju Janata Dal (BJP) faced massive setback in Odisha assembly and Lok Sabha elections.The development also follows Patnaik’s statement claiming that Pandian was not his “successor” and that the people of the state…
NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday took a dig at Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, accusing him of not accepting responsibility for perceived failures.“The Prime Minister who sought the mandate solely in his name to the exclusion of both his party and its allies has suffered a…
NEW DELHI: The ‘Shehzada’ has finally done it. After two successive humiliating losses in national elections, Rahul Gandhi has led the Congress to a respectable tally of 99 seats, which may mark the beginning of revival of the grand old party. The fact that Congress’s 2024 score of 99 is more than the party’s combined…
NEW DELHI: The oath-taking ceremony of the first BJP government in the state of Odisha has been rescheduled to June 12 from June 10, party leaders informed on Sunday. Party leader Jatin Mohanty said that the postponement was due to PM Modi’s prior commitments.PM Modi along with the cabinet is scheduled to take oath on…
