Modi 3.0: First meeting of council of ministers to be held on August 28 | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union council of ministers are all set to meet on August 28 in the national capital marking the first meeting of the Modi 3.0 cabinet since the portfolio announcement.After taking oath as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive time, Narendra Modi chose to retain four key ministers—Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman,…

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‘Cautionary measures to be put in place’: Centre reviews Monkeypox situation | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union health minister JP Nadda on Saturday chaired a meeting with senior officials of the ministry to evaluate the monkeypox situation and country’s preparedness.“In the meeting chaired by the Union health minister, it was decided that as a matter of abundant caution, certain measures such as sensitizing the health units at all the…

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‘Our bilateral agenda progresses steadily’: Jaishankar meets Blinken in Tokyo | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar met with US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Sunday, engaging in a wide-ranging discussion on bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Quad foreign ministers‘ meeting in Japan’s capital.“Great to catch up with @SecBlinken in Tokyo…

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‘Their CMs got 20 mins, I got … ‘: Mamata doubles down on ‘discrimination’ claim in Niti Aayog meet | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: After allegedly being stopped midway in her speech at Niti Aayog meeting, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday upped the ante against Central government, accusing it of discriminatory practices in allocating time to opposition representatives in a deliberate attempt to malign them.Meanwhile, Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam dismissed Mamata’s claim and…

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‘Insulted only oppn face present’: WB CM Mamata Banerjee walks out of Niti Aayog meeting | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI : West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee visibly agitated, walked out of the Niti Aayog meeting on Saturday and accused the central government of “insulting” her deliberately by not providing enough time to talk, while NDA members present at the meeting were given ample time to do the same.The TMC supremo, who did…

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‘Together, we all will work for the nation’: Union minister Kiren Rijiju meets Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union minister of Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence.Rijiju met Kharge at the Congress chief’s 10, Rajaji Marg residence in what was said to be a courtesy call. Rijiju said that Kharge shared valuable experiences of his life, adding that the two will work…

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Election Commission to hold meeting to tackle voter apathy in urban & rural areas | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Keen to tackle voter apathy, particularly in urban settings, the Election Commission will on Friday hold a meeting with municipal commissioners of cities and select district election officers (DEOs) from across 11 states having a history of lowest voter turnout.Among the invitees to the conference are the municipal commissioners of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,…

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