On Day 1, Jaitley promises to ‘balance’ inflation, growth
New Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday pledged to contain price rise, restore confidence of investors in the economy and promote growth while keeping the fiscal deficit under check. Stating that the country’s economy was passing through difficult times, he said,... read more »
Narendra Modi takes charge as PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was sworn in on Monday, formally assumed charge of his office on Tuesday. He was greeted with bouquets of flowers as he reached South Block that houses the Prime Minister’s Office. Mr. Modi waved at the media persons waiting for him. Before taking his seat, he... read more »
No Murli Manohar Joshi in ‘Below 75’ Narendra Modi Cabinet
New Delhi – Narendra Modi’s cabinet will not include Murli Manohar Joshi, who was a key minister in the last BJP government. Mr Joshi reportedly did not make it to the list because of Mr Modi’s “below 75 years” rule. Mr Joshi, 80, was the Human Resource Development... read more »
Modi swearing-in — All roads lead to Delhi
2.11 p.m.: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his Cabinet colleagues are flying to Delhi by a chartered flight. 2.10 p.m.: BJP’s Madhya Pradesh State president, Narendra Singh Tomar, is also likely to be inducted into the Modi Cabinet as Madhya Pradesh... read more »
AAP complaint against Ajit Pawar for threatening villagers
An AAP candidate from Baramati Lok Sabha constituency has accused Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar of threatening villagers of cutting off their water supply if they did not... read more »
3 Jawaharlal Nehru University students killed in campus accident
3 students of Jawaharlal Nehru University were killed within the campus when their motorcycle hit a divider and a tree, the police said on Friday. This accident took place at 2.30 a.m. on... read more »
Samajwadi Party calls Election Commission’s decision on Amit Shah as “unfortun...
Terming Election Commission’s decision to revoke the ban on BJP leader Amit Shah’s participation in election campaigning as “unfortunate”, Samajwadi Party today said... read more »
Saeed Ajmal cleared for county cricket
Karachi: Star Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has been given clearance by his home board to play a shortened stint with Worcestershire in the English season. The 36-year-old’s... read more »
Virat Kohli defends Yuvraj Singh, says “unfair” to do...
bu Dhabi: Star batsman Virat Kohli on Thursday, termed the criticism directed to his India team-mate Yuvraj Singh for his performance in the recent World Twenty20 loss for India against Sri Lanka in... read more »
