Pradhan Takes Charge as Oil Minister
BHUBANESWAR: Newly appointed Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan took charge of office on Tuesday. After assuming charge, Pradhan told reporters that his focus would be to meet the expectations of the poor and middle-class people of the country. “India... read more »
RBI tells Uday Kotak to lower stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to 40%
The RBI on Tuesday told Kotak Mahindra Bank to reduce its promoter shareholding to 40% from the existing 43.58% by September 2014, the private sector lender said in a filing with the BSE. The promoter holding will be reduced to 30% by December 31, 2016, the filing added. In June 2012, the bank had... read more »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits former PM Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited his predecessor Manmohan Singh as a special gesture to make a courtesy call. Narendra Modi had been sworn in as the Prime Minister in a ceremony on 26th May Monday at 6pm. Modi took charge of the Prime Minister’s office on Tuesday morning, and he... read more »
Ajay Maken takes dig at Smriti Irani over educational qualifications
PM Narendra Modi government today termed as “unfortunate” the Congress swipe over HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification and said the opposition party should focus on its own affairs. Briefing media after the first Cabinet meeting of the new government, Law Minister... 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... read more »
Narendra Modi takes oath as India’s 15th Prime Minister
Narendra Modi takes oath of office and secrecy as India’s 15th Prime Minister. He took the oath in in Hindi. English translation: I, Narendra Damodardas Modi, do swear in the name of... read more »
20 Feared Dead as Gorakhdham Express Rams Goods Train in Uttar Pradesh
yet.” Narendra Modi, who takes over as Prime Minister today, expressed condolences. “Spoke to the Cabinet Secretary. Asked him to take an overview of the situation & ensure... 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... 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... read more »
