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New Delhi: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, a prominent Muslim face of the BJP, stages a comeback to the Union Council of Ministers, 15 years after his stint as MoS Information and Broadcasting in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. A two-time Rajya Sabha member, Naqvi, 57, is one of the Vice-Presidents ofRead More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to RSS leader Eknath Ranade and described him as a man who inspired people to make their lives “not just successful, but also meaningful”. Speaking at the birth centenary celebrations of the RSS leader here, Modi said he remained inRead More
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said that he may file a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding court-monitored probe into the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. “I may file a PIL in court seeking a thorough probe into the matter relating toRead More
New Delhi/Mumbai: A former Shiv Sainik and Power minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee-led NDA government Suresh Prabhu, who took oath as cabinet minister on Sunday, quit as Shiv Sena member. Earlier in the day, before being sworn in as Cabinet Minister in the first expansion of the Narendra ModiRead More
New Delhi: Most of the ministers who were sworn-in on Sunday in Modi’s expanded council of ministers were dressed in traditional kurta-pyjama except Manohar Parrikar, Suresh Prabhu and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. While Parrikar and Prabhu were dressed in shirt and trousers, Rathore donned a ‘bandhgala’ with a colourful Rajasthani turbanRead More
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir’s erstwhile royal family member and Congress leader Karan Singh’s son Ajatshatru Singh Sunday joined the BJP, a move that is expected to strengthen the party in the state. The younger son of Karan Singh and grandson of Maharaja Hari Singh, Ajatshatru joined Bharatiya Janata PartyRead More
New Delhi: New ministers who were inducted into the Narendra Modi government on Sunday said they were looking forward to fulfill with sincerity and honesty the responsibilities entrusted on them by the Prime Minister. Senior BJP leader J P Nadda, who was sworn-in as a Union Cabinet minister, said thatRead More
Chandigarh: With the induction on Sunday of Haryana leader Birender Singh as a minister in the Narendra Modi government, the state where BJP recently won in Assembly polls for the first time now has five representatives in the Union Cabinet. A former Congress leader, Birender had missed the bus forRead More
Kolkata: Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for restoring faith in his capabilities, singer-turned-BJP MP Babul Supriyo, who was today sworn in as a minister of state, said his new responsibilities won’t affect his passion for music. Supriyo, the MP from Asansol in West Bengal, said he would work for theRead More
New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi’s move to further bolster his cabinet Sunday with party leaders with an established track record may present BJP president Amit Shah with a problem of sorts. With leaders who are household names like Rajiv Pratap Rudy, JP Nadda, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who were formerlyRead More
