Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for 5th term
Naveen Patnaik has taken oath as Chief Minister for the consecutive fifth time.
Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal has administered the oath-taking ceremony at exhibition ground in Bhubaneswar today.
11 Cabinet Ministers and 9 other Ministers also have taken the oath.
BJP leader Pema Khandu sworn-in as Arunachal CM
Pema Khandu was sworn- in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for a second term.
Along with Pema Khandu, 11 other ministers of the cabinet were also sworn in.
Governor Dr. BD Mishra administered the oath of office and secrecy to the council of ministers.
Pema Khandu to take oath as Arunachal Pradesh CM for 2nd term
Pema Khandu will be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh tomorrow for the second time.
After having a landslide victory in the Assembly elections with 41 seats in the 60-seat house, the BJP yesterday held it's Legislature Party Meeting in Itanagar.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Polls to be held in 7 phases, starting April 11
Lok Sabha 2019 elections start from April 11, in seven phases, says Election Commission. Code of Conduct for parties kicks in from 10th March and there are close to 90 crore eligible voters. Date of counting will be on the 23rd of May 2019.
Piyush Goyal Named Interim Finance Minister
Piyush Goyal appointed interim finance minister as Arun Jaitley undergoes medical treatment. The government has appointed Piyush Goyal as its interim finance minister as the current Finance Minister Arun Jaitley receives medical treatment, the president's office said in a statement
PM Modi Embarked on 3-day Visit to Japan To attend Annual Bilateral Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Tokyo on Saturday evening on a three-day tour to attend the 13th Annual India-Japan Bilateral Summit.
Mr Modi will attend an informal lunch hosted by his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in the Yamanashi Prefecture tomorrow. He is also scheduled to visit the automation and robotic firm FANUC in the industrial city facing Mount Fuji.
Mahinda Rajapaksa Sworn In As Sri Lanka’s New PM
Sri Lankan opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa was appointed prime minister on Friday after President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed the incumbent in a surprise move that threatens political turmoil in the South Asian country.
Rajapaksa took the oath in front of President Maithripala Sirisena shortly after the latter sacked incumbent Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani Visits India: Important Highlights
On a visit to India, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani Ghani held closed door discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while the two sides discussed the security situation in Afghanistan and future Indian development projects.
Modi sought information on the seven Indians suspected kidnapped by Taliban. There has been no word of their rescue.
AYUSH Minister Inaugurates 4th International Ayurveda Congress at Netherlands
The fourth International Ayurveda Congress (IAvC) aimed at promotion and propagation of Ayurveda will be inaugurated by Minister of state for AYUSH Shripad Naik in the Netherlands tomorrow.
The Minister is visiting the Netherlands from September 1-4 to participate in the Congress jointly organized by the International Maharishi Ayurveda Foundation, the Netherlands, All India Ayurvedic Congress, New Delhi, and the International Academy of Ayurveda, Pune, in association with the Indian Embassy in that country.
Defence Industrial Corridor Launched in Aligarh, UP
Defence Public Sector Undertakings have taken the lead in investing heavily in the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor which saw the launching of projects for it here today, even as Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pushed the public and private sector towards focussing on exporting their products.
The development comes even as UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the event stated that he requests Sitharaman to shift the venue of the biennial Aero India show from its traditional location in Bangalore to UP. He added that if this happens it would boost the corridor in the state. Sitharaman who was present for the event didn’t officially respond to the request. It can be recalled that ET has reported that while keeping an eye on the approaching elections the Centre is advancing the Aero India show by a year and will be shifting it to the Bakshi Ka Talab air station in Lucknow.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal Inaugurates Rajasthan's First Mega Food Park In Ajmer
Food Processing Industries minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal will inaugurate the first mega food park at Roopangarh Village in Ajmer, Rajasthan on Thursday. The Food Park is being set up at a cost of Rs 113.57 crore and will benefit around 25,000 farmers in Ajmer as well as neighbouring districts.
The facilities being created at central processing centre (CPC) of this mega food park include cold storage, deep freeze dry warehouse for raw materials and for finished goods, silos and other related food processing facilities, says a government press release.
Parliament Passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018
To prevent big economic offenders like Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya from fleeing the country, the parliament on Wednesday passed the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018.
The opposition, however, attacked the government for lacking will to stop such defaulters despite having several laws.
During the discussion in Rajya Sabha, several opposition party MPs raised the issue of putting a threshold of Rs 100 crore for booking offenders under the law and whether offenders will come back to the country when their properties are attached by the investigative agencies under. "Is the government's intention to get a lot of publicity by bringing the law.
India, Uganda sign four MoUs in various fields
India and Uganda on July 24, 2018 signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) in various fields including the areas of defence, diplomatic ties, cultural exchange and material testing laboratory.
The agreements were signed following the delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala.
Lok Sabha Passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which provides for allowing a court trying an offence related to cheque bouncing to direct the drawer to pay interim compensation to the complainant.
Replying to a debate on the bill, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said: "There are 16 lakh cases of cheque bouncing still lying in subordinate courts and 35,000 cases are in higher courts."
Nitin Gadkari Launches Development Projects In Madhya Pradesh
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched development projects worth over five thousand four hundred crore rupees in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh today.
Addressing the gathering during Vikas Parv and farmers' convention in the district, Mr Gadkari said, the Centre was fully committed to completing the project in time.
Government Sets Up High-Level Committee To Check Mob Lynching
Two high-level committees have been constituted by the central government to suggest ways and legal framework to effectively deal with incidents of mob violence and lynching, the Home Ministry said today.
One of the committees is being headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and the other by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba.
PM Modi 3-Nation Visit: Signed 8 Agreements With Rwanda
India and Rwanda signed eight agreements following delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali. The two countries signed agreements in the fields of Defence, Trade, Agriculture, Leather and allied products and Dairy.
Gujarat Grants Minority Status To Jews, Becomes Third State In India To Do So
The Government of Gujarat on 6 July finally granted minority status to followers of Judaism in the state, thus becoming the third state in India to do so. The notification was issued by the state’s Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. The community had earlier made a representation for minority status
Govt. to allow spouses of Indian nationals to convert visa category even if married abroad
Spouses of the Indian nationals getting married abroad will no longer have to face difficulties in converting their tourist visa to dependent visa as the government plans to change existing rules.
The move came after the Philipino spouse of an Indian national, who married outside the country, faced difficulties in converting her tourist visa to X2 (dependent visa) as the existing visa rules did not permit to do so. The husband had complained to Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Turkey's Erdogan Wins Presidential Election, Extends 15-Year Reign
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in a pivotal election Sunday, saying voters had "handed him" the presidency.
Supreme Election Council head Sadi Guven declared that 97.7 percent of votes had been counted and declared Erdogan the winner.
The election was one of the most consequential votes in years and saw a revitalized opposition unify to challenge the incumbent president, who has ruled Turkey for a decade and a half.
Seychelles Parliament Blocks Planned Indian Naval Base On Remote Island
Seychelles parliament will not ratify a pact allowing India to build naval facilities on one of the archipelago's islands, a top foreign affairs ministry official said on Friday.
The two countries signed an agreement in January to build military facilities on the remote island of Assumption, but the project quickly attracted criticism from opposition members of the tiny Indian Ocean nation's parliament and lead to public protests.
President Ram Nath Kovind approves Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir
The state of Jammu and kashmir has come under Governor's rule from June 20, 2018. Governor NN Vohra had forwarded a report to President Kovind for imposing Governor's rule in J&K under Section 92 of the Constitution, after holding widespread consultation with all the political parties. This will be the fourth time in the last 10 years that a Governor's rule is imposed in Jammu and Kashmir.
United States withdraws from UN human rights council as criticism mounts over border policy
The United States announced it was withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, dismissing it as a "cesspool of political bias" for its anti-Israel stance.
It marks the latest rejection of multilateral engagement by the Trump administration - following its exit from the Paris climate accords and the Iran nuclear deal - and comes a day after the UN's most senior human rights official condemned the US for separating children from parents at the border with Mexico.
Chief Ministers Subgroup Constituted to Coordinate Policy Approaches for Agriculture and MGNREGS
Government has set up a Chief Ministers Subgroup to Coordinate Policy Approaches for Agriculture and MGNREGS with the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh as the Convener and CMs of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim along with the Member NITI Aayog, Shri Ramesh Chand as its members. The move comes in the backdrop of the vision of the Prime Minister towards Doubling Farmers' Income by 2022 which requires a multi-dimensional and inclusive approach.
India, Australia to deepen cooperation to combat terror
India and Australia have agreed to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation through measures such as regular exchange of information and sharing of best practices on countering violent extremism, the MEA said.