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.
