Previously held by BJP’s former MP from Amethi, Smriti Irani, the portfolio now transitions to Devi following Irani’s defeat in the Lok Sabha elections against Congress’s Kishori Lal Sharma by a margin of 1.5 lakh votes.
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NEW DELHI: Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Railway Minister, has taken on the added responsibility of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in the newly formed…
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The complaint, filed by Upadhyay on behalf of Malviya, stated, “To our utter shock, one of the fellow members of the bar, namely Advocate Bipul Kumar, sent a threat message to our senior associate’s personal number, questioning his involvement in the act.”
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Seven women, including two in Cabinet roles, have been inducted into the new council of ministers as Prime Minister Narendra Modi commenced his third consecutive term.
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President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to PM Modi, followed by senior leaders Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, and Nitin Gadkari. Notable ministers who retained their positions from the previous Cabinet include JP Nadda, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nirmala Sitharaman, S. Jaishankar, and Manohar Lal Khattar.
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“I consciously decide to withdraw from active politics. I apologise if I have hurt anyone on this journey. I am sorry if this campaign narrative against me has had a part to play in BJD’s loss. My apologies to the entire Biju Parivaar including all the ‘karmis’ for this,” Pandian stated, expressing regret for any role he may have played in the party’s electoral defeat.
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Attendees included prominent BJP figures like Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dr. S. Jaishankar, Dharmendra Pradhan, Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Piyush Goyal, who were all part of the previous cabinet. Other notable attendees were Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Jyotiraditya Scindia, JDU leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh, HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi, RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary, JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy, LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, and Jitin Prasada.
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NOIDA: Wonderchef, a leading name in premium kitchen appliances, has announced ambitious expansion plans to open 50 Exclusive Brand Outlets (EBOs) across India in the…
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The Congress had distributed these ‘guarantee cards’ to many households in the Chowk area of Lucknow, pledging these financial benefits in their poll manifesto released on April 5th.
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Key figures present included BJP president JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and leaders from allied parties such as Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy, Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, and Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Praful Patel.
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