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Ramdas Athawale 'very happy' because Chandrababu Naidu is going to take the oath

The division of work is such that we will be able to focus better and do more work: Odisha Deputy CM-designate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo

PM Modi does what he says. And that is the reason that the people of Odisha voted for a double-engine government: Odisha Deputy CM-designate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo

Preparations under way for swearing-in ceremony of Chandrababu Naidu

PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister and BJP president J P Nadda, along with other leaders. will participate in the oath-taking ceremony.

Amit Malviya issue: AAP women MLAs ask NCW to take action

A delegation of AAP women MLAs met the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday and demanded action against BJP IT department head Amit Malviya. The Congress, meanwhile, had demanded at a press conference that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should sack Malviya as the head of its IT department over what it claimed were allegations of "sexual exploitation".

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NEET exams row: Congress demands CBI probe

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into alleged corrupt practices surrounding the NEET-UG medical entrance exams. He alleged that "corrupt practices" in the exam are keeping poor students away from admissions to government-run colleges.

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Nitin Gadkari takes charge as Minister of Road Transport and Highways

Along with Gadkari, Ajay Tamta and Harsh Malhotra also took charge as Ministers of State.

Preparations underway for swearing-in ceremony of Mohan Majhi as Odisha CM

PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other leaders of the BJP will attend the swearing-in ceremony.

'We will find them and kill them', assures BJP leader amid terror attacks in J&K

"...It is tragic to witness the murder of the pilgrims. The security forces make their strategies to maintain peace... It is required that people beware and give the information about the informers. Everyone's involvement is necessary to curb such situations," BJP leader Kavinder Gupta further told news agency ANI.

WATCH | Odisha CM-designate, Dy CM-designates offer tributes to social worker Gopabandhu Das ahead of oath-taking ceremony

Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi along with his Deputy CMs-designate KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida pay floral tributes to 'Utkalamani' Gopabandhu Das in Bhubaneswar

Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge as Minister of Finance

First session of 18th Lok Sabha on June 24

The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin June 24, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced on Wednesday.

In the current house, the ruling BJP-led NDA has 293 MPs while the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc has 240.

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First job after taking oath is to protect Odisha's pride, says CM-designate Majhi

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'Govt needs to get serious', says Congress on recent terror attacks in J&K

"... If such negligence continues, more such attacks are likely in the future... I don't think in such circumstances, Amarnath Yatra will be able to take place ... We stand with the country. Our party stands with the country," Congress leader Chaudhary Lal Singh told news agency ANI.

Karntaka Home Minister assures law will take its course in Darshan arrest case

Leaders, celebrities start arriving for Chandrababu Naidu's oath-taking ceremony

NCP leader Praful Patel, along with TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh have arrived for Chandrababu Naidu's oath-taking ceremony.

Actor-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna has also arrived, as have several Union ministers including Chirag Paswan and Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu.

PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior NDA leaders are expected to arrive soon for the ceremony.

Rahul Gandhi arrives in Kerala; to hold rallies in Malappuram and Wayanad

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi landed at the Kozhikode airport on Wednesday morning, marking his first visit to the Kerala, from where he won the Wayanad seat by a massive margin in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Rahul is slated to address two rallies later—one at Malappuram, and another at Wayanad.

Chandrababu Naidu set to be sworn-in shortly as Andhra Pradesh CM

Most guests have arrived for the oath-taking ceremony, which is slated to begin soon.

WATCH: LIVE proceedings from Chandrababu Naidu's swearing-in ceremony

From Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, to Rajinikanth, celebrities attending Chandrababu Naidu's oath-taking ceremony

Multiple celebrities are attending the swearing-in ceremony. Here is a look at some celebrities in attendance.

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Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan takes oath as Andhra Pradesh minister

Pawan Kalyan is likely to get the Deputy CM post.

Nara Lokesh takes oath as Andhra Pradesh minister

'In dilemma about choosing between Wayanad or Raebareli,' Rahul Gandhi says in Kerala

I have a dilemma in front of me: represent Wayanad or Raebareli? Unfortunately, unlike the PM, I am not guided by God. I am a human being. For me, it’s much simpler. The poor people of India are akin to God for me.

Rahul Gandhi in Malappuram, Kerala

Hatred has been defeated by love and affection; arrogance by humility.

Rahul Gandhi in Malappuram, Kerala

The truth is the Prime Minister barely escaped in Varanasi.

Rahul Gandhi in Malappuram, Kerala

Rahul Gandhi in Malappuram, Kerala

Watch | PM Modi with Pawan Kalyan, Chiranjeevi, Rajinikanth and Nandamuri Balakrishna

Outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik to attend Mohan Charan Majhi's swearing-in ceremony today

Jyotiraditya Scindia takes charge as Minister of Development of North Eastern Region

BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia assumes charge as the Union Minister for Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), at the Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

'Not retiring from politics': Rajeev Chandrasekhar defiant after losing Thiruvananthapuram to Tharoor

Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar with Shashi Tharoor.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma arrives in Bhubaneswar

Belated consequences for 'Operation Lotus' in Himachal?

Himachal Pradesh CM and Congress leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said a proposal has been passed in the legislative meeting to 'expedite' action against those 'who conspired the fall of government' "People should be informed about the involved leaders. All the MLAs passed the proposal," he said, before thanking 'the people for 4 seats that we got'.

He also mentioned that the state Congress was 'focussing on the upcoming elections'. "Tickets will be distributed soon," he promised.

Modi and Meloni to meet to discuss bilateral ties on G7 summit sidelines; first foreign trip for newly elected PM

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra informed the press of newly-elected prime minister Narendra Modi's itinerary in Italy.

"Prime Minister is also expected to hold a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Italy... In the meeting, the two Prime Ministers are expected to review the entire gamut of bilateral ties and give directions for next steps."

Odisha government swearing-in: Besides Majhi and Deputy CMs Deo & Parida, 8 BJP MLAs likely to be sworn in as cabinet ministers

Besides CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi and Deputy CMs-designates, Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo & Pravati Parida, 8 more BJP MLAs are likely to be sworn in today as cabinet ministers, namely — Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Nityanand Gond, Krushna Chandra Patra, Prithviraj Harichandan, Mukesh Mahaling, Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, and Krushna Chandra Mohapatra. In addition, there is also a chance that 5 other MLAs will likely take oath too but their posts have not been specified. They are Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, Suryabanshi Suraj, Pradeep Balasamanta, Gokula Nanda Mallick and Sampad Kumar Swain.

[BJP] lost because they were attacking the idea of India. In our constitution, India is called a union of states. India is a union of states, languages, history, culture, religion and traditions...

Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad

Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal sets 'Modi 3.0 target' for his officials

Union Minister for the Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal said, "I talked with the section officers up to sector level officers of my ministry. I told them that the target given by the Prime Minister is to make India the third-largest economy in the world for the next 5 years. To achieve that target, every employee of our ministry, officer, and minister, will have to work together with the spirit of Team India..."

Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi arrives at Janta Maidan ahead of the swearing-in-ceremony

Majhi greeted people on his arrival at Janta Maidan today in Bhubaneswar. He will be the third tribal CM of the state after he is sworn-in shortly.

Watch: Majhi arrives at Janta Maidan

Odisha Deputy CMs-designate K V Singh Deo & Pravati Parida arrive at Janata Maidan; ceremony to start shortly

Watch: Outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik arrives at Janta Maidan

Majhi blessed by sadhus at venue

PM Narendra Modi arrives, right after Rajnath Singh and Yogi Adityanath for swearing-in ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Odisha's Chief Minister-designate Mohan Charan Majhi, in Bhubaneswar. State Governor Raghubar Das is also seen.

Majhi sworn in as Odisha CM

Deputy CMs-designate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo & Pravati Parida also take oath; other ministers of the new government to follow

Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Nityananda Gond and Krushna Chandra Patra take oath as ministers in CM Mohan Charan Majhi-led cabinet.

Prithviraj Harichandan, Mukesh Mahaling, Bibhuti Bhusan Jena and Krushna Chandra Mahapatra take oath as ministers in CM Mohan Charan Majhi-led cabinet

Narendra Modi 'prays' for workers injured in Kuwait fire

Maharashtra Congress has suspended ex-MLC Naraynrao Munde from the party for 6 years. According to MPCC Narayan Munde is suspended for being involved in anti-party activity in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls

Other ministers sworn in include: Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, Suryabanshi Suraj, Pradeep Balasamanta, Gokula Nanda Mallick and Sampad Kumar Swain

Swearing-in ceremony concludes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with former Odisha CM and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik after the swearing-in ceremony

Nitish Babu congratulates Chandrababu on becoming Andhra CM

Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu ji on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Under the leadership of Shri Naidu ji, the development of Andhra Pradesh will gain further momentum." posts Bihar CM and JD (U) chief Nitish Kumar.

Pema Khandu re-elected as the Leader of BJP Legislative Party in Arunachal Pradesh. He will be sworn-in as the CM of the state for another term.

Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar moves Delhi HC seeking 'regular bail' in alleged Swati Maliwal assault case

The matter is likely to be listed on Friday, 14th June. Recently, the Tis Hazari Court denied him bail in the matter.

MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh travelling to Kuwait

"As directed by PM Narendra Modi, MoS for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is urgently travelling to Kuwait to oversee assistance to those injured in the fire tragedy and to coordinate with local authorities for early repatriation of mortal remains of those who have died in this unfortunate incident," tweets @MEAIndia

Yogi Adityanath congratulates new Odisha CM Mohan Majhi

"Hearty congratulations to Shri Mohan Majhi on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha and Shri KV Singh Deo and Smt Pravati Parida on taking oath as Deputy Chief Ministers!

There is full confidence that under the successful guidance of the Honorable Prime Minister Shri

Narendra Modi ji and the able leadership of all of you, Odisha, the land of grace of Mahaprabhu Jagannath ji, will set new paradigms of public welfare by moving on the path of overall development," tweets Yogi Adityanath

Harsh Malhotra takes charge as Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Home Minister Amit Shah, Chiranjeevi refer to Pawan Kalyan as ‘Deputy Chief Minister’

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Telugu cinema superstar Chiranjeevi on Wednesday referred to Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan, in separate social media posts, as "Deputy Chief Minister" of Andhra Pradesh.

Pawan Kalyan was earlier administered the oath of office as a minister in the cabinet of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

"Congratulations to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri@ncbn Ji, Deputy Chief Minister Shri@PawanKalyan ji, and all others who took the oath of office today. It is my firm belief that the NDA government will pivot the state of Andhra Pradesh to new heights of prosperity, fulfilling the aspirations and hopes of the people,” Shah said in his post.

Similarly, Pawan Kalyan’s actor brother, while conveying wishes to the new chief minister and minister said, “Best wishes to Deputy CM @PawanKalyan Konidala Pawan Kalyan and the rest of the cabinet.” Chiranjeevi further said he hopes and strongly believes that the cabinet will utilise the opportunity for the all-round development of Andhra Pradesh.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi bats for NEET students; seeks accountability

"On one hand, the youth is unemployed and on the other hand, when they go to give the paper after working hard, the paper gets leaked, injustice is being done to them," said MP Chaturvedi. She also highlighted the nexus of coaching centres and colleges in leaking papers. "Students prepare for NEET exam for years and the paper gets leaked...There are even speculations that the paper was leaked a day before... This has become an ecosystem where coaching centres, and colleges all are leaking the paper together...Questions are being raised on the entire system...A free inquiry should be conducted and action should be taken against those who leaked the paper which has shaken the future of lakhs of people..."

WHO GOT WHAT: List of Odisha's Council of Ministers released

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hints Malayalees were among those died in Kuwait fire incident

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Union Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, urging immediate intervention in the wake of the fire in Kuwait. Reports indicate that the tragic incident has resulted in the loss of many Indian lives, including Malayalis, and several others have sustained serious injuries. The Chief Minister has requested that necessary instructions be given to the Indian Embassy to coordinate relief and rescue operations in collaboration with the Kuwaiti government.

Watch: Bajrang Dal members hold a protest in Rajasthan's Jaipur and Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai against Reasi terror attack

Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists also staged a protest in Mumbai's Oshiwara area about the terror attack in J&K.

Punjab CM met Kejriwal in Tihar jail earlier today to discuss LS poll outcome

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday met AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the Tihar jail in Delhi and discussed the party's performance in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, party sources said.

It was the first meeting between Mann and the Delhi chief minister after the Lok Sabha poll results which came out on June 4.

Haryana CM Nayab Singh congratulates Odisha CM Majhi

My grandfather had also started his political career as a Deputy CM. I am blessed that I have also become a Deputy CM

Newly appointed Odisha Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo

Pema Khandu stakes claim to form Arunachal government, swearing-in tomorrow at 11

Arunachal CM-designate Pema Khandu thanked 'the people' after informing the press he ha met the Governor to take his party's claim to form the new government in the state. "I thank my top leadership, party workers. Our government is being formed for the third time with the blessings of the people of Arunachal Pradesh...The meeting with the Governor has been done, the swearing-in ceremony will take place tomorrow at 11 am. I thank the people very much...We will continue to work for the development of the state..."

Odisha CM Mohan Majhi chairs a Cabinet meet in Bhubaneswar

'With the blessings of Mahaprabhu Jagannath, I am confident this team will usher in record development in Odisha and improve the lives of countless people': PM Modi

In a tweet, PM Modi said, "It’s a historic day in Odisha! With the blessings of my sisters and brothers of Odisha, @BJP4Odisha is forming its first-ever government in the state.

"I attended the swearing-in ceremony in Bhubaneswar. Congratulations to Shri Mohan Charan Majhi on taking oath as CM and to Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo as well as Smt. Pravati Parida on taking oath as Deputy CMs. Congratulations also to the others who took oath as Ministers.

"With the blessings of Mahaprabhu Jagannath, I am confident this team will usher in record development in Odisha and improve the lives of countless people."

"The PM has called us for a meeting. Following the briefing, we will immediately go to Kuwait," says MoS External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on fire tragedy that claimed Indian workers lives

'it's truly, truly tragic': Kerala minister Shashi Tharoor on Kuwait fire tragedy

Kerala minister Shashi Tharoor expressed his anguish over the incident, saying, "I know it's truly, truly tragic. They had packed about a couple of hundred people into that building and it's really sad to hear that the fire killed, I believe they initially said 35. Now it looks like 41. Dozens more are injured. So it's a terrible situation. It's a reminder, sadly, of how much our migrant workers suffer when they go abroad hoping to make something to support their families at home and they end up in these kinds of terrible conditions. I pray and hope that the government of Kuwait will take very stern action against whoever is responsible and will also help compensate the families who lost their loved ones..."

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu chairs a Cabinet meet at his residence in Undavalli

'People of Himachal Pradesh have given us the mandate for 5 years...': Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu after six newly elected Congress MLAs took oath

Ladakh MP Mohammad Haneefa Jan says '80% of people in Ladakh' are unhappy with the ruling party at the Centre

'A tragedy that made the entire Kerala cry': Kerala LoP and Congress leader VD Satheesan on Kuwait fire

"More than 45 people have died and several people have been seriously injured in the fire that broke out in the labour camp in Mangaf Block 4. According to reports, many Malayalees lost their lives in the accident. There was a tragedy that made the entire Kerala cry. It is hoped that the details of the deceased will be available in coordination with the central and state governments." said Satheesan.

Two new schemes Namo Laxmi Yojana and Namo Saraswati Yojana will be implemented from this year: Gujarat Minister

Gujarat Minister of Higher & Technical Education, Rushikesh Patel said, "Two new schemes Namo Laxmi Yojana and Namo Saraswati Yojana will be implemented from this year... Girl students from classes 9 to 12 will be given financial help up to Rs 50,000. This scheme will be implemented from this year. Besides this, to encourage students to develop an interest in Science, financial help of Rs 25,000 will be given to all students."

PM Modi holds meeting to review Kuwait fire incident

Defamation case: Uddhav, Sanjay Raut seek quashing of summons issued against them by magistrate

Kerala: NORCA ROOTS (Non-Resident Keralites Affairs) starts a Help Desk related to the incident of fire in Kuwait

Non-resident Keralites can contact the 24-hour NORCA Global Contact Center on toll-free numbers 1800 425 3939 (from India) [phone] (from abroad, missed call service).

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Odisha CM's first order: 'Open all four doors of the Lord Jagannath Temple'

"After the formation of new government, a Cabinet meeting was called today. The first proposal in the meeting was to open all four doors of the Lord Jagannath Temple as was demanded by the people. It has been decided that the doors will be opened for devotees from tomorrow. Secondly, funds are needed for the running and development of the temple. So, we have proposed to develop a corpus fund," says Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi.

"A corpus fund of Rs 500 crore for Puri Shri Jagannath Temple was approved by the Cabinet. New policy on farmers under which paddy MSP of Rs 3100 per quintal to be provided...Policy to be ready after 100 days. Subhadra Yojana under which cash vouchers of Rs 50,000 are to be given to each woman...Direction given to the dept to implement it after 100 days..." he added.

NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar interacted with farmers in Indapur, Pune earlier today; high milk prices and irrigation discussed

"We will have to present our side before the current government, in connection with the price of milk. We should get some grants. If they don't listen to us, we will have to take to the streets... There are several issues that won't get resolved in one day. I spoke with the Irrigation Department a few days back. But I know that things are not going to happen immediately. Give me 5-6 months, I have to change this government," said Pawar after the meeting.

'Rahul Gandhi doesn't know that there isn't a constituency as Ayodhya': BJP leader Shaina NC

Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi saying 'BJP lost Ayodhya', BJP leader Shaina NC said, "Rahul Gandhi doesn't know that there isn't a constituency as Ayodhya. The constituency is Faizabad. In the Ayodhya assembly segment, the BJP's vote share and votes were way ahead of any other party. Having said that, please don't dissect and divide people based on caste, creed, or community. People have voted based on development and if you see the vote share of the BJP it is intact all across Uttar Pradesh. So leading to false narratives could be good for your own TRP but not for that of the country."

Uddhav meets party office-bearers, asks them to start preparing for assembly polls

PM announces ex-gratia relief of Rs 2 lakh to the families of deceased Indian nationals from Prime Minister Relief Fund

"Upon reaching back to Delhi after today’s two oath taking ceremonies, chaired a meeting to review the situation in the wake of the fire mishap in Kuwait, where people of Indian origin have been affected. GoI is doing everything possible to assist those affected by this gruesome fire tragedy," said PM Modi in a tweet, linkinking to a press release from the PMO.

The release stated: "Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi  chaired a review meeting on the fire tragedy in Kuwait in which a number of Indian nationals died and many were injured, at his residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi earlier today.

Prime Minister expressed his deep sorrow at the unfortunate incident and extended condolences to the families of the deceased. He wished speedy recovery of those injured. 

Prime Minister directed that Government of India should extend all possible assistance. MOS External Affairs should immediately travel to Kuwait to oversee the relief measures and facilitate expeditious repatriation of the mortal remains.

Prime Minister announced ex- gratia relief of Rupees 2 lakh to the families of the deceased India nationals from Prime Minister Relief Fund.

The Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar,  the Minister of State for External Affairs Shri Kirtivardhan Singh, Principal Secretary to PM Shri Pramod Kumar Mishra, National Security Advisor Shri Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Shri Vinay Kwatra and other senior officials were also present in the meeting.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces Rs 2,900 crore financial aid for farmers

'Condition of our workers in Middle East matter of concern': Rahul Gandhi expresses shock over Kuwait fire tragedy