Amit Shah is India’s new Home Minister, Rajnath gets Defence
Agencies New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah who played a crucial role in the return of his party’s government at the Centre will be the new Home Minister in Modi 2.0 Cabinet while incumbent Rajnath Singh has moved to Defence, another high profile ministry. Outgoing Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be the new Minister for Finance and […]
Modi sarkar 2.0: Names, portfolios of Cabinet ministers announced
New Delhi: The new Cabinet minister and their portfolios were announced on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and all important policy issue; and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister Rajnath Singh: Minister of Defence Amit Shah: Minister of Home Affairs […]
Jaitley asks Modi not to include him in cabinet for health reasons
Agencies Chandigarh: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him not to include him in the new cabinet owing to health reasons. The former finance minister said that during the past 18 months he had had serious health challenges. In the letter that he shared on the social […]
61 security personnel, 11 civilians killed in JK in 4 months: MHA
Agencies Sixty-one government forces’ personnel and 11 civilians were killed while 142 people were injured in 177 militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the first four months of 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said. The statement by Sulekha, Director, MHA came in response to an RTI plea filed by social activist […]
Man beaten up in Gurgaon for wearing skull cap
Agencies New Delhi: A 25-year-old Muslim man was allegedly assaulted here by four unidentified youths for wearing a traditional skull cap, a police official said. The victim was identified as Mohamad Barker Alam, a native of Bihar, living here in Jakob Pura area of Gurgaon. In a complaint to police on Sunday, Alam alleged […]
15 students die as fire breaks out in Surat
Surat: At least 15 students of a coaching class were killed when they jumped off a commercial complex after it caught fire Friday afternoon in Surat as confirmed by the Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel. The fire engulfed the third and fourth floor of the Takshashila Complex here, he said. Visuals on TV channels showed […]
BJP set to return to power as Modi wave sweeps most of India
Agencies New Delhi: Riding on a massive Modi wave sweeping through most parts of India, the BJP was set to return to power as it led in 295 seats while the Congress trailed far behind with 50, according to trends released Thursday by the Election Commission for all 542 seats that went to polls. With its […]
China delivers first overhauled JF-17 fighter jet to Pakistan
Agencies BEIJING: In a major boost for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), China has delivered the first overhauled multi-role JF-17 fighter jet to Islamabad as part of a project undertaken by the two countries over a decade ago for the development and manufacture of the aircraft. China and Pakistan had begun joint development and manufacture […]
MLA, six others shot dead in Arunachal Pradesh
NewDelhi:-Suspected NSCN (IM) militants Tuesday gunned down an assembly poll candidate of the NPP and six others, including two security personnel, in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, a top official said. Tirong Aboh, a sitting MLA from Khonsa West constituency, was seeking a re-election from the seat. Aboh was on his way to his constituency […]
Pakistan appoints Moin-ul-Haq as High Commissioner to India
Agencies Islamabad: Career diplomat Moin-ul-Haq has been appointed as Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to India to start a new process of engagement with the country where a new government will be formed soon, amid strained relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday approved appointments of over two dozen ambassadors in […]
