Modi shuffles Top 4: Shah gets Home, Rajnath Defence, Nirmala Finance, Jaishankar MEA

New Delhi (IANS) The top four slots in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Team 2.0 have new faces rejigging key portfolios, with Amit Shah, who crafted a Modi wave in the elections, getting charge of the Home Ministry and effectively becoming…

First Modi 2.0 Cabinet extends PM Kisan scheme to more farmers

New Delhi (IANS) In a major push to boost rural consumption, the Modi government in its first Cabinet meeting decided to cover all the farmers, irrespective of their land holdings, under PM Kisan scheme that promises to transfer Rs 6,000 in their…

Developing nations need focus on water research: UN

New Delhi (IANS) Post-secondary education and research aimed at tackling the global water crisis is concentrated in wealthy countries rather than the poorer, developing places where it is most needed, the UN University said.

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After SP, no Congress spokespersons on TV debates

New Delhi (IANS) Days after the Samajwadi Party (SP) sacked its panel of leaders who appeared on TV channels, the Congress on Thursday decided not to send spokespersons on television debates for a month.

The party's communication…

Broad contours of Modi cabinet's 'big four' emerging

New Delhi (IANS) On a day of fast-paced developments with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah confabulating, the contours of the big four or members of the Cabinet Committee on Security are emerging. This comes with the caveat…

Woman CoBRA commando from Bastar sets example

New Delhi (IANS) Usha Kiran, the youngest female CRPF officer to become a part of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) and currently serving in the volatile Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, straddles both worlds of rough and refined.

Two LeT militants killed in Sopore

Srinagar (IANS) Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.

Police sources said the killings took place in Dangarpora village in Sopore area.

Modi takes oath as Prime Minister

New Delhi (IANS) Narendrabhai Damodardas Modi, who led the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a spectacular victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, on Thursday took oath as the Prime Minister.

President Ram Nath…

Modi, Shah hold marathon meeting ahead of swearing-in

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah held a marathon meeting on Tuesday to discuss crucial aspects of the new government and the likely allocation of ministerial berths.

The meeting comes two days ahead of the…

Mumbai medico suicide: 2 absconding women doctors nabbed

Mumbai (IANS) Mumbai Police arrested two more absconder accused lady doctors in connection with the abetment of suicide of a medico Payal Tadvi, police said here on Wednesday.

The accused -- Hema Ahuja and Ankita Khandelwal…