23:55
Several BJP leaders on Wednesday took to micro-blogging platform 'Koo' to congratulate the newly-appointed ministers in the new-look cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.G Kishan Reddy who was among seven Ministers of State promoted to cabinet rank on Wednesday posted on the microblogging...
23:39
The Shiv Sena has reacted to former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane's elevation as Union Cabinet minister.In a press release on Wednesday, the Shiv Sena said, It would have been a great honour for Maharashtra if Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati would have been made minister instead of Rane.BJP...
23:22
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday handed over a personal message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran as he made a stopover at the Iranian capital on his way to Russia.Jaishankar said he also held useful discussions on regional and...
23:11
The Ministry of Home Affairs will have three ministers of state -- V Muraleedharan, Meenkashi Lekhi and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.The Ministry of External Affairs will also have three ministers of state -- Nityanand Rai, Ajay Kumar and Nisith Pramanik.
22:50
Roger Federer, seeded 6th, crashed out in the quarterfinals in straight sets to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon. Federer lost -- 3-6, 6-7, 0-6.
22:26
Jyotiraditya Scindia has been appointed civil aviation minister and Anurag Thakur has been given charge of Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, along with Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.Smriti Irani gets Womens Development Welfare Ministry.Meenakshi Lekhi is now Minister of State...
22:21
Dharmendra Pradhan gets ministries of education and skill development.- Ashwini Vaishnaw gets railways, IT and communication.- Hardeep Singh Puri gets ministries of urban development, housing and petroleum.
22:09
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has been appointed Union Minister for Health and Chemical and Fertilisers.The health ministry and the ministry of chemicals and fertilizers will now be handled by the same minister. This is being done because pharmaceuticals and other drugs are essential in the...
22:02
Amit Shah has been appointed minister of the new cooperation ministry. On Tuesday, the Narendra Modi government had decided to create a new Ministry of Cooperation with an aim to strengthen the cooperative movement in the country.This ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal...
21:41
The Union Cabinet and the Council of Ministers are likely to meet on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out a major expansion and reshuffle of his ministers. It is usual for the prime minister to convene meetings of the Union Cabinet as well as the Council of...
21:28
BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar have removed 'minister' from their Twitter bios. The two tendered their resignations as ministers of the Union Cabinet to President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday.Law and IT Minister Prasad's resignation came amid a row between...
21:10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate leaders inducted into his renewed Union Cabinet on Wednesday.I congratulate all the colleagues who have taken oath today and wish them the very best for their ministerial tenure. We will continue working to fulfil aspirations of the...
20:37
The oath ceremony for new ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi has concluded.A total of 15 individuals were sworn in as ministers in the Union Cabinet and another 28 as ministers of state by President Ram Nath Kovind.According to sources, the portfolios will be announced tonight itself...
20:29
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, who was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for the treatment of pneumonia, was discharged on Wednesday morning, his son and actor Vivaan Shah said. The 70-year-old actor was admitted to the Khar-based P D Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre, a...
20:24
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inducting Sarbananda Sonowal into the Union Cabinet.He extended his best wishes to Sonowal.My sincere gratitude to you Aadarniya PM Sri @narendramodi for giving Assam the great honor by...
19:58
Here is the list of 28 ministers inducted as Ministers of State.1. Shri Pankaj Choudhary2. Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel 3 . Dr. Satya Pal Singh Baghel4. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar 5 . SushriShobha Karandlaje6. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma7. Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh8. Smt. MeenakshiLekhi9....
19:52
Kiren Rijiju takes oath as minister
Fifteen ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet including Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sarbananda Sonowal, Anurag Thakur, Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Puri.The full list as follows.1. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane2. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal3. Dr.Virendra Kumar4. Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia5. Shri...
19:40
Cooch Behar MP Nisith Pramanik, 35, is the youngest entrant in Team Modi. He has been made an MoS.
19:39
Loganathan Murugan gave the recent Tamil Nadu elections, the first without stalwarts M Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa and in which the BJP saw a fair chance for itself, all he had. He even set out on a Vel yatra, but finally it was all to no avail. The BJP was allotted 20 seats by the...
19:23
Shantanu Thakur, BJP MP from Bangaon in West Bengal and a powerful Matua leader from the state, a community Prime Minister Modi wooed during the recent West Bengal assembly elections, has been made an MoS.
19:23
Dr Bharati Pawar, BJP MP from Dindori in Maharashtra, has been made an MoS. She is the third medical doctor to join the government, and with the exit of Dr Harsh Vardhan as health minister, we wonder what's on the government's mind.
19:19
Dr Shivkumar Ranjan Singh, who represents Inner Manipur for the BJP, has been made an MoS.
19:18
Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, former mayor of Aurangabad and a Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra, has been made a minister of state.
19:17
Subhas Sarkar, a medical doctor and first-time BJP member of Parliament from Bankura, West Bengal, has been made a minister of state.
19:11
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has competition.Pratima Bhoumik, BJP member of Parliament from Tripura West, who is popularly known as 'Didi' (as per Wikipedia), has joined the Narendra Modi government as a minister of state.
19:11
Sworn in as a Union minister for the first time on Wednesday, five-time Lok Sabha MP Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma hails from a small place in Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh. Yadav (63) had become an MLA in 1991. Chaudhary got elected to the Lok Sabha five...
19:03
After staying away from the government post the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Janata Dal-United made debut in the Modi cabinet with R C P Singh, Nitish Kumar's close aide and JD-U national president taking oath as Union Cabinet Minister.
19:02
Abbaiah Narayanaswamy, MP from Chitradurga in Karnataka, is an MoS, as are Kaushal Kishore, MP from Mohanlalganj in UP, Ajay Bhatt, MP from Nainital in Uttarakhand, BL Verma, RS member from UP, have been made ministers of state.
18:54
Annapurna Devi, the MP from Kodarma, Jharkhand, has been made an MoS.
18:52
Supreme Court lawyer and MP from New Delhi LS seat, Meenakshi Lekha has been made a minister of state.
18:50
Former minister in the Karnataka government and the MP from Udupi-Chikmagalur has been accommodated in the Union council of ministers. Karandlaje is known to be a confidante of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
18:48
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrashekhar from Karnataka, has made it to the Union council of ministers.
18:42
Anurag Singh Thakur, who as minister of state for finance was seen by his senior's side in all policy announcements, has been elevated to Cabinet rank.Wonder what portfolio he will be allotted?
18:42
Anupriya Patel of the Apna Dal-S, who was minister of state in NDA 1, has returned to the Union Council of ministers.
18:33
Bhupendar Yadav takes oath
Rajya Sabha member Bhupendar Yadav is the first BJP office-bearer to make it to the Union Cabinet today. Yadav, as BJP's national general secretary, has been the backroom strategist for its many electoral battles, and is reported to have the ear of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home...
18:28
RK Singh
Former bureaucrat RK Singh, who was MoS has been promoted to Cabinet rank.Hardeep Puri, who was MoS (civil aviation) also gets a leg up to the Cabinet.
18:23
Despite Chirag Paswan's threat of taking the legal route if his uncle were to be included in the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inducted Pashupati Kumar Paras as a Cabinet minister.
18:21
The Rajya Sabha member from Madhya Pradesh's illustrious political family, has returned to the government after 7 years, and has been sworn in as Cabinet minister. He was MoS (power) till 2014 in the Dr Manmohan Singh Cabinet.
18:12
Dr Virendra Kumar takes oath
Former Assam chief minister Sarbanand Sonowal takes oath as Cabinet minister, followed by Dr Virendra Kumar.Cabinet ministers are sworn in first, followed by ministers of state with independent charge, and then MoS.
18:08
Narayan Rane takes oath as Cabinet minister.
17:39
The President of India accepts resignation of 12 members of the Council of Ministers including IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank and others, a statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
17:33
Screen legend Dilip Kumar on Wednesday was buried with full state honours in Mumbai, marking the end of an illustrious career as one of Indian cinema's most loved icons. The 98-year-old actor, who passed away following prolonged illness, was laid to rest around 4:45 PM in the presence...
17:18
A four-day work week has been an overwhelming success in Iceland with the majority of the labour force switching to work fewer hours without affecting their productivity, according to researchers in the country. A study was conducted between 2015 and 2019 in the Iceland national...
17:16
To commemorate the 'Balidan Divas' of Param Vir Chakra awardee late Captain Vikram Batra, his then Commanding Officer and now Northern Command chief Lt Gen YK Joshi overflew Batra Top in a Sukhoi-30 MKI and paid tributes to his Kargil War comrade. Read the Vikram Batra story here
17:04
Sarbananda Sonowal gave up his chair as Assam CM for Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJP leaders Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sarbananda Sonowal leave their residences for the Cabinet reshuffle to take place at 6 pm. As many as 43 leaders will take oath in the first Union Cabinet reshuffle and expansion on Wednesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to power for a...
16:49
Your portfolio gained if you have these stocks.
16:42
When I had commended her on looking after her husband for nearly 50 years, Saira Banu shoots back: What are you saying? It has been my privilege and honour. Main toh unke paon ki dhool bhi nahi. (I am not even a speck of dust on his feet). He could have married anyone, any woman he wanted....
16:37
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped 194 points to close at a fresh record on Wednesday, tracking gains in index heavyweights HDFC twins, Tata Steel and ICICI Bank. Closing above the 53,000 mark for the first time, the 30-share BSE index jumped 193.58 points or 0.37 per cent to...
16:34
From Dilip Kumar's autobiography The Substance and the Shadow:One morning, as I entered the studio I was given the message that Devika Rani wanted to see me in her office. I wondered what it could be. I was certain it couldn't be for expressing any displeasure because she was always...
16:27
And the other 21 ministers in this list
16:26
The first 22 ministers in this list
43 leaders to take oath today in the Union Cabinet expansion. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Pashupati Kumar Paras, Bhupender Yadav, Anupriya Patel, Shobha Karandlaje, Meenakshi Lekhi, Ajay Bhatt, Anurag Thakur to also take the oath.
15:51
When you tell him he looks no more than 60, Dilip Kumar almost blushes and retorts, Oh, the news that I'm 80 is just a rumour. When you tell him you'd like to look like he does when you reach his age, he smiles, This body is mine. And bearing its burden has become quite a task. Subhash K...
15:48
The tricolour draped body of Dilip Kumar at his residence. The funeral will be held at 5 pm. The Maharashtra government will be bestowing a state funeral for the legendary actor.
15:39
PM's meeting with ministers this morning
The PM has dropped 11 ministers so far. These are: Raosaheb Danve Patil, Babul Supriyo, Dr Harsh Vardan, Pratap Sarangi, DV Sadananda Gowda, Ramesh Pokhriyal, Debashree Chaudhuri, Santosh Gangwar, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre and Rattan Lal Kataria. As many...
15:29
Babul Supriyo, MoS Environment, Forest & Climate Change resigns from the Council of Ministers ahead of Union Cabinet reshuffle.
15:28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meet at Lok Kalyan Marg with BJP MPs, ahead of cabinet expansion.
15:22
This is how the government's GST collections pan out.
15:16
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted a week to Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla and two others to deposit Rs 20 lakh in costs imposed on them for abusing the process of law by way of their lawsuit challenging 5G wireless network technology. The court is shocked at the conduct of the plaintiffs,...
14:48
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mukul Roy's wife Krishna died in a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday morning. She died of Covid-related complications.She was brought to North 24 Parganas' Kanchrapara at her residence on Wednesday morning. West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar condoled...
14:42
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan resigns ahead of cabinet reshuffle. The PM met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, BJP leaders Meenakshi Lekhi, Sarbananda Sonowal, Parshottam Rupala, Nisith Pramanik, Janata Dal (United) leader RCP Singh, and Lok Janshakti Party leader Pashupati...
14:41
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant protection from coercive action to digital media portals as it adjourned their challenge to the new IT Rules after being informed that a plea has been moved by the Centre to transfer them to the Supreme Court. Transfer petition has been...
14:03
Shah Rukh Khan pays his condolences to Saira Banu. If you've just joined us, veteran actor, legend and a man of mettle, Dilip Kumar passed away this morning. He was 98. The funeral will be held at 5 pm today.
13:57
Ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion/reshuffle at 6 pm today, here are the updates:-- 43 leaders will take oath as Union Ministers in the Union Cabinet expansion. . -- Governor-designate of Karnataka, Thawarchand Gehlot, submitted his resignation from the membership of Rajya Sabha, to Rajya...
13:24
Meeting of BJP leaders at PM Narendra Modi's residence concludes. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President JP Nadda, Sarbananda Sonowal, GK Reddy, Kiren Rijiju, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Parshottam Rupala, Narayan Rane, Pashupati Paras, RCP Singh and...
13:14
Leander Paes tweets, Deeply saddened by the passing of Uncle Keshav. A very dear family friend and a hero I looked up to growing up. He always encouraged me. My deepest condolences to his family!Two-time Olympic gold medallist in hockey, Keshav Datt, died on Wednesday due to age-related ailments....
13:05
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray consoles Saira Banu at her residence today.Dilip Kumar, India's enduring film legend through the decades, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, July 7, after a prolonged illness, his family and doctors treating him said. He was 98.
13:01
Former Congress Minister Kripashankar Singh joins the BJP in Mumbai. BJP leaders Devendra Fadnavis, Chandrakant Patil and Rita Bahuguna Joshi were also present.
12:56
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray consoles Saira Banu on the passing away of veteran actor Dilip Kumar. There will be state funeral for the actor this evening. Actor Dharmendra present at the actor's residence says, I have lost my brother today. I will live with his memories in my heart.
12:48
Chinese president Xi Jinping
For the first time, Sri Lanka's Central Bank has minted two gold and one silver commemorative coins to mark the centenary of the Communist Party of China and celebrate the 65th anniversary of bilateral relations with Beijing. The last time a gold coin was issued by Sri Lanka was in...
12:28
Pashupati Paras
Ahead of the expected Cabinet reshuffle this evening, a number of leaders, many of whom are likely to be inducted as ministers, arrived at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence to meet him. Those meeting Modi included BJP's Narayan Rane, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ajay Bhatt, Bhupender Yadav,...
12:19
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has issued instructions to accord Dilip Kumar a state funeral.Dilip Kumar's mortal remains will be laid to rest at Mumbai's Juhu kabristan this evening.Sharing more details about the last rites, Dilip Kumar's spokesperson Faisal Farooqui tweeted, Burial...
12:15
Mamata Banerjee was today fined Rs 5 lakh by the Calcutta High Court judge Kaushik Chanda, who exited a case involving her petition challenging the election of the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari. The Bengal Chief Minister had asked the judge to quit the case over conflict of interest.Before exiting...
12:07
Just another village in India without basic amenities as the Centre promises a $5 trillion economy.Villagers in Balrampur, Chhattisgarh, say they have to travel far for basic amenities.We don't have basic amenities including food and grains, water, electricity and road. We have to travel far to...
12:02
Lata Mangeshkar pays tribute to Dilip Kumar and highlights the role of the caregiver -- Saira Banu -- who devoted herself looking after the actor in his twilight years when he could no more recognise people. She says it truly is the end of an era for her.
11:53
Union Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda, RS MP Jyotiraditya Scindia leave from their residences for 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, ahead of reshuffling. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle is at 6 pm today, the first in his second term.
11:32
Kanwariyas hit the road in 2018
The Uttar Pradesh government will allow the annual Kanwar Yatra in the state from July 25 and officials have been asked to coordinate with neighbouring states to ensure Covid guidelines are followed, a senior official said on Wednesday.According to several reports, India can expect the 3rd Covid...
11:18
Father Stan Swamy was not anti-development. He was against the grabbing of Adivasi land. He was against displacing people in the name of growth and development, human rights activist and writer Gladson Dungdung tells Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com as he recalls his long...
11:16
People turn out in large numbers to get inoculated as COVID-19 vaccination resumes after three days in Nagpur. If there was regular availability of vaccines then the crowd might not have built up here today. Social distancing is not being followed, says a local.
11:14
Condolences from Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad: Me and my wife are deeply saddened by the demise of Dilip Kumarji. The legendary actor was a very close family friend and well-wisher. I know that words are of little solace at such times. However, our heartfelt condolences to...
10:48
'We are ruled by fiends. They have put a curse upon this land. The UAPA is not being misused. It has been drafted for exactly this.' Read the column here.
10:44
India added 43,733 new cases of coronavirus taking the total infection tally to 3,06,63,665, while the active cases further declined to 4,59,920, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,04,211 with 930 daily fatalities. The...
10:38
Actor Ajay Devgn: Shared many moments with the legend...some very personal, some on stage. Yet, nothing really prepared me for his passing away. An institution, a timeless actor. Heartbroken.Deepest condolences to Sairaji (Folded hands)#DilipKumar.Congress leader Shashi Tharoor: Immortals never...
10:28
President Ram Nath Kovind: Dilip Kumar summarised in himself a history of emerging India. The thespian's charm transcended all boundaries, and he was loved across the subcontinent. With his demise, an era ends. Dilip Saab will live forever in the heart of India. Condolences to family and...
10:09
Saira Banu looks on to Dilip Kumar's body in the ambulance
The mortal remains of the veteran actor Dilip Kumar being taken to his residence from Mumbai's PD Hinduja Hospital. The funeral service of will be held today at 5 pm at the Juhu kabarastan. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was the first political leader to condole Dilip Kumar's death. Rahul...
10:01
HDFC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack
Equity benchmark Sensex advanced over 100 points in early trade on Wednesday, tracking gains in index heavyweights HDFC twins, Asian Paints at TCS. After starting on a negative note, the 30-share BSE index turned positive to trade 119.36 points or 0.23 per cent higher at 52,980.54 in...
09:56
The meetings of the Union Cabinet and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, scheduled for Wednesday morning, have been cancelled, officials said. Cabinet meetings are usually held on Wednesdays. The meetings were scheduled to take place at 11 am, hours before Prime Minister...
09:32
Author, columnist Aseem Chhabra says it all in two words: That India!The triumvirate of Dilip Kumar Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor ruled Hindi cinema for two decades in the fifties and the sixties.
09:28
Petrol price on Wednesday crossed the Rs 100-a-litre mark after fuel prices were increased in line with firming international oil trends. Petrol price was increased by 35 paise per litre and diesel by 23 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel...
09:13
Dilip Kumar was diagnosed with bilateral pleural effusion, a build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs, and underwent a successful pleural aspiration procedure. He was discharged after five days only to be admitted to the hospital again. Born Yousuf Khan and...
09:11
Amitabh Bachchan pays tribute to Dilip Kumar: An institution has gone .. whenever the history of Indian Cinema will be written , it shall always be 'before Dilip Kumar, and after Dilip Kumar' .. My duas for peace of his soul and the strength to the family to bear this loss .. (Palms up...
09:07
Kitty Kumaramangalam, wife of late former Union minister P Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, was found murdered at her home in southwest Delhi's Vasant Vihar, police said on Wednesday.She was 67 years old, they added.The police said they suspect attempted robbery to be the motive behind the killing and...
08:44
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoles the passing away of legendary actor Dilip Kumar. 'He will be remembered as a cinematic legend,' the PM said in a tweet.'He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss to our...
08:27
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar died on Wednesday morning after prolonged illness, his family and doctors treating him said. He was 98.Kumar, known to generations of film-goers as tragedy king', had been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Hinduja Hospital, a non-COVID-19 facility, since...
00:15
Delhi's Lajpat Nagar market has been allowed to open from Wednesday. It was ordered to be closed till further orders over violation of Covid norms on Monday. As such, the operation of the Central Market, Lajpat Nagar-II, Lajpat Nagar [temporary closure directed vide order no...
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