Home Minister Rajnath Singh will be the deputy leader of the party in the Lok Sabha and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Rajya Sabha.
Modi, 68, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a glittering ceremony at the forecourt of majestic Rashtraparti Bhavan.
Tell us, dear reader, in India, does pulling the right strings and having deep pockets mean you can get away with anything?
Around 81 per cent of the workers constitute the unorganised sector - devoid of any social security cover and outside the purview of a complex set of labour laws.
The last year's runner-up were held to a 2-2 draw by Karnataka in a quarter-final league match of the Santosh Trophy football tournament.
In the second phase on April 18, 97 seats,spread across 13 states and one Union Territory, will go to the polls.
'If the government cannot provide the best resources to IIT faculty, it has no right to expect the best research either,' says Santosh Ansumali.
A galaxy of sports stars including currnet India captain Virat Kohli and the legendary Sunil Gavaskar will help raise funds for the underprivileged children battling cancer, on November 18.
A bench comprising Justice N Santosh Hegde and Justice P P Naolekar issued notices to the state government and Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
As many as 20 Union ministers are expected to visit different parts of Gujarat between May 27 and June 12 to participate in the 'Vikas Parv' (development festival) organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party's state unit.
Stoppage time goal takes Goa past TN Goa needed a goal deep into stoppage time to beat hosts Tamil Nadu 1-0 in the semi-finals and set up a title clash with Bengal in the 63rd National Football Championship, for the Santosh Trophy, at the Nehru Stadium, in Chennai, on Thursday. Climax Lawrence scored from a penalty to earn Goa a meeting with Bengal in Sunday's final.
Tamil Nadu rode on a superb hat-trick by Muthu to beat Manipur 3-1 and storm into the semi-finals of the 63rd Santosh Trophy football tournament in Chennai on Saturday. Manipur's goal was scored by Mutum Bijen Singh, in the 55th minute, with a long-range shot.
Barring stray incidents of violence like stone pelting, the shutdown called by the MVA allies Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party was largely peaceful.
The company now offers seven different models of SUVs in India compared to two models a decade ago and contributes around 40 percent of sales up from 30 percent a couple years ago.
1980-batch IPS officer Sulkan Singh, who was DG-Training, will replace Ahmed, a 1984-batch IPS officer, who has been shifted as the DG of Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary, a senior home department official said.
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Sitharaman, who was holding the Commerce portfolio (Independent charge), was on Sunday promoted to the Cabinet rank as was Goyal.
She said no government can declare anyone dead without proof and her government does not believe in the theory of 'missing, believed to be killed'.
Senior advocate Uday U Lalit has been recommended by the Supreme Court collegium to be a judge on its bench.
Manipur thrashed Sikkim 5-1, while Kerala beat Delhi 2-1 to progress to the semi-finals of the Santosh Trophy National Football tournament.
India's Surinder Singh pipped Finnish rival Jitsi Utiranen in thrilling fashion to win the 21-km race at the Mumbai Marathon.
Police on Tuesday registered FIRs against three students and two staffers of the prestigious Scindia School at Fort in connection with the suicide attempt made by Adarsh Singh, son of Bihar Cooperatives Minister Jai Kumar Singh after alleged ragging.
The global COVID-19 situation, rollout of vaccines, geopolitical trends, Union Budget and economic recovery would be the major factors driving investor sentiments in 2021 after a tumultuous year which saw both 'the worst of times and the best of times' for the stock market, said analysts. What a year 2020 turned out to be! From witnessing gigantic losses to record-shattering gains, investors went on a roller-coaster ride amid the coronavirus pandemic and massive stimulus measures. Markets closed 2020 with remarkable gains of around 16 per cent, but will the winning ways continue in 2021 as well?
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will take the final call on Wednesday on who will be the chief minister.
The assurance of additional compensation was given by the prime minister to six parliamentarians from Assam accompanied by Union Minister Santosh Mohan Dev, who met him to discuss the situation in the state.
As Akhilesh did not visit martyr's family, BJP leaders during assembly polls made it a political issue.
'A firm national resolve can only deter and defeat the nefarious designs of the adversary,' notes Rup Narayan Das.
In Bharatana, the Samajwadi Party chief seems to have an easy ride.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's close friend and former Ranji teammate Santosh Lal, the inventor of famous helicopter shot, today passed away while undergoing treatment for pancreatitis at a hospital in Delhi.
A galaxy of top leaders, including Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari and leaders of BJP's allies such as Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Shiromani Akali Dal supremo Parkash Singh Badal and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan were present with Shah.
The Congress for its part urged Modi not to politicise the armed forces.
Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the past 24 hours.
Police on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against controversial self-styled godman Rampal and has booked him and some of his aides on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy in connection with a case registered against him in November last year.
As the deadline to withdraw nominations ended at 1500 IST, Returning Officer H R Punia anounced that there were five candidates for an equal number of seats and hence voting was not necessary.
In the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 23, 116 seats spread across 13 states and two Union Territories, will go to the polls.
The police say they have enough incriminating evidence against the former Patna district magistrate.
Trouble erupted after East Bengal suffered a 1-2 defeat to Churchill Brothers as fans booed coach Trevor Morgan and a home side support staff member was seen abusing referee Santosh Kumar.
'Dubey was a desperate criminal.' 'I don't discount the possibility of him trying to disarm the cops and escape.'
