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Annapurna Devi, who was forced to enter the field of politics after her husband died in 1998, has steadily risen through the ranks and is now the new Minister of Women and Child Development in the Modi 3.0 cabinet. She replaced Smriti Irani, whose poll loss from Amethi was one of the most high-profile setbacks for the BJP in this election and marked the end of an era in Amethi, which had become a BJP bastion, albeit for a while. The induction of Ms Devi, the BJP’s OBC face in Jharkhand, into the Modi 3.0 is being seen as the…
The Delhi Police has cleared the air over a video that went viral on social media, in which a “mysterious” animal was spotted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan during the oath-taking ceremony yesterday. A “cat-like” animal as claimed by many on social media, was spotted in the background when BJP MP Durga Das Uikey greeted President Droupadi Murmu after taking the oath as a minister. What The Delhi Police Said The Delhi Police have ended the mystery and said, “Some media channels and social media handles are showing an animal image captured during the live telecast of oath-taking ceremony held at…
A military aircraft carrying Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima has been reported missing after it failed to make a landing Monday morning, the government said. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far,” the government said in a statement. The plane, which took off just after 9:00 am local time (0700 GMT), was carrying 51-year-old Chilima and nine others. President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered regional and national forces to conduct an “immediate search and rescue operation to locate the whereabouts of the aircraft”, the statement said. Chakwera,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet in his historic third term will retain the known faces in the big four ministries – Amit Shah will retain the Home portfolio, Rajnath Singh Defence, Foreign ministry will be retained by S Jaishankar and the Finance ministry by Nirmala Sitharaman. The Prime Minister himself will handle the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Space. Many of the ministers have been retained with their last jobs in the interest of continuity as well. Among them is Nitin Gadkari, who will retain the Road Transport and…
As the Modi 3.0 government revealed portfolio allocations – a hotly-contested and closely-watched exercise given expectations from the BJP’s National Democratic Allies – there was good news for two veterans from the saffron party. Ex-Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, 70, and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Chouhan, 65, found space in the cabinet. Mr Khattar, who won the Karnal Lok Sabha seat, has been given dual charge of the high-profile Power and Housing ministries. Mr Chouhan, who returned to claim the Vidisha seat he held for five consecutive elections between 1991 and 2004, is the Agriculture Minister. The allocations have…
Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, sounded a warning this evening about the violence-hit northeastern state of Manipur. Speaking on the issue for the first time since violence broke out in May last year, Mr Bhagwat said, “Manipur has been waiting for peace for a year. Violence has to be stopped and it has to be given priority”. Original Source
Anand Ahuja, Sonam Kapoor and son Vayu are holidaying in Scotland. A day after Sonam Kapoor celebrated her birthday, Anand Ahuja shared two cosy pictures from his travel bucket. In the first picture shared, Sonam Kapoor can be seen looking downwards while the camera zooms in on Anand Ahuja’s sweatshirt which has “Sonam” written over it. In another picture, Sonam can be spotted with son Vayu on her lap. Sonam and Anand can be seen walking in the lush green of the countryside. In the caption, Anand Ahuja wrote, “…found presumptuousness in the question, ‘What is the meaning of life?’…
An Austrian Airlines flight travelling from Palma de Mallorca, Spain to Vienna, Austria (flight OS434) sustained significant hail damage during its approach on Sunday. The airline reported the aircraft encountered a severe thunderstorm cell, resulting in damage to the cockpit windows, exterior coverings, and notably, the nose cone. “I think we were about 20 minutes from landing when we got into a cloud of hail and thunderstorm, and the turbulence started,” Emmeley Oakley, a passenger on the flight, told ABC News. Passengers onboard, including Oakley, described hearing the hail strike the aeroplane. “We could definitely feel the hail coming down…
Nitin Gadkari is back as Transport Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet as portfolios were announced on Monday evening, 24 hours after the coalition government was sworn-in with 71 ministers. Mr Gadkari, 67, has got two deputies – Ajay Tamta, BJP MP from Almora, and Harsh Malhotra, a first-time BJP MP from East Delhi constituency. PM Modi has called his council of ministers “a great blend of youth and experience”. BJP sources had earlier told NDTV that they are not keen on handing over the road transport portfolio to allies. Reason: the momentum in road expansion. Mr Gadkari’s time…
Ministries have been allocated to the 71 ministers who joined the Modi 3.0 in a grand swearing-in ceremony on Sunday. This story is being updated in real-time. Here’s a full list of who has got what ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs Union Minister: Amit Shah Ministry of Cooperation Union Minister: Amit Shah Ministry of Defence Union Minister: Rajnath Singh Ministry of External Affairs Union Minister: S Jaishankar Ministry of Finance Union Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman Ministry of Corporate Affairs Union Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Union Minister: Nitin Gadkari Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Union Minister:…