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Modi 3.0: New Cabinet with 71 Ministers Takes Charge

June 10, 2024 Editor

New Delhi, June 9: Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister for his third term on Sunday, alongside 71 ministers forming his new cabinet. Modi, now the first three-term Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru, took the oath at Rashtrapati Bhawan amid massive security and a gathering of over 10,000 guests, including top leaders from South Asian countries, Bollywood stars, business moguls, religious leaders, and prominent politicians. PM Modi’s cabinet includes 30 cabinet ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State. The cabinet ensures representation from all…

#LokSabhaElections: BJP Secures 240 Seats, Congress Stages Comeback with 99 Seats

June 5, 2024 Editor

The Congress, meanwhile, showed signs of an electoral revival after being decimated in 2014 and 2019 general elections at the hands of the BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party’s final seats tally for the Lok Sabha elections settled at 240, the Election Commission’s data revealed early Wednesday morning. The ruling party, which has dominated the country’s politics with successive victories in general and assembly elections under Prime Minister Narendra Modi since 2014, will now have to rely on the support of its NDA allies to form a government at the Centre…

#KashmirUnplugged: PM Modi Exposes Hidden Motives Behind Article 370

May 28, 2024 Editor

PM Narendra Modi opened up about the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and its impact on the union territory. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Article 370 was the “agenda of 4-5 families” in Jammu and Kashmir, taking a veiled jibe at the Opposition. In an interview with news agency ANI, PM Narendra Modi talked about the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir, and its impact on the union territory. Modi that the Article 370 was never an agenda for the people of Jammu and Kashmir…

Rajkot Tragedy: Inferno Engulfs Game Zone, 27 Dead Including Children

May 26, 2024 Editor

At least 27 persons, including four children, were killed in a massive fire that swept through the facility on Saturday evening. The Rajkot Police has detained the owner of the TRP Game Zone and its manager even as at least 27 persons, including four children under the age of 12, were killed in a massive fire that swept through the game zone in the Gujarat city on Saturday evening. TRP Game Zone was teeming with people enjoying a summer vacation outing, officials told news agency PTI. “So far we have…

Reclaiming Boundaries: PM Modi’s Commitment to Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir

May 22, 2024 Editor

Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on May 21 accused the Congress and India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru of “breaking the country” and said that PM Narendra Modi “will bring the nation together”. At a poll meeting in South Delhi in support of BJP candidate Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister exuded confidence that if elected for a third time, Mr. Modi will take back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Mr. Chouhan said, “Under his guidance, the country has prospered and is poised to become a world leader.” “The…

Adityanath Predicts: PoK’s Integration with India Within Six Months

May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 Editor

Yogi Adityanath made the bold remarks while addressing a public rally in Maharashtra’s Palghar. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir would become a part of India within six months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi secures his third term in office. Adityanath made the bold remarks while addressing a public rally in Maharashtra’s Palghar. “We will not worship our enemy. If someone kills our people we will not worship them but give them an answer that they deserve. It has become difficult for Pakistan to…

Narendra Modi Won’t Retire; Political Defeat Is the Path Forward: Asaduddin Owaisi

May 13, 2024 Editor

Asaduddin Owaisi interview: AIMIM leader on Prime Minister Modi’s retirement, the PM’s anti-Muslim rhetoric, INDIA alliance and other topics. Asaduddin Owaisi, the leader of AIMIM, often described as the political face of Muslims in India, is at a pivotal moment in his career. Owaisi is a four-time MP and is again contesting in the Hyderabad constituency in the fourth phase of the elections due on May 13. His party has cobbled together a grouping of Muslims, backward classes and other minorities. This grouping is putting up a spirited fight against…

Woman in a Hijab to Become India’s First Muslim Prime Minister: Asaduddin Owaisi

May 12, 2024May 12, 2024 Editor

Prediction: India’s First Hijabi Prime Minister Will Be a Woman, Says Asaduddin Owaisi

No Religious Reservation for Muslims as Long as I’m Alive: PM Narendra Modi

April 30, 2024 Editor

Modi also reiterated his claim that the Congress will bring an inheritance tax if they come to power. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he will not allow reservations for Muslims based on religion and at the cost of Scheduled Caste (SC), Schedule Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The prime minister made the remarks while addressing a poll rally in Telangana’s Medak district. Follow full coverage of the Lok Sabha elections here. He also alleged that the Congress wants to “insult” the Consitution for their vote…

Supreme Court to Deliver Verdict Today on EVM-VVPAT Case, Pleas Seek 100% Verification

April 26, 2024 Editor

On Wednesday, Supreme Court said it could not “control the elections” or issue any directions solely based on doubts about reliability of EVMs. The Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment on a series of petitions seeking a comprehensive cross-verification of votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). The Supreme Court decision is expected to be announced by a bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said it could not “control the elections” or issue any…