There were rumours that he was not the only candidate for the top job but finally he was in luck and got a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the chairman of the trust and its members include Defence minister, Home minister and Finance Minister
The 21-day lockdown has put pressure on the logistics system and is a big hurdle in delivery of essential products
The house listing and housing enumeration of the Census 2021 and NPR were slated to be carried out simultaneously from April 1 to September 30
Prime Minister Modi said that it is vital to break the chain of the disease and experts have said that at least 21 days are needed for it
RSS isn't keen to rock Modi's boat because its relationship with BJP is smoother now after Hindu consolidation
The incident took place at around 9.30 am. A police team has found five-six petrol-filled bottles at the site
Mr Shah's 50-minute Lok Sabha speech can be best described as a model of mendacity; it apportioned the blame on everyone but his ministry and the Delhi police, which report to him
Allaying the apprehensions of the delegation on restrictions, Shah said all decisions on relaxations are based on ground realities and not due to any pressure
Emerging after the meeting that lasted nearly two hours, Bukhari told reporters that the release of remaining political leaders was among the topic discussed with the home minister
What Jyotiraditya Scindia's move means for the Congress and the BJP
The chief minister submitted to the governor a three-page letter in which he accused the BJP of being involved in horse-trading and holding the rebel Congress MLAs in captivity
He said Delhi riots were a conspiracy and no one responsible will be spared irrespective of his party, religion or caste
Replying to a discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the recent communal violence in Delhi, Shah appealed to people to not be scared of the NPR process
On Delhi riots, Shah said the guilty, irrespective of political or religious affiliation, will not be spared. The guilty will be punished with the objective of instilling fear of law
The Congress has a wafer thin majority in the 228- member Assembly. Before the rebellion, its tally was 114
Scindia has been named as the BJP's Rajya Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh
Opposition demands home minister's resignation
Replying to a discussion in Lok Sabah on the Delhi riots, Shah said prima facie the violence appears to be a pre-planned conspiracy.
Chowdhury sought resignation of Shah, a demand echoed by TMC's Saugata Roy and N K Premchandran of RSP.