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PM Modi rejigs Cabinet; Sonowal, Scindia brought in; 12 ministers exit

Effecting a big reset, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday brought in Sarbananda Sonowal, Narayan Rane and Jyotiraditya Scindia as Cabinet ministers while dropping as many as 12 ministers including Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar. As many as 15 Cabinet ministers, including some new faces, were sworn-in at the swearing in ceremony held in the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan. While 13 members took oath in Hindi, two took in English. Rane, 69, a Rajya Sabha MP and a former Maharashtra chief minister, was the first to take oath. After Rane, Sonowal, former Assam chief minister, took oath in English. The 58-year-old leader has earlier served as Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Sports and Youth Affairs under Prime Minister Modi Congress-turned-BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh, also took oath as a Cabinet ..

21 new faces likely in Cabinet reshuffle, Bihar tipped for lion's share

This will be the first big reshuffle of Modi 2.0

Twitter failed to comply with India's new IT rules: Centre tells Delhi HC

The Centre, in an affidavit filed in the high court, said any non-compliance amounts to breach of provisions of IT Rules, leading to Twitter losing its immunity conferred under the IT Act

France begins judicial probe into Rafale deal with India: French media

Dassault Aviation has rejected the allegations of corruption, saying no violations were reported in the frame of the contract.

India says will oppose 'regressive proposal' by rich nations on carbon tax

India will instead seek more action from European nations and the US, says Environment Minister.

Modi govt decides to give one year extension to Venugopal as A-G

Venugopal took over as the Attorney General on July 1, 2017.

Elections before statehood in Jammu & Kashmir: Can a cart pull a horse?

The demand for restoration of statehood before elections is likely to have popular support both in Jammu and in the Kashmir Valley

Centre initiates disciplinary proceedings against Alapan Bandyopadhyay

The Centre has initiated major penalty proceedings against former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay for alleged misconduct and misbehavior, officials said on Monday. Bandyopadhyay, now an adviser to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been asked to reply to a "memorandum", within 30 days, sent to him by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) mentioning the charges, they said. The former chief secretary has been warned of major penalty proceedings that allows the central government to withhold pension or gratuity, or both, either in full or in part, the officials said.

Centre should abandon fiscal targets in the time of crisis: CPI (M)

The CPI(M) on Monday said the government can raise money to pay compensation to the families of Covid-19 victims

Sonia Gandhi convenes meet on Jun 24, to plan protests against govt

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of the party's general secretaries and state in-charges on June 24

Govt amends rules pertaining to Indian Accounting Standards

Ind AS are converged with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

During Covid, digital tech helped us cope, connect, and console: PM Modi

VivaTech is one of the largest digital and startup events in Europe, held in Paris every year since 2016.

That dream house: Real estate has some opportunity waiting to be tapped

If the real estate sector is properly managed, it could drive not just finance but demand for a range of products and services, writes T N Ninan

'Iron fist needed': Congress slams Centre for 'weakening banking system'

The Opposition party has urged that the Centre handle fraudsters with an 'iron fist'

Mamata writes to Modi, says will not release Bengal chief secretary

Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay was to report to Delhi at 10 am.

Modi govt changed farmers' lives, ensured affordable healthcare: Javadekar

: Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government has changed the lives of millions of farmers with landmark decisions and reforms, and also ensured "affordable and quality health service" to the people in the last seven years. On the seventh anniversary of the Modi government, he congratulated the prime minister for the work done so far in the service of the country and the welfare of the people under his leadership. He said the day is being marked as "Seva Divas" (Service Day), and called upon the people to participate. "Congratulations to Prime Minister Modi ji for the work that has been done for the service of the country and the welfare of the people for seven years. Today, this day is being celebrated as 'Seva Divas'. You should also be a participant in the programme in your neighbourhood," the Union minister said in a series of tweets in Hindi and English. Javadekar said the Modi government has "dedicatedly worked ..

Modi govt anniv: Leaders to participate in relief work in 100k villages

All BJP leaders will participate in the Covid prevention and relief activities to be organised in one lakh villages, party leader Anil Baluni said on Saturday

The Great Gatsby Curve: Will India be like East Asia or Latin America?

If India combines great inequality with poor inter-generation mobility, it risks becoming, not like East Asia with its rapid growth rates, but like under-performing Latin America, writes T N Ninan

HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt stand on PIL for more crematoriums in capital

The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre and the Kejriwal govt to respond to a PIL seeking more electric or CNG crematoriums in view of a large number of people succumbing to Covid-19

Maldives in 2 decades? Lakshadweep Administrator draws flak for 'reforms'

Under attack over its new regulations, the Lakshadweep administration said the reform push was aimed at making the island another Maldives in two decades