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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis wins Trust Vote
As expected, the BJP Government in Maharashtra led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (44) won the trust vote on the floor of the Assembly by a voice vote. Shiv Sena, which opposed the trust vote, was left stranded and isolated, as…
Haribhau Bagde elected Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly
Senior BJP leader Haribhau Bagde has been elected unopposed as the Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly. Shiv Sena candidate Vijay Avti and Congress candidate Varsha Gaikwad have pulled out of the race at the last moment.
BJP's victory was…
Chhattisgarh Sterilisation Death Toll climbs to 13
The death toll due to medical negligence in a sterlisation camp at Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, has now reached 13 even as a probe has been ordered into the shocking incident. Over 50 women are still critical.
The state government has…
ABP News-Nielsen Survey: BJP to win Delhi
The opinion poll conducted by ABP News-Nielsen predicted comfortable majority for the BJP in Delhi assembly polls. The survey claimed that BJP would win 46 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly. BJP had won 32 seats in 2013 polls.
The…
Ex J&K Separatist Leader Sajjad Lone meets PM Modi
A day after BJP managed to roped in Ajatshatru Singh and Chaman Lal Gupta for Jammu & Kashmir Assembly polls, former separatist leader Sajjad Lone met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, fuelling speculations that he could…
Modi Cabinet: List of Ministers with Portfolios
As expected former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar became the new Defence Minister of India. Suresh Prabhu, who quit Shiv Sena to join the BJP, has been given the Railways. The most surprising change came in Health Ministry.…
Suresh Prabhu, Ajatshatru Singh join BJP
Signalling at a virtual end of ties between BJP and Shiv Sena at all levels, Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, who took oath as the Cabinet Minister today, quit the Sena membership and joined the BJP. He did so before taking oath as a Minister, it…
Modi Cabinet 2.0: 21 Ministers Sworn-in
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducted 21 Ministers into his team during the first-ever Cabinet expansion of his government, which took charge in June 2014. The Ministers included 4 Cabinet, 3 MoS Independent charge and 14 MoS. Manohar…
Laxmikant Parsekar takes oath as Goa Chief Minister
Despite stiff opposition from Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza and some of his followers, the BJP gave its nod to Laxmikant Parsekar, who was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Goa.
Former CM Manohar Parrikar had resigned today,…
PM Narendra Modi adopts Jayapur in Varanasi
Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted the Jayapur village in Varanasi under the 'Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana' project, he went further to thank the people of Jayapura for adopting him. "Under the `Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana'…