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Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel

Anupriya didn't join Modi team as she was offered only MoS rank: Apna...

She received phone call and was told to prepare for swearing-in. But I feel that she did not agree for a MoS rank,' a...

31 May 2019 6:37 PM IST

Will bring reforms in both passenger and cargo services of Railways:...

Piyush Goyal has retained the Railways and has been given the charge of Commerce and Industry.

31 May 2019 6:28 PM IST

In his first decision after being sworn-in to head the government for a second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had made national security an important plank in the elections, on Friday approved a major change in the Prime Ministers Scholarship Scheme under the National Defence Fund. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

PM approves major changes in 'Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme'

The ambit of Scholarship Scheme has been extended to wards of State Police officials who are or were martyred during...

31 May 2019 6:27 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has constantly been on target of opposition, especially RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who demanded for his resignation and accused him of trying to shield the accused. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Allies should have proportional representation in cabinet: Nitish...

The Chief Minister added that his party do not have any problem or any kind of repentance on not being the part of the...

31 May 2019 6:13 PM IST

Prime Minister holds the Union Cabinet meeting, attended by all the cabinet members. (Photo: ANI)

Modi sarkar 2.0: Ministers take charge, arrive for first Union Cabinet...

A day after swearing-in, memebers of the Union Cabinet take charge of their respective ministries in New Delhi on...

31 May 2019 5:57 PM IST

The lawyer representing Payal Tadvis family told the court that said that circumstances of the medical post-graduate students death suggested it was a murder case. (Photo: File)

Dr Payal Tadvi suicide: All 3 accused sent to judicial custody till...

Dr Tadvi's family had sought the Sessions Court's directions to treat her death as murder.

31 May 2019 5:51 PM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, with newly sworn his cabinet ministers greet the invitees at the end of the swearing in ceremony at the forecourt of presidential palace in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Modi sarkar 2.0: First-timers and their portfolios

Modi's Cabinet has six new Cabinet ministers and close to 15 new Ministers of State.

31 May 2019 5:10 PM IST

Chavans father told the police its not clear why his son committed suicide, but he may have taken the extreme step due to work stress, a police official said. (Photo: File I Representational)

Nagpur teen GoAir staff hangs himself after wishing mother on birthday

According to the police, Chavan hanged himself from an iron rod of a ventilator at his home.

31 May 2019 4:50 PM IST

The order, issued by the Kochi Range inspector general for revoking his suspension, was frozen under the relevant sections of the Kerala Police Departmental Inquiries Punishment and Appeal Act, sources said. (Photo: Rajeev Prasad)

Kerala govt freezes order to reinstate controversial cop

The order was cancelled by the home department on the instructions of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

31 May 2019 4:33 PM IST

The three doctors were arrested for allegedly abetting the post-graduate medical student Tadvi, who belonged to the Scheduled Tribe community, to end her life on May 22. (Representational Image)

Main accuse in Smriti Irani's close aide murder in Amethi, held

A case was registered against five people for killing Surendra Singh.

31 May 2019 4:13 PM IST

BJP minister of state Col. (Retd) Rajyavardhan Rathore (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Left out of cabinet, Rajyavardhan Rathore says 'thank you'

Singh posted a thread of messages on Twitter praising PM Modi and his vision.

31 May 2019 4:13 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind was addressing a banquet in honour of the heads and representatives of foreign governments attending the swearing-in-ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. (Photo: Twitter/ @BJP4India)

Decisive mandate for PM Modi to build new India: President Kovind

Kovind said the verdict is an affirmation of Modi's visionary leadership to build a New India, not in a distant future,...

31 May 2019 3:57 PM IST