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This development comes after NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Congress president Rahul Gandhi met in New Delhi.

Congress, NCP consider plan to merge 2 parties

If Cong-NCP merge, their combined tally in LS will go up to 57 two more than the minimum 55 needed by a party to get...

31 May 2019 1:21 AM IST

BJP chief Amit Shah takes oath of office as Cabinet minister in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

BJP chief Amit Shah joins Modi Cabinet for first time

Shah made his debut in Lok Sabha with a massive win from Gandhinagar, a seat earlier represented by L.K. Advani.

31 May 2019 12:53 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh may head panel to assist Rahul Gandhi

Each working president would be given charge of some states to work independently to revive the party in their states.

31 May 2019 12:50 AM IST

BJP leaders including Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan, Prakash Javadekar and Smriti Irani who were a part of the first Modi government, also took oath as Cabinet Ministers. (Photo: AFP)

Modi sarkar 2.0: PM Modi brings fresh faces; 20 first-timers in...

Among the prominent ones to take the oath were Anurag Thakur, Arvind Sawant and S Jaishankar.

30 May 2019 10:18 PM IST

In an election that was marred by violence, the BJP has made deep inroads into the Trinamool Congress territory in West Bengal by winning 18 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: ANI twitter)

People chant 'Jai Shri Ram', Mamata Banerjee calls them criminals

Banerjee on Wednesday declined to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

30 May 2019 9:49 PM IST

Shah worked for Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of RSS for some time before he joined BJP in 1984-85. (Photo: BJP twitter)

Modi sarkar 2.0: Amit Shah sworn-in as Cabinet Minister

Shah was the third in line, after Modi and Rajnath Singh, to take the oath, administered by President Kovind.

30 May 2019 9:23 PM IST

Union Minister Maneka Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Modi sarkar 2.0: Maneka Gandhi likely to be pro-tem speaker

Sources said she has been selected to become the pro-tem speaker in the 17th Lok Sabha elections.

30 May 2019 9:10 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

Modi sarkar 2.0: Narendra Modi takes oath; Shah, Jaishankar join...

57 ministers in the government; 24 cabinet ministers, 9 MoS(I) and 24 MoS to aid the Prime Minister

30 May 2019 7:13 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)

Don't want any symbolic participation in the government: JD(U) chief...

Nitish Kumar has said that JD(U) will still remain a part of the NDA but will not be part of the government.

30 May 2019 6:40 PM IST

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy met Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

'Cong-JD(S) govt functioning smoothly': K'taka CM assures after...

Two Congress MLAs Ramesh Jarkiholi and Sudhakar -- met BJP leaders at Krishna's residence, claiming their visit as...

30 May 2019 6:34 PM IST

Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Thursday staged a protest along with the party workers at Gandhi Bhavan here against Rahul Gandhis resignation from the party presidents post. (Photo: ANI)

T'gana Cong leader along with party workers protest against Rahul's...

Taking moral responsibility for defeat in polls, Congress president had offered to resign on May 25, but it was rejected...

30 May 2019 5:58 PM IST

Realising the gravity of the unsavoury remark, Sidhu said: You dont want to wash dirty linen in public. He (Capt Amarinder Singh) is a fatherly figure, I love him, I respect him; I will sort it out myself. (Photo: ANI)

Traitor of Cong should be punished: Sidhu stands by his words

Earlier on May 24, Chief Minister Singh had hinted at changing the portfolio of his Cabinet colleague Sidhu.

30 May 2019 5:35 PM IST