Supreme Court of India

Black Money: SIT Chief Confident of Quick Probe

The Union government has created a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the issue of black money stashed abroad. Former Supreme Court judge Justice MB Shah has been appointed as the Chairman of the team and he has now promised to complete the probe as soon as possible. May 28, 2014
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Student union demands governors rule in Guwahati

Guwahati, May 28 (ANI): The All Bodoland Minority Students Union (ABMSU) in Assam state took to streets and demanded governor's rule in the areas hit by violence between indigenous tribesmen and settlers, which left 47 people dead and tens of thousands homeless. Around 31 Muslims were gunned down in three days of what police said were attacks by tribal militants who resent the presence of immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh. President of the students union, Sahabuddil Ali Ahmed, urged Assam as well as the central government to seize illegal arms in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) areas. May 28, 2014
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Anandiben Patel takes oath as Gujarat Chief Minister

Gandhinagar, May 22 (ANI): BJP leader and former Gujarat Revenue Minster Anandiben Patel on Thursday took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat succeeding PM elect- Narendra Modi. She was administered oath by Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal whose blessings she sought after taking oath. BJP leaders Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley along with Narendra Modi, attended Patel's oath- taking ceremony held at Mahatma Mandir in Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar. Post taking oath, Gujarat's first woman CM, Anandiben Patel, received greetings from the other leaders present on the dais. Some members of her council of ministers also took oath today. May 22, 2014
Nikkei

Asian Shares, Australian Dollar Rise on Firm China PMI

Asian shares and the Australian dollar rose on Thursday after an upbeat reading on China's factory sector blunted some of the more pessimistic views on the world's second-biggest economy, supporting risk appetite already burnished by a strong session on Wall Street. May 22, 2014
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Narendra Modi meets Governor, resigns as Gujarat CM

Gandhinagar, May 21 (ANI): Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on Wednesday submitted his resignation as Gujarat chief minister to Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal. Modi is chairing a meet with Gujarat BJP leaders to elect the next CM of Gujarat. As per reports, Anandiben is the frontrunner for the top post. Earlier on Tuesday, President Pranab Mukherjee had appointed Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India. May 21, 2014
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Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM for fourth consecutive term

Bhubaneswar, May 21 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for a fourth consecutive term on Wednesday. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor SC Jamir at Raj Bhawan. Twenty-one ministers, including ten of cabinet rank, were also administered the oath of office and secrecy. Patnaik led the BJD to a landslide victory in the just concluded assembly elections in the state. The BJD won 117 of the 147 seats in the state assembly. May 21, 2014