Search Results for: Cabinet

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns, successor next week

Boris Johnson will resign as leader of the UK's ruling Conservative Party on Thursday but will continue as Prime Minister until later this year.

Jul 7, 2022

BJP Never Asked Governors to Quit, Says Naqvi

Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, R.C.P. Singh resign; Naqvi tipped for VP [details]

President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignations of both Union Ministers with immediate effect, Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement.

Jul 6, 2022

Mumbai's Aarey car shed row intensifies: Environment issue turns into proxy battle between Shiv Sena and BJP [Timeline]

The dispute over the construction of a metro car shed at Aarey goes back to 2014, with Thackeray government's decision to move the car shed to Kanjurmarg being a bone of contention between two former allies

Jul 2, 2022

Maha crisis: Rebel Sena Minister claims 34 MLAs with Eknath Shinde

Who is Eknath Shinde; Shiv Sena leader to be next Maha CM [details]

In a dramatic twist to the ongoing political upheavals in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena's rebel group leader Eknath Shinde will take oath as the new Chief Minister of the state at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday evening.

Jun 30, 2022

MVA countdown? Maha Guv orders CM Thackeray to prove majority on Thursday (Ld)

Maharashtra Crisis: Shinde camp to leave for Goa today, join floor test tomorrow in Mumbai

Rolling the political ball, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has directed the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government of Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress to take a floor test and prove its House majority on June 30 (Thursday).

Jun 29, 2022

MVA countdown: Maha Guv orders CM Thackeray to prove majority on Thursday [details]

The Governor has convened a one-day Special Session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Thursday with a single point agenda of a trust vote against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in view of the political upheavals along with legal, procedural issues witnessed in the past nine days.

Jun 29, 2022

Who is A S Rajan; senior IPS officer is now National Police Academy chief [details]

Senior IPS officer A S Rajan has been roped in for the post of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) director, an official order said.

Jun 28, 2022

BJP suffers embarrasment in K'taka; minister rakes up separate state demand [details]

In a major embarrasment to the BJP government in Karnataka, the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Umesh Katti's recent statements demanding a separate state for north Karnataka has reignited the debate over regional divide in the southern state.

Jun 28, 2022

Govt appoints IRS officer Nitin Gupta as CBDT chairman [details]

The government has appointed IRS officer Nitin Gupta as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

Jun 27, 2022

Rohit Sharma tests positive for Covid; isolated in team hotel [details]

India's preparations for the re-scheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham from July 1 have suffered a setback as captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19.

Jun 26, 2022

Govt think-tank NITI Aayog gets new CEO; Parameswaran Iyer to take top post [details]

Parameswaran Iyer, the man who is credited with building thousands of toilets as part of Swachch Bharat Mission, will now be heading the country's top think-tank, NITI Aayog.

Jun 24, 2022

R&AW Secretary Samant Kumar Goel gets one-year extension [details]

The Centre on Friday extended the tenure of Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) Chief, Samant Kumar Goel, by one more year.

Jun 24, 2022

Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 920; many still trapped under debris [details]

The casualties were reported from Barmal, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts of Paktika province. Helicopters and rescue teams have arrived in the affected areas from neighbouring provinces and Kabul.

Jun 22, 2022

Draupadi Murmu, Yeshwant Sinha share deeper connect with Jharkhand

It is a unique coincidence that both the presidential poll candidates -- Droupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha -- share a deep connection with Jharkhand.