Rashtrapati Bhavan gets decked up for Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony
The ceremony will begin from 7pm on Thursday (May 30) and high tea will be served to guests. The menu includes lemon tart, sandwiches, samosas and sweets.
May 29, 2019, 17:40 PM ISTMore TMC leaders join BJP, party MLA Manirul Islam latest to switch sides
The Trinamool Congress downplayed the development and claimed that the leaders have been made to join BJP at gunpoint.
May 29, 2019, 17:08 PM ISTWill plead to Rahul Gandhi to not resign as Congress president: Sheila Dikshit
"We are going near the residence of Rahul Gandhi to demonstrate there and convey our feelings that he should not resign," Sheila Dikshit said.
May 29, 2019, 15:44 PM ISTAmit Shah likely to be given charge of Finance Ministry in Narendra Modi government 2.0: Sources
The Finance Ministry in the first term was held by Arun Jaitley but owing to his ill health, he has formally requested the PM to be not be given any official responsibility in the next ministry.
May 29, 2019, 15:34 PM ISTMamata Banerjee will not attend PM Modi's swearing-in, says 'please excuse me'
Mamata Banerjee said that she was forced to turn down the invitation after coming across media reports in which the BJP) claimed that over 50 people were murdered in poll-related violence across the state.
May 29, 2019, 14:43 PM ISTWhy Mamata Banerjee refused to attend Narendra Modi's swearing-in: Full text of her letter to the PM
Mamata said that the oath-taking ceremony is an august occasion to celebrate democracy, "not one that should be devalued by any political party."
May 29, 2019, 14:39 PM ISTAmit Shah, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Kanimozhi resign from Rajya Sabha after getting elected to Lok Sabha
Amit Shah created history by winning the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 5.57 lakh votes
May 29, 2019, 14:21 PM ISTTMC core committee meeting postponed after Mamata Banerjee accepts invitation to PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony
The meeting is now likely to be held on Monday, June 3.
May 29, 2019, 13:47 PM ISTArun Jaitley writes to PM Narendra Modi, opts out of Cabinet citing poor health
PM Modi will take an oath of office for the second time on Thursday after which the new government will come to power.
May 29, 2019, 13:38 PM ISTAll eyes on PM Narendra Modi as Rashtrapati Bhavan gets set to host oath ceremony
Here are the highlights from all political developments on Wednesday, May 29:
May 29, 2019, 13:34 PM ISTFor Time, Narendra Modi was 'Divider-in-Chief' before Lok Sabha election, becomes unifier after results
The article titled 'Modi Has United India Like No Prime Minister in Decades', claims that his win is a "victory for meritocracy, and for opportunity, thanks to a slate of welfare policies for the country’s extreme poor."
May 29, 2019, 12:39 PM ISTShiv Sena reminds Narendra Modi government of Ram Temple construction
This comes within a week after the result of the Lok Sabha election was declared ushering in another term for the Modi government.
May 29, 2019, 11:01 AM ISTSachin Pilot to quit Congress with his team of MLAs if Rahul Gandhi resigns?
In case the Congress asks Sachin Pilot to shift base, there are chances of him deserting the Congress and then staking his claim to form a government, along with a few independent and BJP MLAs.
May 29, 2019, 09:59 AM ISTRajasthan Congress's first executive meet after Lok Sabha poll debacle on Wednesday
Sachin Pilot, Avinash Pandey and CM Ashok Gehlot will attend the meet.
May 29, 2019, 09:50 AM ISTPema Khandu to take oath as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for second term today
This is for the first time that the ceremony will be held outside the Raj Bhawan.
May 29, 2019, 09:38 AM ISTWith Rahul determined to quit, Congress preps for post-Gandhi phase
The Congress Working Committee is likely to meet again on May 29 to discuss a replacement for Rahul Gandhi, said sources.
May 29, 2019, 07:20 AM ISTHimanta Biswa Sarma mocks Rahul Gandhi, says hope he continues as Congress president for next 50 years
Sarma said the Opposition would benefit if Rahul was not the leader.
May 29, 2019, 06:39 AM ISTBimstec leaders confirm participation in Narendra Modi's swearing-in
Narendra Modi will take oath as the PM of the country for the second time on Thursday (May 30).
May 28, 2019, 23:37 PM ISTCongress, BJP in war of words over strength in Telangana
The opposition Congress and BJP in Telangana were engaged in a war of words Tuesday over their strength in the state in the wake of impressive gains made by the two parties in the Lok Sabha polls.
May 28, 2019, 22:58 PM IST