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Union minister Gopinath Munde dies in car accident
03 Jun 2014
Union minister for rural development Gopinath Munde died at 8 am today after he met with a road accident in the national capital
Telangana is born, KCR is first chief minister of India’s 29th state
02 Jun 2014
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday took charge as the first chief minister of Telangana, India’s twentyninth state
NDA government plans big boost to DD, AIR
02 Jun 2014
Ajit Kumar Doval appointed National Security Advisor to PM Modi
30 May 2014
The appointment will be co-terminus with the term of the prime minister or till further orders, according to an official release
PM Narendra Modi lists priorities for his government
30 May 2014
Modi, who is keen on preserving the federal character of the government, wants to give top priority to issues raised by state governments
Day 1, Act 1: Modi government sets up SIT to track black money
28 May 2014
Setting up of the SIT has been pending approval as the earlier UPA government had twice moved the Supreme Court against it
New oil minister avoids talk on gas price hike
27 May 2014
After bonhomie, PM Modi talks tough with Pakistan’s Sharif on terror
27 May 2014
During the 40-minute meeting, Modi conveyed his concerns on terrorism, including the attack on the Indian consulate in Herat, said to have been executed by Pakistan-based LeT
Plea filed in SC against division of Andhra Pradesh into two states
27 May 2014
A public interest petition was been filed in the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the constitutional validity of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act that led to creation of the new State of Telangana
Modi takes charge as 15th PM; 44 ministers sworn in
26 May 2014
While there are no surprises, in terms of new faces, since all of the ministers owe their positions to Modi, the prime minister, unlike in the UPA ministry will have a decisive say in how they run their ministries
Leaner, compact Narendra Modi cabinet to take oath today
26 May 2014
Narendra Modi, who had promised to have a compact government with more emphasis on governance, is expected to downsize the ministry through mergers or reallocation of portfolios
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