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Amit Shah takes charge as Home Minister
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 1 (ANI): New entrant to the North Block, Amit Shah on Saturday took charge as Home Minister in the Modi government. G Kishan Reddy and Nityanand Rai, who have been named the Ministers of State in the Home Ministry, were with him. The ministers of state presented bou
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Rajnath Singh takes charge as Defence Minister
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday took charge of his ministry here two days after he was sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Prakash Javadekar takes charge as Environment Minister, Babul Supriyo as M
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 1 (ANI): Prakash Javadekar on Saturday took charge as the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and said that he would continue to push Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of addressing climate change and other issues.
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Rijiju takes charge as MoS for Sports and Youth Affairs
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju on Friday took charge as Minister of State (MoS) (independent charge) of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for offering the role to him.
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MoS Sripad Naik takes charge of AYUSH ministry
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): BJP MP from North Goa, Shripad Naik, on Friday assumed office as Minister of State (independent charge) in Ayush Ministry, after taking charge he said that the completion of infrastructural work will be the priority during the second term.
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RK Singh takes charge as MoS Power and New and Renewable Energy
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Bureaucrat-turned-politician RK Singh took charge as the Union minister of state (independent charge) for Power and New and Renewable Energy on Friday.
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Piyush Goyal takes charges of Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday took charge of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, while thanking Prime Minister Narendra for giving him the new responsibility.
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Nishank takes charge as HRD Minister
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Hours after being appointed the Human Resource Development Minister in the Modi Cabinet, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank took charge of the Ministry.
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Admiral Karambir Singh takes over as Navy Chief
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Admiral Karambir Singh on Friday took over as the Chief of the Naval Staff succeeding Admiral Sunil Lanba, who is retiring after over four decades of service.
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Disney, Netflix cite difficulties to film in Georgia amid new abortion law
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Three of the world's biggest entertainment companies, including Netflix, Disney and Warner Media, on Thursday said that they may stop producing movies and televised shows in Georgia if the state's new and highly restrictive abortion law takes effect.
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Modi takes oath for second term, inducts Amit Shah, former FS Jaishankar
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Narendra Modi, who got a massive mandate in the elections, on Thursday took oath as Prime Minister again for a second consecutive term inducting confidant and BJP President Amit Shah into his Cabinet along with the surprise inclusion of former Foreign Secr
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Narendra Modi takes oath as 15th Prime Minister
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Capping a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi, along with his Councils of Minister, on Thursday took oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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