The lambda variant of COVID-19 has not been reported in India so far, sources said on Wednesday. Speaking to ANI, Dr Pragya Yadav, head of the National Institute of Virology’s Maximum Containment Facility, “Lambda variant has been detected in 30 countries. Lambda variant was first reported from Peru, in December 2020. The number of cases […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expanded his Cabinet to include 36 new faces. Seven ministers who were already a part of Modi’s Cabinet have been elevated. Tripura West MP Pratima Bhoumik and Inner Manipur MP Rajkumar Ranjan Singh were among the leaders from the Northeast who took oaths as ministers in the new Modi […]

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju was sworn-in as Cabinet Minister on Wednesday. He is being promoted in the new Modi Cabinet. The Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal West was serving as Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports and Ayush and Minister of State, Minority Affairs. Rijiju was administered the oath by President Ram […]

Former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal took oath as a Union Minister in PM Narendra Modi’s new cabinet. The swearing-in ceremony of 43 ministers is currently underway at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The oath-taking ceremony for 43 ministers of the Union Cabinet commenced with Narayan Rane and former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal taking their oaths. Prime Minister […]

Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony of the new Council of Ministers in the Modi government on Wednesday evening, the Centre has released the full list of ministers who will be inducted to the revamped Union Cabinet. As many as 43 ministers will be taking charge in the first cabinet reshuffle since Prime Minister Modi returned […]

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet reshuffle, both Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and minister of state for health Ashwini Chaube have stepped down from their position today. Apart from these two senior ministers, including Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, resigned on Wednesday. According to sources, […]

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a cabinet meeting in Guwahati on Wednesday. Several key decisions were taken during the cabinet meeting. The decisions taken in the Assam cabinet meeting are as follows: From now onwards, the state anthem ‘O Mur Apunar Dekh’ will be played at the beginning of all government programmes, meetings […]

Days after the Centre announced the extension of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA in Nagaland for another six months, the Naga Hoho has taken strong exception to the move stating that the Government of India should come clear in its approach to the Naga political issue. Speaking to Northeast Live, Naga Hoho general […]

As many as 43 new members are all set to be sworn in this evening in Prime Minister Modi’s new cabinet which will be one of the most inclusive with record representation of SC, ST members. It is learnt from reliable sources that post-expansion, there will be 12 members from the SC community, including two […]

‘The Cinematic legend’ and ‘a true thespian’ is how Dilip Kumar was remembered by President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi who condoled the actor’s death on Wednesday. President Kovind offered his condolences to Kumar’s family saying his demise marks the end of an era of Indian cinema, he will ‘live forever in the […]