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New Delhi, Nov 9: Ahead of the Cabinet expansion and reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hosted a breakfast meet for the new faces to be inducted in his Cabinet. Those who attended the breakfast party included former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, party General Secretaries J P Nadda and Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Mumbai/New Delhi, Nov 9: Even as finishing touches were being applied to a fairly large-scale expansion of the Narendra Modi ministry on Sunday, there was still uncertainty over whether the Shiv Sena would be part of it. It has asked for a simultaneous resolution of the stalemate in Maharashtra, but the BJP appears to be no mood to accede to Sena president Uddhav Thackeray's continuing demand that

Mumbai, Nov 8: BJP and Shiv Sena today appeared to have resolved their differences with the latter deciding to nominate Rajya Sabha member Anil Desai to be included in the Union Cabinet when Prime Minister Narendra Modi reshuffles and expands his ministry tomorrow. After blowing hot and cold over the last few days, the party also looked agreeable to accepting a power-sharing arrangement in

New Delhi/Goa, Nov 8: Manohar Parrikar, who is tipped to be inducted in the Union Cabinet which will be expanded on Sunday, resigned as Goa chief minister on Saturday. Parrikar faxed his resignation to Goa governor Mridula Sinha, who is out of station. The governor is likely to arrive in the state in time for the swearing-in ceremony of the new chief minister. The swearing-in ceremony of the next

New Delhi, Nov 8: With a day to go for the first recast of the NDA government, there were indications that railway minister Sadananda Gowda may be given a different assignment as part of the government's new thrust to catalyze the infrastructure sector. Sources in BJP indicated that the change of leadership of the critical infrastructure ministry was under consideration in view of Prime Minister

Srinagar, Nov 7: The Army today admitted its mistake over the firing incident in Budgam district of Kashmir which left two youths dead and said that the inquiry into the same would be completed within days and action taken against anyone found guilty of violating the rules of engagement. "Let me state this very clearly that we take responsibility for what happened (at Chattergam in Budgam),"

Varanasi, Nov 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said that he will work for "improving the living conditions of the poor and developing the region" as he laid the foundation stone of a Rs.200 crore Trade Facilitation Centre here. This is Modi's maiden visit to the city after becoming the prime minister. "I believe in doing rather than making tall claims. You have expressed faith in me and

New Delhi,Nov 7: With an aim of forming an effective counterweight to the Narendra Modi-led BJP, stalwarts of the Janata Parivar such as Sharad Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav and H D Deve Gowda on Thursday met at the residence of SP chief Mulayam Singh’s residence and decided to merge their outfits into a single party. The leaders also decided to work together in Parliament by adopting common stand and

Visakhapatnam, Nov 7: It's been nearly 12 hours since a Torpedo Recovery Vessel of the Navy sank off the coast of Visakhapatnam, but there has been no trace of the four missing personnel who were on board. One person was killed and 23 others were rescued when the vessel started sinking last evening. The vessel, which has reportedly sunk to a depth of around 370 metres, was on a routine mission to

Tel Aviv, Nov 6: Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Israel for what would be his first visit abroad to discuss bilateral issues including strengthening security ties and fight against terror. Singh was scheduled to arrive here yesterday morning but had to reschedule his plans after his flight from Monaco was cancelled due to stormy weather. He finally reached Israel only at 10 PM local