New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) Nirmala Sitharaman is a trailblazer in Indian politics, having been the first woman to serve as full-time Union Minister of Finance since 2019 in the Modi 2.0 government. She has presented five full budgets since July 2019, and an interim budget on February 1, 2024. As Finance Minister, Sitharaman did…
New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) Politically savvy and known as a tough and disciplined administrator during his term as India’s Home Minister, Amit Shah on Sunday returned to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cabinet 3.0. Shah, who won from Gujarat’s Gandhinagar constituency with a staggering margin of 7,44,716 votes in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls, has…
New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) Rajya Sabha member and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhary was on Sunday evening inducted into the Union Council of Ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A third generation politician, Jayant Chaudhary is the grandson of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh and son of Chaudhary Ajit Singh, who…
New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) Astute, learned and well-respected globally as India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar on Sunday returned to the Modi 3.0 cabinet. The diplomat-turned-politician served as Foreign Secretary in PM Modi’s first term and was appointed EAM in 2019 in Modi’s second term. Jaishankar’s role as EAM has seen a more assertive…
New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) Narendra Modi on Sunday took oath as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive time, at the head of a 72-member National Democratic Alliance (NDA) cabinet comprising a lion’s share of ministers from the BJP and around a dozen from its alliance partners. Modi, clad in white kurta…
New York, (UNI) In the pulsating ambiance of the T20 World Cup 2024, David Miller emerged as the epitome of determination, guiding South Africa to a four-wicket conquest over the Netherlands. The showdown, held here on Saturday, unfolded as South Africa overcame adversity to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. The match commenced with…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 9 (UNI) Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL) handled an impressive one million tonnes of air cargo in the fiscal year 2023-2024, achieving a milestone. The achievement underscores AAHL’s robust operational capabilities and strategic growth in the aviation industry. Demonstrating solid growth, AAHL facilitated a remarkable 10,13,115 metric tonnes of cargo in FY 2023-24,…
New Delhi, June 9 (UNI) The leaders of Mauritius, the Maldives and Bhutan arrived on Sunday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The President of Sri Lanka and the Prime Minister of Nepal are also scheduled to arrive. On Saturday, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina arrived to a warm…
Beirut, June 9 (UNI) Four people, including two Hezbollah members, were killed, and five others were injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on villages in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that an Israeli warplane targeted a house in the village of Houla, killing two Hezbollah members and…
