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Tuesday, May 27, 2014, Chandigarh, India

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Rajnath gets Home, Sushma External Affairs, Jaitley Finance
NEW DELHI: BJP heavyweight Rajnath Singh was today appointed Home Minister and another senior party leader Sushma Swaraj the External Affairs minister in the new government in which Arun Jaitley gets Finance Ministry with additional charge of Defence.

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Sushma Swaraj first woman to get MEA portfolio
NEW DELHI: Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday became the first woman External Affairs Minister, in yet another first for the 62-year-old BJP leader.

Cong takes pot-shots at Modi's choice of ministers 
New Delhi: Terming as "lacklustre" Narendra Modi's new Council of Ministers, Congress today took pot-shots at the new government saying its HRD Minister Smriti Irani was "not even a graduate".

Need to change confrontation into cooperation: Sharif
New Delhi: Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif today pitched for "working together" in his maiden meeting with newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said both will have to strive to change confrontation into cooperation.

Arvind Kejriwal furnish bail bond, ends six days drama
New Delhi: Backtracking from his defiant stand, former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today furnished a bail bond before a court here which ordered his "forthwith release" from Tihar Jail where he spent six days in a case of criminal defamation filed by BJP MP Nitin Gadkari.

Modi government constitutes SIT to unearth black money
New Delhi: Complying with the Supreme Court directive, the new government on its first day in office today constituted a special investigative team (SIT) headed by a former Supreme Court Judge to unearth black money, including in the case of Hasan Ali.




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Prime Minister Modi takes charge
 Sworn in 15th PM 45-member team takes oath Cabinet berth for Rajnath, Sushma, Jaitley, Gadkari, Harsimrat 
New Delhi, May 26
Ushering in the new government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Pranab Mukherjee today administered oath of office and secrecy to the 45-member Council of Ministers, marking the completion of a transition to a new order mandated by the people and witnessed by a galaxy of leaders of South Asian region and India.
President Pranab Mukherjee administers oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a star-studded ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.
man of the moment: President Pranab Mukherjee administers oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a star-studded ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. Reuters






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Modi to meet Sharif today; revival of dialogue on agenda
New Delhi, May 26
New Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif tomorrow amid hopes of revival of the stalled peace process between the two countries. Ignoring vehement opposition from hardliners to his India visit, Sharif arrived here in the forenoon today accompanied by his wife Kulsoom, son Hussain and key aides.

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Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Pakistan's PM Nawaz Sharif, Vice President Hamid Ansari, President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, Maldives President Abdulla Yameen and Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay pose for a group photo after swearing-in at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday.
SAARC spirit: (L-R) Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Pakistan's PM Nawaz Sharif, Vice President Hamid Ansari, President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, Maldives President Abdulla Yameen and Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay pose for a group photo after swearing-in at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. —Reuters
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Badal bahu preferred to veterans in Punjab
Bathinda, May 26
“See you in Parliament, in my team,” was the parting message by Narendra Modi to SAD-BJP candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal as he left Bathinda on April 25 after addressing a rally.

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Double delight for Haryana
Chandigarh, May 26
Haryana today emerged as a major gainer with two of its MPs bagging ministerial berths in the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre. While Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh was inducted as Minister of State (Independent charge), Faridabad MP Krishan Pal Gurjar took oath as Minister of State.

Jammu doc comes a long way, is MoS
Jammu, MAY 26
After joining the BJP just three years ago, 57-year-old Dr Jitendra Singh, a diabetologist who today took oath as the Minister of State (independent charge), is the only MP from Jammu and Kashmir to be inducted into the Union Council of Ministers. Of the six Lok Sabha seats, the BJP had won three.

Guests brave heat to keep date with history
 New Delhi, May 26
Hot sultry Monday afternoon was hardly the perfect setting for a day out in the sun. But the heat did not deter Narendra Modi admirers who come hours before the ceremony to see the change of guard and be a part of the history.
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