Modi to Consider Issues Raised by States ‘On Priority’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made it clear that he will work for strengthening the federal structure of the country and would like his office to consider issues, especially those raised by the States on priority and with sensitivity.


Holding his first formal meeting with officials of the Prime Minister’s Office a day after taking charge, he laid thrust on leveraging modern technology and developing systems and processes for effective monitoring and resolution of issues which are particularly brought to his office.

Mr. Modi, who was given a detailed presentation on the structure and functions of the PMO, said that over the past several decades, it has evolved as an important institution and that its “best practices” should be carried forward.

Twitter Soars 10%

It’s been a big day for Twitter, with its shares picking up just over 10 percent. What caused the spike? An analyst upgrade from Nomura. The new buy rating came with a reiterated $43 price target.


Twitter closed today at $33.77 per share.

The good news for Twitter comes on the heels of it picking up some momentum yesterday. A report indicated that Twitter would see strong user growth in Asia in the next few years, and the company announced a nine-figure, two-year deal that could help it drive revenue growth. That, along with today’s upgrade and ensuing share price bounce, have put new shine on the social company.

List of Council of Ministers in Modi Cabinet

The following is the list of council of ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet:

Council of Ministers

Cabinet Ministers
Name Department
Narendra Damodar Das Modi Prime Minister
Rajnath Singh Home Minster
Sushma Swaraj External Affairs & Overseas Indian Affairs
Arun Jaitley Finance Corporate Affairs & Defence
M. Venkaiah Naidu Urban Development Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation & Parliamentary Affairs
Nitin Jairam Gadkari Road Transport and Highways Shipping
D.V. Sadananda Gowda Railways
Uma Bharati Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Dr. Najma A. Heptulla Minority Affairs
Gopinathrao Munde Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water and Sanitation
Ramvilas Paswan Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Kalraj Mishra Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Maneka Gandhi Women and Child Development
Ananth Kumar Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ravi Shankar Prasad Communications and Information Technology & Law and Justice
Ashok Gajapathi Raju Civil Aviation
Anant Geete Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Harsimrat Kaur Badal Food Processing Industries
Narendra Singh Tomar Mines & Steel Labour and Employment
Jual Oram Tribal Affairs
Radha Mohan Singh Agriculture
Thaawar Chand Gehlot Social Justice and Empowerment
Smriti Zubin Irani Human Resource Development
Dr. Harsh Vardhan Health and Family Welfare
Ministers of State
General V.K. Singh Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge) & External Affairs Overseas Indian Affairs
Inderjit Singh Rao Planning (Independent Charge), Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge) & Defence
Santosh Kumar Gangwar Textiles (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Shripad Yesso Naik Culture (Independent Charge) & Tourism (Independent Charge)
Dharmendra Pradhan Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)
Sarbananda Sonowal Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge)
Prakash Javadekar Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs
Piyush Goyal Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge) & New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)
Dr. Jitendra Singh Science and Technology (Independent Charge), Earth Sciences (Independent Charge), Prime Minister Office Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space
Nirmala Sitharaman Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), Finance Corporate Affairs
G.M. Siddeshwara Civil Aviation
Manoj Sinha Railways
Nihalchand Chemicals and Fertilizers
Upendra Kushwaha Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water and Sanitation
Radhakrishnan P Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Kiren Rijiju Home Affairs
Krishan Pal Road Transport and Highways Shipping
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Agriculture & Food Processing Industries
Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava Tribal Affairs
Raosaheb Dadarao Danve Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Vishnu Deo Sai Mines, Steel & Labour and Employment
Sudarshan Bhagat Social Justice and Empowerment

Narendra Modi Sworn in as Indian's 15th Prime Minister

Narendra Modi was today sworn in Prime Minister at the head of a 45—member coalition government after the elections that saw the BJP gain absolute majority in 30 years.


63—year—old Modi, the first leader to get a landslide victory for the BJP, became the 15th Prime Minister in a virtual ‘coronation’ ceremony in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan before a 3000-strong gathering, the largest audience at the swearing in a of new government.

Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, M Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, Uma Bharti, Maneka Gandhi, Ananth Kumar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Smriti Irani and Harsh Vardhan were among those who were sworn in as Cabinet ministers.

Ram Vilas Paswan (LJP), Harsimrat Kaur Badal (Akali Dal), Anant Geete (Shiv Sena) and Ashok Gajapathi Raju (TDP) were those from allied parties who took the oath today.

PM Narendra Modi's Cabinet: Who is Likely to Get What

On the day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, all eyes are on his Cabinet. While there is no confirmation yet on who will get what Cabinet berth, sources are saying that Modi's Cabinet is going to be a small one.

Narendra Modi

According to sources, BJP President Rajnath Singh will be the new Home Minister in Modi's cabinet. BJP leader JP Nadda is set to become the new party president. Arun Jaitley remains the frontrunner for Finance, while Arun Shourie is poised for the post of government advisor or deputy chairman of the Planning Commission.

Delhi turns into a fortress for Narendra Modi's swearing in ceremony

7000 security personal, two drones to keep an eagle's eye on Narendra Modi's swearing in ceremony today. 4000 guests expected. Thunderstorm the only concern

Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony as India's 15th PM at the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt on Monday evening is set to be a grand event. An unprecedented 4,000 guests, including heads of the government of eight countries (of which seven are from Saarc), all 777 MPs of both Houses, the outgoing PM and his council of ministers, all governors, CMs, ambassadors and other constitutional authorities like the chief justice of India will attend the event.
The area around the Rashtrapati Bhavan will turn into a fortress with near 800 Delhi Police jawans providing a five-layered security cover. Two unmanned aerial vehicles, popularly known as drones, will hover over the Rashtrapati Bhavan accompanied by anti-aircraft guns on ground.

Flipkart Raises $210M In New Funding From DST Global And Returning Investors

Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce company, announced today that it has raised $210 million in a new funding round led by DST Global, with returning investors Tiger Global, Naspers, and Iconiq Capital also participating. The announcement comes on the heels of last week’s news that Flipkart will acquire online fashion retailer Myntra in a deal reportedly worth $300 million.


The new funding brings Flipkart’s total raised so far to $750 million. The company currently has 18 million registered users and 3.5 million daily visitors, but it faces stiff competition from other companies, including Amazon and Snapdeal, as they strive to pull ahead in India’s ecommerce market, which is expected to grow seven times to $22 billion in the next five years.

Apple Launches 8GB Variant of iPhone 5C in India at Rs 37500

Tech giant Apple has launched iPhone 5C 8GB version in India for Rs 37,500. The device will be available in the market over the next few days.


The iPhone 5C was launched globally last October along with iPhone 5S and the 8GB variant of the device was first launched in the UK and France. Apple iPhone 5C features 4 inch Retina display and has almost identical internals, including Apple's A6 chipset, an 8 megapixels rear camera with flash and a 1.2 megapixels front facing camera.

Lok Sabha Election Results 2014

Lok Sabha Election Results 2014

All India Result Status
Status Known For 543 out of 543 Constituencies
Party Name Seats Won
Bharatiya Janata Party 282
Communist Party of India 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 9
Indian National Congress 44
Nationalist Congress Party 6
Aam Aadmi Party 4
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 37
All India N.R. Congress 1
All India Trinamool Congress 34
All India United Democratic Front 3
Biju Janata Dal 20
Indian National Lok Dal 2
Indian Union Muslim League 2
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 3
Janata Dal (Secular) 2
Janata Dal (United) 2
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 2
Kerala Congress (M) 1
Lok Jan Shakti Party 6
Naga Peoples Front 1
National Peoples Party 1
Pattali Makkal Katchi 1
Rashtriya Janata Dal 4
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1
Samajwadi Party 5
Shiromani Akali Dal 4
Shivsena 18
Sikkim Democratic Front 1
Telangana Rashtra Samithi 11
Telugu Desam 16
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen 1
Apna Dal 2
Rashtriya Lok Samta Party 3
Swabhimani Paksha 1
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party 9
Independent 3
Total 543

Source - eci

Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election Results 2014

Rajasthan Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 has been declared. Among 25 seats BJP hosted their flag on all 25 places:

Constituency Winning Candidate Party Name
Ajmer SANWAR LAL JAT BJP
Alwar CHAND NATH BJP
Banswara MANSHANKAR NINAMA BJP
Barmer COL. SONA RAM BJP
Bharatpur BAHADUR SINGH BJP
Bhilwara SUBHASH BAHERIA BJP
Bikaner ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL BJP
Chittorgarh CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI BJP
Churu RAHUL KASWAN BJP
Dausa HARISH CHANDRA MEENA BJP
Ganganagar NIHALCHAND BJP
Jaipur RAMCHARAN BOHARA BJP
Jaipur Rural RAJYAVARDHAN SINGH RATHORE BJP
Jalore DEVJI PATEL BJP
Jhalawar-Baran DUSHYANT SINGH BJP
Jhunjhunu SANTOSH AHLAWAT BJP
Jodhpur GAJENDRASINGH SHEKHAWAT BJP
Karauli-Dholpur MANOJ RAJORIA BJP
Kota OM BIRLA BJP
Nagaur C R CHOUDHARY BJP
Pali P P CHOUDHARY BJP
Rajsamand HARIOM SINGH RATHORE BJP
Sikar SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI BJP
Tonk-Sawai Madhopur SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA BJP
Udaipur ARJUNLAL MEENA BJP

Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2014

Gujarat Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 has been declared. Among 26 seats BJP hosted their flag on all 26 places.
Constituency Winning Candidate Party Name
Ahmedabad East PARESH RAWAL BJP
Ahmedabad West DR. KIRIT P SOLANKI BJP
Amreli KACHHADIYA NARANBHAI BHIKHABHAI BJP
Anand DILIP PATEL BJP
Banaskantha CHAUDHARY HARIBHAI PARTHIBHAI BJP
Bardoli VASAVA PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI BJP
Bharuch VASAVA MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI BJP
Bhavnagar DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL BJP
Chhota Udaipur RAMSINH RATHWA BJP
Dahod JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR BJP
Gandhinagar L.K.ADVANI BJP
Jamnagar POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM BJP
Junagadh CHUDASAMA RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI BJP
Kachchh CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMASHI BJP
Kheda CHAUHAN DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI (CHAUHAN DEVUSINH) BJP
Mahesana PATEL JAYSHREEBEN KANUBHAI BJP
Navsari C. R. PATIL BJP
Panchmahal CHAUHAN PRABHATSINH PRATAPSINH BJP
Patan LILADHARBHAI KHODAJI VAGHELA BJP
Porbandar RADADIYA VITHALBHAI HANSRAJBHAI BJP
Rajkot KUNDARIYA MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI BJP
Sabarkantha RATHOD DIPSINH SHANKARSINH BJP
Surat DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH BJP
Surendranagar FATEPARA DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI BJP
Vadodara NARENDRA MODI BJP
Valsad DR. K.C.PATEL BJP

Jharkhand Lok Sabha Election Results 2014

Jharkhand Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 has been declared. Among 14 seats BJP hosted their flag on 12 places while JMM on 2 places:

Constituency Winning Candidate Party Name
Chatra SUNIL KUMAR SINGH BJP
Dhanbad PASHUPATI NATH SINGH BJP
Dumka SHIBU SOREN JMM
Giridih RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY BJP
Godda NISHIKANT DUBEY BJP
Hazaribagh JAYANT SINHA BJP
Jamshedpur BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO BJP
Khunti KARIA MUNDA BJP
Kodarma RAVINDRA KR. RAY BJP
Lohardaga SUDARSHAN BHAGAT BJP
Palamau VISHNU DAYAL RAM BJP
Rajmahal VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK JMM
Ranchi RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY BJP
Singhbhum LAXMAN GILUWA BJP

Narendra Modi Wins India by 300+ Seats - Election Results 2014

Election Results 2014 - Narendra Modi Wins India by 300+ Seats

Narendra Modi, 63, proved he was worth the opposition the party originally encountered over its decision. Mr Modi has delivered the BJP's best result ever, giving it more than the 272 seats it needs to form a government. This is the first parliamentary majority by a single party since 1984. With its allies, the BJP now has over 300 of the 543 parliamentary seats. Mr Modi, who has been governing Gujarat for 13 years, drove to his mother's house to seek her blessings.
Narendra Modi - Victory Celebration

Mr Narendra Modi and his core team carefully constructed a presidential-style campaign powered by world-class technology. He has covered 300,000 km since being named the BJP's prime ministerial candidate in September, addressing 457 meetings.
Narendra Modi

Under the leadership of Mr. Narendra Modi, BJP made a clean sweep in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Himachal and Goa accounting for 69 seats and also BJP made a remarkable comeback in Uttar Pradesh where the party win 67 seats.

Narendra Modi

Narendra ModiNarendra Damodardas Modi (About this sound pronunciation (help·info), born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician and is the incumbent and 14th Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the 2014 Indian general elections.

Modi was a key strategist for the BJP in the successful 1995 and 1998 Gujarat state election campaigns, and was a major campaign figure in the 2009 general elections, eventually won by the Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA). He first became chief minister of Gujarat in October 2001 after the resignation of his predecessor, Keshubhai Patel, and following the defeat of BJP in the by-elections. In July 2007, he became the longest-serving Chief Minister in Gujarat's history, at which point he had been in power for 2,063 days continuously. He is currently serving his fourth consecutive term as Chief Minister.
  • Born: September 17, 1950 (age 63),Vadnagar
  • Spouse: Jashodaben Modi (m. 1968)
  • Education: Gujarat University
  • Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
  • Siblings: Soma Modi, Pankaj Modi, Prahlad Modi
  • Parents: Heeraben, Damodardas Mulchand Modi
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