Mandaviya had previously served as Health Minister in Modi’s cabinet
Read MoreModi's third term is anticipated to be centred on strengthening the DISCOMs (power distribution firms) financial standing, increasing their capacity for renewable energy, and giving priority to renewable energy sources including solar, wind, and green hydrogen
Read MorePradhan wins the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha, defeating Biju Janata Dal's Pranab Prakash Das by over 1 lakh votes
Read MoreJD(U) win 12 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. The party contests the Lok Sabha elections in alliance with BJP, LJP and HAM
Read MoreThe 59-year-old BJP leader and the party's key strategist served as the Union Home Minister in the previous Modi government.
Read MoreAfter the BJP failed to cross the halfway mark needed to form a government in its own right it has to depend on allies TDP and JD(U)
Read MoreThe storied investor and former Infosys CFO urges greater R&D funding to drive Indian innovation
Read MoreEarlier there was speculation that the swearing-in ceremony of the new NDA government led by PM Modi would take place on Saturday
Read MoreThe upper circuit in Nifty and Sensex (a sign of extreme euphoria) following the Congress Party's 2009 return to power with just 206 seats...hid one of India's biggest stock market scandals. On the election results day in 2009, a measly trading turnover worth less than USD 300 million (less than Rs 1500 crore then) had shut down a near trillion dollar market, without giving anybody a chance to buy or sell. What really happened now when the PM Modi-led alliance secured 293 seats?
Read MoreAmong the Nifty companies, 29 advance, while 21 decline. Leading the pack of gainers are NTPC, SBI, ONGC, Coal India, and Power Grid
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