31 May, 23:13 (IST)

Rajnath Singh to visit the National War Memorial in Delhi tomorrow before formally taking charge as the Defence Minister.

31 May, 20:09 (IST)

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar: Union Budget will be presented on July 5.

31 May, 20:00 (IST)

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar: Cabinet has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri-Kisan yojana to all farmers. Nearly 14.5 crore farmers will benefit from the scheme.

31 May, 19:44 (IST)

AFP quoting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Iran's stocks of nuclear materials still within 2015 deal limits.

31 May, 19:10 (IST)

Sources: Parliament session for budget to be held from 17th June to 26th July.
Election for Speaker will be on 19th June.

31 May, 18:29 (IST)

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: West Indies beat Pakistan by 7 wickets at Nottingham. 

31 May, 17:47 (IST)

First decision of PM Narendra Modi on assuming his office is approval to a major change in the ‘Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme’ under the National Defence Fund. Union Cabinet Meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the following changes: Rates of scholarship have been increased from Rs. 2000 per month to Rs. 2500 per month for boys and from Rs. 2250 per month to Rs. 3000 per month for girls. Prime Minister has approved the following changes: Ambit of the Scholarship Scheme is extended to the wards of State Police officials who are/were martyred during terror/naxal attacks. The quota of new scholarships for wards of state police officials will be 500 in a year.

31 May, 17:36 (IST)

GDP for Q4 falls below 6 per cent; stands at 5.8 per cent.

31 May, 17:29 (IST)

Delhi: Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani and Arvind Sawant arrive for the Union Cabinet meeting.

31 May, 16:37 (IST)

IMD Earthquake: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Mindanao, Philippines at 3:42 pm today.

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New Delhi, May 31: A total of 58 Ministers took oath in the Narendra Modi government on Thursday. Out of them, 25 have been accorded Cabinet rank, 11 have been assigned Independent charge and 24 are Minister of State (MoS). The portfolios are expected to be allocated within the next couple of days. Stay tuned here for the live breaking news and updates from India and across the world.

In other major news, at least one terrorist has been neutralised in the encounter which broke out between insurgents and security forces in Dragad Sugan area of Shopian district earlier this morning. The operation is currently underway. Narendra Modi Sworn in as Prime Minister For Second Consecutive Term

In other national news, Punjab's embattled minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has struck back at critics within his own party, asking why they are singling him out for the loss suffered by the party.

"Instead of collective responsibility,out of 50 department only mine has been commented upon. Why? I can't answer.But it doesn't mean I'll do the same. I didn't say anything before,I won't say anything now. He (Punjab CM) can take any decision, I'll follow that," he said.

On the international front, US President Donald Trump has decided to impose 5 per cent additional duty on goods being imported from Mexico. The move is aimed at pressuring the Latin American nation to halt the flow of migrants.