Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening took the oath of office as the head of a 72-member Council of Ministers for a third successive term. Five of the 30 Cabinet berths went to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) allies.

In total, 30 Cabinet ministers, five ministers of state with independent charge and 36 ministers of state were administered the oath of office at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The first meeting of the new Union Cabinet is likely to be held on Monday evening.

An FIR was registered against nine people, including IREO Group Managing Director Lalit Goyal and Oberoi Realty Limited Chairman and Managing Director Vikas Oberoi, under various sections of cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery, police said on Sunday.

The FIR was filed on the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate at the DLF phase 2 police station on Friday following a complaint lodged by Advance India Projects Limited (AIPL), citing allegations of cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery against the accused, the police said.

Narayan Rane, Parshottam Rupala and Anurag Thakur — despite winning their respective Lok Sabha seats — were key omissions from the Narendra Modi-led council of ministers that took the oath of office on Sunday evening in the national capital.

The three were cabinet members in the outgoing 72-member Union council of ministers.

Financial firm HSBC has cast significant doubt on the future of Indian edtech giant Byju's, assigning zero value to Prosus' nearly 10 per cent stake in the company. This stark evaluation comes amidst Byju's ongoing legal battles and deepening financial troubles.

Prosus, a Dutch-listed technology investment company, has invested $500 million in Byju's, marking one of its largest edtech bets in India, which has now soured.

Gold Price Today: The price of 24-carat gold went up by Rs 10 in early trade on Friday, with ten grams of the precious metal trading at Rs 73,430, according to the GoodReturns website. The price of silver also appreciated by Rs 100, with one kilogram of the precious metal selling at Rs 93,600.

The price of 22-carat gold rose Rs 10, with the yellow metal selling at Rs 67,310.

Tripura Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath disclosed on Thursday that Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) has decided to set up four electric vehicle charging stations in and around Agartala.

A proposal seeking necessary funds has been placed before the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Union Ministry of Power.

Police have booked the father and grandfather of the juvenile involved in the May 19 Porsche car crash in Pune, and three others, in a separate case related to abetment of suicide of a businessman's son in the city, an official said on Thursday.

According to the police, a complaint in this regard was registered by a man, D S Kature, who runs a construction business in Pune's Vadgaon Sheri area, against one Vinay Kale, from whom his son Shashikant Kature, had taken a loan for construction work.

A strong dust storm hit several parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday night, the weather department said.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), The city is experiencing a change in the weather due to the impact of a new western disturbance.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allegedly providing specific investment advice related to the stock market before the announcement of the 2024 Lok Sabha election results.

Rahul Gandhi questioned why PM Modi, Amit Shah, and Nirmala Sitharaman made comments regarding the stock market.

The Congress has convened a meeting of its working committee on June 8 to discuss the Lok Sabha poll result.

Votes of the election were counted on June 4.

The meeting has been convened by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and he will chair it. Party leaders will discuss the outcome of the Lok Sabha election, sources said.

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