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.

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.

SAARC bonhomie visible at ceremony
Celebrations in US

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 (More related stories on Nation page)

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.

Modi�s ministers from region
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.