Tackle terror first for new start, Modi tells Sharif
Tough-talking PM wants Pak to speed up trial in Mumbai attack case
New Delhi, May 27
In his first diplomatic engagement with Islamabad, a tough-talking Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made it firmly clear to Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif that the neighbouring country must abide by its commitment to not allow the misuse of its territory for terror activities against India.
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Fresh beginning: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ushers in Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif for talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

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Day 1: Team Modi gets cracking, sets up SIT on black money
New Delhi, May 27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team today hit the ground running by announcing setting up of a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to unearth large amounts of money stashed abroad, a decision taken to implement the directions of the Supreme Court.

Team Modi Portfolios   Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for the first Cabinet meeting of his government in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI

On Day 1, BJP faces Sena trouble
New Delhi, May 27
The ruling BJP is facing ally trouble on the first day of its government. Unhappy over being given only one ministerial berth and that, too, the �inconsequential� Heavy Industries� portfolio by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP�s long-standing ally � the Shiv Sena � seems to be on a warpath.

LeT behind Herat attack, Karzai tells Modi
New Delhi, May 27
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is learnt to have told New Delhi that the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was behind the terror attack on the Indian Consulate at Herat last week.

Jaitley joins as Defence Minister, albeit temporarily
Says no row over Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag�s appointment
New Delhi, May 27
BJP leader Arun Jaitley today took over as new Defence Minister, albeit with a rider that he could be in the ministry for �only for couple of weeks�, indicating that there is a Cabinet reshuffle on the cards in the near future for a new incumbent at South Block.

analysis Speculation rife over full-time Defence Minister New Delhi, May 27 The Narendra Modi government has started functioning, but speculation on the composition have not stopped. A statement by Arun Jaitley that a full-time Defence Minister would be named in a couple of weeks has now started conjectures on who will make it to the strategically crucial ministry.