BJP leaders Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Bandi Sanjay Kumar and Ravneet Singh Bittu may be among the new faces in the Union Council of Ministers which will be sworn on Sunday evening along with Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy is likely to take oath Sunday evening as a minister in the Union Cabinet, party sources said.

Mumbai and its neighbouring areas received heavy rains in the last 24 hours, bringing down the mercury and providing relief to residents from the hot and humid weather, officials said on Sunday.

An old Instagram story of actor-turned-politician MP Kangana Ranaut, justifying Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at an Oscar ceremony, has gone viral amidst the controversy surrounding a female CISF constable slapping her at Chandigarh airport on Thursday.

Security has been beefed up in parts of New Delhi district in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, officials said.

Telugu Desam Party Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh, K Ram Mohan Naidu and Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani are likely to be inducted into the Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that would be sworn in on Sunday.

Tensions heightened in Manipur's Jiribam district on Saturday after suspected militants torched two police outposts, a forest office and at least 70 houses, prompting the authorities to transfer the superintendent of police, officials said.

In a recent statement, Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has provided clear directives for assessing the Lok Sabha election results. Dr. Parameshwar noted that they are strictly adhering to Gandhi's instructions, particularly regarding identifying reasons behind poor performance in some districts.