Inside the Sistine Chapel, the cardinals are taking an oath following the instructions of Pope John Paul II, in a document governing papal conclaves that he issued in 1996. The most senior cardinal reads an oath in Latin and the 133 cardinals will read along, promising to follow the prescribed rules. They also pledge that…
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai (File photo) NEW DELHI: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was on Tuesday appointed the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will succeed the current CJI, Justice Sanjiv Khanna. Justice Gavai is set to take the oath of office on May 14. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath during the swearing-in…
Justice Yashwant Varma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Justice Yashwant Varma on Saturday took oath as a judge of Allahabad high court, even as a cloud of controversy looms over him after the alleged recovery of semi-burnt sacks of cash from his residence last month.Despite the swearing-in, court sources confirmed that no judicial work would be…
Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister on Friday morning, marking the final day of Justin Trudeau’s more than nine years in power. Governor General Mary Simon will preside over the swearing-in of Carney and his cabinet ministers on Friday at 11 am, her office said in a statement. Carney, a…
“Will you accept the challenge?” a visibly animated Mamata Banerjee was heard asking in English to thousands of her party workers assembled at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. The challenge she referred to was countering the BJP‘s electoral machinery, which the West Bengal Chief Minister believes is engaged in an organised attempt—allegedly in collusion with…
Kash Patel took oath as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Saturday, placing his hand on the Bhagavad Gita. He became the ninth person to lead the agency. The oath ceremony was administered by the US Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB)…
NEW DELHI: First-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, Rekha Gupta, on Thursday sworn in as chief minister of Delhi at Ramlila Maidan. The oath-taking ceremony took place in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Cabinet colleagues and chief ministers of National Democratic Alliance-governed states, among others.Along with Gupta, leaders including Parvesh Verma, Ashish Sood,…
JD Vance was on Monday sworn in as the Vice President of the United States at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The ceremony was attended by Usha Vance, his daughter, Donald Trump, his wife Melania, his daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, and billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Tim Cook. Source link
Speaking to the press on Monday in Kolkata, vice-captain Axar Patel said he is content with his place in the Indian team and doesn’t put pressure on himself by thinking too much about the future. Axar was named vice-captain of the T20I side for a five-match series against England, starting January 22. Source link
Donald Trump will take oath as the 47th US President today, marking one of the most stunning comebacks in American history for a leader who refused to concede his 2020 election loss and faced several criminal cases, including a felony conviction. The 78-year-old Republican leader will be administered the oath of office by US Chief…