SUNDAY FEATURE

Two bitter rivals — Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav — were seen shaking hands in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly as they took their oaths on Monday, March 28.

The video shared by news agency ANI shows Adityanath and Yadav greeting each other and shaking hands on the floor of the House. The CM pats the SP chief on his shoulder before moving on. WATCH

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took his oath as an MLA just minutes later. Pro-tem speaker Ramapati Shastri administered an oath to members of the House. Yadav has also been named as the Leader of the Opposition in the UP Assembly.

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution and Textiles,  Piyush Goyal today said that the country aspires to become the largest startup ecosystem in the world.

Addressing a session on ‘Gateway to Growth – Roundtable on Indian Startup Ecosystem’ in Abu Dhabi, UAE, The minister said, “Today we are the third-largest Startup ecosystem, but our aspiration is to be the world’s number one startup destination. The Startup bug has caught India’s imagination. The entire innovation ecosystem that the Startup industry represents is giving a new direction, new momentum to India.”

Pramod Sawant — a three-time MLA — on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Goa for the second time in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. This is his second consecutive term as CM. He became the chief minister for the first time in March 2019 after the demise of then chief minister Manohar Parrikar.

Along with Sawant, eight newly elected MLAs also took as ministers in the new Cabinet. Here is the full list of ministers in the new Goa Cabinet:© Provided by The Financial Express Along with Sawant, eight newly elected MLAs also took as ministers in the new Cabinet. Here is the full list of ministers in the new Goa Cabinet:

The Congress on Sunday accused the government of sheltering the promoters of the companies declaring insolvency through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India. "The Amtech group of companies took a loan of ₹21,000 crore from Indian banks. And then it was put on sale for ₹4,100 crore. Where did the money of the banks go? This way our banks are being bankrupt, which is our money. There have been reports that Amtech conducted preferential transactions, transactions defrauding creditors. But the government is not taking any action against the promoters," Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said, demanding a CBI probe.

Citing the examples of Alok Industries, Videocon, Nirupam said the government should ask these shrewd businessmen how their operations went kaput, while they started their companies from scratch. "Actually, these companies have diverted the money and now with the companies sold, the promoters are roaming around scot-free," the Congress leader said.

Ramapati Shastri was appointed as Pro tem Speaker of UP Legislative Assembly Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel administered oath to Ramapati Shastri at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow on March 26 Newly sworn in UP CM Yogi Adityanath was also present