New Cabinet

New Book Claims Theresa May's Top Ministers Plotted To Oust Her

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May faced a plot from her senior cabinet ministers to oust her in the immediate aftermath of the June general election that saw the Conservative party lose its overall majority in Parliament, a new book has claimed.

KJ Alphons Takes Charge Of Tourism Ministry

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 4, 2017

Minister of State for Tourism KJ Alphons on Monday took charge of his Ministry and said the new assignment was a "big responsibility".

Shift To Commerce Ministry From Railways No Demotion: Suresh Prabhu

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 3, 2017

Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu today denied he has been demoted in the cabinet reshuffle, saying he looks at his new task as an opportunity to ensure rapid economic growth of the country. Noting that his new assignment is his ninth as a cabinet minister, Mr Prabhu said every task is equally important

On Combat Roles For Women, Here's What The New Defence Minister Said

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 4, 2017

India's new Defence Minister post the cabinet reshuffle, Nirmala Sitharamanon Sunday said she is keeping an "open mind" on women in combat roles -- a matter that Army Chief Bipin Rawat said is being looked into. Few nations have women in combat roles, an issue that's seen as a fallout of gender divide.

Dharmendra Pradhan, Who Convinced The Well-Off To 'Give It Up', Elevated

India News | Written by Snigdha Basu | Sunday September 3, 2017

The third expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet was seen to reward performers - one crucial face among whom was Dharmendra Pradhan. The minister, who was in charge of petroleum portfolio has been elevated to cabinet rank. He also got additional charge of the new Skill Development Ministry.

'Ram Teri Ganga Maili': Uma Bharti's Exit Sponsors New Congress Dig

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 3, 2017

The Congress today took a dig at the induction of four former bureaucrats in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet, calling the nine new ministers a "senior citizens club".

PM Modi's Cabinet Reshuffle Earns Nitish Kumar A Jab From Lalu Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 3, 2017

Lalu Prasad Yadav has claimed that the Janata Dal United was not invited for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle in which four junior ministers were elevated to the cabinet rank and nine new faces inducted as Ministers of State today.

Cabinet Reshuffle: DDA's 'Demolition Man' Now Junior Minister In PM Narendra Modi's Cabinet

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday September 3, 2017

Bureaucrat-turned-politician KJ Alphons is the new Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. He was chosen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the cabinet rejig today.

Cabinet Reshuffle: Nirmala Sitharaman Is New Defence Minister, Piyush Goyal Gets Railways

Press Trust of India | Sunday September 3, 2017

Nirmala Sitharaman became the first woman Defence Minister of the country since Indira Gandhi held the charge.

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Appointed India's New Sports Minister

Press Trust of India | Sunday September 3, 2017

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore takes over from Vijay Goel following a major cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Nirmala Sitharaman Is India's New Defence Minister

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday September 3, 2017

Nirmala Sitharaman, who was promoted to the cabinet today, is the country's new Defence Minister. She takes charge of the crucial ministry from Arun Jaitley, who has been saying for some time that he would like to focus his attention entirely on the Finance Ministry.

Former Mumbai Top Cop Satya Pal Singh Now Part Of PM Narendra Modi's Team

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday September 3, 2017

Former Mumbai Police commissioner Satya Pal Singh, who quit the post to join politics in 2014, is now part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new cabinet. The 61-year-old Lok Sabha MP from Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, he was a 1980-batch Maharashtra cadre IPS officer.

After Cabinet Reshuffle, Arun Jaitley Keeps Finance

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday September 3, 2017

Arun Jaitley retained Finance Ministry while his Defence Ministry was handed over to Nirmala Sitharaman in the cabinet reshuffle today that saw nine new ministers take oath.Ms Sitharaman is India's first woman Defence Minister after Indira Gandhi, who held the department for a short while when she was Prime Minister.

Cabinet Reshuffle: Complete List Of Who Got What

India News | Edited By Parmeshwar Bawa | Sunday September 3, 2017

In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega cabinet reshuffle today, four ministers were promoted to Cabinet rank while nine new ministers took oath. The ministers met PM Modi and Amit Shah this morning at the PM's residence before their oath ceremony where the PM reportedly told them to perform and do a "good job". Government sources said PM Modi based...

RP Rudy Landed In Patna, Caught Same Flight Back, Was Told 'Please Quit'

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Parmeshwar Bawa | Sunday September 3, 2017

Before nine new ministers took their oath today, they were told by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that they "have been chosen with great consideration, so now please perform."

New Minister Slapped Doctor On Camera. He Knows Tae Kwon Do

India News | Reported by Harish Upadhya, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday September 3, 2017

Even before the oath ceremony, one of the new ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been linked to controversies.

It's A BJP Reshuffle, Says Angry Sena; Nitish Kumar Also Disappointed

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Parmeshwar Bawa | Sunday September 3, 2017

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi reshaped his cabinet today, there was an outbreak of heartburn not just among ministers who were asked to resign, but for allies who made no gains today.

Cabinet Reshuffle: Nirmala Sitharaman Gets Defence, Piyush Goyal Gets Railways - 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday September 4, 2017

Nirmala Sitharaman will be the country's new Defence Minister while Piyush Goyal will be the new Railways Minister after a cabinet reshuffle on Sunday that saw nine new ministers take oath. Ms Sitharaman and Mr Goyal too took oath after being promoted to cabinet rank along with Dharmendra Pradhan and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. Nirmala Sitharaman is the f...

Cabinet Reshuffle Highlights: Nirmala Sitharaman First Woman Defence Minister After Indira Gandhi

India News | Sunday September 3, 2017

Nine new ministers today took oath in fresh cabinet reshuffle in the Narendra Modi government - the third since he took charge as Prime Minister. Four ministers - Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi - were elevated to cabinet level. Arun Jaitley will keep Finance, and Piyush Goyal has been assigned Railways. Ni...

Chose You Carefully, Please Perform: PM Modi To 9 New Ministers

India News | NDTV News Desk | Sunday September 3, 2017

Nine ministers join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet today were told that they were chosen with great consideration. Meeting with them before the oath ceremony, PM Modi reportedly told the ministers to perform and "do a good job".

PM Picks Professionals For Look-Ahead Cabinet: Ex-Top Cop, 3 Bureaucrats

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Sunday September 3, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has included four retired administrators with solid reputations in a list of nine new ministers expected to join his government tomorrow. Two of them, former diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri and ex-IAS officer KJ Alphons aren't even members of parliament. The other two, Satya Pal Singh and RK Singh are first-time MPs.

PM Modi's 9 New Ministers Named, Oath At 10:30 am: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday September 3, 2017

Nine new ministers, all from the BJP, will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government today and all of them have been named. The list includes no one from the BJP's new ally the Janata Dal (United). New Defence and Railways ministers are expected to be appointed, whose names have not been released. A promotion to cabinet rank is likely for thre...

Delhi Government Approves 2,000 New Buses To Bolster Public Transport

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 1, 2017

The Delhi Cabinet today approved a proposal to procure 2,000 buses, including 1,000 for the state-run DTC, to strengthen public transportation in the national capital.

Modi Cabinet Reshuffle Live Updates: 9 New Ministers To Take Oath Today, Say Sources

India News | Posted by Amrita Ray | Sunday September 3, 2017

PM Modi'snew team will include at least two members from the BJP's latest ally, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United.

Not My Decision, Says Rajiv Pratap Rudy On Resigning As Minister

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury and Sonal Mehrotra, Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Friday September 1, 2017

In his first comments after being asked to resign as minister, Rajiv Pratap Rudy told NDTV that -Its not my decision, its the decision of the party, and I will follow (it)-

'No Call From PM Modi', AIADMK Unlikely In Cabinet, Say Sources

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Parmeshwar Bawa | Friday September 1, 2017

Three union ministers have quit the government, making it clear that a new cabinet will be formed, most likely on Sunday. However, sources in Tamil Nadu's ruling party, the AIADMK, say reports of them bagging cabinet spots are incorrect - they point out that the party has yet to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition or announce any formal a...

Possible New Ministers And How They Place In BJP's Election Strategy

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Arun Nair | Friday September 1, 2017

While revamping his Cabinet, in a massive shake-up expected on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to factor in key assembly elections in several states ahead of the 2019 national election, when he will seek a second term.

Cabinet Reshuffle On Sunday Morning, 8 Ministers Quit: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu | Saturday September 2, 2017

A new Defence Minister is expected to be appointed on Sunday morning when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to revamp his cabinet in a big shake-up. Arun Jaitley will retain the Finance Ministry, sources said; he currently handles both key departments. The Prime Minister was still tweaking his list of new ministers till late on Friday night, s...

Uma Bharti, Rajiv Rudy Among 3 Who Quit, Cabinet Rejig Likely Tomorrow

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday September 1, 2017

Uma Bharti and Rajiv Pratap Rudy were among three union ministers who resigned on Thursday evening in what is seen to signal a mega cabinet reshuffle, likely on Saturday. Sources said more resignations are expected as ministers make way for new faces, including those from allied parties.

Cabinet Approves New Bridge At Indo-Nepal Border

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 23, 2017

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for a new bridge on the India-Nepal border over Mechi river.