New Cabinet

New Goa Cabinet Ministers To Be Sworn In Today

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 13, 2019

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said late on Friday night that he would reshuffle the cabinet on Saturday replacing four ministers and the swearing-in ceremony would be held at 3 pm.

Nitish Kumar's Party Was Denied Its Share In New Cabinet: Sanjay Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Tuesday charged the BJP with having "denied" an honourable share in the Union Council of Ministers to its alliance partner Janata Dal (United), headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

5 Deputies Among 25 Ministers Sworn Into Jagan Reddy's New Cabinet

South | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday June 8, 2019

New Andhra Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has made clear his expectations from the new cabinet - he wants to earn the tag of 'best-governed state' within six months to a year

Rajnath Singh Informally Meets Ministers After Late Inclusion In Cabinet Panels

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu and Sanket Upadhyay | Saturday June 8, 2019

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was seen to be making a point on Friday as he held an informal meeting of ministers, just a day after he was added to the Cabinet Committee on PoliticalAffairs and other cabinet panels he had earlier been left out of.

PM Modi's Plan To Tackle Economy, Jobs: 2 New Cabinet Committees

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering a proposal to set up cabinet committees to address the two biggest challenges his government faces - slowing growth and rising unemployment.

Opinion: Most Inspired Choice In PM Modi's New Cabinet A Non-Politician

Opinion | Andy Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Monday June 3, 2019

Partly by default, and partly by design, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has managed to assemble a newish-looking team for his second term. Hopefully, the freshness will carry over to ideas.

Nitish Kumar Cabinet: Bihar Chief Minister Picks 8 New Ministers From His Party, Denies Rift With BJP

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday June 3, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was upset after his party was offered only a single berth in the Narendra Modi government, has hit back at the BJP's state unit. In the much-awaited Cabinet expansion on Sunday, he included eight of his party colleagues.

Opinion: Nirmala Sitharaman, Glass Ceiling Breaker, Can Change Much More

Opinion | Brinda Karat | Sunday June 2, 2019

As the new cabinet gets down to work, the appointment of Nirmala Sitharaman as the country's Finance Minister has invited special attention, as it should. As the country's first woman Finance Minister, (except for the short stint when Indira Gandhi held the portfolio as Prime Minister) Nirmala Sitharaman has broken a hitherto iron barrier, just the...

On Day 1 Of PM Narendra Modi's New Government, Big Moves For Farmers, Traders

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday June 1, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, in its first meeting of the new term on Friday evening, made big moves for farmers and traders.

PM Modi Names Nirmala Sitharaman As Finance Minister, Here's What Experts Say

Business | Thomson Reuters | Friday May 31, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman was previously the country's defence minister.

New Cabinet Minister Portfolios Of India 2019: Omar Abdullah's Twitter Reminder As Ministers Get Portfolios

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday May 31, 2019

As the names of the new ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet were announced, Jammu and Kashmir politician Omar Abdullah urged them to update their Twitter handles.

With Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman Gets Big Vote of Confidence From PM Modi

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 31, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman's promotion is seen as the big news in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new government. She will be India's new Finance Minister, which puts her in charge of perhaps the most challenging department for the government.

What Amit Shah As Home Minister Means For Power Equations At Centre

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday May 31, 2019

BJP chief Amit Shah, for years the closest confidant and chief strategist of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be the Home Minister in the new BJP-led government at the centre. The appointment makes Amit Shah, who masterminded the party's landslide victory in elections this month, the de-facto Number 2 in the government.

Dharmendra Pradhan Retains Petroleum, Gets Steel Too In New Cabinet

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 31, 2019

Rajya Sabha member and BJP candidate from Odisha Dharmendra Pradhan will have an expanded role in the new Modi government with the former Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister retaining this key Ministry while given additional charge of the Steel Ministry.

Who Gets What: Cabinet Portfolios Announced. Full List Here

India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday May 31, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has picked his closest aide Amit Shah as Home Minister in the new government. Rajnath Singh will be Defence Minister and Nitin Gadkari will be Minister of Road Transport and Highways. Nirmala Sitharaman will be Finance Minister and Minister of Corporate Affairs