Sarbananda Sonowal begins second stint as Union Minister; meets shipping ministry officials

Former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is back in the Union ministry as the in-charge of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and the Ministry of Ayush after a five-year stint in Assam. On Thursday, Sonowal after taking charge as the new union minister of ports, shipping and waterways, met senior officials of the shipping ministry and […]

PM Modi Cabinet 2.0: New ministers take charge after mega reshuffle

A day after the mega reshuffle of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led cabinet, many of the newly inducted ministers took charge of their offices on Thursday. There was a slew of activities in the power corridors of New Delhi this morning, as newly-elected ministers arrived at their offices to take charge. Some of the leaders […]

Seven more women MPs inducted into PM Modi’s new council of ministers

Seven women MPs took oath as union ministers on Wednesday in the expansion of the council of ministers carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was the first expansion of the union council of ministers by PM Modi in his second term as Prime Minister. The swearing in ceremony, which took place at Rashtrapati […]

PM Modi Cabinet Expansion: Four leaders from Northeast take oath as ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expanded his Cabinet to include 36 new faces. Seven ministers who were already a part of Modi’s Cabinet have been elevated. Tripura West MP Pratima Bhoumik and Inner Manipur MP Rajkumar Ranjan Singh were among the leaders from the Northeast who took oaths as ministers in the new Modi […]

Cabinet Reshuffle: Kiren Rijiju sworn-in as Cabinet Minister

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju was sworn-in as Cabinet Minister on Wednesday. He is being promoted in the new Modi Cabinet. The Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal West was serving as Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports and Ayush and Minister of State, Minority Affairs. Rijiju was administered the oath by President Ram […]

Cabinet reshuffle: Ex-Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as Union Minister

Former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal took oath as a Union Minister in PM Narendra Modi’s new cabinet. The swearing-in ceremony of 43 ministers is currently underway at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The oath-taking ceremony for 43 ministers of the Union Cabinet commenced with Narayan Rane and former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal taking their oaths. Prime Minister […]

Cabinet Reshuffle: List of 43 ministers who will take oath today

Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony of the new Council of Ministers in the Modi government on Wednesday evening, the Centre has released the full list of ministers who will be inducted to the revamped Union Cabinet. As many as 43 ministers will be taking charge in the first cabinet reshuffle since Prime Minister Modi returned […]

Ahead of PM Modi’s Cabinet revamp, many ministers resign

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet reshuffle, both Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and minister of state for health Ashwini Chaube have stepped down from their position today. Apart from these two senior ministers, including Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, resigned on Wednesday. According to sources, […]

Modi Cabinet expansion; 43 expected to be sworn-in as ministers today

As many as 43 new members are all set to be sworn in this evening in Prime Minister Modi’s new cabinet which will be one of the most inclusive with record representation of SC, ST members. It is learnt from reliable sources that post-expansion, there will be 12 members from the SC community, including two […]