Amit Shah takes charge as Union Home Minister

Two days after taking oath as a cabinet minister in the Narendra Modi government, Amit Shah took charge of the Home Ministry on Saturday. This is the first time that Amit Shah has been inducted into the Union Cabinet. After taking charge, he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for trusting him with this responsibility. Shah […]

Modi Cabinet 2.0 portfolios announced: Amit Shah gets Home, Nirmala becomes first woman Finance Minister

The portfolios of the council of ministers in the second term of Modi government has been announced. Over 50 ministers joined PM Modi in the swearing-in held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has picked his closest aide Amit Shah as Home Minister in the new government. Amit Shah succeeds Rajnath Singh, who has been given […]

Arun Jaitley opts out of Modi Cabinet, cites health reasons

Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he would like to stay away from any responsibility in the Modi government’s second term in office, citing health reasons for his decision. In the letter, Jaitley said he had orally informed Modi about his desire not to be a part of […]