Union Ministers Rijiju, Ranjan, Teli, MP Bhubaneswar Kalita felicitated by International Association

The International Association for Parliamentarians for Peace felicitated several MPs including Union Ministers from the Northeastern region at a felicitation programme held in New Delhi. As many as four MPs from Northeastern states of Assam, Arunachal and Manipur were felicitated by the International Association for Parliamentarians for Peace along with MPs from across the nation. […]

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 […]

Rameswar Teli takes charge as MoS Petroleum, Labour

Member of Parliament Rameswar Teli on Thursday took charge as Minister of State (MoS) for Labour and Employment. He represents Dibrugarh in Assam. Teli, who served as the Union Minister of State for Food Processing and Technology, has also been inducted as Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas. He assumed charge as the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Union Minister Ananth Kumar passes away at 59

Union minister and six-time BJP MP Ananth Kumar breathed his last at a Bengaluru hospital on Monday morning. The 59-year-old was suffering from cancer and was earlier treated at a hospital in New York. He is survived by wife Tejaswani and two daughters Aishwaraya and Vijayeta. The Karnataka government declared a three-day mourning and a public […]