The top four slots in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Team 2.0 have new faces rejigging key portfolios, with Amit Shah, who crafted a Modi wave in the elections, getting charge of the Home Ministry and effectively becoming the number 2 in the cabinet. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has continued Nitin Gadkari as Road Transport and Highways Minister recognising his stellar performance in the previous term. He has been given additional responsibility of spearheading the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. This comes in the wake of various ...
Flight Lt. Mohana Singh has become the first woman fighter pilot to fly by day on a Hawk advanced jet aircraft, an official statement said on Friday. The statement said the woman officer landed after a gruelling 4-aircraft combat sortie at Kalaikunda Air Force station in West Bengal, which was the last ...
Following is the list of Ministers in the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Narendra Modi: Prime Minister, also in-charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and all important policy issues; and all other portfolios not allocated to any ...
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday greeted new Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh, saying it was a proud moment for the state. "Congratulations to Admiral Karambir Singh for taking over as the new chief of the Navy. Proud moment for Punjab, Grey Eagle!" he tweeted....
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. Pradhan, known as the Bharatiya Janata Party's face in Odisha also held the ...
At a live screening in Dubai's India Club that broadcast Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing in ceremony, a group of Indian expats cheered as he took oath for a second term in office. Decked in traditional clothes, community members were invited to watch the live ...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of India's Anita Bhatia as Assistant Secretary-General for resource management, sustainability and partnerships and Deputy Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). ...
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has favoured a "genuine" dialogue between India and Pakistan, saying it is the "best framework" for addressing the outstanding issues between them, including the Kashmir issue. OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen on Thursday said that Jammu ...
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted the CBI four more months to complete probe into an FIR filed against its former Special Director Rakesh Asthana in a bribery case. The court order came on the Central Bureau of Investigation plea seeking extension of time to complete its probe. The probe agency had registered the FIR against ...
