3 September 2017, 16:25 PM
Santosh Gangwar appointed as the new Labour and Employment Minister.
3 September 2017, 14:16 PM
Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Rathore appointed new Sports Minister.
3 September 2017, 14:15 PM
Giriraj Singh is now Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
3 September 2017, 13:58 PM
Mahesh Sharma loses Tourism department, Vijay Goel loses Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
3 September 2017, 13:56 PM
Suresh Prabhu appointed as Minister of Commerce and Industry.
3 September 2017, 13:51 PM
Ashwini Kumar Choubey gets MoS Health and Family Welfare; Anant Kumar Hegde appointed MoS Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
3 September 2017, 13:50 PM
Vijay Goel to be MoS Parliamentary Affairs and MoS Statistics and Program Implementation.
3 September 2017, 13:48 PM
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar retains Rural Development Ministry, also gets Ministry of Mines.
3 September 2017, 13:38 PM
Arun Jaitley to keep Finance Portfolio and Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
3 September 2017, 13:38 PM
RK Singh gets Ministry of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
3 September 2017, 13:37 PM
Alphons Kannanthanam is MoS (Independent Charge) Ministry of Tourism and MoS Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
3 September 2017, 13:35 PM
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also gets Skill Development and Entrepreneurship ministry
3 September 2017, 13:34 PM
Uma Bharti retains Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
3 September 2017, 13:33 PM
Piyush Goyal to be the next Railway Minister.
3 September 2017, 13:33 PM
Nitin Gadkari gets additional charge of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development Ganga Rejuvenation.
3 September 2017, 13:33 PM
Hardeep Puri to be Minister of State Urban Development Ministry.
3 September 2017, 13:17 PM
Departments of Water Resources and River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation likely to go to Nitin Gadkari.
Gadkari will continue as Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister.
3 September 2017, 13:17 PM
Smriti Irani to retain Information and Broadcasting Ministry: Sources
3 September 2017, 13:11 PM
Nirmala Sitharaman handed over Defence Ministry.
She is the second woman Defence Minister after Indira Gandhi.
3 September 2017, 12:20 PM
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar tweets:
"Congratulations to all the new Cabinet Ministers & MoS-es who took oath. Under PM @narendramodi ji, they will take India to great heights."
3 September 2017, 12:04 PM
BJP president Amit Shah congratulates new ministers.
"Congrats to all newly sworn-in ministers. I am sure they will leave no stone unturned in realising PM @narendramodi's dream of a #NewIndia," he tweeted.
3 September 2017, 12:01 PM
Here's the full list of the new ministers:
Cabinet ministers
Dharmendra Pradhan
Piyush Goyal
Nirmala Sitharaman
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Ministers of State:
Shiv Pratap Shukla
Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Dr. Virendra Kumar
Anantkumar Hegde
Raj Kumar Singh
Hardeep Singh Puri
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Dr. Satya Pal Singh
Alphons Kannanthanam
3 September 2017, 11:52 AM
Arun Jaitley to keep Finance Ministry, likely to give up Defence.
3 September 2017, 11:50 AM
After being promoted to cabinet rank Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says, "Our duty is to match up to expectations of PM Modi. We pledge to carry our duties honestly."
3 September 2017, 11:49 AM
Suresh Prabhu posts 'thank you' message to his colleagues on Twitter:
"Thanks to all 13 Lacs+ rail family for their support,love,goodwill.I will always cherish these memories with me.Wishing u all a great life."
Thanks to all 13 Lacs+ rail family for their support,love,goodwill.I will always cherish these memories with me.Wishing u all a great life
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 11:48 AM
PM Narendra Modi congratulates all those on his new and improved Council of ministers.
He tweeted:
I congratulate all those who have taken oath today. Their experience & wisdom will add immense value to the Council of Ministers.
"I congratulate my colleagues @dpradhanbjp, @PiyushGoyal, @nsitharaman and @naqvimukhtar on joining the Union Cabinet."
3 September 2017, 11:48 AM
Piyush Goyal replaces Suresh Prabhu as Union Railway Minister.
3 September 2017, 11:03 AM
RJD chief Lalu Yadav takes a dig at Nitish Kumar" over Union Cabinet reshuffle.
"They didn't even get invites (oath ceremony). One who leaves his people won't be taken in by others. It's Nitish Kumar's fate."
3 September 2017, 11:02 AM
Alphons Kannanthanam takes oath as Minister of State.
Oath-ceremony ends. National anthem played to mark the end of the ceremony.
3 September 2017, 10:59 AM
Satyapal Singh takes oath as Minister of State.
Satya Pal Singh takes oath as Minister #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/CNip2QNctW
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:57 AM
Gajendra Singh takes oath as Minister of State.
3 September 2017, 10:55 AM
Hardeep Singh Puri takes oath as Minister of State.
Hardeep Singh Puri takes oath as minister #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/RdH9zm2dtl
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:54 AM
Lok Sabha MP from Bihar's Arrah, RK Singh takes oath as Minister of State.
RK Singh takes oath as minister #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/tYcNR4o42w
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:53 AM
Anant Kumar Hegde takes oath as Minister of State.
Anant Kumar Hegde takes oath as minister #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/nzn0rhPFo4
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:53 AM
Virendra Kumar takes oath as Minister of State.
Virendra Kumar takes oath as minister #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/Kc2vxdkZQS
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:51 AM
Ashwini Choubey takes oath as Minister of State.
Ashwini Kumar Choubey takes oath as minister #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/4Y3Em3wJtq
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:45 AM
Minister of States begin taking oath.
Shiv Pratap Shukla first to take oath as MoS.
Shiv Pratap Shukla takes oath as Minister #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/XhA5iP3DHC
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:44 AM
Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi promoted to Cabinet post, takes oath
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi takes oath #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/YnMrIZuCfk
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:42 AM
Nirmala Sitharaman elevated to Cabinet post, takes oath
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes oath #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/6acB2Dpe3e
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:42 AM
Union Minister Piyush Goyal takes oath as Cabinet minister.
3 September 2017, 10:37 AM
Swearing-in ceremony begins.
Dharmendra Pradhan first to take oath, promoted to Cabinet rank.
3 September 2017, 10:36 AM
President Ram Nath Kovind arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan for swearing-in ceremony.
3 September 2017, 10:33 AM
One elderly person rushed to a hospital from the Rashtrapati Bhavan in a stretcher after she fainted.
The woman was later identified as the mother-in-law of Piyush Goyal.
3 September 2017, 10:21 AM
PM Narendra Modi arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan for swearing-in ceremony.
3 September 2017, 10:18 AM
Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Nirmala Sitharaman and Dharmendra Pradhan at Rashtrapati Bhavan; oath taking ceremony to begin shortly.
Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Nirmala Sitharaman and Dharmendra Pradhan at Rashtrapati Bhavan, oath taking ceremony to begin shortly pic.twitter.com/cfuYpSjryq
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:18 AM
Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar at oath-taking ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan
Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar at the oath taking ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/foYoR7U4Zj
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:07 AM
Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi at oath-taking ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan
Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi at the Oath taking ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/x9gkvVNO3q
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 10:07 AM
Watch live streaming:
#WATCH live via ANI FB: Oath taking ceremony from President House https://t.co/3mo97GEPcV #cabinetreshuffle pic.twitter.com/KUyfvdMVFa
— ANI (@ANI) September 3, 2017
3 September 2017, 09:50 AM
Nine new ministers and others to be elevated leave PM Modi's 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence, head to Rashtrapati Bhavan
3 September 2017, 09:48 AM
BJP leader KJ Alphons says, "Thrilled, I was not expecting this. Great surprise!"
