Union Cabinet Expansion

Names of Modi Cabinet Ministers likely to be decided today

As per latest reports, names of ministers of Modi cabinet can be decided today itself. Allies may get the news today itself. Along with this, PM can also meet those who will become ministers.

Jun 08, 2024, 08:00 AM IST

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Brainstorming on Modi cabinet took place till late night

Narendra Modi is going to become the Prime Minister of the country for the third time.

Jun 08, 2024, 07:54 AM IST

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UP Cabinet Expansion: Om Prakash Rajbhar, 3 Others Take Oath As Ministers

Yogi Cabinet: Expansion of Yogi Cabinet in UP. 4 new ministers took oath in UP. OP Rajbhar took oath as minister. Dara Singh Chauhan took oath as minister. Anil Kumar also took oath as minister.

Mar 05, 2024, 18:50 PM IST

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Tickets of several ministers of Modi cabinet may be cut, says sources

Tickets of several ministers of Modi cabinet may be cut, says sources. The name will be announced after the last meeting of the Council of Ministers.

Mar 01, 2024, 15:48 PM IST

Don’t be complacent, work hard and learn from your predecessors: PM Narendra Modi tells new ministers

The PM asked his ministers to reach office on time and channelise all their energy into their ministerial work, saying their focus should be on helping the most deprived people.

Jul 09, 2021, 08:06 AM IST

Meenakshi Lekhi, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh take charge as MoS in MEA; EAM Jaishankar now has 3 deputies

V Muraleedharan, an MP from Kerala, has already been serving as a deputy to Jaishankar. Both Lekhi and Singh were welcomed at the headquarters of the MEA by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.

Jul 08, 2021, 17:03 PM IST

Will the induction of 7 ministers from UP into Modi Cabinet help BJP seize OBC, Brahmin votes in 2022 assembly polls?

After hours of careful deliberations with the party’s senior leaders, PM Modi inducted seven ministers from the state inducted into the cabinet – six of them are from the OBC and other backward castes. Their induction into the Union Cabinet clearly indicates the saffron party’s priorities and the significance it attaches to the upcoming UP elections.

Jul 08, 2021, 15:26 PM IST

Ashwini Vaishnaw, India's new IT minister, is a former IAS, ex-IITian, Wharton School graduate and PM Modi's most prized ministerial pick

Vaishnaw worked in Odisha till 2003, before being appointed as deputy secretary in the office of former prime minister A B Vajpayee. He was later appointed as Vajpayee's private secretary after the NDA lost the election in 2004. He quit government service in 2008 and went to Wharton University in the USA to pursue an MBA.

Jul 08, 2021, 12:12 PM IST

Ashwini Vaishnaw, ex-IITian and MBA graduate from Wharton, takes charge as IT, Railway Minister

A former IAS officer of the 1994-batch, Vaishnaw has handled important responsibilities for over 15 years and was particularly known for his contribution to the public-private partnership (PPP) framework in infrastructure, something that will help him in the rail sector.

Jul 08, 2021, 10:50 AM IST

Cabinet expansion: Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar joins Narendra Modi Cabinet

Rajeev Chandrasekhar is a Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka, serving his third term as MP. Before he joined BJP in 2018, he was an Independent MP representing Karnataka in the Upper House from 2006 to 2018. He has served on various Parliamentary Standing Committees and enjoyed a long career as a successful Entrepreneur across multiple industries.

Jul 07, 2021, 20:07 PM IST

Union Cabinet expansion: RK Singh, bureaucrat-turned politician, elevated to Cabinet Minister rank

RK Singh, who has been elected twice to Lok Sabha in 2014 and 2019 from Arrah in Bihar, had become Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power as well and New and Renewable Energy in September 2017. He held the two ministries till May 2019.

Jul 07, 2021, 19:28 PM IST

Union Cabinet expansion: Satya Pal Baghel takes oath as Cabinet minister

Born in 1960, Satya Pal has been elected to the Lok Sabha for the Samajwadi Party thrice, and once to the Rajya Sabha. In 2019, Baghel was elected to Lok Sabha from Agra as a member of BJP.

Jul 07, 2021, 19:24 PM IST

Union Cabinet expansion: Ex-IAS officer Ashwini Vaishnaw takes oath as Cabinet Minister

Ashwini Vaishnaw, a Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha, was among those who were administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind. Before entering the world of politics, Ashwini Vaishnaw was an IAS officer with huge administrative experience.

Jul 07, 2021, 19:13 PM IST