Full list: Modi's New Ministers And Their Portfolios

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday evening, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers. Here is the complete list of ministers in Modi 3.0 and their portfolios:  ......

Tripura CM allots portfolios; keeps home, health

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday distributed portfolios to new ministers, keeping the important home department with himself. IMAGE: Manik Saha takes oath as the chief minister of......

Hemant Soren arrested by ED, Champai Soren to take over as new CM

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren was arrested on Wednesday night in a money laundering case after resigning as the Jharkhand chief minister, and party loyalist and state transport......

Gehlot's Political Response To Farmers' Debt Problem

Banks may become more cautious in extending loans, as more and more farmers may take loans, relying on the assurance that a debt relief commission will back them in the event of default. IMAGE: A......

Govt depts to add over 1.4 lakh jobs between 2019 and March 1, 2021

Over 1.4 lakh jobs are estimated to be created between March 2019 and March 2021 in various central government departments, according to the Union Budget presented on Monday. Illustration: Dominic......

Cabinet nod for Rs 1 lakh crore agri-infra fund

The new agri-infra fund, the duration of which will be 10 years till 2029, aims to provide medium-to-long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management......

India's mango exports face threat of ban

  Higher pesticide residues and discovery of pest and diseases in some consignments can result in ban Exports of mangoes from India are under severe threat due higher pesticide residues than......

Economy: Why Modi must be on guard

'The road ahead for the government's fiscal management will be full of many new challenges,' warns A K Bhattacharya. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Provisional actuals of the Union......