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......

Gujarat battles worst locust attack

Swarms in about 3,526 hectares of 5,000 hectares under control; farmers burn tyres or dry straw, play loud music and beat steel plates, and use large fans to destroy or drive away the pests,......

Govt ushers in de-layering in bureaucracy, jt secretary reports to secretary

The Centre has taken a major step towards increasing efficiency in decision-making by empowering joint secretaries to report to secretaries directly, officials said on Wednesday. Joint secretaries......

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......