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:  ......

Modi's top 4 retain portfolios; Nadda gets health, Shivraj agri

Signalling continuity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday retained Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar in charge of the four high-profile ministries -- home, defence,......

Delhi Gets Ready To House New MPs

'We don't have a say which MP stays where. We prepare everything and allot according to the list we get from Parliament.' IMAGE: The outgoing 17th Lok Sabha. Photograph: ANI Photo/Sansad TV  ......

In Search Of Modi In Srinagar

It's a different Srinagar from what Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf encountered 24 years ago. Tourists throng the Kashmir Valley post-Article 370, azaadi appears dead, and everyone says one man is......

India a $4 trillion economy? No official word yet

Billionaire Gautam Adani to two Union Ministers and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis among others on Sunday hailed India crossing $4 trillion mark though there was no official......

Outward remittances under RBI's LRS rise 50% to $9.1 billion in Q1

Outward remittances under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) liberalised remittance scheme (LRS) surged by 50.64 per cent to $9.1 billion in the April-June quarter (first quarter, or......

Tourism promotion goes into mission and challenge mode

At least 50 travel destinations would be developed as a "complete package" and states will be encouraged to set up a 'unity mall' for the sale of their products, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......

'Don't expect major cuts in direct tax rates'

'You may see some movement indicating a simpler tax regime with less exemptions, but with fewer tax rates making life simpler for taxpayers.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Rahul Bajoria......

Mountaineer Yadav's Everest summit climb fake

...Won't get Tenzing Norgay award: Ministry sources IMAGE: Narender Singh Yadav’s name had been withdrawn from the 2020 Tenzing Norgay Award list. Photograph: Mountaineer Narender......