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,......

Chidambaram ribs BJP: Excise cut by-product of bypoll results

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday took a swipe at the BJP over the cut in excise duties on petrol and diesel, saying the results of the 30 assembly and three Lok Sabha by-elections......

Shah, Sitharaman stand tall among ministers

Strengthening the portfolios of the home minister and the finance minister is a message that should not be missed, points out A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi with......

Davos: PM to meet 100 CEOs; FM to skip WEF

Budget forces last minute change in finance minister's plans.Archis Mohan and Arup Roy Choudhury report. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi has been meeting CEOs since his appointment in May......

India shifts focus from Opec to US for crude imports

Indian companies place orders worth $600 million for US crude, which is likely to increase by nearly $2 billion in the near future. With India keen on diversifying its crude oil sourcing at......

In a first, forest departments will be given LPG dealerships

Govt looks to take cooking gas to tiger reserves, Naxal-hit areas The government is taking its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution to tiger reserves in order to meet its goal of providing......

Pradhan discusses LNG imports with US counterpart

Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan, who is in Washington, DC, discussed with the new US Energy Secretary Rick Perry the possibility of importing LNG from America and......

PIX: PM Modi declares open inaugural Khelo India University Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first-ever Khelo India University Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, in Cuttack, on Saturday. As many as 3400 athletes from 159 universities......