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:  ......

'Modiji, Can We Survive Only On Rations?'

'Modi must see how we live, what we have to do to educate our children.'Jyoti Punwani reports. IMAGE: ASHA workers conduct a survey in coronavirus red zone areas in Nagpur during the pandemic.......

Battle Royale in Thiruvananthapuram

I have a bit of a personal dilemma: I have a soft corner for Shashi Tharoor, but I do like Rajeev Chandrasekhar's pitch, confesses Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Dr Shashi Tharoor, the Congress Lok......

Central Govt Jobs To Shrink By 50k

The 1.4% decline projected for 2025 is driven by a 5.6% (72,000) dip in the strength of railway employees to 1.2 million by next year. IMAGE: Railways employees at Surat station. Photograph: Kind......

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......

How life will change for the better for India's domestic workers

Govt working on policy to regularise migrant workers, labour ministry puts out broad contours of the policy for public discussion In a move that might increase its appeal among the migrant worker......

How many IAS officers does India actually need?

If the government could do without 23 per cent of the authorised posts, surely a start could be made in government downsizing by abolishing these vacancies, says  A K Bhattacharya. Image: IAS......

Digital India programme to offer passport, pension online

Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said one of the primary focus areas of Digital India is Pillar 5: eKranti - electronic delivery of services.     The government is......