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:  ......

UP, Bihar, Maharashtra bag most ministerial berths

Uttar Pradesh and Bihar appear to have got the maximum representation in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new council of ministers, while assembly poll-bound Maharashtra also found a significant......

Modi 3.0: Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur out; allies in

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is set to give a message of continuity in his new term by inducting most key faces of his outgoing government in the Council of Ministers to be sworn on......

Will Phase 6 Stun BJP?

In Phase 6, indications are that the BJP, which is defending 40 seats, will lose in double digits and gain in single digits.Not good, if you are the ruling party scrambling to earn a working......

Modi reconstitutes Niti Aayog; Shah ex-officio member

Rajiv Kumar will continue as vice-chairman of the body, along with other full-time members V K Saraswat, Ramesh Chand and V K Paul. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday approved reconstitution......

Modi's 10 commandments to transform the economy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked NITI Aayog to frame policies to propel India into the next century.  Create a new architecture of policy making that anticipates problems and suggests......

60% Indians to live in cities by 2050: Government

  About 60 per cent population of the country will live in cities by 2050 as India's rate of urbanisation is 'dramatic', Minister of State for Urban Development Rao Inderjit Singh said in Lok......

Parrikar unveils Defence Procurement Procedure

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday unveiled the much-awaited Defence Procurement Procedure, saying it will ensure transparency and speed in acquisition process and boost the 'Make......

Deepa Malik elected Paralympic Committee of India president

IMAGE: Deepa Malik, who won a silver in shot put F-53 event in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, was elected unopposed as president. Photograph: Doordarshan National/Twitter Decorated para-athlete......

Sports Shorts: Paralympic Committee of India derecognised by Sports Ministry

The Sports Ministry has de-recognised the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), citing violation of the National Sports Code in the body's decision to sack President Rao Inderjit Singh. In the......

Shah Rukh's special message for Indian Paralympic Contingent

'I want that all the youngster, including my three children, learn from you guys about the importance of sports. And not because you earn gold medal and win in sports but because it is very......

Sprinter Merlin Joseph creates new national record in 100m; Dutee takes gold

Railways sprinter Merlin K Joseph smashed the 13-year-old national record in women's 100m race in the semi-finals on Sunday, but could manage only a bronze in the finals on the second day of the......

150 Indian players sign up for World Series Hockey

150 Indian players, including top stars from the current national team have signed on and received advanced payments to play in World Series Hockey (WSH). Most of the players have signed 3-year......