Tag: Cabinet reshuffle

Major reshuffle: Smriti Irani removed from I&B, Piyush Goyal to handle Finance until Arun Jaitley recovers

Smriti Irani will now handle the textile ministry only. MoS Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has been made the new Information and Broadcasting Minister

May 14, 2018

Cabinet reshuffle in J-K set for today

The PDP-BJP ministry led by Mehbooba Mufti will be recast on Monday when the BJP will replace its existing ministers for which the BJP president Amit Shah has given the green signal. The reshuffle of the ministry has been fixed at 12 noon when Governor NN Vohra will administer oath of office and secrecy to …

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April 30, 2018

Game of Thrones

The recent Cabinet reshuffle, third in as many years, had everyone immersed in a riveting, albeit watered down, desi version of the guessing Game of Thrones. Reportedly no one, except the Prime Minister and the BJP president, was in the know of its contours. Even during the swearing -in ceremony, the Ministers, including four former …

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October 1, 2017

About time too…

Reaching for the panic button may still be a long way off, yet no one can deny the bursting of the bubble of euphoria that had been blown over affairs economic. That the Prime Minister has directed a series of meetings to arrest a palpable slow-down, and the finance minister has initiated the process, confirms …

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September 21, 2017

Twitter recorded over 4 lakh conversations during Cabinet reshuffle

Twitter recorded over 4,00,000 conversations during the Union Cabinet reshuffle-cum-expansion on Sunday, the micro-blogging platform announced on Monday. Top hashtags used to tweet congratulatory wishes, reactions and opinions included #cabinetreshuffle, #TeamModi, #Modi2019Cabinet and #Ministry4NewIndia, said Twitter India in a statement. “It is heartening to see citizens participating enthusiastically on the appointment of new ministers and …

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September 5, 2017

JD(U) joining union cabinet media speculation: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that the issue of his party JD(U) joining the union cabinet had been “media speculation”. “We neither considered the issue nor we had any desire or expectation (to join the union cabinet). The issue was being speculated in media. It was baseless and unfounded,” Kumar, also JD(U) president, …

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September 4, 2017

Reshuffle done on basis of performance analysis: Jaitley

The allocation of portfolios was done after a close monitoring of the performance of each ministry and its ministers by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Arun Jaitley said today. His comments came after four ministers were elevated to the cabinet rank in a major rejig of the government. Six ministers of the Union cabinet …

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September 3, 2017

RSS welcomes Sitharaman’s appointment as Defence Minister

The RSS on Sunday welcomed the appointment of Nirmala Sitharaman as the Defence Minister, calling it a “good decision”. “It is a good decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We welcome her (Sitharaman),” senior RSS leader Manmohan Vaidya told reporters here. Sitharaman was on Sunday promoted and appointed as India’s Defence Minister in a surprise …

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September 3, 2017

Woman Defence Minister biggest signs of women empowerment: Randeep Hooda

Actor Randeep Hooda says having a woman Defence Minister in the Indian government is one of the biggest signs of women empowerment in the country. “A woman Defence Minister is one of the biggest signs of women empowerment in any country,” Randeep tweeted on Sunday. Nirmala Sitharaman was on Sunday named India’s Defence Minister in …

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September 3, 2017

Cabinet reshuffle: Six ministers dropped; here’s the list

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dropped six ministers from his council of ministers in the latest reshuffle on Sunday. Those dropped are Kalraj Mishra, Bandaru Dattatreya, Faggan Singh Kulaste, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Sanjiv Balyan and Mahendra Nath Pandey. While Mishra was a Cabinet minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Dattatreya was Minister of State (Independent …

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September 3, 2017

Kerala CM, others welcome Alphons’ cabinet induction

The induction of former bureaucrat and legislator K.J. Alphons, 64, as Union Minister of State for Tourism, Information Technology and Electronics on Sunday was welcomed in his home state of Kerala. In a Facebook post, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan congratulated Alphons and said he hoped he will use the opportunity of the new assignment for …

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September 3, 2017

Centre admitting its failure by dropping ministers: Congress

The Narendra Modi government has by dropping ministers from the Union Cabinet admitted its “gigantic failure”, Congress leader Manish Tewari said on Sunday. “The real story is the dropping and that is where the admission of the gigantic failure of this government comes,” Tewari said at a press conference. He said relieving Skill Development Minister …

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September 3, 2017

Parrikar congratulates Sitharaman on becoming first woman Defence Minister

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday congratulated his party colleague Nirmala Sitharaman on being appointed the country’s first full-fledged woman Defence Minister. “Many congratulations to @nsitharaman Ji on becoming India’s next & first full time woman Defence Minister. Wish her all the best,” Parrikar, a former Defence Minister in the Narendra Modi government, tweeted …

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September 3, 2017

Gadkari gets Water Resources, Ganga Rejuvenation

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari was on Sunday also allocated portfolios of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Uma Bharti, who had these portfolios, has now been given charge of Drinking Water and Sanitation which was held by Narendra Singh Tomar. Tomar, who retains his other portfolios of Rural Development and Panchayati …

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September 3, 2017

NDA is almost dead, says Shiv Sena MP Raut on Cabinet rejig

As the Narendra Modi government went in for a cabinet reshuffle, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has said that the NDA is “almost dead” and that BJP remembers it only when it needs some support. Though a long-time ally of the BJP, Sena has often been at loggerheads with the senior partner. Its lone member …

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September 3, 2017

Will work towards formation of ‘new India’: Ministers

Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the new responsibility entrusted to them and said they will work towards the formation of “new India”. “The responsibility that has been given to me, I will try to fulfil those responsibilities. We are working with the youth, poor …

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September 3, 2017

Suresh Prabhu indicates loss of portfolio

Suresh Prabhu on Sunday indicated that he was set to lose his Railway portfolio. “Thanks to all 13 Lacs plus rail family for their support, love, goodwill. I will always cherish these memories with me. Wishing you all a great life,” Prabhu tweeted after a swearing in ceremony of ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prabhu, whose …

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September 3, 2017