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PM Modi chairs first meeting of his new Cabinet
PM Modi chairs first meeting of his new Cabinet, attended by the newly-inducted ministers, at the prime minister's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence, in New Delhi, Monday, June 10, 2024. (PTI Photo)

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10:42 PM

Safeguarding India's border will remain topmost priority: Rajnath Singh

Safeguarding India's border will remain the topmost priority and efforts will continue to take defence manufacturing and exports to greater heights, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday shortly after he was retained to helm the key responsibility in the new government. Singh was among the senior BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar, who retained the ministries they handled in the previous government.

9:41 PM

Grateful to PM Modi for trusting me: JP Nadda

Union Minister JP Nadda tweets, "Grateful to PM Modi for trusting me with the roles of Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.  Modi 3.0 is steadfastly committed to the welfare of the people. In line with this, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) will make every effort to ensure better healthcare infrastructure and facilities, ensuring no one is left behind in receiving better treatment. Additionally, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers will contribute to every extent to realizing PM Modi ji's vision of 'Viksit Bharat'."

7:39 PM

Union Cabinet 3.0: Dharmendra Pradhan to retain Ministry of Education

7:21 PM

Kiren Rijiju gets Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

7:21 PM

Mansukh L. Mandaviya is likely to get ministry of sports

7:14 PM

Ram Mohan Naidu replaces Jyotiraditya Scindia as Minister of Civil Aviation of India

36-year-old Ram Mohan Naidu replaces Jyotiraditya Scindia as Minister of Civil Aviation of India

7:12 PM

18th Lok Sabha LIVE: Nirmala Sitharaman to continue as the Minister of Finance of India

7:10 PM

Formulation of the 18th Lok Sabha: Shivraj Singh Chauhan likely to get agriculture ministry

7:07 PM

Rajnath Singh likely to retain defence ministry

7:06 PM

Manohar Lal Khattar likely to be Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs: Media reports

7:04 PM

Ashwini Vaishnaw to continue as Union Minister of Railways of India

Ashwini Vaishnaw to continue as Union Minister of Railways of India, according to media reports
 

6:48 PM

Nitin Gadkari retains road and transport ministry; Harsh Malhotra, Ajay Tamta willl be MoS: Reports

First Cabitnet portfolio confirmed: Nitin Gadkari retains road and transport ministry; Harsh Malhotra, Ajay Tamta will be MoS.

6:13 PM

Modi govt 3.0: Cabinet clears 30 million more houses for the poor

Cabinet clears 30 million more houses for the poor to be built under PMAY.

5:43 PM

First Cabinet meeting of NDA govt underway; portfolios to be announced shortly

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds the first meeting of his new Cabinet on Monday evening. The newly-inducted ministers arrived at the prime minister's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, residence around 5 pm and attended the meeting, a day after taking oath. The portfolios of the new ministers to be announced shortly.

5:07 PM

Before 2014, Prime Minister's Office was perceived as a power centre: PM Modi

"Prime Minister's Office was seen as power centre before 2014. I always believed it should be people's PMO and not Modi's," PM Modi said.

Topics :Narendra ModiNitish KumarJanata Dal (United)BJPCongressTDPChandrababu Naidu

First Published: Jun 10 2024 | 10:39 AM IST