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Modi 3.0: Two-time CM Manohar Lal Khattar to balance power with housing

Khattar, considered close to PM since their time together in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, will be taking over two ministries that will shape the socio-economic growth of the country

Piyush Goyal takes charge amid export decline and FDI contraction

Over the last decade, Goyal, 59, handled key and diverse portfolios, including power, renewable energy, coal, mines and railways during the first term of National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

Modi govt 3.0 Cabinet: G Kishan Reddy gets coals and mines ministry

With the sector witnessing huge demand, it will be crucial for Reddy to navigate Centre-state relations in mineral mining and build international relations for the critical minerals supply chain

Modi 3.0: Nirmala Sitharaman set to present seventh Budget in a row

A JNU alumnus, Sitharaman led the country in the G20 discussions, bringing to the table for the very first time issues related to cryptocurrency and other much-needed reforms as well

Modi 3.0: Amit Shah is on course to become longest-serving home minister

Apart from 59-year-old Shah, Nityanand Rai, who was Minister of State (MoS) for Home in the previous regime, also returned to the government in the same capacity

Judges' appointment, vacancies, pendency key challenges before Law Minister

Meghwal was appointed as minister of state for law and justice with independent charge in May last year when he replaced Kiren Rijiju

Rajeev Ranjan gets panchayati raj; Chirag Paswan bags food processing

Rajeev Ranjan 'Lalan' is the only minister from the Janata Dal (United) in the Union Cabinet

Modi govt 3.0: Dharmendra Pradhan to continue as education minister

Pradhan, who was inducted in the Union Cabinet for the third time on Sunday, has returned to the Lok Sabha after 15 years

Coffers dry, task cut out for TDP supremo Naidu to deliver on promises

Naidu is scheduled to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on June 12

Ex-Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy becomes heavy industries and steel minister

In May last year, when his party was defeated, many political observers saw it as an existential crisis for JD (S) and the 64-year-old Vokkaliga leader

Modi govt 3.0 cabinet: Jyotiraditya Scindia becomes new telecom minister

Scindia's political journey took a turn in 2020 when he resigned from the Congress party, triggering a political crisis that led to the collapse of the Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh

After stint as health minister, Mandaviya gets labour, sports ministry

Born in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat to a middle class farmer and youngest among four brothers, Mandaviya completed his primary education from the government school in Hanol (Gujarat)

Day 1 of third term: Modi clears KISAN fund, 30 million houses for poor

Several BJP-ruled states follow populist path after election results

Former Bihar CM, HAM founder Jitan Ram Manjhi appointed as MSME minister

Manjhi was chief minister of Bihar from May 2014 to February 2015

Modi govt 3.0 Cabinet: Ashwini Vaishnaw to lead railway ministry again

Minister retains IT too, loses telecom but gets I&B

Modi govt 3.0 Cabinet: Hardeep Singh Puri retains petroleum ministry

Puri had also helmed the civil aviation, and housing & urban affairs ministries, and served as the minister of state for commerce and industry in the second term of the Modi government

PM Modi calls ex-Prez Patil, former PM Manmohan as he begins 3rd term

The prime minister spoke to them soon after he assumed charge on Monday morning

Annapurna Devi gets women and child development ministry in Modi govt 3.0

Savitri Thakur is the new minister of state in the Ministry of Women and Child Development, according to an official statement

K Ram Mohan Naidu youngest, Jitan Ram Manjhi oldest in Council of Ministers

Another young minister is Raksha Khadse (37), an MP from Maharashtra. She won the Raver Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra

I was not born for power; do not seek it: PM Modi's 1st address after oath

PM Modi shares his goal to make India surpass global benchmarks by 2047 in his first address, after taking oath as Prime Minister for a third term