Union Council Of Ministers

Arun Jaitley to attend security dialogue with Japan, says Nirmala Sitharamam will take charge once talks end

Arun Jaitley will attend a key security dialogue with Japan on Monday though the charge of the defence ministry has been given to Nirmala Sitharamam in a major rejig of the Union Cabinet on Sunday

Cabinet reshuffle: Nitin Gadkari given additional charge of water resources ministry to expedite Clean Ganga Mission

Faced with the herculean task of fulfilling the BJP-led government's promise of cleaning the Ganga, the Centre needed nothing short of a silver bullet to meet the deadline for the project, which some allege, is being implemented at a snail's pace

Cabinet reshuffle: Mayawati says expansion an attempt to divert attention from govt's failure

The expansion of the Narendra Modi Cabinet at the Centre is an attempt to divert the attention of the people from the government's 'failure' in tackling burning issues the country is facing, BSP chief Mayawati said on Sunday

Cabinet reshuffle: A look at list of Union Council of Ministers after Sunday's rejig

Twenty-eight are in the Cabinet, 11 are of the rank of Ministers of State with independent charge and 37 are Ministers of State.

Cabinet reshuffle: Suresh Prabhu congratulates Piyush Goyal on becoming new railway minister

Piyush Goyal was Sunday made the new railway minister, after a spate of train accidents derailed Suresh Prabhu's run

Cabinet reshuffle: Nirmala Sitharaman 'humbled' on getting defence, credits promotion to party support

Nirmala Sitharaman, who landed the crucial defence portfolio in a major rejig of the Modi government, Sunday said she was "overwhelmed and humbled" and would serve the country with something she was "constantly" thinking about

Cabinet reshuffle: A timeline of Smriti Irani's miscalculations and controversies

Smriti Irani was one of the most-discussed reshuffles in the cabinet expansion, we look into why this decision was made.

PM, Sonia could finalise changes tomorrow

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi could finalise the changes in the Union Council of Ministers in a meeting tomorrow.

Pawar reiterates NCP's support to UPA government

On a day when six Trinamool Congress ministers resigned from Union council of ministers, Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar today declared its continued support to the UPA government.