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Haridwar MP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is HRD minister, new education policy his top priority

A prolific writer, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, who is a former Uttarakhand CM, is one of the 24 new faces inducted into the union cabinet.

JNU gets added representation in Modi govt as Jaishankar joins Sitharaman in CCS

Both Jaishankar, the new foreign minister, and Sitharaman, allocated finance and corporate affairs, have a Masters and an MPhil from JNU.

Health ministry gets Dr Harsh Vardhan as boss, now he needs to find doctors for rural India

Among the challenges awaiting Dr Harsh Vardhan are filling posts of doctors in rural areas and delivering on the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

Rajnath Singh moves to defence ministry, modernisation & integration big tasks at hand

Home minister in Modi govt’s previous term, Rajnath Singh will now have to look at big ticket defence reforms amid ongoing modernisation process.

Nirmala Sitharaman is India’s first woman FinMin but has little time to rest on that laurel

Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge at a crucial juncture and faces several challenges, including economic slowdown, rise in fiscal deficit and rising unemployment.

Ravi Shankar Prasad retains law ministry, vacancy & backlog of cases top challenges

In his second stint, a priority for Prasad will be to set up an impartial complaint redressal system, an offshoot of the controversy on sexual harassment allegations against the CJI.

Piyush Goyal gets Railways again, safety, punctuality & food are top priorities

In his first tenure, Goyal eliminated unmanned crossings and got the Vande Bharat express running but will now have to contend with delays in his pet bullet train project.

Modi cabinet: Here’s the full list of who got which ministry

First-time minister Amit Shah takes over the home portfolio from Rajnath Singh while Nirmala Sitharaman has been made finance minister.

A social media ad policy, censor overhaul: What’s on the cards as Javadekar returns to I&B

In the first Modi administration, the I&B baton shifted hands several times, with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore holding independent charge when its term ended.

Aircel-Maxis case: Enforcement Directorate says Chidambaram & son withheld information

The Enforcement Directorate told a Delhi court that P. Chidambaram and son Karti did not disclose information about foreign bank accounts.

On Camera

Goa’s torture chamber is now a cultural hub. Aguad Jail’s dark past is the new go-to place

Aguad has many reminders of the price of freedom, such as the wall of plaques commemorating fallen fighters and the solitary cell of TB Cunha, the ‘Father of Goan Nationalism’.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?