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Full list of ministers in the Modi govt in order of their oath-taking

The list of 58 ministers who took oath to form the second Modi government.

Maneka Gandhi named pro-tem Speaker, son Varun Gandhi kept out of new Modi govt

Maneka Gandhi, who was WCD minister, frequently locked horns with BJP brass on issues such as triple talaq, female genital mutilation and animal rights.

Modi cabinet 2.0 gets a tribal face in Arjun Munda

Arjun Munda lost in 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Kharsawan but won the Khunti seat this time.

Ex-foreign secy S. Jaishankar makes surprise comeback as minister in Modi’s new govt

S. Jaishankar, who retired from the IFS last year, is known to be close to PM Modi, and hand-held him through the early days of his government in Delhi.

BJP loyalist Prakash Javadekar gets another term as a minister

Prakash Javdekar has held many portfolios in the past, including human resource development, environment, information & broadcasting.

BJP chief Amit Shah becomes top minister – insight into the rise of the party commissar

Powerful and controversial BJP president Amit Shah was sworn in third, after PM Narendra Modi and Rajnath Singh, at Rashtrapati Bhavan Thursday.

Narendra Modi takes oath as prime minister for second term

Narendra Modi was administered oath of office & secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony at the forecourt of Rashtraparti Bhavan.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi meets NCP leader Sharad Pawar

The Congress president drove to Sharad Pawar's residence and spent nearly an hour with him.

Congress, JD(S) set out to save coalition in Karnataka but that only widens cracks

Latest flashpoint is between CM Kumaraswamy, who wants a cabinet reshuffle to save coalition, and Congress' Siddaramaiah, who is backing a cabinet expansion.

BJP trying to dismantle state govts led by opposition parties, says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

BJP is trying to disturb state governments of opposition parties even before the swearing-in ceremony, tweeted Ashok Gehlot.

On Camera

Writings on the Haryana Wall still have Modi first, just the first among equals

BJP's 2024 Haryana campaign is different. Modi's isn’t the lead picture on hoardings and after two terms in power, BJP is relying once again on its mainstay: upper castes & Punjabis.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

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?