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Thursday, September 11, 2025
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Topic: Cabinet Ministers

Why PM Modi picked politicians with criminal charges to assist Amit Shah in home ministry

D.K. Singh -
Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana wants to better the force’s image in public. It doesn’t really matter — look at India’s home ministry.

Youth affairs in 2000 to cooperation in 2021: Here’s how new ministries are formed

Revathi Krishnan -
The President forms new ministries and departments on the advice of the Prime Minister. The total strength of Cabinet Ministers cannot exceed 15% of the total strength of Lok Sabha.

Eye on social engineering, state and LS polls as Team Modi gets record OBC, SC faces

Shanker Arnimesh -
With 36 fresh faces, Team Modi now has 27 OBC, 12 Dalit and 8 tribal ministers. The remaining 30 belong to the so-called upper caste category.

Yediyurappa to expand Karnataka cabinet today, here’s list of 17 ministers to be sworn in

Rohini Swamy -
Here is the full list of cabinet ministers who will be inducted in the Karnataka government Tuesday.

Ajit Doval back as NSA, new Cabinet-rank status ‘reward’ for first stint

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Ajit Doval, a 1968-batch IPS officer of the Kerala cadre, is the first National Security Adviser to have a cabinet rank.

Modi govt 2.0 takes a shot at ‘minimum government, maximum governance’ 2.0

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Govt clubs water resources & Ganga rejuvenation with drinking water and sanitation. Animal husbandry now a separate portfolio.

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

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

Will Modi ministry still face talent deficit or is it better placed after 5 years in power?

ThePrint Team -
With Narendra Modi ready to take oath as PM, his new government must address the criticism of talent deficit in previous cabinet.

The BJP strategy that helped Narendra Modi march past 300

Ruhi Tewari -
BJP decided to drop several of its sitting MPs, and according to a detailed analysis by ThePrint, NDA won 93% of such seats.

The Modi government is the most faceless, nameless & talent-averse India has seen

Shekhar Gupta -
The Modi government has run out of intellectual capital and this explains its stall in key sectors and fading momentum.
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Opinion

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

+TFP Shailaja Bajpai -
‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

The Public Safety Act was meant to protect society. In J&K, it protects power

Don’t blame Trump alone—India-US ties were on shaky ground anyway

Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

Javaria Rana -
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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