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TopicCabinet Ministers

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

DKS-Siddaramaiah breakfast to Renuka Chowdhury’s dog—Indian politicians won’t stop the drama

Shailaja Bajpai -
On Monday, Modi delivered an aggressive speech, which TV news pounced upon with relish, sensing a good fight ahead—‘PM tears into Opposition’, ‘belt treatment', 'big attack'.

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Economy

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

Udit Bubna -
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

Defence

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

National Interest

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

Shekhar Gupta -
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.

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