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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
TopicCouncil of ministers

Topic: Council of ministers

5 of 13 ministers OBCs, 2 each from Jat, Brahmin, SC communities. Saini’s cabinet is a balanced mix

Saini and 13 ministers were sworn in Thursday. Cabinet reflects several social groups and regions of Haryana, but representations of Punjabi, Jat, North Haryana, and farmers lessen.

‘Feel like a misfit…’ — at council of ministers meet, Modi rues freebie politics, harps on 2047 goal

PM told ministers, civil servants to look beyond 2024 & focus on completing infra projects. He also said parties' reckless competition of freebies had sidelined cause of nation building.

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

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.

PM Modi asks ministers to spread awareness about vaccination to keep third wave at bay

Chairing a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers, PM Narendra Modi asked them to ensure people are vaccinated and remain vigilant to contain the spread of the virus.

Former Modi ministers who cut lonely figures in Parliament now

These members of Parliament once held powerful ministerial portfolios in the first five years of Modi government. 

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India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.