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Sunday, February 22, 2026
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Topic: Modi Cabinet

Modi-led cabinet declares Delhi blast a ‘terrorist incident perpetrated by anti-national forces’

Cabinet calls for 'utmost urgency and professionalism' in investigation so 'perpetrators, their collaborators, and their sponsors' are identified & brought to justice without delay.

New Cabinet shows Modi sees poll setback as BJP failure, not his government’s

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Fact Check: Social media posts on credentials of ministers are from 2021, not Modi 3.0

In 2021, the cabinet was reshuffled for the first time during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term. 

Why Nirmala Sitharaman 2.0 is good for finance ministry, govt & even the economy

If corporate India and the stock markets want stability, and PM Modi wants someone who unquestioningly follows his directions, then Sitharaman is the right person for the job.

Shinde-led Shiv Sena MP Shrirang Barne alleges ‘double standards’ after party gets just one MoS berth

He told media that Shiv Sena was expecting one cabinet berth & one MoS berth, but party leader in Lok Sabha Shrikant Shinde said it was unconditionally supporting BJP-led NDA govt.

Jaishankar, Sitharaman retain key ministries, TDP gets civil aviation, JD(U) panchayati raj & fisheries

Rajnath Singh remains defence minister, JP Nadda is health minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan gets agriculture & rural development, HD Kumaraswamy gets heavy industries and steel.

Bid for non-Jat votes in Haryana polls? Khattar, Rao Inderjit, Krishan Pal Gurjar made Union ministers

3 of 5 BJP MPs from poll-bound state made it to Modi 3.0. BJP MP from Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Dharambir Singh, lone Jat MP from Haryana, has not found a place in council of ministers.

Chandrababu Naidu confidant, women’s rights advocate Ram Mohan is youngest minister in Modi 3.0

Party leaders see Ram Mohan's selection as recognition of allegiance to TDP & a reflection of his deep ties with Naidu family. He follows in footsteps of father Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu.

Ashwini Vaishnaw’s resignation issue aside, Modi must revamp his team and reboot governance

When it comes to sophistry, BJP is more than a match to the opposition. But does Modi want his government to be defined by ad hocism before 2024?

Ex-minister Pokhriyal sent eviction order, month after 2nd notice to leave official bungalow

Former education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal dropped from Modi cabinet 6 months ago. Bungalow allotted to Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, according to housing ministry sources.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.