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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicModi govt 2019

Topic: Modi govt 2019

Piyush Goyal gets Railways again, safety, punctuality & food are top priorities

In his first tenure, Goyal eliminated unmanned crossings and got the Vande Bharat express running but will now have to contend with delays in his pet bullet train project.

Rules for online sale of medicines top new Modi govt’s 100-day agenda

Online pharmacies currently do not fall under the ambit of any existing laws, though they function on the principles of their brick-and-mortar counterparts.

Modi cabinet: Here’s the full list of who got which ministry

First-time minister Amit Shah takes over the home portfolio from Rajnath Singh while Nirmala Sitharaman has been made finance minister.

PM Narendra Modi inducts 5 retired IFS, IAS officers in his new govt

Apart from high-profile induction of S. Jaishankar, Modi govt brings in former IAS Som Parkash as MoS, and repeats 3 ministers from last time.

A social media ad policy, censor overhaul: What’s on the cards as Javadekar returns to I&B

In the first Modi administration, the I&B baton shifted hands several times, with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore holding independent charge when its term ended.

Amit Shah to Jaishankar, first-timers make up one-third of Modi cabinet

Of the 57 ministers who took oath on Thursday, 6 cabinet ministers & 13 ministers of state will be part of the council of ministers for the first time.

No room for Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh in PM Modi’s council of 57 ministers

From Karnataka & Telangana, Modi opts for just 3 cabinet ministers and 2 ministers of state. Kerala doesn't give PM an option to choose from.

PM Modi to get more news of slowing economy on first day of second term

GDP data Friday is expected to show economy grew 6.3% in Jan-March & annual expansion in fiscal 2019 slowed to 6.9%, the lowest level in 5 years.

UP gets biggest slice of Modi ministries, followed by Maharashtra & Bihar

States going to assembly polls this year — Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand — got a total of 10 ministers in the Modi govt, including 4 cabinet posts.

The big names of 2014 who failed to make it to Modi’s new govt

While Arun Jaitley opted out and Sushma Swaraj didn't fight polls, others such as Maneka Gandhi & Rajyavardhan Rathore couldn't find a place in new govt.

On Camera

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.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

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.