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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TopicPM Modi cabinet

Topic: PM Modi cabinet

The ex-IAS officer who is bringing Narendra Modi and Naveen Patnaik together

Ashwini Vaishnaw is an IIT-Kanpur alumnus who was private secretary to late PM A.B. Vajpayee in 2004. Modi called up Patnaik for his support to send Vaishnaw to Rajya Sabha.

Bengal is in focus for BJP but HRD minister has no clue of state’s history

Pre-Truth – snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Why the new Modi Model is the old Gujarat Model raised to the power of 3 super-bureaucrats

Modi’s new PMO resembles the US President’s Executive Office. It appears like the old Gujarat Model but has talent he trusts from outside the BJP.

Budget awaits inputs from new cabinet panels on growth & unemployment

New cabinet panel suggestions will guide budget announcements to boost growth and generate employment, issues that need to be tackled immediately.

The beards are ruling — from Modi’s govt to Kohli’s World Cup team

In Modi’s second ministry, only 6 out of 57 ministers are women. Of the men, 18 sport facial hair, ranging from a 5 o’clock shadow to full-fledged beards.

Narendra Modi’s return as PM didn’t get cheers from White people, video is from Europe

Video claims foreigners abroad were cheering PM Narendra Modi’s swearing-in, but it actually features football fans in Bristol.

BJP prevailed upon its upper caste base to pave the way for a more inclusive cabinet

BJP is correcting the injustices of the last 70 years when vulnerable groups were pushed to the margins.

Will Nirmala Sitharaman make a good finance minister?

Former defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman will be replacing Arun Jaitley as the finance minister.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.