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Union Cabinet expansion live: Meet predecessors, learn from their experience, PM Modi tells new ministers

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 08, 2021, 22:42:53 IST

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Union Cabinet expansion live: Meet predecessors, learn from their experience, PM Modi tells new ministers

In a major overhaul, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday brought in 36 new faces to his Union Cabinet and promoted seven existing ministers. Meanwhile, 12 top ministers have been dropped from the Cabinet. The new ministers will meet BJP chief JP Nadda later today. Stay with TOI for live updates

22:04 (IST) Jul 07

Smriti Irani to be the woman and child development minister, will also look after Swacch Bharat Mission

22:03 (IST) Jul 07

Ministries of health, & chemicals and fertilizers have been clubbed

22:00 (IST) Jul 07

Jyotiraditya Scindia to get civil aviation ministry

21:58 (IST) Jul 07

Hardeep Puri to get petroleum ministry. He will continue to hold charge of housing and urban affairs

21:58 (IST) Jul 07

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to monitor Ministry of Science & Technology

21:57 (IST) Jul 07

Dharmendra Pradhan is the new education minister, Piyush Goyal to get textile: Reports

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21:50 (IST) Jul 07

Amit Shah made minister of co-operation, Ashwini Vaishnaw to get railways and IT: TV reports

21:50 (IST) Jul 07

Piyush Goyal retains ministry of Commerce, Consumer Affairs, gets additional charge of Ministry of Textiles: TV reports

21:49 (IST) Jul 07

Mansukh Mandaviya likely to be Union minister for health and chemical and fertilisers: TV reports

21:46 (IST) Jul 07

I express my gratitude to all the senior leaders for giving me this opportunity. I will try to keep intact the belief that they have shown in me: Jyotiraditya Scindia on being sworn-in as Union Cabinet Minister

21:32 (IST) Jul 07

I am grateful that PM Modi trusted me and decided to include me in Union Cabinet. I also thank the people of Hajipur

Pashupati Kumar Paras on being inducted as Union Cabinet Minister

21:21 (IST) Jul 07

Seven leaders from UP part of Modi's Council of ministers

Seven ministers from Uttar Pradesh were sworn in at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. Of the seven newly inducted ministers from UP, Anupriya Patel heads BJP ally Apna Dal (Sonelal) and was a minister in the first Narendra Modi government. The rest are from the BJP.

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21:00 (IST) Jul 07

Seven more women join Modi's council of ministers

Seven more women members, including Meenakashi Lekhi, Shobha Karandlaje and Anupriya Singh Patel, joined the council of ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, taking the overall female strength to 11 which is one of the highest.

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20:52 (IST) Jul 07

PM Modi's Union Council of Ministers reflects his commitment towards women-led development, tweets Smriti Irani

Youngest in the history of India having significant representation of women Ministers, PM @narendramodi Ji’s Union… https://t.co/1cG529zTwq
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) 1625668391000

20:40 (IST) Jul 07

PM Modi congratulates ministers who have taken an oath today

I congratulate all the colleagues who have taken oath today and wish them the very best for their ministerial tenur… https://t.co/SJ574sgbDk
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1625670479000

20:39 (IST) Jul 07

Seven women leaders take oath as ministers

20:36 (IST) Jul 07

Meetings of Cabinet and Council of Ministers (CoM) to be held tomorrow at 5pm and 7pm respectively, reports ANI quoting sources

20:29 (IST) Jul 07

Union home minister Amit Shah congratulates 43 ministers who have been sworn in as Union Cabinet Ministers and as Ministers of State, today

मंत्रिपद की शपथ लेने वाले सभी साथियों को बधाई। मुझे विश्वास है कि @narendramodi जी के नेतृत्व में पूरा मंत्रिमंडल… https://t.co/AU25ewoQQA
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) 1625668907000

20:25 (IST) Jul 07

Jyotiraditya Scindia, a changed ideology, emerges as a new hope for BJP

Jyotiraditya Scindia, who emerged as the new kingmaker in Madhya Pradesh politics last year after toppling the Kamal Nath-led Congress government, is not only a changed ideology but, also emerged as a new hope for the turncoats who were sidelined in the Congress party and other organisations.

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20:16 (IST) Jul 07

Pashupati Kumar Paras: The man who successfully led a coup d'état against his nephew

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