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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician and member of parliament Nirmala Sitharaman takes the oath during the swearing-in ceremony of new ministers at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Nirmala Sitharaman rewarded with Cabinet rank

4 other good performers' elevated, Prabhu retains Cabinet rank.

4 Sept 2017 1:23 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Nirmala to go to MoD after Jaitley is back from Japan

Normally, the new defence minister should have been going but logistically that doesn't seem possible today... to make...

4 Sept 2017 1:18 AM IST

Piyush Goyal is the new Railways Ministry and Nirmala Sitharaman is the new Defence Minister. (Photo: PIB)

Nirmala Sitharaman gets Defence, Piyush Goyal is Railways Minister

Prabhu in commerce; Gadkari to handle Ganga cleaning too.

4 Sept 2017 1:10 AM IST

A policeman fires teargas shells to disperse protesters during a clash, which erupted after Id prayers, in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

At last, screws being tightened on terrorists and traitors in J&K...

Watali in connection with a case pertaining to terror funding and separatist activities in Jammu & Kashmir.

4 Sept 2017 12:26 AM IST

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Former Railways minister Prabhu extends support to Goyal after Cabinet...

In a major Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, Piyush Goyal was given the portfolio of Railways Ministry.

3 Sept 2017 9:16 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed on his arrival at Gaoqi International Airport in Xiamen, China on Sunday to attend the 9th BRICS Summit 2017. (Photo: PTI)

BRICS Summit: Modi arrives in China, meets Indian diaspora at Xiamen

Prime Minister Modi reached China to attend Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit.

3 Sept 2017 9:08 PM IST

Raghuram Rajan had cautioned the government that short-term costs of a radical ban of high-value currency notes would outweigh the long-term benefits. (Photo: AP) (Photo: PTI)

Ex-RBI chief Rajan says had warned govt of demonetisation: report

Rajan also said that demonetisation had a disruptive impact on the economy.

3 Sept 2017 8:34 PM IST

Sitharaman also credited her elevation to a cabinet rank minister to cosmic grace and support from party leadership. (Photo: PTI)

Cosmic grace: Sitharaman on becoming 1st full-time woman Defence...

Stressing that it was a big responsibility, Sitharaman said she was 'very grateful for the confidence the PM has in her.

3 Sept 2017 7:14 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses with new members of cabinet after the reshuffle at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Cabinet rejig: Complete list of Union Council of Ministers

The exercise raised the strength of the Union Council of Ministers from 73 to 76.

3 Sept 2017 6:55 PM IST

Madhya Pradhesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Those who abandon their parents will be punished: MP CM Shivraj...

The State will also extend one-time assistance in a lifetime to senior citizens to visit a pilgrimage outside the state.

3 Sept 2017 1:52 PM IST

According to the Security Council mandate of 1971, UNMOGIP observes and reports on ceasefire violations along and across the Line of Control. (Photo: Representational Image)

J&K: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch

Earlier, Pakistan violated the ceasefire in the Naushera sector of Rajouri on August 31 at 10:30 am.

3 Sept 2017 9:22 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President, Xi Jinping (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi seeks stronger Brics partnership'

On Brics, the Prime Minister said he will have the opportunity to meet leaders bilaterally on the sidelines of the BRICS...

3 Sept 2017 4:40 AM IST