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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Suresh Prabhu takes office as Minister of Commerce and Industry

Suresh Prabhu will be replacing Nirmala Sitharaman who was elevated to the position of Defence Minister.

4 Sept 2017 12:09 PM IST

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

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)

After reshuffle, govt must be energised

A number of former bureaucrats have been roped in as ministers of state, but not in areas where they have worked in...

4 Sept 2017 12:27 AM 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

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

Piyush Goyal gets Railways; Nirmala Sitharaman gets Defence

Nirmala Sitharaman is the first woman defence minister after Indira Gandhi.

3 Sept 2017 2:01 PM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman noted that the commencement of the delivery of Rafale jets has not begun. (Photo: PTI)

Dassault's offset partners will be known when procurement begins:...

Nirmala Sitharaman said each company involved in the supply will have its offset partners in India.

26 Oct 2018 9:18 AM IST

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: PTI)

Cong misleading nation on Rafale deal: Sitharaman

She was speaking at the India Summit 2018 organised by The Economist at a hotel in south Mumbai.

26 Oct 2018 2:22 AM IST

We have responded saying your basic price and the basic price that I am getting at, when compared with all the escalation and other things, is 9 per cent cheaper, Sitharaman said. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Details of offset partners will be known when procurement start:...

Sitharaman said each company involved in the supply will have its offset partners in India.

25 Oct 2018 7:32 PM IST

Signing an offset contract is a requirement of Indian law (Defence Procurement Procedure). The implementation of offsets is an obligation and, under the Indian regulation, the choice of the partners belongs to us, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier was quoted as saying. (Facebook screengrab/ Indian Defence Updates) (Facebook screengrab/ Indian Defence Updates)

Will deliver Rafale fighter jets to India from 2019: Dassault CEO

India signed a deal in 2016 for the transfer of 36 Rafale jets but the deal has since faced criticism.

16 Oct 2018 8:34 AM IST