Shah, Sitharaman stand tall among ministers

Strengthening the portfolios of the home minister and the finance minister is a message that should not be missed, points out A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi with......

Modi's new ministers take charge a day after expansion

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and other ministers took charge of their respective offices on Thursday,......

Modi Cabinet reshuffle: Who got what

Manuskh Mandavia was made the new Health Minister and bureaucrat-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw the new Railway Minister, while Jyotiraditya Scindia got the Civil Aviation Ministry as Prime......

Dharmendra Pradhan is new Education Minister

Dharmendra Pradhan was on Wednesday inducted as India's new education minister while Annapurna Devi, Subhas Sarkar and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh will be the new ministers of state for education. Son......

'Perform or get shipped out', minister warns ONGC, OIL

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday put state-owned ONGC and OIL on notice saying oil and gas reserves they hold need to be monetised through joint ventures with domain experts or the......

Exxon Mobil in talks to buy stake in Indian oil, gas fields

Energy supermajor Exxon Mobil Corp is in talks to buy a stake in producing oil and gas fields in India, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday showcasing efforts to raise domestic output......

India looking to store oil in US, other commercially viable locations

India and the US had on July 17 signed a preliminary agreement for cooperating on emergency crude oil reserves, including the possibility of India storing oil in the US emergency stockpile.  ......

DoT gives telcos breathing space on AGR non-payment

The licensing finance policy wing of the telecom department on Thursday directed all departments concerned to not take any coercive action against telecom operators if they fail to clear AGR dues......

PIX: PM Modi declares open inaugural Khelo India University Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first-ever Khelo India University Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, in Cuttack, on Saturday. As many as 3400 athletes from 159 universities......