Nitin Gadkari is the rising star, Arun Jaitley commands respect while minister of state Dharmendra Pradhan seems to be the PM's new favourite.
We sorted through countless photographs taken around the world to come up with the top photos of 2019. Together these images tell the story of the year -- capturing moments of hope and heartbreak, triumph and tragedy.
"If there is proper debate in parliament, followed by a vote, then even without the Congress' support, we have a chance to pass it," says Union Minister of State for Finance, Jayant Sinha.
RBI governor is seen succeeding International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief executive officer, Christine Lagarde, next year.
And it has to be done in less than 200 days!
The cases are related to gunning down of Indian Air Force personnel and the Rubiya Syed kidnapping.
'Toll system can never end though the rates may vary from time to time. Toll is my brain child'
Real estate sector cheers reforms in the Budget.
A cut in rates would have encouraged the banks to lend aggressively on the retail front.
The EC received complaints from five places that EVMs were connecting to external devices via bluetooth, but after inquiry, it was found that there was 'no substance' in the complaints.
These consistent performers are expected to maintain momentum.
Jaitley has managed the difficult feat of sticking to the fiscal correction.
'This updated NPR database along with Aadhaar Number would become the mother database and can be used by various government departments...' the home ministry declared in July 2015. 'UID/Aadhaar has been used as a fish bait to ensnare and entrap present and future generations of citizens,' warns Gopal Krishna.
The overriding objective of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) must be adequate economic return, not financial return.
The Aadhaar Bill passed during Budget session last month, overruling amendments moved in Rajya Sabha.
Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month
Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma succeed in convincing Rahul Gandhi of zero returns in blocking Parliament.
The higher salaries and pension outgo will be equivalent to about one per cent of the GDP.
Parliament on Thursday cleared the decks for the rollout of the historic Goods and Services Tax from July 1 as it approved four supporting legislations to usher in the one-nation-one-tax regime.
Higher rural incomes, pay commission benefits, and lower interest rates are key positives: Analysts
For growth in export, continuous gain in productivity is essential.
AIADMK members on Tuesday disrupted proceedings in both houses of Parliament demanding action on former union minister P Chidambaram's son Karti on the Aircel-Maxis issue.
While FMPs no longer offer the same short-term advantage, it is still a good product for the medium term.
On her 101st birth anniversary, November 19, four letters that reveal a different side to inarguably India's toughest prime minister.
Uttarakhand was on Sunday brought under President's rule by the Centre on grounds of "breakdown of governance" in a controversial decision.
It is likely the government will divide the country into different zones during the proposed extended period of lockdown and might permit a few services to function in safe zones.
An all-party meeting on Monday failed to hammer out a consensus over the controversial Insurance Bill, which was scheduled to be taken up in Rajya Sabha.
The move prompted Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to take potshots as to whether Adityanath would himself sign the order withdrawing the case against himself.
Electricity tariffs to go up as coal cess is doubled.
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
The Congress and the Left parties might move court to challenge LS speaker's ruling on Aadhaar as money Bill.
The move is part of a larger initiative by the government to speed up work in the highway sector.
'MFs have a combined exposure of Rs 3.2 lakh crore to NBFCs, out of which Rs 1.1 lakh crore matures by September 2019.'
If the Opposition is bent upon shouting its own agenda on a deaf ruling dispensation, then it becomes binding upon the chair to ensure that the parliamentary affairs aren't reduced to a farce.
The Sensex closed the day at 28,141, up 486 points, while Nifty50 settled at 8,716, up 155 points.
Broadly speaking, the expansion of the Council of Ministers sent out three major political signals.
The Mumbai town planning agency has said it can't spare land in the commercial BKC area for a terminal due to demand from private firms
Post-Jayalalithaa AIADMK cannot take on the Narendra Modi dispensation like their late charismatic leader did it on several occasions in the past, says R Ramasubramanian.
Jaitley increased the excise duty on most tobacco products by 10-15 per cent.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
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