LIVE: Amit Shah made Home Minister; Modi govt cabinet portfolios announced

PM Narendra Modi has declared the portfolio of cabinet ministers to be part of the new government. Catch live updates here

1:22 PM

Modi 2.0 Cabinet: Harsimrat Kaur Badal has been appointed as the Minister of Food Processing Industries

1:16 PM

Amit Shah becomes Home Minister in Modi's new cabinet

1:12 PM

DV Sadananda Gowda appointed as the Minister of Chemical and Fertilisers

1:10 PM

Modi 2.0 Cabinet: Rajnath Singh appointed as the new Minister of Defence

1:10 PM

Prakash Javadekar has been appointed as Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

1:09 PM

Allocation of portfolios by PM Narendra Modi

1:07 PM

Dr. Harsh Vardhan has been appointed as Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Science and Technology; and Minister of Earth Sciences.

1:07 PM

1:01 PM

12:58 PM

Cabinet portfolios announced!

Rajnath Singh new Defence Minister

Amit Shah now Home Minister

Nirmala Sitharaman Finance Minister

S Jaishankar new External Affairs Minister

12:27 PM

12:27 PM

Narendra Modi meets Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli at Hyderabad House. Both the leaders will hold a bilateral meeting today.

 

 

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11:40 AM

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11:38 AM

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