Modi govt 3.0 highlights: Mohan Charan Majhi to be the new CM of Odisha

Modi Cabinet updates: The new Cabinet has retained several BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, and Nirmala Sitharaman, who continue to hold critical portfolios

12:58 PM

L Murugan takes over as minister of state for information and broadcasting

Newly inducted Union minister L Murugan said: “Today I am taking charge as Minister of State for I&B. I am very happy. And I express my sincere thanks and gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving me the opportunity to serve in this Ministry again.”

12:41 PM

Modi Cabinet 3.0: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat takes charge as culture minister

BJP's Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has taken charge as the minister of culture. 

12:35 PM

BJP chief Nadda takes charge as health minister

BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda took over the position of minister of health and family welfare. Anupriya Patel of Apna Dal (Soneylal) and Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao of Shiv Sena assumed charge as ministers of state (MoS) in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

12:31 PM

Modi Cabinet 3.0: Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes charge as agriculture minister

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken charge as the  minister of agriculture and farmers welfare.

12:06 PM

Modi Cabinet LIVE update: Jitendra Singh takes charge as MoS

Jitendra Singh has taken charge as MoS in Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions.

11:50 AM

Kiren Rijiju takes charge as parliamentary affairs minister

BJP leader Kiren Rijiju has taken over as the new parliamentary affairs minister today, a position previously held by Pralhad Joshi. 

11:27 AM

A very big deal for a government to get elected three times in a row: S Jaishankar

After taking charge as the External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar said: "In any country and especially in a democracy, it is a very big deal for a government to get elected three times in a row. So the world will definitely feel that today there is a lot of political stability in India."

11:23 AM

News update: N Chandrababu Naidu elected as chief ministerial candidate in Andhra Pradesh

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu elected as NDA's chief ministerial candidate in Andhra Pradesh.

11:20 AM

TDP legislature meet to take place today

The TDP legislature meeting will be held to elect N Chandrababu Naidu as the leader.

11:06 AM

Deeply honoured to be appointed as EAM in NDA cabinet, says Jaishankar

S Jaishankar today took charge as the External Affairs Minister a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi retained him in his cabinet. While expressing gratitude, Jaishankar wrote on X: "Deeply honored to be appointed as the Minister of External Affairs in PM @narendramodi 's Government."

10:35 AM

BJP chief JP Nadda returns as minister of health and family welfare

BJP chief JP Nadda has been given the respnsibility to manage the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, a portfolio oversaw in the Modi 1.0 government. PM Modi also entrusted him with the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.

10:31 AM

Modi Cabinet 3.0 full list: Shah, Rajnath, Sitharaman, Gadkari retain portfolios

The Modi 3.0 Cabinet features several important BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, and Nirmala Sitharaman, who continue to hold critical portfolios. A surprise addition to the Cabinet is 36-year-old Telugu Desam Party MP Ram Mohan Naidu. Read here for more updates.

10:29 AM

Ashwini Vaishnaw takes charge as Information and Broadcasting Minister

Ashwini Vaishnaw today assumed charge as Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, the 35th leader to hold the portfolio since Independence. He succeeds Anurag Singh Thakur, who held the post for nearly three years in the previous BJP government.

10:05 AM

NDA government to stick to deficit target despite poll setback

The PM Modi-led government has no plans to increase its fiscal deficit target despite speculation that more spending might be needed to keep coalition partners happy, Bloomberg reported today. BJP failed to secure an outright majority in polls that concluded on June 1. 

9:26 AM

Sharad Pawar hits out at BJP; questions if Modi had mandate for third term as PM

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought to know whether he had a "mandate" to lead the country. Pawar highlighted that out the saffron party fell short of a majority in the just concluded Lok Sabha election