CABINET RESHUFFLE
Jharkhand: Will Kalpana join husband Hemant Soren's cabinet after her CM dreams fade?
Kalpana Soren’s life took a significant turn in March this year when she officially joined the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), over a month after Hemant’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). At 38, her transition from homemaker to politician saw her actively campaigning for the party, with Champai Soren’s backing, as JMM's face during the Lok Sabha elections.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma takes over health department in cabinet reshuffle after Lok Sabha polls
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has reshuffled some departments following the recent Lok Sabha polls. He has taken over the Health and Family Welfare Department from Keshav Mahanta, who previously handled the health portfolio. Mahanta will oversee Transport, Excise, and Fisheries departments.
Rising to prominence as health minister during Covid peak, Mandaviya returns to Modi cabinet
Mansukh Mandaviya, a grassroots BJP worker, became the Union health minister after rising through the party ranks. He won the Lok Sabha elections from Porbandar, Gujarat, defeating Congress' Lalit Vasoya by a large margin.
Modi Cabinet 3.0: Here are 10 ministers who retained key portfolios
The Modi-led government announced the allocation of portfolios for several BJP Lok Sabha members, ensuring key ministers like Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, and S Jaishankar retain their positions from Modi 2.0. New assignments include Ashwini Vaishnaw as Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology. Nitin Gadkari continues as Minister of Road Transport and Highways, and Sarbananda Sonowal as Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Shivraj Singh Chouhan gets agriculture and rural development, JP Nadda health, and Manohar Lal Khattar power, reflecting continuity and change in the cabinet.
Modi's Cabinet: Dharmendra Pradhan retains Ministry of Education; Jayant Chaudhary new MoS
Dharmendra Pradhan remains Education Minister in NDA govt under PM Modi. Ministry includes Department of School Education and Literacy, and Department of Higher Education. Previous Minister was Ramesh Pokhriyal.
Continuity in key ministries will be welcomed by markets: Swaminathan Aiyar
As of now, I think it is just settling down. Yes, it is a coalition cabinet as was the last one. And yes, in this one, the allies will have some more representation, but it remains continuity for the most part, continuity and the BJP stamp on it is unmistakable.
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'Ujjwala man' Dharmendra Pradhan takes oath as Cabinet Minister for third time
Dharmendra Pradhan, a senior BJP leader, was inducted into the Union cabinet for the third time. He won from Sambalpur in Odisha, defeating the Biju Janata Dal's Pranab Prakash Das by over 1.19 lakh votes.
Why is it right time to reshuffle your portfolio? Feroze Azeez answers
Now if you come to the contemporary situation that general election is over, the mandate of the new government is also reasonably clear, the NDA is going to form a government in 99% of the situations, which is going to be a stable government because you have 292 seats on a pre-poll alliance, UPA 1, UPA 2 also you would not see one single party having a majority greater than 272, 273, so it is a stable government, that is one thing behind us now.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah rules out Cabinet revamp after LS polls results, leaves aspirants disappointed
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah denies ministry revamp post Lok Sabha results, disappointing ministerial aspirants including former ministers, senior MLAs in boards, corporations. Senior MLAs hope for Cabinet reshuffle post Congress leadership's tasks assignment for LS polls success aiming double-digit seats. Senior MLAs expected to discuss future course of action, exert pressure on party leadership.
Kuwait forms new government headed by Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah
Emad al al-Atiqi, Anwar Ali al-Mudhaf and Abdullah Ali al-Yahya retained their posts as oil, finance and foreign ministers respectively, according to the decree from the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Kuwait's Emir dissolves parliament, suspends some constitution articles
The Emir also suspended some of the constitutional articles for a period not exceeding four years during which all aspects of the democratic process will be studied. The powers of the National Assembly will be assumed by the Emir and the country's cabinet, state TV reported.
Senior bureaucrat Rahul Singh appointed new CBSE chief
Rahul Singh appointed CBSE chairperson, succeeding Nidhi Chhibber who is now Niti Aayog advisor. Singh, a 1996-batch IAS officer, is currently Additional Secretary at DoPT. Several other bureaucratic appointments were also made.
Jharkhand Congress MLAs 'unhappy' with new cabinet, say "new faces should have been given chance"
Eight ministers took oath in the new Champai Soren cabinet in Jharkhand. Some Congress MLAs expressed discontent with the expansion, demanding the inclusion of new faces. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey criticized the alliance for not including a Scheduled Caste member.
Bihar: Nitish reshuffles portfolios of three RJD ministers, Chandra Shekhar loses education ministry
The Revenue and Land Resources Department was assigned to Lalit Kumar Yadav, who will continue with his existing responsibility of the Public Health and Engineering Department.
UK PM Sunak appoints Victoria Atkins as new health minister
Victoria Atkins will assume oversight of the National Health Service (NHS), Britain's state-funded health system that is under pressure from industrial action by health workers and a growing list of patients waiting for treatment.
Who is David Cameron, named UK Foreign Secretary by Rishi Sunak? Know why Liberal Democrats are opposing his appointment
The Liberal Democrats have opposed his appointment and called for Cameron's peerage to be blocked. Why is his appointment opposed? Know in detail about Liberal Democrats.
Who is James Cleverly, UK Home Secretary appointed by Rishi Sunak? Know about him in detail
Liz Truss appointed James Cleverly as the Foreign Secretary in September 2022. With this, he became the first Foreign Secretary of African heritage in British history. Rishi Sunak retained him when he became Prime Minister in October 2022. Know about him in detail.
UK PM Sunak's ministry sees major reshuffle amid sackings and resignations; ex-PM Cameron is back
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled the Cabinet and sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman after a controversial article attacking the Metropolitan Police was published without her boss's approval. Braverman has faced controversy in her senior UK Cabinet role, accusing the Met Police of "playing favorites" during Israel-Gaza protests, reports said on Monday.
Japan PM Fumio Kishida says he plans cabinet reshuffle, 'drastic' economic measures
"I'm thinking of conducting a personnel change of party leadership and of the cabinet as early as the 13th," Kishida told a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday, on the sidelines of a G20 summit meeting. "On economic measures, I want them to protect the people's lives from price hikes and to reinforce the trend of wage increases and investment expansion. I want to carry out drastic steps, supported firmly by a necessary budget," he said.
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak appoints new defense secretary ahead of next year's general election
Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who last month announced he would step down in the next UK government cabinet reshuffle, has resigned, the prime minister's office said Thursday. In a letter to Wallace, 53, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak praised the "dedication and skill" he brought to the role that saw him take a leading role in Western allies' support for Ukraine against Russia.
No cabinet reshuffle prior to 2024 Parliamentary elections: Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has confirmed that there will be no cabinet reshuffle before next year's Lok Sabha polls, but a major rejig is expected before the Assembly elections in 2026. Previously, a cabinet reshuffle took place in May this year, where additional responsibilities were given to Cabinet members.
TN Cabinet reshuffle done for administrative reasons, says CM Stalin at Hyundai MoU signing event
Thennarasu, who had overseen the Industries department till now, was made the Finance Minister today while Thiaga Rajan was given the Information Technology department.
Tamil Nadu Cabinet Rejig: Palanivel Thiaga Rajan relieved of Finance portfolio, changes made to portfolios of five ministers
PTR was relieved of Finance portfolio and moved to information technology and digital services. Thangam Thennarasu was given Finance, Planning, Human Resources Management portfolios in place of Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan.
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