Cabinet Secretary

From Sushma Swaraj, Radha Mohan Singh, Maneka Gandhi to Rajyavardhan Rathore, NDA 2 drops big guns from Modi Cabinet

Modi can have as many as 80 ministers in the 543-member Lok Sabha. As per the Constitution, the total number of Union ministers, including the Prime Minister shall not exceed 15 per cent of the number of members in the Lok Sabha.

Narendra Modi Cabinet 2019: With Irani, Rajnath, and 8 others from Uttar Pradesh, state gets maximum berths in new BJP-led govt, followed by Maharashtra, Bihar

The second Narendra Modi-led government has the maximum representation of 10 faces from the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi who represents Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, followed by seven from Maharashtra and six from Bihar

Narendra Modi, 57 others take oath of office and secrecy: Full list of members in NDA-II Council of Ministers

Narendra Modi took over as the country's Prime Minister for a second term on Thursday after he was sworn in along with Union ministers, including BJP president Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and former foreign secretary S Jaishankar, a surprise pick.

Modi 2.0: Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, 55 others make the cut in NDA balancing act; JP Nadda, Suresh Prabhu miss out

Narendra Modi has taken good care of caste, age and regional profile, as also merit in the new Cabinet which saw several former ministers being dropped and inclusion of new faces including BJP president Amit Shah and ex-foreign secy S Jaishankar

Cabinet 2019 oath-taking ceremony: Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Smriti Irani sworn-in; Sushma Swaraj, Suresh Prabhu, Jayant Sinha dropped

President Ram Nath Kovind administered oaths to Narendra Modi and his Council of Ministers. While BJP's allies in the NDA got one berth each, the saffron party dropped some of its ministers, including Maneka Gandhi, Suresh Prabhu, Jayant Sinha, Sushma Swaraj, JP Nadda and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Narendra Modi Cabinet 2019 oath-taking ceremony Updates: Modi, Amit Shah take oath; Maneka Gandhi likely to be pro-tem LS Speaker

PM Narendra Modi oath-taking ceremony Updates: PM-elect Narendra Modi will likely hold a bilateral with Kyrgyzstan President, who arrived in New Delhi today, after the swearing-in ceremony. According to reports, the meeting is likely to be at 10.15 pm.

Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba likely to be appointed Cabinet Secretary for Narendra Modi's second term

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba is likely to be appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary, replacing PK Sinha, whose four-year tenure comes to an end in June.

CVC initiates probe against CBI director Alok Verma; second-in-command Rakesh Asthana had filed complaint

CBI officer Rakesh Asthana had written a formal complaint to the Cabinet Secretary alleging that the agency's director Alok Verma, sought to impede his functioning, interfere in investigations and malign his reputation

Law ministry drafts proposal for special fast-track courts to ensure speedy trials in rape cases, recommends 2 months for investigation

New fast-track courts will be set up to deal with rape cases and special forensic kits will be given to all police stations and hospitals.

Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha to appear before CAT to defend negative appraisal of Magsaysay awardee Sanjiv Chaturvedi

Union Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha has been asked to defend the ‘zero’ performance appraisal given to former AIIMS CVO Sanjiv Chaturvedi.