With the spectre of slowdown haunting the economy and rising unemployment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday constituted two new Cabinet committees under his chairmanship to spur economic growth, investment and employment.

Two new cabinet committees formed to spur growth, employment

BJP's Dr Harsh Vardhan who won handsomely from Chandni Chowk parliamentary constituency in Delhi arrived on a bicycle to take charge as the union minister for health & family welfare.

BJP's Harsh Vardhan arrives on bicycle to take charge of new ministry

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Full list of Narendra Modi Cabinet Ministers and ministry-wise portfolios: Nirmala Sitharaman is the new Finance Minister while Anurag Thakur is the MoS in Finance Ministry. Amit Shah has become the new Home Minister of India while Rajnath Singh has got the Defence Ministry.

Modi Cabinet Ministers portfolios announced

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Nirmala Sitharaman becomes India's new Finance Minister

Modi Cabinet 2.0: Ravi Shankar Prasad retains Law Ministry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has picked his closest aide Amit Shah as Home Minister in the new government. Rajnath Singh will be Defence Minister and Nitin Gadkari will be Minister of Road Transport and Highways. Nirmala Sitharaman will be Finance Minister and Minister of Corporate Affairs. Smriti Irani will be Minister for Women and Child Development.

Modi 2.0 cabinet portfolios announced: Nirmala gets Finance, Amit Shah takes Home

Nirmala Sitharaman is the new Finance Minister while Anurag Thakur is the MoS in Finance Ministry. Amit Shah has become the new Home Minister of India while Rajnath Singh has got the Defence Ministry.

Nirmala Sitharaman joins Modi cabinet 2.0 as India's 2nd woman Finance Minister

Modi 2.0: Amit Shah gets Home, Rajnath Singh defence, Nirmala Sitharaman finance

Choking back tears, Britain's Theresa May says goodbye to Downing Street British Prime Minister Theresa May was barely able to finish her resignation speech on Friday, her voice breaking as she fought back tears when describing her "enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love".

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The Union Cabinet met on Friday and adopted a resolution for the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha, setting in motion the process of constituting the new House and formation of the government after the conclusion of the general elections.

Union cabinet passes resolution to dissolve 16th Lok Sabha

India’s first Union cabinet under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru embraced the idea of lateral talent. Among the 15 members of the cabinet in 1947 was John Mathai, an economist who served as Railways Minister and then Finance Minister before leaving the government in 1950.

Inducting lateral professional skills into the cabinet by Narendra Modi government is a welcome step

Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday addressed a joint press conference on key decisions taken by the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi this evening.

Union Cabinet approves Constitution amendment to pave way for 10% quota to EWS in J&K

Union Cabinet passes Citizenship amendment bill

The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) decided to pull out of an alliance with the BJP in Assam soon after the union cabinet approved the Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday.

AGP pulls out of alliance with BJP in Assam after Union cabinet approves Citizenship Amendment Bill

The Union Cabinet Friday approved the Gaganyaan project under which a three-member crew will be sent to space for at least seven days, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

Gaganyaan project: Govt allocates Rs 10,000 crore to send 3 Indians into space by 2022

The Cabinet Thursday approved the signing and ratifying of an extradition agreement between India and Morocco. The decision was taken at the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Cabinet approves signing, ratifying extradition pact between India and Morocco

In case of a gang-rape of a girl below 12 years, punishment will be imprisonment for rest of life or death sentence.

Death for raping children: What the ordinance says

The man, whose daughter was raped and tortured by six people in a moving bus in a south Delhi neighbourhood on December 16, 2012, said there should be "no differentiation between the rape of minors and adults".

Ordinance decision taken in view of LS polls: Nirbhaya's father

The move comes against the backdrop of the alleged rape and murder of girls in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua and Gujarat's Surat district recently

Union cabinet approves ordinance for death penalty for rape of children

The government informed the Supreme Court today that it is actively considering amending the penal law to introduce death penalty to those convicted of sexually abusing children up to 12 years of age.

Ordinance likely to award death penalty for raping children up to 12 years

The two union ministers were Ashok Gajapathi Raju who was civil aviation minister, and YS Chowdary who was minister of state for science and technology

Not fair to expect PM to deal with these issues: TDP ministers who resigned from Modi's cabinet

Estimated to cost Rs 6,089 crore, once constructed, the tunnel will reduce travel time from 3.5 hours to 15 minutes

Srinagar to Leh in 15 minutes, Cabinet approves Zojila Pass tunnel project

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