637 Elevation: Among the high-profile promotees is Mansukh Mandaviya (R), who has been given the charge of Health and Chemicals & Fertilisers. PTI
Neerja Chowdhury
Political Commentator
IN 2014, when PM Narendra Modi formed his first Cabinet, it carried a touch of Arun Jaitley. It included many Jaitley ‘boys and girls’ like Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan and Prakash Javadekar. Jaitley himself got Finance and was given the additional charge of Defence.
In 2021, the Cabinet reshuffle bears the stamp of Amit Shah, be it the elevation of Anurag Thakur, G Kishan Reddy, Parshottam Rupala or the induction of Bhupendra Yadav or Meenakshi Lekhi and several others. This is not surprising, for the Prime Minister relies on Shah’s counsel on most matters.
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KABUL Afghanistan s National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) are getting prepared for counter-offensives to regain control of the lost districts amid Taliban militants advances towards big cities with the latest attack launched on Qala-e-Naw city, the capital of the western Badghis province on Wednesday. Taliban militants who have reportedly captured more than 100 districts since the start of the U.S.-led forces withdrawal from Afghanistan on May 1 have been attempting to tighten the noose around big cities. (Afghanistan-Security-Taliban) - - - - TOKYO The Japanese government is slated to declare another state of emergency over COVID-19 in Tokyo as infections rebounded in the capital, where the Olympic Games are scheduled to open about two weeks later, local media reported Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON The confirmed death toll in the partial collapse of a 12-story residential building in Surfside, in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, has risen to 46 after the search and rescue team discovered 10 more victims in the rubble, local media reported on Wednesday. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told family members in a private briefing on Wednesday morning that 10 more bodies and additional human remains had been pulled from the site of the collapse. (US-Florida-Building Collapse) - - - - NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out a major reshuffle of his cabinet of ministers on Wednesday, inducting some new faces and removing as many as 12, bringing about an all inclusive face of the government.
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