INDIA
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Pashupati Kumar Paras on July 08 took charge as the Minister of the Food Processing Industries at Panchsheel Bhawan. Prahlad Singh Patel assumed as the Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry. President Ram Nath Kovind administered oath of office and secrecy to new members of the Council of Ministers at Rashtrapati Bhavan on July 07. As many as 43 leaders took oath in the first Union Cabinet reshuffle and expansion on Wednesday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to power for a second term in May, 2019.