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Nirmala Sitharaman, who just took oath as the new Cabinet member, has been given the Defence Ministry portfolio, according to a report . She will become the 2nd woman to hold the crucial ministry after Indira Gandhi.
She is also the first ever full-time Defence Minister of India.
Modi, in his third Cabinet reshuffle today inducted 13 new ministers.
Jaitley has been handling the ministry after Manohar Parrikar quit to become the Goa’s Chief Minister.
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