Smriti Irani is now I&B Minister

Union Textiles Minister Smiriti Irani, in addition to her existing mandate, has been appointed as the new Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Minister.

The development follows the resignation of former I&B Minister Venkaiah Naidu.

Since 2014, after the BJP took charge, this is the fourth time the position of I&B Minister has undergone change; the position was held by Prakash Javadekar, followed by Arun Jaitley, then Naidu and now Irani.

PM Narendra Modi tweeted about this appointment recently.