Andhra ministers to be sworn in afreshSeptember 6th, 2009 HYDERABAD - All 35 ministers in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet will take fresh oath Sunday evening on the advise of the state governor following the death of chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Wednesday.
Nepali PM expands cabinet amid bickeringJune 17th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepals Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Wednesday expanded his 11-member cabinet to induct 10 new ministers. However, the protracted squabble with allies over power sharing continued even three weeks after Nepal assuming office with the parties from Terai not sending any new faces to the cabinet.
Lone representation in Team Manmohan disappoints BiharMay 28th, 2009 PATNA - With no leader from Bihar making it to the Team Manmohan Thursday, many in the state, where the Congress won only two Lok Sabha seats, expressed disappointment over the decreasing number of Bihar ministers in the union cabinet - from 12 in 2004 to just one in 2009. Meira Kumar is the lone face from Bihar in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet.
Be Indian, dress Indian, say new ministersMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Go Indian - that was the mantra for the overwhelming majority of the 59 ministers sworn in Thursday. They were in kurta-pyjamas, dhotis, saris, salwar kurtas and Nehru jackets, but three of them decided to strike a different note.
Team Manmohan's cabinet takes oath (Lead)May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The second round of the induction of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers began here at Rashtrapti Bhavan with 14 cabinet ministers being sworn in. The swearing-in ceremony started exactly on time at 11.30 a.m.
59 ministers, including 14 cabinet ministers, to take oath Thursday (Lead, superseding earlier story)May 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expands his council of ministers Thursday, adding 14 cabinet ministers, including three former chief ministers and three DMK leaders, and 45 ministers of state. Of the ministers of state, seven will have independent charge.
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu get five cabinet berths; Uttar Pradesh nilMay 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have five ministers each in the 33-member union cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced Wednesday while the most populous state Uttar Pradesh finds no representation. Tamil Nadu's total representation in the council of ministers, comprising 33 cabinet ministers and 45 ministers of state, will be 10 -- three from the Congress and seven from its ally DMK.
59 new ministers to be sworn in Thursday (Second Lead)May 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is set to lead a 78-member council of ministers, including 33 cabinet ministers and 45 ministers of state, in his second term as head of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in India. The outgoing government also had 78 ministers.
Nearly half of cabinet ministers have law degreeMay 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Having a degree in law can apparently improve one's chances of getting a ministerial berth as nearly half of the cabinet members have studied the subject. Of the 33 cabinet ministers named by Wednesday, 15 hold a degree in law.
Parliament session to begin June 1 (Lead)May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The first session of the 15th Lok Sabha will begin June 1. The decision was taken Saturday at the first meeting of the cabinet that was sworn in Friday.
Manmohan Singh calls first Cabinet meet todayMay 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after taking oath as Prime Minister for the second term, Manmohan Singh called a meeting of the Union Cabinet today. According to sources, it is likely to take a decision on convening a Parliament session to enable new members to take oath.
PM, 19 cabinet ministers to take oath in first lotMay 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be sworn in for a second term along with 19 other ministers, including Pranab Mukherjee and P. Chidambaram, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Friday evening, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has announced.
19 ministers to be sworn inMay 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - With barely four hours to go before Dr. Manmohan Singh is sworn in as Prime Minister for a second consecutive term, sources have revealed that along with him, 19 ministers, a majority of them from the Congress, will be sworn-in.
New Sikkim government sworn inMay 20th, 2009 GANGTOK - The new Sikkim government of Chief Minister Pawan Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) was sworn in by Governor B.P. Singh here Wednesday.
Sheikh Hasina expands her cabinetJanuary 23rd, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed Saturday inducted six more junior ministers into her cabinet, raising the cabinet's strength to 38, officials said. President Iajuddin Ahmed administered the oath to the new state ministers at the presidential palace, Bangabhaban.
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