59 ministers, including 14 cabinet ministers, to take oath Thursday (Lead, superseding earlier story)

September 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.

July 11th, 2009 SRINAGAR - A woman politician who has survived at least five assassination attempts was among the 13 new ministers inducted in the Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday. With this, the strength of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's six-month-old coalition has gone up to 23.

May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - English was the preferred language for most of the ministers who took oath Thursday. While 38 of their colleagues from the south, east and west took the oath of office in English, 21 MPs, mostly from the Hindi speaking states in the north, opted for the national language.

May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who opted out of government in order to work to strengthen the party, Thursday said his imprint on the new United Progressive Alliance government's 79-member council of ministers was in the form of young ministers. I believe in doing one job and doing it well.

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.

May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said his 78-member council of ministers was a mixture of experience and energy and that the delay in the second round of induction was because he wanted to be "thorough". We wanted to strike the right balance, a mix of experience and energy, the prime minister told reporters after the swearing in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in which 14 cabinet ministers and 45 ministers of state took oath.

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.

May 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.

May 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Thirty-eight ministers, including 14 cabinet ministers, will be sworn in Thursday morning in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers. These include seven ministers with independent charge.

May 25th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Monday constituted a 35-member cabinet, inducting 20 new faces and dropping four ministers who were part of his earlier ministry.

May 25th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Monday constituted a 35-member cabinet, inducting 20 new faces and dropping four ministers who were part of his earlier ministry.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The morning after taking oath for his second consecutive term, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday called a meeting of the new cabinet at his residence here. The meeting is basically to decide the dates for parliament sessions and when to present the budget, said an official at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

May 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.

May 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil administered oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with 19 Cabinet ministers. The 76-year-old, soft-spoken economist is the first Prime Minister since post-independence after Jawaharlal Nehru to be returned to office after completing a full term.

May 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.