St Stephen's, Doon networks in Team ManmohanMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The strange ways of old boys networks are not clear to everyone, but they sure seem to work. At least six ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's new council of ministers are from St Stephen's College and several from the elite Doon School as well.
Council of Ministers represents a bend of experience and energy: PMMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday described his Council of Ministers as a mix of experience and youthful energy.
Four Christians as ministers reflects Indian diversity: communityMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Catholic Christians are happy over increased representation of the community in the new government, with four of them being inducted into the union council of ministers. A.K. Antony is defence minister while K.V.
I believe in doing one job and doing it well: Rahul (Lead)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.
Council of ministers a mix of experience and energy: PMMay 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.
Key challenge is to bridge rural-urban divide: ScindiaMay 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The key challenge before the new government is to bridge the rural-urban gap, new Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said Thursday night. The key challenge is to bring rural India to the mainstream, Scindia said soon after the portfolios of the new ministers were announced by the Prime Minister's Office.
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.
Nearly half of Delhi MPs are ministers in UPA governmentMay 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As many as three MPs from the national capital, which is nearly half of the total MPs of Delhi, are in the prime minister's council of ministers. While the name of Kapil Sibal was announced as a cabinet minister last Friday, the names of Ajay Makan and Krishna Tirath were announced Wednesday.
Number of Muslim ministers comes downMay 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The representation of Muslims in the new council of ministers has come down from six in the previous government to five - two cabinet ministers and three ministers of state. The two Muslim cabinet ministers are from Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad.
29 new faces in council of ministersMay 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As many as 29 MPs - veterans as well as youngsters - will make their debut as central ministers Thursday as part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 78-member-strong council of ministers. These include former chief ministers Vilasrao Deshmukh and Farooq Abdullah, former UN undersecretary general Shashi Tharoor as well as three women MPs - Agatha Sangma, Krishna Tirath and Preneet Kaur.
55 plus - average age of Manmohan Singh's ministersMay 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Almost 50 years divide the oldest and the youngest member of Manmohan Singh's new council of ministers that took shape Wednesday. The average age of the 78-member council is 57.
14 cabinet ministers to be sworn in ThursdayMay 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.
Manmohan Singh to take oath as PM todayMay 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dr. Manmohan Singh will be sworn in as the Prime Minister for the second consecutive term on Friday evening along with his council of ministers.
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.
Congress stands for young leadership: SinghviDecember 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Congress Wednesday said the party wanted to bring in youthful and dynamic leadership for a good governance in the country. 'The Congress has always been an agent of change with youthful and dynamic faces that can bring vibrancy in governance.
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