Nearly half of cabinet ministers have law degree

August 16th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday named two women among six ministers to his new cabinet, Iranian labour news agency reported. The names of the rest of his cabinet ministers would be announced Wednesday, the report said.

June 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.

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 - 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 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.

May 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.

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.

May 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The expansion of the Union Cabinet is likely to be delayed by a day or more reportedly because of Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee demanding a seventh ministerial berth. Some reports said the cabinet expansion could take place on Thursday and would include the nominees of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Trinamool.

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 - 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 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 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.

May 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.

May 9th, 2009 CHENNAI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said that the media was 'sensationalising' the absence of UPA partners - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan and DMK leaders from Friday's cabinet meeting. Asked to comment on the absence of the ministers from a cabinet meeting, Manmohan Singh said: 'Media sometimes is interested in sensationalism of even trivial issues.