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- PM pushes use of 'green' inland waterways
New Delhi, Jan 28: In a bid to tap the vast potential for bulk transportation of goods at low cost through inland waterways, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has initiated steps to fast-track deve....
- Wanted: Women to drive development in Maoist areas
New Delhi, Nov 20: In an effort to bridge the development deficit in areas seen as Maoist hotbeds, the government is encouraging young women to take up the challenge by becoming Prime Minister&....
- PM doesn't know what's going on in his office: Munde
Panaji, March 4: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde said today Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was not aware of the goings on in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
A....
- Assertive PM defends government, confronts opposition
New Delhi, Feb 25: In strongly defending his government in the wake of alleged corruption scams, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday confronted the opposition charges stoutly, arguing in ....
- CVC Thomas 'fully eligible' for post: Government to SC
New Delhi, Jan 18: Strongly defending Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P.J. Thomas' appointment, the government on Monday told the Supreme Court that Thomas was an "outstanding civi....
- GoM to meet Jan 19 to decide auction for FM-III: Soni
New Delhi, Jan 13: A Group of Ministers (GoM) will meet Jan 19 to decide on the form of auctioning for FM phase III radio, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said here today.
- Dispel cynicism, believe in resilience of democracy: PM's New Year message
New Delhi, Jan 1: In his message on New Year's eve, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called on Indians to dispel the "air of despondency and cynicism" and believe in resilien....
- PMO website to host ministers' asset details
New Delhi, Nov 14: Details of all ministers' assets would soon be posted on the website of the Prime Minister's Office, official sources said today.
The information is likely ....
- Manmohan, Sri Lanka PM to discuss Tamil issue on Friday
New Delhi, Oct 13: India will press for a political solution to the decades-old Tamil question and seek quicker resettlement of displaced civilians when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Sri ....
- PMO denies ministers were pulled up on Games work
New Delhi, Sep 25: The Prime Minister's office (PMO) today denied reports that Manmohan Singh had pulled up the Group of Ministers (GOM) in charge of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) for the de....
- PMO fails to give information under RTI
New Delhi, Sep 8: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has failed to provide information on correspondence with the President's secretariat, related to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam&....
- PM announces Rs.1 lakh for kin of Leh cloudburst victims
New Delhi, Aug 6: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today condoled the deaths caused by the cloudburst in Leh town of Jammu and Kashmir and announced a compensation of Rs.1 lakh each for the famili....
- PM to release stamp on Muslim League leader
New Delhi, Aug 1: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will release a commemorative stamp in honour of late Indian Union Muslim League(IUML) leader Panakkad Syed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal here on Mon....
- Highlights of report presented by PM's economic panel
New Delhi, July 23: Following are the highlights of the observations and forecasts on the performance of the Indian economy made by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, chaired b....
- India set to grow at 9 percent next fiscal: PM's panel
New Delhi, July 23: The Indian economy is set to grow at 8.5 percent this fiscal and 9 percent the next year, even though the recovery globally after the financial crisis will be anaemic, the P....
- Government distances itself from controversial note on n-bill
New Delhi, June 19: The government has distanced itself from a note circulated at a parliamentary panel meeting on the nuclear liability bill, saying no sanction was given to the proposal for d....
- PMO spent Rs.12 lakh on newspapers in 2009-10
New Delhi, June 15: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) spent around Rs.12 lakh during 2009-10 on newspapers and periodicals that it subscribes to for its officials.
The disclosure ....
- PM nominates 14 members for National Advisory Council
New Delhi, June 1: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appointed 14 members to the National Advisory Council in consultation with its chair Sonia Gandhi, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ann....
- Speed up defence research, deliver on time: PM to scientists
New Delhi, May 27: India has not matched pace with competitors in defence technology, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday asking scientists to speed up their research and deliver cr....
- PM speaks on various issues
New Delhi, May 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh answered questions on a range of issues -- from Maoist violence and Jammu and Kashmir to his equation with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and t....
- Advisory council not a super cabinet: PM
New Delhi, May 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi was "not a super cabinet" but an advisory body ....
- Japanese journalist complains to PM
New Delhi, May 24: A Japanese journalist today complained to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that it was very difficult for foreign journalists working in India to get press accreditation.
- Water will be major issue in coming years: PM
New Delhi, May 24: Distribution of water is likely to become a major issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today.
"I do agree that water is an emerging and going to become a m....
- No elements of distrust between Sonia and me: PM
New Delhi, May 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there was no gap between him and Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
"Sonia Gandhi is the chairperson of the UPA (United....
- Zero tolerance against human rights violations: PM
New Delhi, May 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government was following "zero tolerance" policy against human rights violations.
"Our government has zero ....
- I am accountable to people, parliament: PM
New Delhi, May 24: As prime minister of the country, he was accountable to the people and to parliament, Manmohan Singh said today, answering a question on who was accountable for the many acci....
- No question of my retirement: PM
New Delhi, May 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that he had a task to complete and there was no question of his retirement.
"I have been given a work and it is incompl....
- PM defers reception for UPA-II's one-year bash
New Delhi, May 22: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condoled the loss of lives in the air crash at the Mangalore airport today and ordered Rs.200,000 for the families of the dead and Rs.50,000 for....
- Alagiri's Maldives trip had PMO's approval
New Delhi, May 10: His "perpetual" absence from parliament may have pushed the government on the backfoot, but DMK leader and Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M.K. Alagiri's Maldi....
- PMO denies giving charge of IPL probe to Chidambaram
New Delhi, April 23: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has rubbished reports that Home Minister P. Chidambaram has been given the charge of overseeing the investigations into financial irre....
- PM sits through question hour in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, April 22: Rajya Sabha members were pleasantly surprised to have Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in their midst for the entire question hour today.
The prime minister is not o....
- Use new technologies to fight corruption: PM to civil servants
New Delhi, April 21: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked civil servants to use information technology (IT) to fight corruption and ensure that the poor get equitable benefits of the gover....
- PM sets three-point agenda for RBI
Mumbai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today set a three-point agenda for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to get the Indian economy back on a high growth path and ensure inclusive growth.
- PM calls for attracting more youth to science courses
Pune: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed concern over the declining number of youth opting for science courses after the 10+2 stage and urged the need to bring them into the fold of ....
- India lowers growth target for 11th plan to 8 percent
New Delhi: A meeting of the full Planning Commission conducted a mid-term review of the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12) here today, and lowered India's targeted growth of 9 percent per annum ....
- Cabinet clears project on restoring polluted sites
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved a proposal for a $75.39 million World Bank-assisted project to develop a national programme for the rehabilitation of ....
- Cabinet clears creation of National Population Register
New Delhi: The cabinet today approved the creation of the National Population Register (NPR) that will complement the issue of identity cards to every resident of the country.
"Th....
- Cabinet approves 8 percent rise in dearness allowance
New Delhi: The cabinet today approved an eight percent increase in the dearness allowance of government employees and pensioners.
"The cabinet approved an eight percent increase i....
- Ready to talk to any group that abjures violence: PM
New Delhi: Describing as "satisfactory" the overall internal security situation last year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told the Lok Sabha that the government is ready to talk to....
- India will ensure return of black money from overseas: PM
New Delhi: India will take every possible measure to ensure the return of ill-gotten money stashed away in tax havens abroad and has already started dialogue with other governments for necessar....
- PM announces Rs.200,000 compensation for stampede victims
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today condoled the deaths of 63 people in a stampede in an Uttar Pradesh ashram and announced Rs.200,000 compensation from the Prime Minister's Nati....
- Government sensitive towards rising prices: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the rising prices of essential commodities was a "byproduct" of global inflation and that his government was sensitive towards the is....
- PM clarifies on one-rank-one-pension for ex-servicemen
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said a committee under the cabinet secretary has not recommended one-rank-one-pension scheme for retired defence personnel.
"The fac....
- 'PMO approval not taken for ad featuring ex-Pakistani air chief'
New Delhi: The union ministry of women and child development did not seek the mandatory approval of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) before publishing the prime minister's photograph i....
- New legislation to bring foreign education to India: President
New Delhi: Giving force to the idea of allowing foreign universities to set up shop in India, President Pratibha Patil today said the central government will bring in legislation for such a mov....
- PM's council pegs India's growth at 7.2 percent
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council today predicted India's growth for this fiscal at 7.2 percent, and later accelerating to 8.2 percent and 9 percent, respectivel....
- Obama rings Manmohan Singh, condemns Pune attack
New Delhi,: US President Barack Obama called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today morning to condemn last Saturday's bomb blast in Pune and to condole the loss of lives in the terror atta....
- PM directs ministers to be reachable to MPs
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed all the ministers to give adequate time for MPs who desire to discuss issues related to people. This is being done to address the rising gr....
- Cabinet committee on security to review Pune attack
New Delhi: The cabinet committee on security will meet today evening to take stock of the investigations and the security situation in the country following Saturday's Pune terror attack in....
- PM to release report on four years of NREGA
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on Tuesday release a report on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to mark completion of four years of the ambitious program....
- Sheila Dikshit to meet PM on rise in prices
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the soaring prices of food grain in the national capital.
"I am meeting the PM soon,....
- PMO denies computer hacking report
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) today denied a media report that its computers had been hacked or those in other central government departments.
Asked about a TV chan....
- PM to meet chief ministers over price rise
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet chief ministers on Jan 27 to discuss the increase in prices of essential goods, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today.
Pawar ....
- Multi-party democracy has worked, give voice to women: PM
New Delhi: India's journey to a multi-party democracy has been marked with "stresses and strains" but it has worked, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today while making a strong c....
- Information commissioners' appointments not transparent: RTI activists
New Delhi: Two weeks after they served a legal notice on the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the union government for "not being transparent" in the selection of information commi....
- Parliamentarians pay homage to first president of India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and other parliamentarians today paid homage to the first president of Independent India, Rajendra Prasad, on his 125th b....
- Plan big, think big for urban India: PM
New Delhi: Worried over "urban chaos becoming a way of life", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for radical reforms for the future of urban India.
"As infrastruct....
- No leak at Kaiga nuclear plant, nothing to worry: PM
Bangalore: Amid apprehensions about radiation contamination at the Kaiga nuclear plant in Karnataka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has denied any radiation leak and said there was "nothing ....
- PM greets nation on Bakr Eid
Port of Spain: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wished the people on Eid ul Zuha and expressed the hope that the spirit of selfless giving symbolised by the festival unites all Indians.
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- PM holds emergency meeting on sugarcane pricing
New Delhi: Faced with a protest by farmers and almost all opposition parties over sugarcane pricing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held an emergency meeting on the issue with senior cabin....
- Ahead of PM's visit, India, Russia hold talks
New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Russia next month, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin today held talks with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on....
- India may 'wind down' fiscal stimulus next year, says PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the measures taken by his government helped India brave the financial crisis better than most countries, but it may "wind down" b....
- Tribals demand their rights as PM talks of their development
New Delhi: Even as the prime minister today emphasised on equitable growth and guaranteeing legitimate rights of tribals, members of various tribes staged a protest in the capital demanding the....
- Tribals are victims of systemic exploitation: PM
New Delhi: Asserting that the involvement of tribal communities in developmental processes was "highly important", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged state governments to give a ....
- Human resource shortage affecting rural health mission: PM
Chandigarh: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today admitted that the shortage of human resources was becoming an impediment in strengthening the public health delivery system through the National ....
- Economy can grow 9-10 percent in near future: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country's economic growth rate could touch 9-10 percent in the near future even though it faced challenges with regards to social a....
- Caution required in interlinking rivers: PM
New Delhi: While interlinking river systems could help expand the area under irrigation, there was need to exercise caution due to the danger of causing irreparable environmental damage, Prim....
- India's stance on climate change not unreasonable, says PM
New Delhi: India's stand of asking developed countries to bear the burden for combating global warming was "not unreasonable", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today ahead of th....
- This may be my last term as minister: Pranab Mukherjee
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the senior most member of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet, today hinted his present tenure may be the last after which he would like to....
- Rural areas should get benefit of health, education: PM
New Delhi: Rural areas must get the "benefit of health and education", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.
Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit, Manmohan Singh sa....
- We need to push forward reform process: PM
New Delhi: India needs to push forward the reform process, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.
Responding to a query by retired bureaucrat N.K. Singh at the HT Leadership....
- India hoping to take 'Look East' policy to new level : PM
New Delhi: India was hoping to take its 'Look East' policy to another level in terms of cooperation and economic growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today before leaving for Th....
- PM's council discusses coordinating climate change knowledge
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change met here today to discuss the setting up of a network of institutions for mutual exchange of knowledge on climate change, a member ....
- PM releases compendium of articles in Seminar
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today released a compendium of selected essays from Seminar, the journal that completes 50 years this year.
"I am very privileged to have ....
- Dikshit briefs Manmohan Singh on Commonwealth Games projects
New Delhi: Under fire for the delay in preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today met and briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the status of var....
- No resolution to Air India crisis, PMO intervenes
New Delhi: With the standoff between agitating pilots and the Air India management showing no signs of easing, the Prime Minister's Office tonight urged the civil aviation ministry to ensur....
- PM to inaugurate international conference on atomic energy
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a three-day international conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy here on Sep 22 that will discuss options to contribute in develop....
- PM's task force reviews problems of small industries
New Delhi: The prime minister's task force on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) held its first meeting here today to discuss the problems of the sector and formed seven sub-groups....
- Manmohan Singh calls Sibal, Purandeswari 'finest minds'
New Delhi: In a rare public appreciation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today praised Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal and his deputy D. Purandeswari as "finest minds&#....
- PM for 'equal opportunities' for disabled people
New Delhi: Stressing that people with disabilities should be made equal partners in the development process, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged that educational and healthcare institutio....
- India Inc to get many incentives to save energy
New Delhi: The government is setting up a risk guarantee facility and a venture capital fund to improve energy efficiency in India as part of the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency ....
- PM ignored Kerala's fears over ASEAN pact: Kerala CM
Kozhikode (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan today once again expressed his concerns over the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and ASEAN countries, and said the....
- PM's council on climate change to meet on Aug 3
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change is scheduled to meet here on Aug 3, a member of the council said here today. The council is meeting after more than 13 months.
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- Controversy brews in India's premier library and museum
New Delhi: A controversy over the functioning of the prestigious Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) in the capital has reached the office of the prime minister and is making waves among t....
- Cabinet to discuss court ruling on gay sex: PM
On Board Air India One: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the union cabinet will soon discuss the Delhi High Court ruling decriminalising homosexuality. "I will seek views and ....
- PMO monitoring monsoon shortfall in north India: Minister
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is keeping a close watch on the delayed monsoon and its possible impact on agriculture, Minister of State in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan said toda....
- Over 388,000 public complaints received since 2006
New Delhi: The government has received nearly 388,600 public grievance cases from 2006 till June 30 this year, parliament was informed on Thursday. "The total number of cases of public grie....
- Delivery monitoring unit set up in PMO
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) today set up a delivery monitoring unit that will review a select number of the government's flagship programmes and iconic projects.
- Plasma Fractionation Centre to come up in Chennai
New Delhi: The union cabinet on Thursday decided to set up a Rs.2.5 billion, state-of-the-art Plasma Fractionation Centre at Chennai to manufacture plasma derivatives used in medical treatments....
- Construction cost for Udhampur army hospital hiked
New Delhi: The cabinet on Thursday hiked the estimated construction cost for an ultra-modern 650-bed army hospital at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir to Rs.2.32 billion from Rs.1.26 billion.
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- Government aborts bid to have say in sports
New Delhi: The union cabinet on Thursday aborted its two-decade-old bid to have a say on sports issues by transferring the matter from the state list to the concurrent list.
With poli....
- Government approves trade pact with South Korea
New Delhi: The stage is set for a comprehensive economic pact between India and South Korea after the union cabinet on Thursday approved signing of the agreement.
"The union cabin....
- Development top priority for UPA: Sonia Gandhi
Lucknow: Congress president Sonia Gandhi, on a visit to her Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, today said that development would top the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) g....
- PM wants meaningful roles for junior ministers
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked his cabinet colleagues to ensure the junior ministers reporting to them get meaningful roles to discharge their responsibilities. "I hope ....
- Sanjaya Baru to return to PMO in August
New Delhi: Sanjaya Baru, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's former media adviser, will return in August to take up a new assignment in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
Knowlede....
- India is safer than any other country: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today asserted that India was a "completely safe country" after the US warned its citizens about high threats from terrorism throughout the count....
- Every cabinet proposal to say how it furthers equity
New Delhi: Focusing on reforms in governance, the Manmohan Singh government has made it mandatory for every proposal that comes before the cabinet to include explanation of how it furthers the ....
- India to keep records of students abroad: Vayalar Ravi
Thiruvananthapuram: Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi today said his ministry will prepare and maintain a register of all Indians studying abroad and streamline campus placement....
- President's speech to focus on social sector, economy
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's full cabinet met for the first time today and finalised the president's address to parliament that is expected to focus on the Congress-led go....
- Cabinet decides on Patil's address to parliament
New Delhi: The president's address to the joint session of parliament next week was finalised here today at the first meeting of the cabinet after it was expanded on Thursday. Prime Ministe....
- PM to hold culture portfolio
New Delhi: With no one in the 79-member council of ministers entrusted with the culture ministry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be holding the portfolio, PMO officials said here today.
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- Team Manmohan gets to work
New Delhi: A day after all members of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers got their portfolios, many attended office today to familiarise themselves with their ministries w....
- Law ministry open to 'course correction' on Quattrocchi
New Delhi: Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily today promised to see "if any course correction is required" in his ministry's decision during the tenure of his predecessor H.R. Bhardwaj ....
- Ravi takes charge of overseas Indian affairs ministry
New Delhi: The Indian government was seriously considering "an institutionalised mechanism" to prevent racist attacks on Indians abroad, Vayalar Ravi said today after taking charge of t....
- Ministers must set their benchmarks: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday allocated work to all members of his six-party three-tier ministry, hours after most of the ministers took oath of office at the presidentia....
- Team Manmohan has a settled look
New Delhi: If the Manmohan Singh government appears to have made a faltering start, the blame falls on the unavoidable exigencies of coalition politics. However, of all its partners, it is the ....
- Murli takes charge in petroleum ministry
New Delhi: Congress leader Murli Deora took charge as the union minister for petroleum and natural gas today morning and announced a new scheme for distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)....
- Key issues before ministers on economic policy matters
New Delhi: Following are some of the key policy issues expected to be addressed by the newly-inducted ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government with economic portfolios:
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- Kamal Nath's new portfolio takes industry by surprise
New Delhi: The decision to shift Kamal Nath out of the commerce ministry to be given charge of the road transport and highways portfolio was on Thursday seen by India Inc as the most unexpected....
- Congress gets most economic ministries, Raja gets IT
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday night allocated most economic ministries to members of his Congress party, which dominates the 79-member three-tier government, hours after ....
- 29 debutants - who gets what
New Delhi: Among the 29 MPs who made their debut as central ministers, former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh of the Congress was made heavy industries and public enterprises minis....
- Ravi happy to retain overseas Indian affairs ministry
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Vayalar Ravi on Thursday said he was happy to retain the charge of the overseas Indian affairs ministry.
"I'm very happy to come back to the....
- Agatha gets rural development, Ambika is I&B minister
New Delhi: The youngest minister in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet, Agatha Sangma, 28, has been named minister of state for rural development. She is among the nine women ministers....
- Four Christians as ministers reflects Indian diversity
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.
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- Tharoor is minister of state for external affairs
New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor, who served as UN under-secretary general, was today named minister of state for external affairs.
Apart from the first-time MP and author, also named minist....
- From Kashmir Azad gets health, Farooq energy
New Delhi: Ghulam Nabi Azad and Farooq Abdullah - the two cabinets members from Jammu and Kashmir in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers - were today named new ministers of....
- Three Delhi MPs get key ministries
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Kapil Sibal was today given charge of the human resource development ministry, while two other MPs from the capital, Ajay Maken and Krishna Tirath, were named....
- Nine ministers retain portfolios
New Delhi: As many as nine ministers, including seven Cabinet rank and two ministers of state with independent charge, whom Prime Minister Manmohan Singh distributed portfolios today evening ha....
- Jubilation in Kashmir as Abdullah joins union cabinet
Srinagar As white Nehru jacket clad Farooq Abdullah of the National Conference took oath as a member of Prime Manmohan Singh's cabinet in Delhi, back home in Kashmir it was a time to celebr....
- Team Manmohan ready for governance
New Delhi: Team Manmohan was finally inducted today with 14 cabinet ministers and 45 ministers of state taking oath at the Rashtrapati Bhavan to wrap up the 79-member council of ministers that ....
- Lone representation in PM's team disappoints Bihar
Patna: With no leader from Bihar making it to the Team Manmohan today, many in the state, where the Congress won only two Lok Sabha seats, expressed disappointment over the decreasing number of....
- Manmohan's cabinet ministers take oath
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 ....
- St Stephen's, Doon networks in Team Manmohan
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 ar....
- Be Indian, dress Indian, say new ministers
New Delhi: Go Indian - that was the mantra for the overwhelming majority of the 59 ministers sworn in today.
They were in kurta-pyjamas, dhotis, saris, salwar kurtas and Nehru jackets....
- Portfolios of Manmohan Singh cabinet announced
New Delhi: The UPA government today evening announced the portfolios of the 72 ministers. Among the prominent cabinet ministers, Farooq Abdullah is the minister of New and Renewable Energy, whi....
- Gaffes and laughs at Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi: It was a sombre ceremony at the Ashoka Hall in Rashtrapati Bhavan as 59 new parliamentarians took oath as ministers today -- but for a few eager MPs who unwittingly evoked much laugh....
- It's all in the Abdullah-Pilot family
New Delhi: It was all in the family for the Abdullah/Pilot clan with father-in-law and National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah being sworn in as cabinet minister and son-in-law Sachin Pilot ....
- Youngest minister fumbles, but earns applause
New Delhi: She went slow and fumbled twice, but the entire hall at Rashtrapati Bhavan erupted in applause and smiles as Agatha Sangma, the youngest minister in the Manmohan Singh government, to....
- 38:21 - so went the English/Hindi divide at swearing-in
New Delhi: English was the preferred language for most of the ministers who took oath today.
While 38 of their colleagues from the south, east and west took the oath of office in Engl....
- Council of ministers a mix of experience and energy: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his 78-member council of ministers was a mixture of "experience" and "energy" and that the delay in the second round of induc....
- PM's 78-member council of ministers finalised
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's new government took shape today with a 78-member council of ministers, including 33 cabinet ministers and 45 ministers of state, being named after....
- About half of Delhi MPs are ministers in UPA govt
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 Kapi....
- 55 plus - average age of PM's ministers
New Delhi: Almost 50 years divide the oldest and the youngest member of Manmohan Singh's new council of ministers that took shape today. The average age of the 78-member council is 57.
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- Maharashtra, TN get five cabinet berths; UP nil
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have five ministers each in the 33-member union cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced today while the most populous state Uttar Pradesh finds ....
- 59 ministers to take oath on Thursday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expands his council of ministers on Thursday, adding 14 cabinet ministers, including three former chief ministers and three DMK leaders, and 45 minister....
- Nine women ministers in PM's government
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet will have nine women ministers, one less than the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.
While Mama....
- New ministers in Manmohan Singh's government
New Delhi: Following is the additional list of names recommended to President Pratibha Patil by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for inclusion in his council of ministers:
Cabinet Min....
- Kerala jubilant with six MPs in council of ministers
Thiruvananthapuram: With as many as six Kerala MPs set to be part of the council of ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government, the state had reason to be happy today.
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- 14 cabinet ministers to be sworn in on Thursday
New Delhi: Thirty-eight ministers, including 14 cabinet ministers, will be sworn in on Thursday morning in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers. These include seven minister....
- Shashi Tharoor to be sworn in as minister
New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor, the former UN undersecretary general, will be sworn as a minister in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's council of ministers on Thursday.
Sources close to ....
- Mamata announces Rs.20 monthly passes
Kolkata: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee, who broke convention on Tuesday to take charge of her portfolio here instead of the national capital, said people earning below Rs.500 per month will....
- Former Himachal CM eyeing ministerial berth
Shimla: The Congress' lone Lok Sabha MP from Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh, 74, today pitched himself for a ministerial berth in the new government saying he had put in decades of hard w....
- Mamata to take charge of railway ministry in Kolkata
Kolkata/New Delhi: Concerned over the plight of the people of cyclone-hit West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she will formally take charge of the railways ministry at the Eastern Railw....
- 35-member cabinet takes oath in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy today constituted a 35-member cabinet, inducting 20 new faces and dropping four ministers who were part of his earlier ministry.
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- Second edition of cabinet formation still uncertain
New Delhi: Uncertainty looms over the second edition of the cabinet formation scheduled on Tuesday due to the volatile situation in Punjab and the fierce cyclone that has hit West Bengal, offic....
- No room left for another stimulus: Kamal Nath
New Delhi: The Congress-led coalition government at the centre may not offer any further fiscal stimulus as the mounting fiscal deficit has left "little room" for more such measures, a ....
- Sharad Pawar is back at Krishi Bhavan
New Delhi: Sharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar was back at Krishi Bhavan here today as the cabinet minister in charge of agriculture, food, public distribution and consumer affairs - the same portfo....
- Shibu Soren unlikely to be inducted in union cabinet
Ranchi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren is likely to be kept away from the union cabinet as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not in favour of inducting tainted MPs in his governm....
- Antony takes charge as defence minister
New Delhi: A.K. Antony today took charge as defence minister for the second time amid increasing security concerns in the country's neighbourhood and cited infrastructure development in the....
- US-educated Krishna is India's foreign minister
New Delhi: A Fulbright scholar, the US-educated S.M. Krishna becomes India's external affairs minister when New Delhi is expected to play a larger global role economically and the country&#....
- Pranab is finance minister, Krishna gets external affairs
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee was today named India's finance minister while former Karnataka chief minister S.M. Krishna took charge of the foreign ministry as Prime ....
- List of new ministers
New Delhi: Following is the list of new ministers in the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh:
Pranab Mukherjee: Finance
Sharad Pawar: Agriculture, Food and Civil Sup....
- Six senior ministers get portfolios
New Delhi: Pranab Mukherjee returned Saturday as India's finance minister after 25 years as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh allocated portfolios to six senior colleagues in his new cabinet.
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- Cabinet to meet at PM's house
New Delhi: The morning after taking oath for his second consecutive term, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called a meeting of the new cabinet at his residence here.
"The meeti....
- Cabinet berth unexpected: Congress leader
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader S.M. Krishna on Friday termed his induction in the central cabinet as "unexpected".
Krishna told a television news channel that "it was ....
- Kerala Congress elated as state gets two cabinet
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress workers in Kerala were elated as two senior leaders from the state were sworn in as ministers in the central cabinet today.
A.K. Antony and Vayalar Ravi, ....
- Manmohan Singh takes oath as PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today took oath along with 19 cabinet colleagues to begin his second five-year term at the head of a multi-party government in which his Congress party ....
- Three women in Manmohan Singh's cabinet
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 19-member cabinet includes three women - Mamata Banerjee, Ambika Soni and Meira Kumar - who took oath of office here today.
While Soni a....
- Maharashtra wins maximum cabinet berths
New Delhi: Maharashtra has garnered the maximum berths, three, in the Manmohan Singh cabinet that took oath here today.
The three ministers from Maharashtra are Nationalist Congress P....
- Four new faces in union cabinet, Arjun Singh left out
New Delhi: A 19-member cabinet will be sworn in along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Rashtrapati Bhavan today evening in the first round of ministry formation. There will be four new fac....
- PM, 19 cabinet ministers to take oath in first lot
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 today evening....
- 1947-2009 - India's PMs down the ages
New Delhi: From Jawaharlal Nehru till Manmohan Singh, India's prime ministers from independence on Aug 15, 1947 till now:
- Jawaharlal Nehru : Aug 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964
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