India’s parliament elects first woman speaker
India’s lower house of parliament elected a woman as its speaker Wednesday, a first in the male-dominated chamber’s history. Meira Kumar is also a member of the “untouchable” Dalit class, the lowest rung in the centuries-old caste system in the country. The...
Continue reading full story (read 97 views times) Add a Comment - 0 users commented on this postMeira nominated for post of LS Speaker
Five-term Lok Sabha MP Meira Kumar on Tuesday became the consensus candidate of the ruling UPA and the Opposition BJP for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker. Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee led a UPA delegation to submit Kumar’s nomination...
Continue reading full story (read 91 views times) Add a Comment - 0 users commented on this postPortfolios of Manmohan Singh cabinet
The UPA government Thursday evening announced the portfolios of the 72 ministers.We present to you the complete details of the same.It has the experienced politicians as well as the young upcoming politicians. ...
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh distributed key cabinet portfolios on Saturday after the Congress party’s resounding victory in national elections. Singh named outgoing foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee, 73, regarded as one of India’s canniest politicians, to the finance ministry to steer...
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be sworn in at the head of a new 19-member cabinet on Friday even though a southern ally insisted it would not join the government because of differences over ministerial positions.More ...
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