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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)
Meira 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)
Portfolios 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. ... (Continue reading)
Manmohan Singh’s 78-member council of ministers finalised
Written on 27 May, 2009 at 13:21 in News | viewed 409 views times | 0 Comments
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s new government took shape Wednesday with a 78-member council of ministers, including 33 cabinet ministers and 45 ministers of state, being named after three days of intense negotiations. ... (Continue reading)
1,368 candidates lost security deposits in UP
Written on 24 May, 2009 at 11:43 in News, Political Parties, Uttar Pradesh | viewed 582 views times | 0 Comments
Lucknow, May 24 (PTI) A total of 1,368 candidates, including star contenders, who contested the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh lost their security deposits with Congress nominees topping the list. The state witnessed a four-cornered contest in the general... (Continue reading)
Antony to take charge on Monday
Written on 24 May, 2009 at 11:39 in News | viewed 274 views times | 0 Comments
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) A K Antony, the affable 68-year-old Keralite politician, will take charge of the Defence Ministry for the second consecutive term in the new UPA government on Monday. Antony faces major challenges in his second stint as... (Continue reading)
Challenges for India’s New Government
Written on 24 May, 2009 at 11:31 in News | viewed 509 views times | 0 Comments
In a hall adorned with paintings of battle, an understated economist named Manmohan Singh was sworn in Friday evening as prime minister of India for a second five-year term. His own battle promises to be twofold: how to restore high... (Continue reading)
Home » Nation Miffed Karuna says DMK to stay out of UPA govt for now
The DMK, a key pre-poll ally of the Congress, will stay out of the new government at least for now, providing outside support following a deadlock in negotiations with Congress over portfolios. More ... (Continue reading)
Manmohan appointed PM,Swearing-in on Friday
Amid hectic lobbying for key Cabinet posts by “pre-poll” UPA constituents, Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday met President Pratibha Patil and staked claim to form the new government. The oath-taking ceremony of the new UPA government will be... (Continue reading)
Brown congratulates Manmohan Singh on his re-election as PM
British Premier Gordon Brown has congratulated Manmohan Singh with the election victory of the Congress-led alliance, saying the Indian leader has done a huge amount of work in promoting economic growth and the relief of poverty around the world.More ... (Continue reading)
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