India’s lower house of parliament elected a woman as its speaker Wednesday, a first in the male-dominated chamber’s history. Meira…
Author Ritu Singh
Five-term Lok Sabha MP Meira Kumar on Tuesday became the consensus candidate of the ruling UPA and the Opposition BJP…
The UPA government Thursday evening announced the portfolios of the 72 ministers.We present to you the complete details of the…
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s new government took shape Wednesday with a 78-member council of ministers, including 33 cabinet ministers and…
Lucknow, May 24 (PTI) A total of 1,368 candidates, including star contenders, who contested the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections in…
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) A K Antony, the affable 68-year-old Keralite politician, will take charge of the Defence Ministry…
In a hall adorned with paintings of battle, an understated economist named Manmohan Singh was sworn in Friday evening as…
The DMK on Sunday decided to join the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre and settle for…
President Barack Obama on Saturday congratulated Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by phone on his swearing in for a second…

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh distributed key cabinet portfolios on Saturday after the Congress party’s resounding victory in national elections.…