Of the seven new ministers sworn in with cabinet rank on Sunday, only two are new faces, while the rest, including Ajay Maken and M.M. Pallam Raju, have been elevated from minister of state rank.

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Telugu superstar-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi, who merged his Praja Rajyam Party with the Congress last year, was on Sunday made minister of state with independent charge in the Manmohan Singh gov

Seven Cabinet ministers, including new faces K. Rehman Khan and Chandresh Kumari, and 15 Ministers of State were sworn in on Sunday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expanded his Council of Ministers.

Shashi Tharoor, former minister of state for external affairs, on Sunday made a comeback to the union council of ministers after two and a half years.

The former UN under secretary general and Thiruv

Andhra Pradesh, a crucial state electorally for the Congress, on Sunday got the maximum representation of six in the rejig of the council of ministers, with five new faces and one elevated to the cabi

Salman Khurshid is to be the new external affairs minister, while Ashwani Kumar is to be the new law minister, highly placed sources said on Sunday.

M.M. Pallam Raju is to be made the next HRD minist

Seven Cabinet ministers, including new faces K. Rehman Khan and Chandresh Kumari, and 15 Ministers of State were sworn-in today as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expanded his Council of Ministers.

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The proposed cabinet reshuffle is going to be a major exercise as far as numbers are concerned.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to induct about 15 new faces in this exercise which is expecte

Congress MP K. Chiranjeevi has been asked by the party to be available between October 24 and 29, when the Union Cabinet reshuffle is expected to take place.

In all likelihood, Chiranjeevi will be in

The ruling BJP seems to be heading for another bout of dissidence with municipal administration minister Balachandra Jarkiholi demanding an immediate reshuffle of portfolios by senior central leaders