As a mark of respect to Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, who died Tuesday, the government announced the national flag will fly at half mast on Tuesday in New Delhi and all state capitals on all build

Thousands of grieving supporters and family on Wednesday bade a tearful adieu to Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh whose mortal remains were consigned to flames at his native Babhalgaon village from wh

President Pranab Mukherjee, vice-president Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and leaders from across the political spectrum

He was a star campaigner, a powerful orator and tallest leader after Mr Sharad Pawar who had following acorss Maharashtra.

Vilasrao Deshmukh remained on the political pitch for nearly four decades.

Doctors treating Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh for a serious liver ailment are looking for a liver donor to carry out a transplant on him, hospital sources said on Tuesday.

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Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh passed away in Chennai, said sources.

Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, who passed away in Chennai on Tuesday afternoon, will be cremated at his native Babhalgaon village in Latur district on Wednesday, family sourc

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday condoled the demise of Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh describing him as a trusted colleague and an able administrator.

From an obscure village 'Sarpanch' to a powerful Chief Minister and Union Minister, Vilasrao Deshmukh was a political craftsman adept at turning challenges into opportunities.

The condition of Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, undergoing treatment for serious liver ailment at a hospital, was stated to be stable on Friday.

While hospital and family sources remained tight-li