Deshmukh Illness

• Vayalar Ravi takes over as science and technology minister

  Vayalar Ravi on Tuesday assumed charge as Minister for Science and Technology. He was allocated the Science and Technology and Earth Sciences by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after incumbent Vilasrao Deshmukh took ill critically and . Deshmukh died on August 14.

• Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah visits Deshmukh

  Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah on Thursday called on Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh at Global Hospital in Chennai, said a hospital official. "The Tamil Nadu governor visited the hospital and enquired about Deshmukh's health from our officials. Meanwhile, Deshmukh's condition is still critical and is under observation," the o...

• Vayalar Ravi gets critically ill Vilasrao Deshmukh's portfolio

  With Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh critically ill, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has been given additional charge of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry.

• Vilasrao Deshmukh critically ill, admitted to Chennai hospital

  The condition of Union Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, admitted to a private hospital in Chennai for liver-related ailment, is 'critical,' hospital sources said today.