Vilasrao Cabinet Reshuffle

• Deshmukh takes charge as Science and Technology Minister

  A week after the Cabinet reshuffle, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh finally took charge as the new Science, Technology and Earth Sciences Minister today.

• After Kamat, Vilasrao's open rebellion?

  Barely a week after the Cabinet reshuffle, the government seems to be facing open dissent from yet another central minister from Maharashtra. Former Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, now Cabinet minister for Science and Technology, hasn't taken charge yet. NDTV tried speaking to Mr Deshmukh, but there was no reply. His staff also has no clue. On Mo...

• Ministers sulk after Cabinet reshuffle

  At least four ministers were unhappy after the Cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. Gurudas Kamat and Veerappa Moily clearly could not hide their disappointment after new ministers were inducted into the Cabinet.Gurudas Kamat, sources said was upset at not being given a Cabinet rank. He did not attend the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Kamat ...

• Deshmukh Vs Vengsarkar: Mumbai's big cricket battle

  He talked about politics and kho-kho yesterday, but he was really thinking about quite another game. Cricket. Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh skipped yesterday's swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan to lobby for the post of president of the Mumbai Cricket Association. He is pitted against former India captain Dilip Ve...

• Cabinet reshuffle: Vilasrao Deshmukh defends portfolio change

  Vilasrao Deshmukh, who on Wednesday was elevated to the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj ministry as part of the Cabinet reshuffle has defended his new role amid several raised eyebrows.Deshmukh, who was shifted from the Heavy Industries portfolio, had just a month ago been censured by the Supreme Court for stopping police action on a complaint...

• Cabinet reshuffle: Vilasrao Deshmukh's 'ironic' new portfolio

  One of the significant changes in the Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday was the shifting of Vilasrao Deshmukh from Heavy Industries to Rural Development and Panchyati Raj. The move is being seen as ironic by many as it comes just a month after he was pulled up by the Supreme Court (SC) for stopping police action on a complaint by farmers against a mon...