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July 12, 2011 18:13

New team Manmohan sworn-in, in what the PM hopes will be the last reshuffle before the 2014 elections.

While the big four ministries -- defence, finance, home, external affairs have been left untouched -- there have been changes in the middle level with eight new faces.

The biggie is that Jairam Ramesh was moved from MoS Environment to a Cabinet minister for Rural Development. Jayanthi Natarajan is the new environment minister.

Scroll down for the the Cabinet shake-up today.

Meanwhile, the other headlines today...

Third convict gets lifer for Nitish Katara killing
Indian women are world's most stressed
'US remarks tantamount to interference in Pak'
Bodyguard kills Afghan pres brother at home
Reliance replies to CAG, refutes charges
Former UK PM's son's medical records hacked
Fake vaccination ploy used to trap Osama

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