Cabinet Ministers

S no. List of Ministers Portfolio

1. Pranab Mukherjee Minister of Finance
2. P. Chidambaram Minister of Home Affairs
3. AK. Antony Minister of Defence
4. Sharad Pawar Minister of Agriculture, Food & Consumer Affairs
5. S.M. Krishna Minister of Foreign Affairs
6. Mamata Banerjee Minister of Railways
7. Virbhadra Singh Minister of Steel
8. Vilasrao Deshmukh Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
9. Ghulam Nabi Azad Minister of Health and Family Welfare
10. Sushil Kumar Shinde Minister of Power
11. M. Veerappa Moily Minister of Law and Justice
12. Dr. Farooq Abdullah Minister of New and Renewable Energy
13. S. Jaipal Reddy Minister of Urban Development
14. Kamal Nath Minister of Road Transport and Highways
15. Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
16. Meira Kumar Minister of Water Resources
17. Dayanidhi Maran Minister of Textiles
18. A. Raja Minister of Communications and Information Technology
19. Murli Deora Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
20. Ambika Soni Minister of Information and Broadcasting
21. Mallikarjun Kharge Minister of Labour and Employment
22. Kapil Sibal Minister of Human Resource Development
Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of  North
23. B.K. Handique
Eastern Region
24. Anand Sharma Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati
25. C.P. Joshi
Raj
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and
26. Kumari Selja
Minister of Tourism
27. Subodh Kant Sahay Minister of Food Processing Industries
28. Dr M.S. Gill Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
29. G.K. Vasan Minister of Shipping
30. Pawan K. Bansal Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
31. Mukul Wasnik Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
32. Kantilal Bhuria Minister of Tribal Affairs
33. M.K. Azhagiri Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Last Updated Friday, May 29, 2009

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
S no. List of Ministers Portfolio
1. Praful Patel Civil Aviation
 Science and Technology; Earth Sciences; Prime Minister’s
2. Prithviraj Chavan Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; and
Parliamentary Affairs
3. Sriprakash Jaiswal Coal; Statistics and Programme Implementation
4. Salman Khursheed Corporate Affairs; and Minority Affairs
5. Dinsha J. Patel Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
6. Krishna Tirath Women and Child Development
7. Jairam Ramesh Environment and Forests

Last Updated Friday, May 29, 2009

Ministers of State
S no. List of Ministers Portfolio
1. Srikant Jena Chemicals and Fertilizers
2. E. Ahamed Railways
Mullappally
3. Home Affairs
Ramachandran
4. V. Narayansamy Planning; and Parliamentary Affairs
5. Jyotiraditya Scindia Commerce and Industry
6. D. Purandeswari Human Resource Development
7. K.H. Muniyappa Railways
8. Ajay Maken Home Affairs
9. Panabaka Lakshmi Textiles
10. Namo Narain Meena Finance
11. M.M. Pallam Raju Defence
12. Saugata Ray Urban Development
13. S.S. Palanimanickam Finance
14. Jitin Prasad Petroleum and Natural Gas
15. A. Sai Prathap Ministry of Steel
16. Preneet Kaur External Affairs
17. Gurdas Kamat Communications and Information Technology
18. Harish Rawat Labour and Employment
Agriculture; and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
19. Prof. K.V. Thomas
Distribution
20. Bharatsinh Solanki Power
21. Mahadev S. Khandela Road Transport and Highways
22. Dinesh Trivedi Health and Family Welfare
23. Sisir Adhikari Rural Development
24. Sultan Ahmed Tourism
25. Mukul Roy Shipping
26. Mohan Jatua Information and Broadcasting
27. D. Napoleon Social Justice and Empowerment
28. Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan Information and Broadcasting
29. S. Gandhiselvan Health and Family Welfare
30. Tusharbhai Chaudhary Tribal Affairs
31. Sachin Pilot Communications and Information Technology
32. Arun Yadav Youth Affairs and Sports
Pratik Prakashbapu
33. Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Patil
34. R.P.N. Singh Road Transport and Highways
35. Shashi Tharoor External Affairs
36. Vincent Pala Water Resources
37. Pradeep Jain Rural Development
38. Agatha Sangma Rural Development

Capitals of the world

The countries of the world and capitals of every country follow:

Afghanistan - Kabul
Albania - Tirane
Algeria - Algiers
Andorra - Andorra la Vella
Angola - Luanda
Antigua and Barbuda - Saint John's
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Armenia - Yerevan
Australia - Canberra
Austria - Vienna
Azerbaijan - Baku
The Bahamas - Nassau
Bahrain - Manama
Bangladesh - Dhaka
Barbados - Bridgetown
Belarus - Minsk
Belgium - Brussels
Belize - Belmopan
Benin - Porto-Novo
Bhutan - Thimphu
Bolivia - La Paz (administrative); Sucre (judicial)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo
Botswana - Gaborone
Brazil - Brasilia
Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan
Bulgaria - Sofia
Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou
Burundi - Bujumbura
Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Cameroon - Yaounde
Canada - Ottawa
Cape Verde - Praia
Central African Republic - Bangui
Chad - N'Djamena
Chile - Santiago
China - Beijing
Colombia - Bogota
Comoros - Moroni
Congo, Republic of the - Brazzaville
Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Kinshasa
Costa Rica - San Jose
Cote d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro (official); Abidjan (de facto)
Croatia - Zagreb
Cuba - Havana
Cyprus - Nicosia
Czech Republic - Prague
Denmark - Copenhagen
Djibouti - Djibouti
Dominica - Roseau
Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo
East Timor (Timor-Leste) - Dili
Ecuador - Quito
Egypt - Cairo
El Salvador - San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea - Malabo
Eritrea - Asmara
Estonia - Tallinn
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa
Fiji - Suva
Finland - Helsinki
France - Paris
Gabon - Libreville
The Gambia - Banjul
Georgia - Tbilisi
Germany - Berlin
Ghana - Accra
Greece - Athens
Grenada - Saint George's
Guatemala - Guatemala City
Guinea - Conakry
Guinea-Bissau - Bissau
Guyana - Georgetown
Haiti - Port-au-Prince
Honduras - Tegucigalpa
Hungary - Budapest
Iceland - Reykjavik
India - New Delhi
Indonesia - Jakarta
Iran - Tehran
Iraq - Baghdad
Ireland - Dublin
Israel - Jerusalem*
Italy - Rome
Jamaica - Kingston
Japan - Tokyo
Jordan - Amman
Kazakhstan - Astana
Kenya - Nairobi
Kiribati - Tarawa Atoll
Korea, North - Pyongyang
Korea, South - Seoul
Kosovo - Pristina
Kuwait - Kuwait City
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek
Laos - Vientiane
Latvia - Riga
Lebanon - Beirut
Lesotho - Maseru
Liberia - Monrovia
Libya - Tripoli
Liechtenstein - Vaduz
Lithuania - Vilnius
Luxembourg - Luxembourg
Macedonia - Skopje
Madagascar - Antananarivo
Malawi - Lilongwe
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
Maldives - Male
Mali - Bamako
Malta - Valletta
Marshall Islands - Majuro
Mauritania - Nouakchott
Mauritius - Port Louis
Mexico - Mexico City
Micronesia, Federated States of - Palikir
Moldova - Chisinau
Monaco - Monaco
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro - Podgorica
Morocco - Rabat
Mozambique - Maputo
Myanmar (Burma) - Rangoon (Yangon); Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw (administrative)
Namibia - Windhoek
Nauru - no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Nepal - Kathmandu
Netherlands - Amsterdam; The Hague (seat of government)
New Zealand - Wellington
Nicaragua - Managua
Niger - Niamey
Nigeria - Abuja
Norway - Oslo
Oman - Muscat
Pakistan - Islamabad
Palau - Melekeok
Panama - Panama City
Papua New Guinea - Port Moresby
Paraguay - Asuncion
Peru - Lima
Philippines - Manila
Poland - Warsaw
Portugal - Lisbon
Qatar - Doha
Romania - Bucharest
Russia - Moscow
Rwanda - Kigali
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Basseterre
Saint Lucia - Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Kingstown
Samoa - Apia
San Marino - San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe - Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Senegal - Dakar
Serbia - Belgrade
Seychelles - Victoria
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Singapore - Singapore
Slovakia - Bratislava
Slovenia - Ljubljana
Solomon Islands - Honiara
Somalia - Mogadishu
South Africa - Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)
Spain - Madrid
Sri Lanka - Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
Sudan - Khartoum
Suriname - Paramaribo
Swaziland - Mbabane
Sweden - Stockholm
Switzerland - Bern
Syria - Damascus
Taiwan - Taipei
Tajikistan - Dushanbe
Tanzania - Dar es Salaam; Dodoma (legislative)
Thailand - Bangkok
Togo - Lome
Tonga - Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago - Port-of-Spain
Tunisia - Tunis
Turkey - Ankara
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat
Tuvalu - Vaiaku village, Funafuti province
Uganda - Kampala
Ukraine - Kyiv
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom - London
United States of America - Washington D.C.
Uruguay - Montevideo
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Vanuatu - Port-Vila
Vatican City (Holy See) - Vatican City
Venezuela - Caracas
Vietnam - Hanoi
Yemen - Sanaa
Zambia - Lusaka
Zimbabwe - Harare

Twelve countries around the world have multiple capital cities for a variety of reasons. Most split
administrative, legislative, and judicial headquarters between two or more cities.

Benin

Porto-Novo is the official capital of Benin but Cotonou is the seat of government.

Bolivia

The administrative capital of Bolivia is La Paz while the legislative and judicial (also known as
constitutional) capital is Sucre.

Cote d'Ivoire

In 1983, President Felix Houphouet-Boigny moved the capital of Cote d'Ivoire from Abidjan to
his hometown of Yamoussoukro. This made the official capital Yamoussoukro but many
government offices and embassies (including the United States) remain in Abidjan.
Israel

In 1950, Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as their capital city. However, all countries (including the
United States) maintain their embassies in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, which was Israel's capital from 1948
to 1950.

Malaysia

Malaysia has moved many administrative functions from Kuala Lumpur to a suburb of Kuala
Lumpur called Putrajaya. Putrajaya is a new high-technology complex 25km (15 miles) south of
Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian government has relocated administrative offices and the Prime
Minister's official residence. Nonetheless, Kuala Lumpur remains the official capital.

Putrajaya is part of a regional "Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)." The MSC itself is also home
to Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the Petronas Twin Towers.

Myanmar

On Sunday, November 6, 2005 civil servants and government officials were ordered to move
immediately from Rangoon to a new capital, Nay Pyi Taw (also known as Naypyidaw), 200
miles north. While governmental buildings in Nay Pyi Taw had been under construction for
more than two years, its construction was not widely publicized. Some report the timing of the
move was related to astrological recommendations. The transition to Nay Pyi Taw continues so
both Rangoon and Nay Pyi Taw retain capital status. Other names might be seen or used to
represent the new capital and nothing is solid as of this writing.

Netherlands

Though the legal (de jure) capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, the actual (de facto) seat of
government and residence of the monarchy is The Hague.

Nigeria

The capital of Nigeria was officially moved from Lagos to Abuja in December 2, 1991 but some
offices remain in Lagos.

South Africa

South Africa is a very interesting situation, it has three capitals. Pretoria is the administrative
capital, Cape Town is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is the home of the judiciary.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has moved the legislative capital to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, a suburb of the official
capital Colombo.
Swaziland

Mbabane is the administrative capital and Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital.

Tanzania

Tanzania officially designated its capital as Dodoma but only the legislature meets there, leaving
Dar es Salaam as the de facto capital city.

The King’s Speech” won the top Academy Award, for best picture, giving the British royals
drama a total of four Oscars.

The acclaimed film about the efforts of the future King George VI to overcome a crippling
stammer went into the event with a leading 12 nominations. It won such key awards as best actor
for its star, Colin Firth.
The best picture award was accepted by its producers, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth

Unwin.

The nine other contenders were “Black Swan,” “The Fighter,” “Inception,” “The Kids Are All
Right,” “127 Hours,” “The Social Network,” “Toy Story 3,” “True Grit” and “Winter’s Bone.”

British actor Colin Firth won the Academy Award for his lead role as stammering wartime
monarch King George VI in “The King’s Speech.”

WINNERS LIST:

BEST PICTURE: The King’s Speech (Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin,
Producers)

DIRECTING: The King’s Speech (Tom Hooper)

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Colin Firth in The King’s Speech

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: Natalie Portman in Black Swan

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Christian Bale in The Fighter

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Melissa Leo in The Fighter

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: In a Better World (Denmark) (defeating Montrealer Denis

Villeneuve’s Incendies)
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Toy Story 3 (Lee Unkrich)

WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY): The Social Network (Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin)

WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY): The King’s Speech (Screenplay by David Seidler)

SHORT FILM (ANIMATED): The Lost Thing (Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann)

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT): Strangers No More (Karen Goodman and Kirk

Simon)

SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION): God of Love (Luke Matheny)

ART DIRECTION: Alice in Wonderland

MAKEUP: The Wolfman (Rick Baker and Dave Elsey)

COSTUME DESIGN: Alice in Wonderland (Colleen Atwood)

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Inception (Wally Pfister)

VISUAL EFFECTS: Inception (Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter
Bebb)

FILM EDITING: The Social Network (Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter)

DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE): Inside Job (Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs)

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE): The Social Network (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross)

MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG): We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 (Music and Lyric by
Randy Newman)

SOUND MIXING: Inception (Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick)

SOUND EDITING: Inception (Richard King)