Channi to chair agriculture panel, Tharoor keeps external affairs

Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan reconstituted parliamentary standing committees, reappointing Charanjit Singh Channi to head agriculture and Shashi Tharoor to lead external affairs. Mukul Wasnik retains women and children, while BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi replaces TMC's Dola Sen on commerce. DMK gains two panels; NDA allies keep key posts.