CABINET MINISTERS: 1. Praful Patel : Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 2. Shriprakash Jaiswal : Coal 3. Salman Khursheed : Water Resources and additional charge of Minority Affairs MINISTER OF STAT
Commonwealth Games (CWG) organising committee (OC) official M Jayachandran, arrested for alleged financial bunglings in holding Queen Baton`s Relay (QBR) in London in 2009, was on Wednesday granted bail by the Delhi high court. Justice Him
The central information commission (CIC) has directed the Commonwealth Games organising committee (OC) to disclose the policy under which complimentary tickets and free passes were distributed during the sporting extravaganza. In response
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has approved a budget of Rs 5,570 crore presented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for the year 2011-12 in its 128th meeting held on Tuesday. MMRDA works on public
After completion of mandatory tests and clearances by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), and its first criticality on 27th November 2010, the fourth unit of Kaiga Generating Station (KGS - 4 of 220 MW) was successfully synchronized with
The prime minister`s office (PMO) web site shall have the list of names of the cabinet ministers (to be reshuffled today) at four pm.This is an hour prior to the swearing in ceremony, according to highly placed sources. There have been spe
India’s tax revenues have steadily risen in the last few years. This has been primarily due to three reasons: high growth rate of economy, widening of tax base and use of information and communication technology for better tax collection wit
India has the fifteenth-highest flow of slush funds among developing nations, according to a report released by a Washington DC think tank, Global Financial Integrity (GFI). Neighbouring China earns the ignominy of being ranked first. GFI, a resea
The stage is set for the union ministry`s first reshuffle on Wednesday evening at 5 pm since its formation after the polls in 2009 following names finalised in a 2-hour long meeting between prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Soni
Allaying concerns of industry over environment and forest clearances, environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that industry shouldn’t think of environment as a barrier to faster economic growth. While speaking at a con
Having refused to waive diplomatic immunity of its London-based senior diplomat Anil Verma accused of beating his wife, government today said the matter will be "thoroughly investigated" and action taken accordingly. "
The eight new IITs that were permitted to set up in 2008 do not have the necessary infrastructure and are not up to the mark making it difficult for the country`s prestigious institutions to retain faculty, said Kapil Sibal, minister for HRD, scie
The planning commission today said states will have to bear the additional burden of payment towards employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA beyond the amount prescribed by the centre to match their minimum wages. "Any state whose
After CVC and CBI, the conduct of the 2010 Commonwealth Games is now under the scrutiny of a Parliamentary committee which today grilled top officials of the Urban Development ministry and civic agencies, seeking details about various construction
Suspended IAS officer Ravi Inder Singh, accused of passing official information from theMinistry of Home Affairs to unauthorised persons, today soughtbail from the Delhi High Court saying he neither favoured theco-accused nor accepted any illegal
Lavasa corporation limited (LCL) cannot undertake any construction activity, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has said in a report submitted to the Bombay high court. In a 74-page report submitted on Monday, MoEF has said that the co
Moves for a reshuffle of the union council of ministers gathered momentum today with Congress president Sonia Gandhi meeting prime minister Manmohan Singh amid indications that the exercise could take place by Friday. Gandhi, who was accom
Project-affected people of Jaitapur nuclear power plant in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, have decided to boycott state chief minister Prithviraj Chavan`s `open house` to discuss the troubled 9,900 mega watt project here today. The ope
BSP today expelled Disha Chamber, vice chairperson of UP scheduled caste finance and development corporation for using her IAS father`s clout to put undue pressure on government officers to get her personal work done. "The d
After the environment ministry recommended the demolition of the Adarsh Housing Society building in Mumbai for violating coastal regulations, defence ministry today said it would take a "balanced view" on the issue before arriving at any
