Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the National Advisory Council (NAC), headed by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, is not a "super cabinet" but an advisory body which has made significant contributions in pushing forward social develo
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that although there is a huge gap in the prices of spectrum for 2G and 3G services, the whole issue needs to be seen in proper perspective. The pricing for 2G spectrum was based on policies that wer
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government is working towards creating an atmosphere where trade and industry come forward to reserve jobs for the socially underprivileged - a practice in vogue in the public sector. Reserving
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said "trust deficit" between India and Pakistan was the "biggest problem" coming in the way of any improvement in bilateral relations. Singh also said India is willing to discu
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the economy is expected to grow by 8.5 per cent this fiscal and the country was capable of achieving 10 per cent expansion in the medium term. The forecast comes on top of an estimated 7.2 per cent
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Naxalism remains the biggest internal security challenge and it is imperative to control left-wing extremism for the country`s growth. His government has not underestimated the problem of Naxalism,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government was confident of bringing down inflation to 5-6 per cent by December, while blaming high prices on the global developments such as the financial crisis. "Prices continue to be a
After dilly-dallying for nearly a month, the BJP today withdrew support to the Shibu Soren Government in Jharkhand reducing it to a minority. Deputy chief minister and BJP leader Raghuvar Das handed over the letter withdrawing support to t
As prime minister Manmohan Singh addresses his only second full-fledged media briefing on Monday on the occasion of the first anniversary of the UPA II, here are some questions you and I would like to pose to him: * There seems to b
Keen to play a key role in the biodiversity summit in October in Japan, India today said it favours a legally binding pact for access to and benefit sharing of biological resources in convergence with climate change. "Nagoya meet, to
According to one definition, “Financial inclusion is delivery of banking services at an affordable cost to the vast sections of disadvantaged and low-income groups. Unrestrained access to public goods and services is the sine qua non of an o
The Delhi high court on Friday ruled that the central information commission (CIC) was exceeding its powers by constituting committees including members other than information commissioners. The court also said that the CIC could summon the offici
On Monday, May 24, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address a press conference in New Delhi to unveil the report card of his government’s performance in its first year. The press conference is going to be unlike any other before it. It wi
US and India will hold their four-day inaugural strategic dialogue beginning June 1 which would include an in-depth discussion between the leaders of the two countries on global and regional issues. "The secretary (of state) looks for
Four persons, including three of a family, were shot dead by armed Maoists who virtually laid a siege on Ramban village in Bihar`s Maoist-hit Sheohar district midnight, police sources said. Over 200 of the left-wing extreminsts swoo
The Gujarat government has decided to release 8,000 cusec of water from the Narmada main canal to recharge six seasonal rivers and 183 lakes in north Gujarat from May 25 to 31 with a view to solve the drinking water problem of the people and cattl
All but seven people on an Air India Express plane from Dubai with 166 persons on board are feared dead when the Boeing aircraft crashed and caught fire today after it overshot the brand new runway while landing at the Mangalore airport. &
As many as 71,000 people continued to be in 300 relief camps in six coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh even as the cyclonic storm `Laila` further weakened into a deep depression and lay centred over the north coastal area about 50 km north of Mac
The Centre has approved developmental works to the tune of Rs 366 crore in Maharashtra`s Maoist-hit districts of Gadchiroli and Gondia, state home minister R R Patil said today. "The state government has proposed infrastructure develo
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal today assailed the Centre for the recent hike in the prices of DAP and Urea by Rs 30 and Rs 24 per bag respectively. This hike speaks volumes of Congress-led UPA government`s "insensitivity&qu
