Pakistan cabinet members quit (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The members of Pakistan's federal cabinet Wednesday tendered their resignations to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in a move to rightsize it.The cabinet members tendered their resignations ... Read more...
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Modi expands cabinet, reshuffles portfolios (Lead)
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 2,(IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi expanded his council of ministers Wednesday, inducting six new ministers of state, taking the ministry's total strength to 27.The portfolios of three ministers ... Read more...
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PM announces rural wage hike, Sonia wants new direction(Lead)
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said wages would be hiked under the rural employment guarantee plan to offset inflation while UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said ... Read more...
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Gujarat cabinet expanded, six new ministers sworn in
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 2 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday expanded his cabinet with the swearing in of six new ministers of state. Read more...
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Modi set to expand cabinet Wednesday
February 1st, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 1 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is set to expand his cabinet for the second time in the last six months Wednesday.A swearing-in ceremony for the new ministers ... Read more...
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PM concerned over women’s security
February 1st, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday expressed concern at violence against women in various parts of the country and asked the state governments to step up efforts ... Read more...
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New terror modules emerging: Chidambaram
February 1st, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said new terror groups were emerging and there was no room for complacency even though the internal security situation in the ... Read more...
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PM to open chief ministers meet on internal security Tuesday
January 31st, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Tuesday inaugurate a conference of chief ministers to discuss internal security, with special focus on the Maoist violence.
Home Minister ... Read more...
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Now switch mobile phone operator, but keep your number (Roundup)
January 20th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday unveiled a new scheme that permits mobile phone users to change their service providers without having to forgo their numbers in ... Read more...
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Budget Session of Parliament to start on Feb. 21
January 20th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): The Budget Session of Parliament will begin on February 21.The General Budget is to be presented in the Lok Sabha on February 28.The decision to recommend ... Read more...
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PM to launch scheme to keep cell number but switch operator
January 20th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Thursday unveil a new scheme that will permit mobile phone users to change their service providers without having to forgo their ... Read more...
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Women remain ‘weak gender’ in UPA-II shuffle
January 20th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Not a single woman was inducted into the cabinet nor was any woman minister promoted to cabinet rank or minister of state rank with independent charge ... Read more...
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Manmohan shuffles ministers but pack of cards is old
January 19th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Three new ministers of state were inducted, three promoted to cabinet rank and some major portfolios changed hands Wednesday in the much-anticipated shuffle of the ministerial ... Read more...
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E. Ahamed returns to MEA after two years
January 19th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) After a gap of two years, E. Ahamed is back in the Ministry of External Affairs, where he had spent five years in the first term ... Read more...
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The new council of ministers after Wednesday’s reshuffle
January 19th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The following is the list of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's new council of ministers that has 34 cabinet rank ministers, six ministers of state for independent ... Read more...
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Manmohan shuffles ministry, focus on economy, governance (Lead)
January 19th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday carried out a much anticipated shuffle of his ministerial pack by elevating three junior ministers to cabinet rank and bringing in ... Read more...
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List of Manmohan Singh’s ‘reshuffled’ council of ministers (Lead)
January 19th, 2011 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) In the first major revamp of his council of ministers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday inducted three new ministers of state and promoted three to cabinet ... Read more...
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Keeping assembly polls in mind, Manmohan Singh reshuffles UPA II Cabinet
January 19th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.19 (ANI): Keeping in mind that assembly elections are to be held in the key states of Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the Prime Minister, Dr. ... Read more...
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Major reshuffle: three new ministers, three promoted to cabinet rank
January 19th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Three new cabinet ministers, all three elevated from minister of state rank, and three new ministers of state were Wednesday inducted in the 19-month-old United Progressive ... Read more...
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New council of ministers of the Manmohan Singh government
January 19th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The following is the reshuffled council of ministers of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, headed by Prime Minister manmohan Singh, which has three ministers ... Read more...
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Chavan plans monthly review of Vidarbha development work
November 20th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) The new government in Maharashtra headed by Prithviraj Chavan Saturday resolved to give priority to the development of the Vidarbha region, which has one of the highest incidence ... Read more...
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Portfolios of Maharashtra ministers announced
November 19th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) The portfolios allocated to the 40-strong council of ministers headed by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan were announced here Friday evening.Cabinet Ministers:Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan - Urban Development, General ... Read more...
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DMK wants a cabinet post — in lieu of Raja
November 15th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 15 (IANS) A day after its A. Raja quit the cabinet over corruption charges, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK insisted one of its other MPs should be inducted into Prime ... Read more...
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Indian economy will grow 8.25-8.75 percent: Mukherjee
October 26th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The Indian economy is witnessing clear signals of an all-round recovery thanks to the fiscal stimulus measures since December 2008, and the country will grow at ... Read more...
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Pakistan ministers not paying income tax
September 27th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Sep 27 (IANS) Even as Pakistan is reeling under devastation caused by unprecedented floods that has cost the country's economy a whopping $43 billion, a report ... Read more...
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Sonia set for record fourth term as Congress president (Lead)
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi Sep 2 (IANS) Sonia Gandhi was Thursday set for a record fourth term as Congress president with at least 55 sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by ... Read more...
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PM lays foundation stone for NTPC-BHEL power plant
September 1st, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Tirupati, Sep 1 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of an NTPC-BHEL power plant manufacturing project at Mannavaram near Tirupati.Once completed, the BHEL-NTPC ... Read more...
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Now, ministers need PMO approval for foreign visits
August 31st, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Union ministers will now require the prime minister's prior approval before proceeding on official foreign tours and they will also have to keep the Prime Minister's Office ... Read more...
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Gujarat gets new home minister (Lead)
August 21st, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 21 (IANS) Praful Patel, who was among the four ministers of state sworn in by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday, has been given the home department, an official ... Read more...
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MPs’ emoluments-hike likely to be more than decided by cabinet
August 21st, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The government is likely to consider increasing the emoluments of MPs marginally more than what was cleared by the cabinet Friday following a meeting of Finance ... Read more...
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Four new ministers in Gujarat
August 21st, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 21 (IANS) Four ministers of state were sworn in by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday, an official said.
The ministers were Pradeepsinh Jadeja, Vasuben Trivedi, Kanu Bhalala and Praful ... Read more...
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Modi likely to expand cabinet
August 19th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to induct three to five new ministers in his cabinet, highly-placed sources said here Thursday.
According to sources close to Modi, ... Read more...
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Mamata complains of chest pain after convoy hit by lorry
August 10th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday complained of chest and neck pain and breathlessness after a car in her convoy was hit by a ... Read more...
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States reject draft bill on pan-India goods, services tax regime (Roundup)
August 4th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The finance ministers of state governments Wednesday rejected a draft bill to amend the Constitution for introducing a pan-India goods and services tax regime in a ... Read more...
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Central ministers of Congress to campaign in Bihar
July 6th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Congress has stepped up preparations for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections by drawing up plans for tours of central ministers holding portfolios dealing with social sector. ... Read more...
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