Finance minister says losing sleep over rising subsidy bills
February 8th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A worried Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said he is losing sleep over the rising subsidy bills, notably on food, fertiliser and petroleum products."As ... Read more...
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Government approves direct jet fuel import, Air India debt plan (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) led by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday allowed domestic airlines to directly import fuel and approved Air India's ... Read more...
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State ministers meet to discuss PDS reforms
February 6th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Food and agriculture ministers from states will meet here this week to discuss reforms in the public distribution system (PDS).Senior union cabinet ministers and ... Read more...
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UPA plays up the Ajit-Rahul combo in Meerut
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 2 (IANS) Once rivals, now allies. The tie-up between the Congress and the Rashtriya Lok Dal is being played up in this Uttar Pradesh town ... Read more...
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Rahul, Ajit Singh’s joint rally at Meerut Thursday
February 1st, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh will address a joint poll rally at Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh ... Read more...
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GSI to increase hiring
January 31st, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) The union cabinet has cleared the proposal of the ministry of mines to increase the highly-skilled manpower of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) for exploration ... Read more...
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India to stop releasing weekly inflation data
January 24th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) India will stop releasing weekly food and other inflation data and will issue it once in a month in a bid to curb speculative ... Read more...
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Raipur aiport renamed after Swami Vivekanand
January 24th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The union cabinet Tuesday approved the renaming of the Mana Airport at Raipur as Swami Vivekanand Airport to fulfil a long-pending demand of the people ... Read more...
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Aadhar targets 200 million enrolments soon
January 21st, 2012 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IANS) The state-run Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) is racing against time to enroll a whopping 200 million people in the next two months to make ... Read more...
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No farmer suicides due to agricultural debt: Mamata
January 19th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Brushing aside criticism over farmer suicides in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday denied that heavy agricultural debt was driving farmers to ... Read more...
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Cabinet allows private sector to produce poppy concentrate
January 12th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday approved the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Policy under which a company or corporate body would be able to produce ... Read more...
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Now, workers in unorganised sector under health insurance scheme
January 12th, 2012 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The union cabinet Thursday brought workers in the unorganised sector under the cover of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana through which they are entitled to smart ... Read more...
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Overseas Indian workers to get pension, life insurance
January 7th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 7 (IANS) The Indian government Saturday launched a special pension and life insurance scheme that would benefit over 5 million unskilled and semi-skilled workers employed overseas mostly in ... Read more...
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Cabinet reviews vacant quota posts
January 4th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The union cabinet Wednesday reviewed the vacancies against posts reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) ... Read more...
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Hallmarking of gold made mandatory
January 4th, 2012 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The union cabinet Wednesday made hallmarking of gold mandatory for greater quality control in the trade of the precious metal, official sources said.It also decided ... Read more...
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Health scheme approved for Nepal-domiciled Gorkhas
January 4th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The union cabinet Wednesday approved the extension of the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to Nepal-domiciled Gorkha (NDG) pensioners in a decision expected to benefit ... Read more...
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Trinamool, RJD played along government strategy: Yechury
December 30th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury Friday accused the government of having a pre-conceived plan to create chaos in the Rajya Sabha during the Lokpal bill debate ... Read more...
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Omar praises BJP for opening remarks in parliament
December 29th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 29 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday praised the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) "effective opening attacks" on the government over the Lokpal bill."All said ... Read more...
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Bill for agriculture university deferred
December 28th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The introduction of a bill to establish a central agricultural university in Bundelkhand region, spread across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, was deferred amid opposition ... Read more...
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Key cabinet decisions of 2011 (2011 in Retrospect)
December 27th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) The union cabinet met 32 times this year and its sub committee on economic affairs had 25 meetings to take key decisions aimed at improving ... Read more...
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Minority quota a poll stunt: BJP
December 23rd, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday dubbed as a pre-poll stunt the government's move providing 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities within the 27 ... Read more...
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Minority quota not a poll stunt: Congress
December 23rd, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Congress Friday rejected the opposition's allegation that the 4.5 percent sub-quota for backward minorities was a poll stunt, saying it was the government's ... Read more...
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Ahead of assembly polls, minorities given 4.5 percent quota in jobs (Fourth Lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Ahead of Uttar Pradesh elections, the union cabinet Thursday cleared 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities within the existing 27 percent quota for other backward ... Read more...
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Cabinet expected to meet on minority reservation
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The union cabinet is expected to meet Thursday evening to consider four percent quota for minorities within the larger 27 percent quota for the Other ... Read more...
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Food security bill tabled in parliament
December 22nd, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The government Thursday tabled in the Lok Sabha a landmark bill that seeks to provide cheaper foodgrain to over half of India's 1.2 billion ... Read more...
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Lalu, Mulayam oppose Lokpal bill
December 21st, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Wednesday opposed the draft Lokpal bill, approved by the union cabinet Tuesday, saying it ... Read more...
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Udit Raj welcomes decision on Lokpal reservations
December 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Udit Raj, chairman of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations Wednesday welcomed the union cabinet's decision to provide reservations for SCs, STs and ... Read more...
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Food security bill to be tabled in parliament Thursday
December 21st, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide legal entitlement of cheaper foodgrains to over half of India's 1.2 billion population, will be tabled ... Read more...
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Government not under pressure on Lokpal: Jaiswal
December 21st, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The government was not under any pressure to bring the Lokpal bill in parliament, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said Wednesday."The government is not under ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill approved; PM in, CBI, lower bureaucracy out (Second Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The union cabinet Tuesday approved the much-awaited Lokpal bill, bringing the prime minister under the anti-graft ombudsman with riders but excluding the CBI and ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill approved: PM in but CBI out (Lead)
December 20th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The union cabinet Tuesday night approved the much-awaited Lokpal bill, which brings the prime minister under the purview of the ombudsman with riders but ... Read more...
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Cabinet clears Lokpal bill
December 20th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The union cabinet Tuesday approved the much-awaited Lokpal bill after a two-hour special meeting, official sources said.
The cabinet met in the parliament house ... Read more...
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Food security bill not sustainable: ADB official
December 20th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The food security bill, that seeks to legally entitle majority of India's population to cheaper foodgrains, is not sustainable as it would put further ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa opposes food security bill
December 20th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday said the National Food Security Bill was replete with confusion and inaccuracies and "will make a mockery of ... Read more...
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Cabinet meet on Lokpal begins
December 20th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) A meeting of the union cabinet to approve the contentious Lokpal bill began here Tuesday evening.
The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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