New Delhi: Seeking to negate two Supreme Court verdicts, the Cabinet today gave its nod to proposals that will allow people in jail to contest polls and convicted MPs and MLAs to retain their membership
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was expanded this evening, with the induction of two cabinet ministers and two ministers of state. Those who took oath are:
New Delhi, Aug 5: Amidst an uproar over creation of Telangana, Government today told Parliament that a Cabinet note is being prepared to go into substantive and procedural issues concerning formation of the new state.“In
New Delhi, August 1: The union cabinet on Thursday approved an amendment to the Right to Information (RTI) Act which aims at keeping the political parties out of its ambit, said informed sources.The issue has
New Delhi, Aug 2: The cabinet on Thursday cleared 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the telecom sector, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said here. "There has been detailed discussion and now it has
Ranchi, July 22: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren won the trust vote July 18 but is delaying the cabinet expansion to keep the alliance partners together to sail through the monsoon session of the assembly
Jaipur, June 26: Rajasthan government today approved a new agriculture policy, land allotment for a Memu rail coach factory at Bhilwara, and housing policy for lawyers. The Agriculture Policy (AP) is aimed at doubling production
New Delhi, Jun 4 : In a bid to break the stalemate on the Vodafone tax issue, the Cabinet today approved a proposal for non-binding conciliation with the British telephone major, the outcome of which
New Delhi, Mar 14 : The union cabinet Thursday cleared the anti-rape bill by agreeing to replace the word “sexual assault” with “rape” and reducing the age of consent from 18 to 16, informed sources
New Delhi, Mar 12: A bill which seeks to make punishment for crime against women more stringent was today referred to a Group of Ministers for further consultations after differences erupted in the meeting of
New Delhi, Mar 6: A person in authority convicted of rape will have to spend rest of his natural life in jail, according to a proposal in the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill which is likely
New Delhi, Feb 1: Rape that leads to death of the victim or leaving her in a vegetative state can now attract death penalty under an ordinance cleared by the Union Cabinet tonight in a
New Delhi, Jan 31: The amended Lokpal Bill, which delinks the central government from creation of state Lokayuktas, was today approved by the Union Cabinet, paving the way for its consideration by Parliament. The revised
New Delhi, Sep 24: Hike in Dearness allowance of central government employees tops the agenda of the cabinet meeting slated to take place this evening. The move will result in direct benefit for over 52
New Delhi, Aug 28: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday reshuffled the portfolios of her ministers, sources in the government said.Health Minister A.K. Walia, who held several portfolios, has been divested of the revenue
New Delhi, Aug 28: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday reshuffled the portfolios of her ministers, sources in the government said.Health Minister A.K. Walia, who held several portfolios, has been divested of the revenue
New Delhi, Jul 31: BJP today described the minor Cabinet reshuffle as “pathetic” and questioned the credibility and competence of new Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Finance Minister P Chidambaram.“This change is pathetic. It
New Delhi, July 12 : The Cabinet today approved the much awaited Forward Contract Regulation Act (Amendment) Bill that aims to give more powers to commodity markets regulator FMC.Sources said the Cabinet headed by Prime
Islamabad, Jun 23: Pakistan's new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf retained most key members of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's cabinet in the same positions as he allocated portfolios among his council of ministers. Hina
New Delhi, May 31: The government today cleared National Telecom Policy 2012 that aims to abolish roaming charges thus allowing mobile phone subscribers to use same number across country without having to pay extra charges.
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