Chennai: In a sharp attack on Censor Board members who quit the film certification body alleging government interference, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today if there was something wrong, they should blame themselves as they were
New Delhi: The government is planning to appoint new Governors in at least six states in the next 15-20 days, with Bihar, Punjab and Assam likely among these."We are planning to appoint 6-7 new Governors
New Delhi: Ahead of the budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the NDA government is not in favour of high taxation, instead it would want to leave more money in the hands of consumers
New Delhi: Censorship of information in the present age is “an impossibility”, Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley said today but observed that aberrations like ‘paid news' are likely to creep in when news organisations
New Delhi: Government's ambitious 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme' to improve the child sex ratio (CSR) will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 22.The issue of decline in CSR is complex and
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has turned down nearly 21 proposals for foreign trips by 12 Union Ministers in six months after the NDA government took charge on May 26 last year.According to
New Delhi: With Vibrant Gujarat Summit attracting proposals worth a staggering Rs 25 lakh crore, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed hope that states would consistently pursue business-friendly policies and compete with each other to
New Delhi: Under attack on the black money issue, BJP President Amit Shah today said government has taken a number of steps and disclosed 700 names to the SIT even though it is a "complex"
New Delhi: Following his talks with unions to end the Coal India workers' strike, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal is doubly confident of the state miner achieving its production target of a million tonnes
Hyderabad: Trying to do a balancing act on the religious conversions, Union Minister of State for Minority Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said "some elements from both sides" were raking up
Mumbai: The government will go for major disinvestment in the next two-and-a-half months and will strive to stick to the fiscal deficit target of 4.1 per cent in the current year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: 2014 was an eventful year for the aviation sector in the country, with two new airlines getting licences to fly, a fare war, the humiliating FAA downgrade of Indian aviation safety to Category-II,
New Delhi: Promulgation of seven ordinances within a fortnight by the NDA government has not gone down well with some of the union cabinet ministers. Two cabinet ministers have reportedly raised concern over the “urgency'
New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah on Wednesday said the central government wants a "tranquil" atmosphere in the country and will protect the minorities.During an interaction with women journalists at the Indian Women
New Delhi: Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model amounts to privatisation, senior Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi said on Tuesday while opposing it in the context of Land Ordinance."PPP, disinvestment and privatisation are different manifestations of the same
New Delhi: The Urban Development Ministry on Tuesday said it aims to generate 100 MW of solar power with solar panels installed on rooftops of over 600 buildings in 18 states.According to a memorandum of
New Delhi: Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said there will be immense benefits of inter-linking of rivers and the government will ensure that there is no impact on the environment in the projects.Presided
New Delhi: Congress on Monday said it will take to the streets against the government's controversial ordinance amending Land Acquisition Act and chalked out agitational programmes across all states ahead of the Budget session likely
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said a national law must make clear how voluntary conversion can take place while he also asked people not to expect a big bang union budget.Jaitley admitted
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday came out against criticism of the amendments to the land acquisition act, made through an ordinance, saying they "balance the developmental needs of India, particularly rural India"
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