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  J-K Governor's report sent to PMO by Home Minister

  National | January 08, 2015 23:56 IST

  New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh has sent Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra's report recommending Governor's rule in the state to the Prime Minister's Office, official sources said tonight.  Singh has forwarded the

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  5 ways how PM Narendra Modi changed the way government 'Functioned'

  Mouthful | December 31, 2014 13:30 IST

  As they said, "To bring the change in system, you need to first get inside the system!" Now as Modi government is in power, ministers are being instructed by PM Narendra Modi to put up a

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  Government asks its wings to procure 'Made in India' goods

  December 28, 2014 8:15 IST

  New Delhi: The Cabinet Secretariat has asked all government agencies to give preference to domestically produced goods in its procurement programme in a bid to push Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Make in India' campaign."A committee

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  CBI functioning as a 'department of PMO': Mamata Banerjee

  National | December 18, 2014 15:56 IST

  New Delhi:  Pulling no punches in her attack against BJP for allegedly pursuing “political vendetta” against TMC, West Bengal Chief Minister today charged that CBI was being used as a “political tool” by the NDA

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  SpiceJet seeks govt help; Request to be put up before PMO: Mahesh Sharma

  December 15, 2014 19:54 IST

  New Delhi:  Suffering a total liability of about Rs 2,000 crore, beleaguered no-frill carrier SpiceJet today approached the government and sought urgent financial help to run its daily operations.Top officials of the airline met Minister

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  Find more ways to bring back black money, PMO tells tax dept

  India | November 24, 2014 22:23 IST

  New Delhi:  Aiming to intensify government's drive on black money, the PMO has asked the revenue department to look for ways other than bilateral tax treaties to bring back funds stashed abroad. The Prime Minister's Office

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  70% rise in RTI applications in PMO since Narendra Modi took over

  National | November 19, 2014 0:03 IST

  New Delhi: There is a 70% spurt in the RTI applications received by the Prime Minister's Office after Narendra Modi took over as Prime Minister.The RTI response received by activist Commodore (retd) Lokesh Batra said

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  PMO asks Shiv Sena for 2 names to be included in Modi govt

  National | November 06, 2014 21:23 IST

  Mumbai: Amid the continuing uncertainty over Shiv Sena's participation in the BJP-led government in Maharashtra, the party today said two of its MPs would be inducted into the Union Council of Ministers when Prime Minister

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  PMO to monitor 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' online

  India | October 25, 2014 9:51 IST

  New Delhi: It seems that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in complete mood of making his ambitious ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' a big success and also to give a ‘logical end' to this mission on October

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  Photo used on Modi's facebook page was publicly available: PMO

  India | October 24, 2014 20:41 IST

  New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office today suggested that a ‘Dhanteras' photo used on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's facebook page was publicly available and there was no need to take permission of the photographer.PMO sources

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  Jitendra links militancy with floods in J&K

  India | October 14, 2014 18:52 IST

  Jammu: Massive encroachment on river beds in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy took roots over two decades ago worsened the effects of the unprecedented floods in the state, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.  “The

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  Work out a plan to deal with coal supply: PMO tells Coal Ministry

  October 13, 2014 8:06 IST

  New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the Coal Ministry to work out a plan of action to deal with the present situation -- arising out of cancellation of allocation of 214 coal

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  Government mulling raising scientists' retirement age

  India | October 08, 2014 7:23 IST

  New Delhi: The government is ‘seriously considering' raising the retirement age of scientists, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday.He, however, clarified that the proposal to increase the age of scientists was limited to his

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  PMO encourages people to contribute to national relief fund

  India | September 04, 2014 9:00 IST

  New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked government departments to publicize the scheme of 100 per cent tax exemption for contributions to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) in an exercise aimed

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  Narendra Modi won't bar ministers from wearing jeans: Javadekar

  India | September 03, 2014 8:08 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives his ministerial colleagues all the freedom and encourages them to take decisions, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said yesterday while remarking that "policy paralysis" had come to

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  India, Canada to share experience in personnel management

  India | September 01, 2014 23:27 IST

  New Delhi: India and Canada will share experience in personnel management to improve governance through Information Technology, the government said today.During his meeting with Canadian Minister and President of Treasury Board Tony Clement, Union Minister

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  PMO overrules MHA; appoints JIC chief RN Ravi as Naga interlocutor

  India | August 30, 2014 9:25 IST

  New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) overruled a suggestion of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and appointed RN Ravi, Chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), as new interlocutor for Naga peace talks."The government

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  PMO, Amit Shah back Rajnath Singh over controversy involving his son

  National | August 28, 2014 7:10 IST

  New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday came out in support of Home Minister Rajnath Singh after he threatened to quit over charges of unexplained misconduct levelled against

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  PM sanctions Rs 2 lakh to kin of each dead in floods in 4 states

  India | August 23, 2014 19:19 IST

  New Delhi: Condoling the loss of lives in floods in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sanctioned Rs two lakh for the next of kin of each of the deceased.Modi

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  More things change, more they remain same

  National | July 29, 2014 15:50 IST

  New Delhi: The more things change, the more they stay the same, judging by a PMO reply given to an RTI applicant.In April last year, applicant retired Commodore Lokesh Batra was refused disclosure of steps