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  Centre committed to AP, Telangana development: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | August 16, 2014 9:05 IST

  Vijayawada: The NDA government is committed to fulfill all promises made by the previous UPA dispensation while passing a law in the Parliament which led to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and creation of Telangana, Union

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  Nilekani succeeds in persuading Narendra Modi to continue with Aadhar project

  India | July 24, 2014 15:20 IST

  New Delhi: Few days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise move to back the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), its former chairman Nandan Nilekani met the Premier and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to persuade

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  UPA's land acquisition law likely to be overhauled

  India | June 28, 2014 9:56 IST

  New Delhi: The "land acquisition law" bearing Rahul Gandhi's imprint, enacted by the UPA government last year, came under all-round attack from states, including those ruled by Congress, raising the prospect of drastic changes in

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  Harsh Vardhan clarifies on sex education, slams UPA's 'crudity'

  India | June 27, 2014 22:56 IST

  New Delhi: Seeking to end an "unseemly controversy" kicked up by his views on sex education, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Friday denied that he proposes a ban on sex education in schools, saying he

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  UPA's communal violence bill put on back burner by NDA govt?

  Politics | June 25, 2014 9:16 IST

  New Delhi: The Communal Violence Bill, an initiative of the previous UPA regime, seems to have been put on the back burner by the NDA government with the Home Ministry unlikely to push the controversial

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  Fiscal disciplining required to put economy back on track: FM

  Politics | June 15, 2014 17:02 IST

  Srinagar: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said fiscal disciplining is required to put the economy of the country back on tracks as India has witnessed two successive years of sub-five per cent growth.  “At this

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  Jaitley slams UPA govt over economic situation

  June 10, 2014 20:28 IST

  New Delhi: Government today slammed the previous UPA regime saying it has left the country in a shambles with low growth and “elevated” poverty and vowed to resurrect the economy with a strong Prime Minister

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  Central government's policy paralysis has affected economy adversely: Narendra Modi

  Politics | November 25, 2013 20:30 IST

  Jaipur:  Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today slammed UPA government's policy paralysis and blamed it for affecting the economy adversely. Addressing a rally at Khetri in Jhunjhunu district, over 160

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  'UMEED to be implemented in phased-manner'

  India | November 14, 2013 10:36 IST

  Jammu : UPA government's flagship project UMEED, to empower women in Kashmir would be implemented in a phased-manner over a period of five years to ensure that it covers all the areas of the state,

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  Govt should get serious in dealing with China: Shourie

  India | October 19, 2013 8:03 IST

  Chennai : Accusing the UPA Government of not handling border issues effectively, BJP leader and former Union Minister Arun Shourie yesterday said India needs to get serious in dealing with China.Referring to the “failed” attempt

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  Baba Ramdev claims UPA govt behind his detention at Heathrow airport

  Politics | September 22, 2013 21:35 IST

  New Delhi: After being given a clean chit by the Immigration officials of Heathrow airport to Baba Ramdev, he made a sensational claim that British officials had received a red alert against him by the

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  UPA government launches India story

  Politics | August 14, 2013 19:21 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 14: "Bharat ki kahani" (India's story) detailing UPA's nine years of governance was launched here Wednesday by Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari.Cast in the form of media capsules, including audio-visual clips,

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  UPA government preparing for polls: CPI-M

  Politics | August 06, 2013 20:07 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 6: Pointing out that the monsoon session of parliament had too few days to transact much business, the CPI-M Tuesday said the UPA government's legislative agenda in the session was targeted at

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  Minority UPA government must resign now, demands Trinamool

  Politics | March 29, 2013 22:55 IST

  Kolkata, Mar 29: The Trinamool Congress Friday demanded immediate resignation of the "minority" UPA central government, saying it had no moral right to continue in office."For the past six months, Trinamool Congress has been clearly

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  All 5 DMK ministers resign

  Politics | March 20, 2013 17:10 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 20: A day after DMK withdrew support to UPA Government on Sri Lankan Tamil's issue, the party's five Union ministers today submitted their resignation to the Prime Minister amid speculation that DMK

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  DMK submits letter withdrawing support to UPA

  Politics | March 20, 2013 7:23 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 19: Senior DMK leader T.R.Baalu Tuesday submitted to President Pranab Mukherjee the party's letter withdrawing support to the United Progressive Alliance for its reluctance to condemn Sri Lanka for committing human rights

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  Hindutva forces will help form next government: Ashok Singhal

  Politics | March 06, 2013 22:38 IST

  Kolkata, March 6: The next government at the centre will be formed with the support of Hindutva forces after the 2014 general elections, and Narendra Modi could be a catalyst in that, Vishwa Hindu Parishad

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  CBI works within its domain, no political interference: Govt

  India | December 14, 2012 16:53 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 14: The Government on Friday rejected former CBI director U.S. Mishra's allegation that he faced political pressure when he was investigating the disproportionate assets case against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and

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  No constitutional status for CBI: government

  Politics | December 13, 2012 20:08 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 13:  There is no proposal with the government to give constitutional status to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).Stating this in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of

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  We may be poor, but we're not beggars, says Mamata

  Politics | December 03, 2012 22:36 IST

  Purulia, Dec 3 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today alleged that the UPA government was bent on depriving central assistance to the state, which would assert its rights.“The Centre wants that we die