Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said that the government will try and build consensus with all parties, including the BJP. ...
03:51 PM, Nov 11, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for lunch on Sunday. The power lunch comes ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, when the UPA government is expected to face a combined opposition onslaught on various fronts, that begins later in November. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath was also present at the lunch. Meanwhile, on Saturday night the Prime Minister had...
01:20 PM, Nov 11, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to host BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for lunch on Sunday. This comes ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament that begins later this month. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath is also expected to attend the lunch. Earlier, in a breather for Mayawati, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had dismissed a public suit seeking her...
09:53 AM, Nov 11, 2012
London: India will spend $ 1 trillion on infrastructure development in the country over the next five years and 40 per cent of it will come from the private sector, Kamal Nath, Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs said on Tuesday. "The Cabinet has approved an expenditure of $ one trillion in the next five years on Infrastructure Development and 40 per cent would come from private sector,"...
09:16 PM, Nov 06, 2012
New Delhi: 7.30 pm: Former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor is likely to make a comeback in the UPA Cabinet reshuffle, which will take place on Sunday. However, it is not yet known as to which portfolio Tharoor might get. 6.55 pm: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday accepted the resignations of seven Union ministers ahead of the UPA Cabinet reshuffle, which is slated to take place on...
10:40 AM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: From Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to celebrities like Nandita Das and Imtiaz Ali, the Dawat-e-Walima (wedding reception) of star couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor here Thursday saw the who's who from politics and Bollywood in their finery. Dressed in elegant sherwanis and colourful ghararas, lehengas and saris, some of the country's noted personalities attended the grand event,...
11:54 AM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: A Group of Ministers (GoM) formed to examine certain provisions of the controversial Land Acquisition Bill met in New Delhi on Thursday but no decisions were taken in the meeting. "We will decide next time. This week, I am going to Vietnam and I will be back on October 4. After that, we will meet. Three members gave their views. No decision happened today," Agriculture Minister and GoM...
09:20 PM, Sep 27, 2012
New Delhi: The long wait of thousands of home buyers to possess flats in Greater Noida finally could be nearing an end as a statutory on Thursday approved the Draft Master Plan for Greater Noida-2021. National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) officials on Thursday said that in its Statutory Committee meeting here "the Draft Master Plan for Greater Noida-2021 was considered and recommended for consideration of the NCR Planning Board."...
08:25 AM, Jun 29, 2012
Tokyo: The Delhi Metro's expansion plans got a boost with Japan keen to participate in its future projects as well as carry out feasibility study for the capital's mono rail systems and urban transportation. "We met the Japan International cooperation agency (JICA) officials yesterday and talked about participation in metros, also to look if they can do a study for mono rail systems and urban transportation," visiting Urban Development minister...
04:11 PM, May 24, 2012
The Rajya Sabha suffered from an unusual issue on Thursday as it was adjourned after MPs complained about a foul smell in the House. ...
04:57 PM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday to discuss who she will be backing for the President's post. The UPA has been reaching out to its allies over the past few days to build a consensus on the matter. The West Bengal Chief Minister is also scheduled to meet the Prime Minister on Friday, that's...
06:24 AM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: In the midst of parleys among political parties on Presidential election candidate, Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee and expressed the hope that there "will be convergence" of views between them on the issue. On the other hand, the Trinamool Congress supremo's close aide and Railway Minister Mukul Roy had a meeting with BJP leader Arun Jaitley. Emerging from...
12:03 AM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: A US court will begin hearing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against the Congress on Tuesday. A Sikh rights group had sought a default judgment against the party for its failure to defend charges of conspiracy and organising the riots. The Congress party had opposed the charges. Lawyers from international law firm 'Jones Day', which is representing the Congress in a court in New York, opposed the entry...
10:07 AM, May 01, 2012
New York: A US court will hear on May 1 the arguments in the anti-Sikh riots case against India's ruling Congress party, which has opposed a default judgement being sought by a Sikh rights group against it for its failure to defend charges for conspiring and organising the 1984 riots. Lawyers from international law firm 'Jones Day', which is representing the Congress in a court in New York, has opposed...
08:00 PM, Apr 12, 2012
Nagpur: Union Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath on Saturday dubbed the BJP-ruled government in Madhya Pradesh as the "most corrupt" in the country. "The MP government is most corrupt in the country. A number of Babus have been exposed for corrupt practices and huge amount of cash recovered from them and now it would be the turn of ruling party leaders in the state," Nath, who represents Chhindwara in...
01:39 AM, Mar 04, 2012
Tel Aviv: Undeterred by the attack against its diplomat in New Delhi, Israel on Tuesday vowed to step up ties with India to jointly fight against the menace of terrorism. "Our country has been exposed to terrorism since the establishment of the state. It has taken place from time to time all over the world," Israel's Minister for Energy and Water Resources, Uzi Landau said. "With the full cooperation with...
04:58 PM, Feb 14, 2012
Bangalore: Bangalore is the third Indian city after Kolkata and Delhi to have its own metro service. Namma Metro was inaugurated on Thursday in the IT City. The service will connect the eastern part of the city to Bangalore's business hub. The Metro was inaugurated by Union Minister Kamal Nath, Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda and BJP leader Arun Jaitley. Also present at the inaugration were Union Corporate Affairs Minister...
11:19 AM, Oct 20, 2011
New York: A US-based Sikh advocacy group has approached the Belgium government seeking criminal prosecution and arrest of Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, who is scheduled to visit Belgium next week, for his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. In a letter sent to Belgium Prime Minister Yves Leterme, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has said Nath should be denied entry into the country and criminal prosecution must be initiated...
06:13 PM, Oct 07, 2011
New York: Hundreds of Sikhs protested outside the United Nations headquarters in New York during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the world body, demanding removal of Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath for his alleged role in the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. Advocacy group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), that led the protest, said a similar rally would also be held on November 2 in France where the Prime Minister...
11:10 AM, Sep 25, 2011
New York: A US federal court has reserved judgment on Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath's claim for diplomatic immunity in a case over his alleged role in the November 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Judge Robert W Sweet of the US Federal Court for the Southern District of New York reserved his judgement after hearing arguments for about 45 minutes in the case filed by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US...
12:24 PM, Sep 22, 2011
