Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Cabinet Ministers have disclosed their assets, and it makes for interesting viewing. ...
02:34 PM, Sep 03, 2011
New Delhi: Still recovering from the after effects of Anna Hazare's campaign, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken a step forward towards transparency. The PMO website now contains details of the net financial worth of his entire cabinet. According to the information put on the site, the Prime Minister has assets worth Rs 5.10 crore, including a Rs 90-lakh house in Chandigarh, a Rs 88-lakh flat in Delhi's Vasant Kunj...
01:01 PM, Sep 03, 2011
New York: A US federal Court in New York has set September 21 date for pre-trial hearing in a case against Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath and India's Congress Party in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Judge Robert W Sweet of US Federal Court of the Southern District of New York issued an order in this regard. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, legal advisor to Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) which filed...
12:25 PM, May 31, 2011
New Delhi: Rising commodity prices, global economic risks and increasing unemployment are the issues that have made headlines at the World Economic Forum at Davos. About 2,500 global leaders are attending the summit and India is fielding its biggest-ever delegation of 125 CEOs and senior ministers like Home Minister P Chidambaram, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath and Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel. Corporate India...
07:40 AM, Jan 27, 2011
Washington: The United States is still reviewing whether Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, who has been summoned by a New York court for his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, can be given diplomatic immunity. "The immunity question remains under review here at the State Department, and we have not made any determination at this point," the State Department spokesman Philip J Crowley told reporters on Monday when...
10:39 AM, Jan 25, 2011
Washington: India has sought clarification from the US on whether Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has diplomatic immunity in view of summons having been issued against him by a US court on a lawsuit alleging his involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The US has not responded so far. The matter is under examination, according to information available here. The clarification was sought by the Indian Embassy following the case...
11:11 AM, Jan 23, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reshuffled key ministries on Wednesday. Is it a veiled warning to ministers like CP Joshi, Kamal Nath and Murli Deora? This was the first reshuffle since the UPA returned to power in May 2009. CP Joshi, Kamal Nath and Murli Deora " the three cabinet ministers whose portfolios changed for different reasons. Murli Deora's long stint as petroleum minister ended due to his alleged...
07:27 AM, Jan 20, 2011
New Delhi: A Right to Information (RTI) application filed by activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal seeking details to make public the assets and liabilities owned by ministers has thrown up interesting results. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), moving away from its earlier stand of not making public ministers' assets and liabilities, on Thursday gave over 400 pages of complete details filed by Members of Parliament. According to the RTI report,...
10:43 AM, Sep 10, 2010
New Delhi: The Government on Thursday reacted strongly to US President Barack Obama's statements and US policies to protect American jobs. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath said that outsourcing was an economic reality. "US is not doing any favour by outsourcing work. This is an economic issue," said Nath after Obama on Wednesday announced tax cuts only for companies which create jobs in the US. Nath...
06:25 PM, Sep 09, 2010
Raghav Bahl's Super Power? is making waves. Watch the panel discussion that answers the crucial question - who's the next super power - is it India's tortoise or China's hare? ...
12:47 PM, Aug 28, 2010
Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson says Minister's criticism was an example of 'creative tensions'. ...
09:20 AM, Jul 11, 2010
The simmering tension between Kamal Nath and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman is out in the open. ...
11:48 PM, Jul 05, 2010
Kamal Nath, GoM member and Satinath Sarangi, Prez, Bhopal group for Information and Action talk discuss the issue. ...
11:34 PM, Jun 21, 2010
Ghana govt writes to Indian govt, seeks help in probe. ...
02:38 PM, Dec 19, 2009
Tax structure must allow for concessions for infra spend. ...
01:32 PM, Jul 01, 2009
There is a need to double Indian ports, roads, power, telecom etc. ...
04:40 PM, Jun 26, 2009
For some it was tougher getting it right during the swearing-in. ...
02:22 PM, May 29, 2009
While Kapil Sibal was elated, Praful Patel sounded a bit sore. ...
01:16 AM, May 29, 2009
He has lost the Commerce Ministry to Anand Sharma. ...
09:24 PM, May 28, 2009
Nath talks on issues of DMK logjam and UPA's roadmap for governance. ...
08:39 AM, May 24, 2009
