The JD(U) walked out of the NDA alliance on Sunday, leaving the BJP with just Shiv Sena and Shiromani Akali Dal, while UPA is battling with a string of scams that has even dented the clean image of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ...
11:10 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: In perhaps the last reshuffle before the 2014 general elections, the United Progressive Alliance on Monday inducted new faces into its Cabinet, but it seems like a clear sign that a fatigued UPA-II has run out of options. A classic example was the return of 85-year-old Sis Ram Ola, who lost his Cabinet berth 4 years ago because he was seen to be too old for the task....
09:10 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday indicated readiness to make way for Rahul Gandhi if the UPA wins the Lok Sabha elections next year. "I have always said, as far as I am concerned, I would be very happy to see Rahul step into my shoes. I always believe we will have a third go at the elections as the UPA and people will again repose their faith in us,"...
08:03 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United split, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday reached out to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, calling him a secular leader. Taking a potshot at the Gujarat Chief Minister, the Prime Minister also said that Narendra Modi is not a threat to the Congress in the next Lok Sabha elections, as the people know what he stands for. On the...
07:14 PM, Jun 17, 2013
In perhaps the last reshuffle before the 2014 general elections, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Monday inducted new faces into its Cabinet, including 85-year-old Sis Ram Ola. "There's a view that these people are very important considering the elections and we have to bear with that," said Congress leader Vilasrao Muttemwar. ...
06:59 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: In perhaps the last reshuffle before the 2014 general elections, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Monday inducted new faces into its Cabinet, including 85-year-old Sis Ram Ola, leaving out the young brigade to send out a message that it wants to run the government with a mixture of "youth and experience". Mallikarjun Kharge was made the Railways Minister and after Saturday's Congress revamp, senior woman leader from...
06:23 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A day after the Congress announced its new working committee members, senior party leader and the new face of the Congress media wing Ajay Maken claimed that the party is growing under Rahul Gandhi while the NDA is shrinking. In a press conference, Ajay Maken said in today's age of communication, accessibility is one of the most important aspects. In the backdrop of JD(U)-BJP split in Bihar, Ajay...
05:06 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A day after the Congress party revamped its organisation, it is now likely that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will reshuffle the Cabinet on Monday. The swearing in for the new set of Cabinet Ministers is scheduled for 5:30 pm on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. It is possibly the last such change before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The exit of the DMK...
09:03 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan admitted that Indian economy suffers due to slow decision making processes in the government. Rajan also incised the Indian economic system for creating barriers to improve the business environment in the country while speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate. Here is the full transcript of the interview: Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to Devil's Advocate. How adequately has the government responded to the sharp...
09:05 PM, Jun 16, 2013
London: Indian tennis pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna lost their men's doubles semifinal clash to top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan of the US in straight sets at the Aegon Championships. The Bryan brothers won 6-4, 6-2 in 41 minutes and will take on Austro-Brazilian fourth seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the final at the Queen's Club grass courts. The Indian third seeds were clearly not in...
01:14 PM, Jun 16, 2013
New Delhi: Union Ministers Ajay Maken and CP Joshi have resigned ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle on Monday. President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday accepted both the resignations. Meanwhile, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Congress leader Ahmed Patel met on Sunday ahead of the reshuffle. Sources said that more ministers are set to resign in the next 24 hours which also includes Jairam Ramesh. The ministers...
12:59 PM, Jun 16, 2013
New Delhi: Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan has admitted that Indian economy suffers due to slow decision making processes in the government. Rajan also incised the Indian economic system for creating barriers to improve the business environment in the country while speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate. Below is an excerpt of the interview: Karan Thapar: The government knows it needs to act, fails to act and is well...
07:46 AM, Jun 16, 2013
New Delhi: Union Minister Ajay Maken on Saturday resigned ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle next week. Maken said that he wants to work for the party. Maken submitted his resignation as Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and has expressed his desire to work for the party, said sources. 49-year-old Maken, a Delhi Congress leader, is expected to be assigned a position in the AICC, most probably as...
07:29 AM, Jun 16, 2013
New Delhi: Ajay Maken resigned as the Housing Minister on Saturday night ahead of the reshuffle of the Council of Ministers and that of the AICC expected next week. Maken submitted his resignation as Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and has expressed his desire to work for the party, sources said. The 49-year-old leader was earlier Minister of State for Home Affairs and was later given independent...
09:59 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: A reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Council of Ministers could take place next week. Sources say the rejig could happen as early as even by Monday in which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could utilize the opportunity to fill several vacancies in his council of ministers. The exercise is expected to be the last reshuffle in the UPA 2 with Lok Sabha elections less than a year away. Prime Minister...
09:29 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Ahmedabad: Sam Pitroda, adviser to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, on Saturday expressed confidence that the country will regain the growth rate of 8 per cent soon. "The Union Government is doing its job. For the last ten years, we have been continuously clocking 8 per cent growth. Though it has gone down this year, we'll be able to catch up as soon as possible and achieve...
08:36 PM, Jun 15, 2013
London: Indian tennis pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna reached the semi-finals of the Aegon Championships men's doubles with a hard fought victory over fifth seeded British pair Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray here on Friday. The third seeds edged the local pairing 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 10-4 in an hour and 32 minutes. The Indians will face fourth seeds Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruce Soares of Brazil next. ...
08:37 AM, Jun 15, 2013
London: Indian tennis pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna entered the Aegon Championships men's doubles quarterfinals here Thursday. The third seeds got a walkover after French pair of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nicolas Mahut decided to not take part in the second round doubles game after playing their respective singles matches on the grass courts of the Queen's Club. The Indian duo will play the winners of the match between Benoit...
11:42 PM, Jun 13, 2013
The Cabinet failed yet again to promulgate the ordinance on the ambitious Food Security Bill. ...
10:51 PM, Jun 13, 2013
A divided Cabinet again failed to introduce the much-awaited ordinance on Food Security Bill on Thursday amidst strong opposition from the Samajwadi Party, on which the government depends desperately for its survival. ...
09:09 PM, Jun 13, 2013
