Jaipal Reddy's controversial exit from the Petroleum Ministry has raised many eyebrows. Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal has accused the government of rewarding corrupt ministers while punishing the honest ones. Citing Salman Khurshid's elevation to External Affairs Minister and Jaipal Reddy's exit from the Petroleum Ministry, both the BJP and Kejriwal alleged that the Congress-led UPA government is demoting its honest ministers. ...
06:53 PM, Oct 29, 2012
As Congress leader Manish Tewari takes up the charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the first challenge the minister faces is to meet the deadline of cable TV digitisation. ...
05:13 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Shashi Tharoor makes a comeback as Minister of State Human Resource Development after two years in the Union government. ...
11:04 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Twenty two ministers take oath in Manmohan Singh's big bang Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday. ...
10:57 PM, Oct 28, 2012
The Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi went in for a major cabinet reshuffle but in his choice the PM has been careful in choosing those who will keep the reforms agenda going. ...
07:30 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh effected a major Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, giving away the major share to Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to counter the Telangana forces in the former and ex-ally Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress in the latter. ...
05:50 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh effected a major Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, giving away the major share to Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal to counter the Telangana forces in the former and ex-ally Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress in the latter. Several ministers were elevated to the Cabinet rank, with many new faces being included at the MoS level, even as portfolios of several ministers were changed. The inductees included ...
03:53 PM, Oct 28, 2012
The former junior defence minister Pallam Raju has got a promotion. He is the new Human Resource Development Minister. Speaking to reporters, he said that the reshuffle had rectified the representation of Andhra Pradesh in the Cabinet. He added that it was time to strengthen the party base in the southern state. ...
03:48 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Shashi Tharoor is making a comeback after two years and controversies related to IPL and tweeting. He is now making a comeback as MoS Human Resource Development. The tech-savvy minister said he will continue to tweet. ...
03:43 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Manish Tewari is the new entrant to the Cabinet. The man who had the tough task of defending the government as the Congress spokesperson is now the new MoS with independent charge, Information and Broadcasting. The new inductee, however, said that the government was not trying to send any message to India Against Corruption through its new appointees. ...
03:24 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Chiranjeevi is the new Minister of State for Tourism with Independent charge. He has been in political hibernation for the last year or so. The Congress certainly believes he is a force to reckon with in Andhra Pradesh. ...
03:16 PM, Oct 28, 2012
The mega Cabinet reshuffle took place on Sunday with 17 new faces in the Manmohan Singh government. A host of new and young faces made an entry into the Union Cabinet, some of them being elevated from their earlier positions. The first among them is Shashi Tharoor. He made a comeback two years after he quit the Cabinet over the IPL controversy. Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia could get the Cabinet berth ...
11:59 AM, Oct 28, 2012
Ahead of the fifth Cabinet Reshuffle, Ajay Maken on Sunday refused to comment on portfolio but said that he is thankful to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi for considering him for the opportunity. "I am very happy that Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister and Rahul Gandhi have given me another opportunity. Wherever I go, I will work with honesty," said Maken. ...
10:11 AM, Oct 28, 2012
Salman Khurshid is the new External Affairs Minister. The fag end of his tenure as the Law Minister was marked with controversies related to his trust, the Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust. He said he hoped to serve the government in his new capacity to the best of his abilities. ...
02:56 AM, Oct 28, 2012
Expressing her gratitude to her party, the Andhra Pradesh MP said that she is grateful to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for considering her. Daggubati Purandeswari said that she will try to give her best to the job. ...
06:53 PM, Oct 27, 2012
SM Krishna, who resigned as the External Affairs Minister on Friday, said his decision was not linked to the Lokayukta's order to probe his role in the Mysore expressway scam. "It is in no way connected. That is a roving kind of an investigation. No motive has been attributed, so the question doesn't arise," Krishna said. He also said that the decision to quit was a well thought out decision. ...
01:43 PM, Oct 27, 2012
Subodh Kant Sahai resigned as the Tourism Minister on Saturday ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday. Along with Sahai, Ambika Soni and Mukul Wasnik also quit from their Cabinet posts of Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment respectively. According to sources, the Cabinet is likely to have younger faces this time. ...
01:37 PM, Oct 27, 2012
SM Krishna on Friday resigned as the External Affairs Minister while Ambika Soni and Mukul Wasnik also offered to quit. ...
10:35 PM, Oct 26, 2012
How important is it for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to weed out non performers? ...
09:28 PM, Oct 26, 2012
The Income Tax department on Thursday began probe into BJP President Nitin Gadkari's Purti Power and Sugar Ltd (PPSL). I-T authorities said they will also probe source of funds of the 18 companies that invested in Purti. Prima facie evidence suggested that shell companies had invested in Purti. Sources said that if necessary Gadkari might also be summoned in the case. ...
10:25 PM, Oct 25, 2012
