Reforms Push

PM-headed panel on investment to drive growth

The government on Thursday set up a Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) to accord approval to mega projects worth over Rs 1,000 crore, remove investment bottlenecks and drive growth. The panel will be headed by the Prime Minister and seek to "fast-track mega projects of over Rs 1,000 crore", official sources said after a meeting of the Cabinet. ...  

Time has come to look for reservations on economic grounds: Bhupendra Chaubey

Will the Quota Bill on promotions derail the reforms push? CNN-IBN's national bureau chief Bhupendra Chaubey joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...  

BJP conclave ends today, Gadkari set for 2nd term

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to announce a second term for its President Nitin Gadkari on Friday as its conclave in Surajkund, Haryana, ends. On Thursday, the BJP defended its stand on the ruling United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) reforms push, saying it was not anti-reforms but was opposed to foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and fuel price hikes as they were anti-people. Releasing a...