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Government Reverses Controversial Decision Replacing ‘Rape’ with ‘Sexual Assault’

The government has bowed down to public pressure and criticism over its controversial decision to replace the term "rape" with "sexual assault" in criminal law, and to raise the age for consensual sex from 16 to 18 years.

Mar 6, 2013

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FIPB Gives Nod to AirAsia-Tata Sons JV; Fernandes Selects CEO

The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) on Wednesday approved the proposal filed Air Asia's investment arm AirAsia Investment seeking consent for the joint venture in the domestic airline sector with Tata Sons and private investor Arun Bhatia's Telstra Tradeplace.

Mar 6, 2013

Free Roaming Facility to Take Effect in October, Not March

Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal confirmed that the free roaming facility will come into effect in October 2013.

Mar 4, 2013

Union Budget 2013-14: Full Text of Chidambaram's Speech in Parliament

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram presented Union Budget 2013-14 in Parliament on Thursday amid economic slowdown concerns with India's economic growth rate falling to 5 percent in the current fiscal year. Here is Full text of Chidambaram's Speech in Parliament.

Feb 28, 2013

Union Budget 2013-14 Summary: Chidambaram Focuses on Economic Growth

Feb 28, 2013

‏Union Budget 2013-14 Draws Funny Reactions from Twitter

Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram on Thursday presented India's 82nd Union Budget for the financial year 2013-14.

Feb 28, 2013

Union Budget 2013-14 Latest Updates: No Base Tax Exemption Slab

Union Budget 2013-14 Latest Updates: All eyes are on the Union Budget 2013 to be presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram at 11:00 pm on Thursday. Chidambaram's Union Budget comes amid India's economic growth rate falling to 5 percent, which is the lowest in a decade, ratings downgrade and the general elections coming up next year.

Feb 28, 2013

Union Budget 2013 Live Blog: FM Proposes Exclusive Bank for Women; ₹1000 Crore Allocated as Initial Capital

Budget 2013 Live Blog: The market's skepticism on the upcoming Union Budget 2013 must have increased, as the Railway Budget which was presented by Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Tuesday. Now, all eyes will be on Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's Union Budget 2013 to be presented on Thursday at 11:00 am.

Feb 26, 2013

BJP Lashes Out at Shashi Tharoor Over PM Candidate Comment

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday strongly condemned Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's remark that the next possible prime minister can be the Congress president or party vice president.

Feb 25, 2013

Budget Session of Parliament 2013: 10 Most Controversial and Important Bills Expected to be Passed

The Parliament Budget session, which began on Thursday, is likely to be disrupted at regular intervals despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's appeal for a productive and constructive session of Parliament. Here are ten most important and controversial bills expected to be passed in the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament 2013:

Feb 24, 2013

Oil Marketing Companies to Sell 90% of LPG Cylinders at Subsidised Rates

Several Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), namely, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) have stated that 90 percent of cylinders will be sold at subsidized rates annually resulting in only 10 percent of cylinders to be sold at market prices at the current cap level of nine.

Feb 24, 2013

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Union Budget 2013-14: Full Text of President Pranab Mukherjee's Address to Parliament

President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Parliament during the Budget session 2013-14 which began on Thursday. He touched upon various issues from slow economic growth to insecurity among women in his hour-long speech, and stressed on the need for greater transparency, probity and accountability in governance.

Feb 21, 2013

Trade Union Strike: Bharat Bandh A Menace To Students; Exams Postponed

Bharat bandhs have become a menace to students across the country besides crippling the normal lives of the public and shutting down business establishments, costing the government exchequer millions of rupees. The two-day strike called by the Central Trade Unions will affect thousands of students again.

Feb 20, 2013

Trade Union Strike 2013: Nation-Wide Bandh to Hit Normal Life

With the talks between the government and the representatives of the Central Trade Unions on Tuesday evening failing to break the impasse, the two-day strike will start on Wednesday.

Feb 19, 2013

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Government Announces Initiatives on Proposed Strike by Central Trade Unions

Senior ministers in the Union Cabinet held a round of discussions with the representatives of the Central Trade Unions on Monday to convey the serious intent of the government to resolve the various issues raised in their charter of demands.

Feb 19, 2013

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Search Results for: Cabinet

Government Reverses Controversial Decision Replacing ‘Rape’ with ‘Sexual Assault’

FIPB Gives Nod to AirAsia-Tata Sons JV; Fernandes Selects CEO

Free Roaming Facility to Take Effect in October, Not March

Union Budget 2013-14: Full Text of Chidambaram's Speech in Parliament

Union Budget 2013-14 Summary: Chidambaram Focuses on Economic Growth

‏Union Budget 2013-14 Draws Funny Reactions from Twitter

Union Budget 2013-14 Latest Updates: No Base Tax Exemption Slab

Union Budget 2013 Live Blog: FM Proposes Exclusive Bank for Women; ₹1000 Crore Allocated as Initial Capital

BJP Lashes Out at Shashi Tharoor Over PM Candidate Comment

Budget Session of Parliament 2013: 10 Most Controversial and Important Bills Expected to be Passed

Oil Marketing Companies to Sell 90% of LPG Cylinders at Subsidised Rates

Union Budget 2013-14: Full Text of President Pranab Mukherjee's Address to Parliament

Trade Union Strike: Bharat Bandh A Menace To Students; Exams Postponed

Trade Union Strike 2013: Nation-Wide Bandh to Hit Normal Life

Government Announces Initiatives on Proposed Strike by Central Trade Unions

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