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Manmohan Singh's Assets Double to ₹107.3 mln, Still Poor Compared to Cabinet Colleagues

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assets worth ₹ 107.3 million, a figure which is double than last year, as declared on the PMO website.

Sep 10, 2012

Fuel Price Hike: Why Diesel, LPG Rates are Likely to Go Up

High diesel subsidies have always been a concern to state-owned oil companies and concerns have now shot up owing to the crippling economic growth, which is incurring record-setting losses to oil suppliers.

Sep 7, 2012

No Immediate Fuel Price Hike, says Jaipal Reddy

Oil Minister Jaipal Reddy on Friday confirmed that the government had no immediate plans to hike prices of kerosene, LPG and diesel fuels. However, the proposal to roll out a price hike is still in the pipeline, reports said.

Sep 7, 2012

Parliament Turns into Wrestling Ring: MPs Scuffle over Quota Bill

All hell broke lose in the Upper House of the Parliament on Wednesday, with two members of Rajya Sabha getting into a fight when a bill to provide reservation of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotions in government jobs was tabled.

Sep 5, 2012

Let Govt Function, Wait till Next Polls to Test the Political Fortunes: PM to Opposition

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh answered several questions about the prevailing crisis in country's political affairs during on-board interaction with media persons on Friday, on his way back to Delhi from Tehran after attending the NAM Summit.

Sep 1, 2012

Chidambaram Supports 49 pct FDI in Insurance, Pension Sectors

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday approved a hike in foreign direct investment in insurance and pension sectors to 49 percent, allowing for a push in reforms in India's rigid investment sector despite opposition from left parties and trade unions.

Aug 23, 2012

CAG’s Coalgate Bomb: Is PM Manmohan Ready to Face it?

Over the past one year the Comptroller Auditor General of India was extensively involved in auditing expenditures by the government for public developmental works, which had invariably shed negative light on the UPA government, besides robbing top notch ministers of their jobs in the Cabinet.

Aug 21, 2012

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Shinde's First Conversation With Malik on Eid-ul-Fitr Over India Exodus

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde extended his Eid-ul-Fitr wishes to his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik on Monday, and voiced concerns over Pakistan's alleged misuse of social media to stir communal uneasiness in India.

Aug 20, 2012

PM, Sonia Gandhi to Attend Vilasrao Deshmukh's Funeral

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi are likely to attend the funeral of Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Wednesday.

Aug 14, 2012

Vilasrao Deshmukh Critical; Maharashtra CM, Deputy Leave for Chennai

Indian politician Vilasrao Deshmukh, who was rushed to a hospital in Chennai on Monday, is conscious but in a critical condition, doctors said.

Aug 8, 2012

Team Anna Dismantled: Hazare Says Job Over for Lokpal

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare via his blog on Monday announced that he has dissolved the Team Anna, which was spearheading the protests Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare announced on Monday that he has dissolved Team Anna, which was spearheading the protests across India for Jan Lokpal bill.

Aug 6, 2012