Govt in process of hiring 355 cyber security expertsProfessionals to join the National Informatics Centre (NIC). Initial proposal for the creation of the posts was approved by the Cabinet Com...
20 Dec, 2017, 06.01 PM IST
Companies invested Rs 3,585 crore in 72 electronics manufacturing projectsIn a written reply to the Lok Sabha, he said the government has approved 134 applications under Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (...
20 Dec, 2017, 05.47 PM IST
Cyclone Ockhi cannot be declared national calamity: CentreKannanthanam, in the presence of Vijayan, earlier had stated that the state had received the cyclone alert only on November 30 and a clear ...
03 Dec, 2017, 04.18 PM IST
CSC to assist in filling up online applications for Navy jobsApplicants would be assisted in correctly filling up the forms, scanning and uploading relevant documents and making payment for examinatio...
28 Nov, 2017, 07.34 PM IST
No VIP culture in airports at all: Aviation Minister"Let me be very clear, there is no VIP culture in airports at all. Ministers just purely from a security point of view who are in the Union...
25 Nov, 2017, 07.58 PM IST
Doctor vents ire on Union Tourism minister KJ Alphons Kannanthanam for flight delayDistressed doctor was rushing to Patna to attend funeral of her close relative. She was accusing the Tourism minister for postponement in t...
22 Nov, 2017, 08.11 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to meet council of ministers todayThe Council of Ministers may be briefed on the roll-out of GST and presentations on other key policy issues may be made by senior governmen...
10 Nov, 2017, 12.51 AM IST
Union minister Alphons Kannanthanam elected unopposed to Rajya SabhaSecretary of the legislative assembly Prithvi Raj said Kannanthanam was elected unopposed as no other nomination was filed for the seat.
09 Nov, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
ITDC shares rally 20% as FM announces sale of 3 more hotelsFinance Minister Arun Jaitley made the announcement after the Cabinet meeting.
20 Sep, 2017, 03.40 PM IST
14 out of 16 loss-making ITDC hotels to be sold off: Alphons KannanthanamThe minister, however, said that he wished to retain the prestigious Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi under govt control and make it a "very good"...
14 Sep, 2017, 08.34 PM IST
BJP president Amit Shah to visit Assam, Meghalaya and NagalandSenior BJP leader in Meghalaya, who do not want to be quoted said, "newly appointed minister in charge for the state Alphons Kannanthanam w...
12 Sep, 2017, 07.10 PM IST
Cabinet reshuffle: Lateral entry to ex-officials part of Narendra Modi's new growth planThe govt wants to use the three-decade long or more bureaucratic experience of these officers in governance for delivery in the key schemes...
04 Sep, 2017, 01.28 AM IST
Alphons Kannanthanam - ex-bureaucrat and Modi's man for tourismKannanthanam, who is the first minister from Kerala in the Modi government, was born in a non-electrified Manimala village in Kottayam dist...
03 Sep, 2017, 07.53 PM IST
Alphons Kannanthanam: An IAS officer turned politiciansKannanthanam, a 1979 batch IAS officer, quit his high- profile career and plunged into electoral politics by successfully contesting from K...
03 Sep, 2017, 03.13 PM IST
IAS officers, martial art expert and a Malayalee: Meet the new members of Team ModiNew faces in the Cabinet are: Shiv Pratap Shukla from UP, Ashwini Kumar Choubey & RK Singh (Bihar), Virendra Kumar (MP), Anantkumar Hedge f...
03 Sep, 2017, 09.07 AM IST
No JD(U), Shiv Sena names in list of new ministersKumar claimed in Patna that no talks between the BJP and his party were held on the issue, while Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said he had re...
02 Sep, 2017, 10.44 PM IST
BJP leader files petition against Kumar Viswas before NHRC"Utterances of Vishwas has caused great damage to the dignity of the entire class of people who are doing selfless service to humanity," th...
22 Jan, 2014, 07.14 PM IST